Belgian Financial Regulator Alerts Scammers Posing as Banks

Recently, a bunch of fradusters posing as banks and financial institutions are awared by the Belgium’s Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA).

The scammers misuse the names of major banks, such as Deutsche Bank, and offer financial products with enticing returns.

Though the regulator has been issuing warnings against this kind of scam since 2021, the criminals are still taking advantage of victims.

In these scams, victims are approached by scammers through unsolicited calls and emails.

The imposters often get contact details from online forms offered to consumers on social media.

Attracted by lucrative ‘saving plans’, the victims may accept the offers and finally find themselves unable to withdraw.

In addition, the Belgian regulator received consumer reports and found the following names are used by bank imposters:

Axa Banque

Email: ***@axa-europe-patrimoine.com

Banque Transatlantique

Email: ***@transatlantique-patrimoine.com

Caixabank

Deutsche Bank

ING Bank

Email: ing-lu@clients-info.com

Trade Republic Bank

Website: https://web.app-traderepublic.com/

Email: ***@contact-republic.com, ***@gestion-republic.com, ***@traderepublic-inv.com

Wise Europe

Website: https://acces.wtb-management.com/

Email: ***@wtb-privatemanagement.com, ***@wiseconformite.com, ***wise@europeeligibilite.com

Please beware that financial criminals may also misuse the names of other banks and financial institutions.