The Austrian FMA issued a warning against the broker scam Investirex. In May 2022, FinTelegram warned against the PandaTS white-label broker scam. The German regulator BaFin announced an investigation into the scam and its operating offshore entity Castan Holdings Ltd. On 17 June 2022, BaFin informed that Investirex is evidently connected to Investirex Cryptocurrencies Ltd, Investirex Ltd, or Investirex.com Ltd. They claim to be part of a group of companies around CySEC-regulated K-DNA Financial Services.
Key Data
| Trading name | Investirex |
| Domain | https://investirex.com https://investirex.info |
| Legal entity | Castan Holdings LTD (est. Dec 2020) Cryptocurrencies Ltd, Investirex Ltd Investirex.com Ltd |
| Related brands | K-DNA Financial Services Ltd |
| Corporate advisors | Wilfred Services Ltd |
| Jurisdictions | St. Vincent & The Grenadines Commonwealth of Dominica Switzerland, Germany |
| Contact data | +44 20 45791261 |
| Platform | PandaTS |
| Attacking languages | English, Spanish, German |
| Scam facilitator | Tesler campaign via https://classoffresforyou.com Easy Trade via https://easy-traders.com |
| Warnings | BaFin in May 2022 BaFin in June 2022 FMA |
Updated Narrative
Accordint to the BaFin, the Investirex scammers send out a fake BaFin letter addressed to Investirex Cryptocurrencies Ltd, Switzerland. The letter’s content concerns permission grants according to the German Banking Act (KWG) in favor of a Fortinbras Management GmbH. BaFin warns that this letter is a forgery.
Furthermore, BaFin emphasizes that there are no connections between the licensed financial services institution MEX Asset Management GmbH, registered with BaFin under BAK number 119375, previously operating under the name Fortinbras Management GmbH, and Investirex. The use of the company name Fortinbras Management GmbH represents identity theft.
The K-DNA Connections?
The BaFin Investirex investigations have revealed that the operators and boiler room agents claim to be part of K-DNA Financial Services, which is regulated by the Cypriot CySEC with license No 273/15 and thus operates the approved domain www.ftx.com/eu. We cannot confirm at this time what relationship, if any, exists between Investirex and K-DNA Financial Services Ltd.
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