FCA targets unregistered London P2P crypto desks
Britain’s financial regulator says cash-for-crypto shops without registration are a money-laundering risk — and has been serving cease-and-desist notices.
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Britain’s financial regulator says cash-for-crypto shops without registration are a money-laundering risk — and has been serving cease-and-desist notices.
A reported month-long trading con used the Veles International label after a fake bank teaser — then invented losses that needed endless top-ups.
Free abundance diagnostics that end with a blocked “money channel” are a sales script, not a measurable financial service.
Cold audio in finance chats offering free exchange training and a cut of your profits is recruitment for loss, not employment.
A tradesperson found on a marketplace who is charming on chat, cheap on the quote, and insistent on a large deposit before any visit is often selling disappearance, not labour.
A reader’s report of a leveraged copy-trade burst that turned mostly into exchange fees is a reminder to check who earns when you follow a lead.
An unsolicited chat selling Burifinance with daily double-digit returns and a vague Panama licence is a classic high-yield trap.
Pop-ups, cold calls and “refund” texts that demand remote control of your PC are one family of fraud — fear first, access second, irreversible payment last.
Daily percentage returns from an anonymous “AI” desk on Polymarket are a recruitment product, not a regulated investment.
Telegram “EU cars under the hammer” channels copy real listings, slash the price, then invent fees once you engage.
Telegram “auto copy” mentors who want a large deposit and an API key are asking for control of your risk — and sometimes of your balance — not for a free lunch.
Voice notes that promise steady double-digit daily returns in USDT from “arbitrage” or “liquidity pools” are selling a story, not a market edge.