Tethys Investment Alliance: BaFin warns against offers in WhatsApp groups and indicates identity fraud at the expense of Tethys Investment Management LLC
Why this matters
This regulatory update from BaFin warns against unauthorized financial services and potential identity fraud targeting consumers, which poses significant risks related to consumer protection, licensing requirements, and anti-money laundering. The high urgency is due to the active promotion of these unauthorized services through social media channels like WhatsApp.
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What the BaFin said
The German Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns against the WhatsApp groups „Tethys Investment Alliance 771“ and „Tethys Investment Alliance-S62“, the websites „tethys-alliance.de“ and „tethys-uberblick.com“ as well as the apps „QVTCoinese“ und „QVTCoinese Pro“, which are allegedly operated by the…
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Context
Bundesanstalt fur Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht (BaFin) — Germany's financial services regulator. We track 250 updates from them.
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This update is classified under Consumer Protection / Conduct, Authorisation & Licensing, AML / Financial Crime and Banking & Credit.