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The SEC issued a public alert warning of 14 unregistered soliciting entities, 2 impersonators of genuine firms, and 4 fake regulators that deceive investors by falsely presenting themselves as legitimate financial services.
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The SEC has identified 14 unregistered entities, including AbitoTrade Ltd and Binary Trade Elite, accused of soliciting investments without proper registration. These entities, along with impersonators of legitimate firms like BFS Investments and Google Trade, pose a widespread risk to investors. The SEC urges the public to verify the registration status of any investment opportunity before investing.
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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a public alert warning investors of unregistered soliciting entities, impersonators of genuine firms, and fake regulators. The alert lists 14 unregistered entities, including AbitoTrade Ltd, Binary Trade Elite, and Capital Gold Asset, among others, that are accused of soliciting investments without proper registration. Additionally, two impersonators of legitimate firms, BFS Investments and Google Trade, are identified as mimicking BFIN Financial Services and Alphabet Inc., respectively. Four fake regulatory bodies, including the Department of Financial Transactions and Fraud Investigation and Repatriation Authority, are also listed as designed to deceive investors. These fraudulent entities operate through misleading websites and fake contact details, often using names and addresses that mimic real organizations to gain trust. While no specific dollar amounts of fraud are cited, the alert warns of widespread investor risk from these operations. The SEC advises the public to avoid all listed entities and verify registrations through official channels like EDGAR or FINRA’s BrokerCheck. No resolution or enforcement actions are detailed, as this is an advisory alert aimed at prevention rather than prosecution.
Classified unregistered-securities(confidence 100%). EDGAR detection: forms Form D/S-1· recall 41% / precision 30%. detection rule →
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Securities and Exchange CommissionAbitoTrade LtdBinary Trade EliteCapital Gold AssetForex5GemFxPro LtdGlobal BloomFxGOSB Global CompanyIA-Digital MarketsMedieval Credit BankRemy & Associates LLPStrenfield CapitalTrade Xtix CoinsTradeHedgelyYearn StockerBFS InvestmentsGoogle TradeDepartment of Financial TransactionsDepartment of International EquitiesFraud Investigation and Repatriation AuthorityUnited States Corporate Records Department
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Entities 4
- company Alphabet Inc.
- company bfin financial services, llc
- person bfs investments
- person google trade
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- BFS Investments is impersonating BFIN Financial Services, LLC
- Google Trade is impersonating Alphabet Inc.
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Warning: TT: undefined function: 32 Public Alert: Unregistered Soliciting Entities (PAUSE) November 27, 2024 I. Text to be added to the list of “Soliciting Entities” 1. AbitoTrade Ltd 9969 London Road Motherwell, ML58 80F Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.abitotrade.com 2. Binary Trade Elite 72-54 Bristol Street Cambridge, MA 02141 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.bnrytrdeelite.com 3. Capital Gold Asset 161 Allison Avenue Chesapeake, VA Phone: None Fax: None Email: None Website: https://cgoasset.com 4. Forex5 191 Integer Rd, 2nd Street LA 08219 USA Phone: 1-222-56-78-90 Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: www.fo rex5.me 5. GemFxPro Ltd. Coffeyville, Massachusetts USA Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://gemfxpro.com 6. Global BloomFx 90001, California, US Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://globalbloomfx.com 7. GOSB Global Company No. 405 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.gosbtrade.com 8. IA-Digital Markets 8646 Carriage Hill Ct Savage, MN 55378 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://ia-digitalmarkets.com 9. Medieval Credit Bank 7 Stratton Street Los Angeles Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://medievalcredit.com 10. Remy & Associates LLP 75 Kneeland Street, 10 th Floor Boston, MA 02111 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.remyassoc.com 11. Strenfield Capital 100 Campus Drive, Washington D.C Phone: 1-236-608-7957 Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.strenfieldcapital.com 12. Trade Xtix Coins Highway 35 South Red Bank, NJ Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://tradextixcoins.com 13. TradeHedgely 601 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.tradehedgely.io 14. Yearn Stocker 302 Springfield Road, Walsall WS62 5QT Phone: +44 7597065892 Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://yearnstocker.com II. Text to be added to the list of “Impersonators of Genuine Firms or Spoofers” 1. BFS Investments 199 Water Street, 17 th Floor New York, NY 10038 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.bfsinvestment.com • The above-listed entity is impersonating a genuine entity: BFIN Financial Services, LLC (CRD#: 282643 / SEC#: 8-69727 / CIK#: 0001663261). • The genuine entity has the following address: 199 Water Street, 17 th Floor, New York, NY 10038. The genuine entity does not appear to maintain a website. The SEC’s Edgar Database contains registration information for the genuine entity. • The impersonator has no connection with, and is not to be confused with, the genuine entity. 2. Google Trade 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 Phone: +447904789765 Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://googletrade.org • The above-listed entity is impersonating a segment of a genuine corporation: Alphabet Inc. (CIK#: 0001652044 / Ticker Symbol: “GOOG”). • The genuine corporation has the following address: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043. The genuine corporation maintains a website at www.Google.com. The SEC’s Edgar Database contains information for the genuine corporation. • The impersonator has no connection with, and is not to be confused with, the genuine corporation. III. Text to be added to the list of “Fake Regulators” 1. Department of Financial Transactions 2800 Shirlington Road Arlington, VA 22206 Phone: (888) 684-2096 Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: www.doft.us 2. Department of International Equities 26 Journal Square Jersey City, NJ 07306 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://ie-us.org 3. Fraud Investigation and Repatriation Authority 26 Federal Plaza, Floor 28 N ew Yo rk, NY 10278 Phone: 1-646-440-3727 Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.firagov.org 4. United States Corporate Records Department 700 12 th Street, NW, #500 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://uscrd.org
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Public Alert: Unregistered Soliciting Entities (PAUSE) November 27, 2024 I. Text to be added to the list of “Soliciting Entities” 1. AbitoTrade Ltd 9969 London Road Motherwell, ML58 80F Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.abitotrade.com 2. Binary Trade Elite 72-54 Bristol Street Cambridge, MA 02141 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.bnrytrdeelite.com 3. Capital Gold Asset 161 Allison Avenue Chesapeake, VA Phone: None Fax: None Email: None Website: https://cgoasset.com 4. Forex5 191 Integer Rd, 2nd Street LA 08219 USA Phone: 1-222-56-78-90 Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: www.forex5.me 5. GemFxPro Ltd. Coffeyville, Massachusetts USA Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://gemfxpro.com mailto:[email protected] https://www.abitotrade.com/ mailto:[email protected] https://www.bnrytrdeelite.com/ https://cgoasset.com/ mailto:[email protected] http://www.forex5.me/ mailto:[email protected] https://gemfxpro.com/ 6. Global BloomFx 90001, California, US Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://globalbloomfx.com 7. GOSB Global Company No. 405 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.gosbtrade.com 8. IA-Digital Markets 8646 Carriage Hill Ct Savage, MN 55378 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://ia-digitalmarkets.com 9. Medieval Credit Bank 7 Stratton Street Los Angeles Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://medievalcredit.com 10. Remy & Associates LLP 75 Kneeland Street, 10th Floor Boston, MA 02111 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.remyassoc.com mailto:[email protected] https://globalbloomfx.com/ mailto:[email protected] https://www.gosbtrade.com/ mailto:[email protected] https://ia-digitalmarkets.com/ mailto:[email protected] https://medievalcredit.com/ mailto:[email protected] https://www.remyassoc.com/ 11. Strenfield Capital 100 Campus Drive, Washington D.C Phone: 1-236-608-7957 Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.strenfieldcapital.com 12. Trade Xtix Coins Highway 35 South Red Bank, NJ Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://tradextixcoins.com 13. TradeHedgely 601 Lexington Avenue New York, NY 10022 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.tradehedgely.io 14. Yearn Stocker 302 Springfield Road, Walsall WS62 5QT Phone: +44 7597065892 Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://yearnstocker.com mailto:[email protected] https://www.strenfieldcapital.com/ mailto:[email protected] https://tradextixcoins.com/ mailto:[email protected] https://www.tradehedgely.io/ mailto:[email protected] https://yearnstocker.com/ II. Text to be added to the list of “Impersonators of Genuine Firms or Spoofers” 1. BFS Investments 199 Water Street, 17th Floor New York, NY 10038 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.bfsinvestment.com • The above-listed entity is impersonating a genuine entity: BFIN Financial Services, LLC (CRD#: 282643 / SEC#: 8-69727 / CIK#: 0001663261). • The genuine entity has the following address: 199 Water Street, 17th Floor, New York, NY 10038. The genuine entity does not appear to maintain a website. The SEC’s Edgar Database contains registration information for the genuine entity. • The impersonator has no connection with, and is not to be confused with, the genuine entity. 2. Google Trade 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043 Phone: +447904789765 Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://googletrade.org • The above-listed entity is impersonating a segment of a genuine corporation: Alphabet Inc. (CIK#: 0001652044 / Ticker Symbol: “GOOG”). • The genuine corporation has the following address: 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043. The genuine corporation maintains a website at www.Google.com. The SEC’s Edgar Database contains information for the genuine corporation. • The impersonator has no connection with, and is not to be confused with, the genuine corporation. mailto:[email protected] https://www.bfsinvestment.com/ https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1663261 https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1663261 mailto:[email protected] https://googletrade.org/ https://www.sec.gov/edgar/browse/?CIK=1652044&owner=exclude III. Text to be added to the list of “Fake Regulators” 1. Department of Financial Transactions 2800 Shirlington Road Arlington, VA 22206 Phone: (888) 684-2096 Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: www.doft.us 2. Department of International Equities 26 Journal Square Jersey City, NJ 07306 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://ie-us.org 3. Fraud Investigation and Repatriation Authority 26 Federal Plaza, Floor 28 New York, NY 10278 Phone: 1-646-440-3727 Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://www.firagov.org 4. United States Corporate Records Department 700 12th Street, NW, #500 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: None Fax: None Email: [email protected] Website: https://uscrd.org mailto:[email protected] http://www.doft.us/ mailto:[email protected] https://ie-us.org/ mailto:[email protected] https://www.firagov.org/ mailto:[email protected] https://uscrd.org/