Increasing digital IFA agency Fintuity (FRN: 814106) has been hit by a clone assault by fraudsters.
The agency has posted a rip-off warning on its web site warning of the assault by crooks.
The corporate warned: “Sadly, we now have been made conscious that scammers are purporting to be workers and advisers representing Fintuity, particularly utilizing the identify of John McAllister.”
The FCA yesterday issued a warning concerning the clone agency detailing that it was utilizing the identify of Fintuity whereas utilizing phone numbers +353872743994, +353874120974 and +447487608087 to attempt to trick potential victims.
It stated the bogus particulars additionally embody the e-mail This e mail deal with is being shielded from spambots. You want JavaScript enabled to view it..
The FCA stated: “Scammers might give out different false particulars, together with e mail addresses, phone numbers, postal addresses and Agency Reference Numbers.
“They might combine these particulars with the real particulars of authorised corporations. They might additionally change their contact particulars over time.”
Fintuity is a London-based on-line IFA agency which has been authorised since Might 2019. Its registered identify is Fintuity Restricted and it has been buying and selling underneath the names Fintuity since December 2019 and Fintuity Personal Wealth since 28 June this yr.
Many Monetary Planning corporations and different regulated corporations, together with a number of fund managers, have been focused for clone assaults by scammers in recent times. Scammers attempt to copy the web site or different particulars of authentic corporations as a part of a fraud try.
In its rip-off warning, Fintuity instructed purchasers: “If you’re in any doubt as to whom you might be talking, kindly contact us at This e mail deal with is being shielded from spambots. You want JavaScript enabled to view it. or through the use of the stay chat on this web site.”