Fake bank: Bafin warns against offers on the websites vantex-bank(.)com and vantex-bank(.)net.
Why this matters
BaFin publicly warns consumers about two websites impersonating an unauthorised bank, 'Vantex Bank', and a related recovery scam that uses fabricated EBA register pages and requests identity documents and fees. This matches the warning type for a clone firm or website aimed at consumers. The main topics are financial crime (fraud and identity theft) and authorisation (the firm is not licensed in Germany or France). Urgency is high because consumers face active fraud, though the item imposes no obligation on regulated firms.
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What the BaFin said
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bafin) warns against offers on the websites vantex-bank(.)com and vantex-bank(.)net. Contrary to what is stated on the websites, there is no credit institution operating under the name Vantex Bank in either Germany or France.
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Context
Bundesanstalt fur Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) — Germany's financial services regulator. We track 275 updates from them.
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This update is classified under AML / Financial Crime, Authorisation & Licensing and Banking & Credit.