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Annotated readings of brokers and platforms the Cryptocurrency Professor has documented.

  • Reading the Chain: Comparisonbonds

    // FROM THE CASEFILE — WORLD MARKETS

    When deposits to Comparisonbonds via comparisonbonds.com go quiet, the on-chain record stays loud. The Professor’s reading begins where the platform’s silence does — with the wallet that received the funds and the path it took afterward.

    On-chain reading — wallet flow for Comparisonbonds:

    • Claimant-to-platform deposit transactions on the deposit chain used by Comparisonbonds.
    • Operator-controlled forwarding wallets where deposits consolidate ahead of laundering or off-ramping.
    • Cross-chain bridge events to chains with deeper exchange liquidity.
    • Privacy-service interactions, where present in the trail.
    • Off-ramp wallet — the named centralised-exchange endpoint.

    Off-ramp reading — exchange counterparty for Comparisonbonds:

    • Comparisonbonds casefiles end at a centralised exchange — Bybit, KuCoin, OKX, or Gate.io are common; the casefile names the actual deposit address that received the consolidated funds.
    • Off-ramp wallet for Comparisonbonds is matched against compliance and chain-analytics datasets the Professor reads daily.
    • Compliance leverage applied to the named off-ramp for Comparisonbonds — the packet is delivered in compliance-desk format.
    • Non-cooperative off-ramps trigger IC3 + state-AG + civil-discovery escalation on the Comparisonbonds casefile.

    Recovery pathway — how this casefile moves toward filing:

    1. Read the Comparisonbonds submission — written go/no-go returned.
    2. Map the Comparisonbonds wallet trail — every hop captured with chain-of-custody hashes.
    3. Name the Comparisonbonds off-ramp — endpoint counterparty identified.
    4. Build and file the Comparisonbonds recovery packet — to IC3, state AG, off-ramp compliance, civil-discovery overlay.
    5. Stay on the Comparisonbonds file — until written next steps exist.

    What the on-chain reading covers:

    • Chains tracked on Comparisonbonds — Bitcoin and Ethereum at the deposit side; Tron USDT-TRC20 and BSC at the consolidation side; bridges crossed where the operator chases liquidity.
    • Off-ramps tracked on Comparisonbonds — named exchange counterparties with public compliance contacts.
    • Filings supported on Comparisonbonds — IC3, state AG, off-ramp compliance, civil discovery — selected by the dollar value and the off-ramp’s responsiveness.

    Recovery scammers do these things; the Professor never does:

    • On the Comparisonbonds casefile — never request a seed phrase. Ever.
    • On the Comparisonbonds casefile — never request remote-access logins to a wallet or exchange.
    • On the Comparisonbonds casefile — never demand an upfront cash retainer to scope the matter.
    • On the Comparisonbonds casefile — never promise a guaranteed recovery. The trail does not promise one.
    • On the Comparisonbonds casefile — never call the claimant unsolicited. Written-only.

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    Why this platform is on our casefile

    Comparisonbonds has been flagged as a fake broker/platform by IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority). reported 2021-08-02. Jurisdiction: United Kingdom. It appears on an official regulator or fraud-warning list, which is a strong indicator of a scam operation. Treat any contact from this entity with caution. Reference: https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/

  • Casefile Glb Groupe — The Professor’s Note

    // FROM THE CASEFILE — BERKAT FD SDN BHD

    The Professor opens the file on Glb Groupe the same way every casefile is opened — by treating the wallet history as text and the off-ramp endpoint as the citation a regulator can verify.

    From the marginalia — the deposit pathway:

    • Claimant-to-platform deposit transactions on the deposit chain used by Glb Groupe.
    • Operator-controlled forwarding wallets where deposits consolidate ahead of laundering or off-ramping.
    • Cross-chain bridge events to chains with deeper exchange liquidity.
    • Privacy-service interactions, where present in the trail.
    • Off-ramp wallet — the named centralised-exchange endpoint.

    From the lectern — off-ramp identification:

    • Glb Groupe off-ramps consistently to centralised exchanges — Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini appear less often than the offshore venues; the casefile names the actual endpoint.
    • The Glb Groupe off-ramp address is matched to known compliance feeds — the Professor’s standing dataset plus chain-analytics references.
    • Compliance leverage is applied at the named counterparty for Glb Groupe — the packet meets the off-ramp’s published compliance standard.
    • When the Glb Groupe off-ramp does not respond, escalation runs through IC3 (for US claimants), state AG, and (above a dollar threshold) civil-discovery overlay.

    How a Glb Groupe casefile becomes a regulator-ready filing:

    1. First read on Glb Groupe — incoming submission is reviewed against the no-go list and a written go/no-go is returned in writing.
    2. Wallet trace on Glb Groupe — deposit-to-off-ramp pathway is mapped across chains with verifiable hashes.
    3. Counterparty identification — the off-ramp endpoint for Glb Groupe is named to a centralised exchange wallet.
    4. Packet filing on Glb Groupe — IC3, state AG, off-ramp compliance desk; civil discovery if dollar value justifies it.
    5. Casefile follow-through — the Professor stays with Glb Groupe until a documented outcome or escalation step is on file.

    Reading-list — chains and exchanges in scope:

    • Deposit-side chains in Glb Groupe casefiles — typically the major chains (BTC, ETH) and the high-throughput stablecoin chains (Tron USDT, BSC USDT) — with bridge crossings noted.
    • Off-ramps named in Glb Groupe packets — centralised exchanges that accept regulator-grade compliance filings.
    • Filing options on Glb Groupe — IC3 (US), state AG, off-ramp compliance desk, civil-discovery KYC where the dollar value warrants it.

    What is never asked of a claimant:

    • On the Glb Groupe casefile — never request a seed phrase. Ever.
    • On the Glb Groupe casefile — never request remote-access logins to a wallet or exchange.
    • On the Glb Groupe casefile — never demand an upfront cash retainer to scope the matter.
    • On the Glb Groupe casefile — never promise a guaranteed recovery. The trail does not promise one.
    • On the Glb Groupe casefile — never call the claimant unsolicited. Written-only.

    Open a free consultation

    Open a free first consultation — /contact-us/ — written response within one business day.

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    Why this platform is on our casefile

    Glb Groupe has been flagged as a fake broker/platform by IOSCO I-SCAN (France – Autorité des marchés financiers). reported 2020-08-21. Jurisdiction: France. It appears on an official regulator or fraud-warning list, which is a strong indicator of a scam operation. Treat any contact from this entity with caution. Reference: https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/

  • Office Hours on PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS

    // FROM THE CASEFILE — BTCUSDT INVESTMENT

    When deposits to PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS via this platform go quiet, the on-chain record stays loud. The Professor’s reading begins where the platform’s silence does — with the wallet that received the funds and the path it took afterward.

    Wallet trace — what the Professor maps:

    • Deposit transaction hashes from the claimant wallet to the PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS platform receiving address.
    • Forwarding wallets the platform consolidated through — typically two to four hops on the deposit chain (BTC / ETH / USDT-TRC20 / BSC / Polygon / Arbitrum / Optimism / Avalanche).
    • Bridge crossings between chains, where the operator moves value into a chain with deeper liquidity ahead of the off-ramp.
    • Mixer interactions — Tornado-Cash variants, Sinbad, and the smaller obfuscation services that operators rotate through under regulatory pressure.
    • Final off-ramp wallet — the centralised exchange deposit address that received the consolidated funds.

    The Professor’s off-ramp note:

    • PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS’s off-ramp endpoint, in this casefile, is the centralised exchange that holds compliance leverage — typically named in the packet alongside the deposit address.
    • Chain-analytics datasets cross-reference the PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS off-ramp wallet against historical laundering throughput.
    • The PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS packet is delivered to the off-ramp compliance desk in a format the desk’s reviewers act on.
    • Escalation pathways for PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS, where needed: IC3, the relevant state AG, and a civil-discovery overlay for KYC on the off-ramp wallet.

    How a PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS casefile becomes a regulator-ready filing:

    1. Casefile triage on PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS — the submission is read; a written assessment is delivered.
    2. Forensic trace on PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS — every hop in the deposit pathway is captured and hashed.
    3. Off-ramp identification — the PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS endpoint is named.
    4. Recovery filing on PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS — packet delivered to IC3, state AG, off-ramp compliance, and civil discovery as applicable.
    5. Continuing review of PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS — the Professor follows the casefile until next-step documentation exists.

    Reading-list — chains and exchanges in scope:

    • Chains in scope for PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS — the chains that handle the volume of casefile activity in this segment (BTC, ETH, Tron, BSC, plus L2s).
    • Off-ramps in scope for PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS — named centralised exchanges with compliance leverage.
    • Filings supported on PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS — IC3, state AG, off-ramp desk, civil discovery as applicable.

    What the Professor will never do — by policy:

    • What the Professor will not do on PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS — ask for a seed phrase.
    • What the Professor will not do on PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS — request remote-access logins.
    • What the Professor will not do on PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS — demand cash up front.
    • What the Professor will not do on PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS — promise a guarantee.
    • What the Professor will not do on PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS — call you out of the blue.

    Open a free consultation

    Open a free first consultation — /contact-us/ — written response within one business day.

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    Why this platform is on our casefile

    PROCOIN MARKETS/ ADVANCED MARKETS has been flagged as a fake broker/platform by IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority). reported 2023-01-12. Jurisdiction: United Kingdom. It appears on an official regulator or fraud-warning list, which is a strong indicator of a scam operation. Treat any contact from this entity with caution. Reference: https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/

  • Office Hours on GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS

    // FROM THE CASEFILE — CTK NETWORK

    When deposits to GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS via this platform go quiet, the on-chain record stays loud. The Professor’s reading begins where the platform’s silence does — with the wallet that received the funds and the path it took afterward.

    Trace summary — funds that left this platform:

    • Deposit confirmations from the claimant to GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS’s receiving wallet at this platform.
    • Forwarding-wallet pathway documented hop-by-hop with chain-of-custody hashes.
    • Cross-chain bridge transactions where the operator routed value out of the deposit chain.
    • Mixer or coin-join interactions, where applicable.
    • Final off-ramp at a centralised exchange — the compliance counterparty named in the recovery filing.

    From the lectern — off-ramp identification:

    • GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS casefiles end at a centralised exchange — Bybit, KuCoin, OKX, or Gate.io are common; the casefile names the actual deposit address that received the consolidated funds.
    • Off-ramp wallet for GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS is matched against compliance and chain-analytics datasets the Professor reads daily.
    • Compliance leverage applied to the named off-ramp for GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS — the packet is delivered in compliance-desk format.
    • Non-cooperative off-ramps trigger IC3 + state-AG + civil-discovery escalation on the GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS casefile.

    Filing pathway — the next step after the off-ramp is identified:

    1. Submission triage — GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS casefile reviewed against the no-go list, written reply within one business day.
    2. Pathway trace — GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS deposit and forwarding wallets captured.
    3. Endpoint identification — GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS off-ramp wallet named.
    4. Filing — GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS packet delivered to IC3, state AG, off-ramp compliance, civil discovery as needed.
    5. Ongoing follow — GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS stays on file until a documented next step is reached.

    What the on-chain reading covers:

    • Deposit-side chains in GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS casefiles — typically the major chains (BTC, ETH) and the high-throughput stablecoin chains (Tron USDT, BSC USDT) — with bridge crossings noted.
    • Off-ramps named in GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS packets — centralised exchanges that accept regulator-grade compliance filings.
    • Filing options on GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS — IC3 (US), state AG, off-ramp compliance desk, civil-discovery KYC where the dollar value warrants it.

    Lines we never cross — by published policy:

    • GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS policy — seed phrases are never requested.
    • GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS policy — remote-access logins are never requested.
    • GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS policy — no upfront cash retainer to scope.
    • GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS policy — no guaranteed-recovery language. None.
    • GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS policy — no unsolicited calls. The Professor responds in writing only.

    Open a free consultation

    The Professor reads claims at no charge to begin — open a consultation at /contact-us/.

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    Why this platform is on our casefile

    GREEN FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS has been flagged as a fake broker/platform by IOSCO I-SCAN (Switzerland – Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority). reported 2021-12-24. Jurisdiction: Switzerland. It appears on an official regulator or fraud-warning list, which is a strong indicator of a scam operation. Treat any contact from this entity with caution. Reference: https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/

  • Casefile PRIMEGAIN — The Professor’s Note

    // FROM THE CASEFILE — BERKAT FD SDN BHD

    The Professor opens the file on PRIMEGAIN the same way every casefile is opened — by treating the wallet history as text and the off-ramp endpoint as the citation a regulator can verify.

    From the marginalia — the deposit pathway:

    • Claimant-to-platform deposit transactions on the deposit chain used by PRIMEGAIN.
    • Operator-controlled forwarding wallets where deposits consolidate ahead of laundering or off-ramping.
    • Cross-chain bridge events to chains with deeper exchange liquidity.
    • Privacy-service interactions, where present in the trail.
    • Off-ramp wallet — the named centralised-exchange endpoint.

    From the lectern — off-ramp identification:

    • PRIMEGAIN off-ramps consistently to centralised exchanges — Coinbase, Kraken, and Gemini appear less often than the offshore venues; the casefile names the actual endpoint.
    • The PRIMEGAIN off-ramp address is matched to known compliance feeds — the Professor’s standing dataset plus chain-analytics references.
    • Compliance leverage is applied at the named counterparty for PRIMEGAIN — the packet meets the off-ramp’s published compliance standard.
    • When the PRIMEGAIN off-ramp does not respond, escalation runs through IC3 (for US claimants), state AG, and (above a dollar threshold) civil-discovery overlay.

    How a PRIMEGAIN casefile becomes a regulator-ready filing:

    1. First read on PRIMEGAIN — incoming submission is reviewed against the no-go list and a written go/no-go is returned in writing.
    2. Wallet trace on PRIMEGAIN — deposit-to-off-ramp pathway is mapped across chains with verifiable hashes.
    3. Counterparty identification — the off-ramp endpoint for PRIMEGAIN is named to a centralised exchange wallet.
    4. Packet filing on PRIMEGAIN — IC3, state AG, off-ramp compliance desk; civil discovery if dollar value justifies it.
    5. Casefile follow-through — the Professor stays with PRIMEGAIN until a documented outcome or escalation step is on file.

    Reading-list — chains and exchanges in scope:

    • Deposit-side chains in PRIMEGAIN casefiles — typically the major chains (BTC, ETH) and the high-throughput stablecoin chains (Tron USDT, BSC USDT) — with bridge crossings noted.
    • Off-ramps named in PRIMEGAIN packets — centralised exchanges that accept regulator-grade compliance filings.
    • Filing options on PRIMEGAIN — IC3 (US), state AG, off-ramp compliance desk, civil-discovery KYC where the dollar value warrants it.

    What is never asked of a claimant:

    • On the PRIMEGAIN casefile — never request a seed phrase. Ever.
    • On the PRIMEGAIN casefile — never request remote-access logins to a wallet or exchange.
    • On the PRIMEGAIN casefile — never demand an upfront cash retainer to scope the matter.
    • On the PRIMEGAIN casefile — never promise a guaranteed recovery. The trail does not promise one.
    • On the PRIMEGAIN casefile — never call the claimant unsolicited. Written-only.

    Open a free consultation

    Open a free first consultation — /contact-us/ — written response within one business day.

    Open a Free Case Consultation   Submit Wallet for Trace

    Why this platform is on our casefile

    PRIMEGAIN has been flagged as a fake broker/platform by IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority). reported 2024-05-22. Jurisdiction: United Kingdom. It appears on an official regulator or fraud-warning list, which is a strong indicator of a scam operation. Treat any contact from this entity with caution. Reference: https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/

  • Office Hours on Idea Online Sp. z o.o.

    // FROM THE CASEFILE — BTCUSDT INVESTMENT

    When deposits to Idea Online Sp. z o.o. via this platform go quiet, the on-chain record stays loud. The Professor’s reading begins where the platform’s silence does — with the wallet that received the funds and the path it took afterward.

    Wallet trace — what the Professor maps:

    • Deposit transaction hashes from the claimant wallet to the Idea Online Sp. z o.o. platform receiving address.
    • Forwarding wallets the platform consolidated through — typically two to four hops on the deposit chain (BTC / ETH / USDT-TRC20 / BSC / Polygon / Arbitrum / Optimism / Avalanche).
    • Bridge crossings between chains, where the operator moves value into a chain with deeper liquidity ahead of the off-ramp.
    • Mixer interactions — Tornado-Cash variants, Sinbad, and the smaller obfuscation services that operators rotate through under regulatory pressure.
    • Final off-ramp wallet — the centralised exchange deposit address that received the consolidated funds.

    The Professor’s off-ramp note:

    • Idea Online Sp. z o.o.’s off-ramp endpoint, in this casefile, is the centralised exchange that holds compliance leverage — typically named in the packet alongside the deposit address.
    • Chain-analytics datasets cross-reference the Idea Online Sp. z o.o. off-ramp wallet against historical laundering throughput.
    • The Idea Online Sp. z o.o. packet is delivered to the off-ramp compliance desk in a format the desk’s reviewers act on.
    • Escalation pathways for Idea Online Sp. z o.o., where needed: IC3, the relevant state AG, and a civil-discovery overlay for KYC on the off-ramp wallet.

    How a Idea Online Sp. z o.o. casefile becomes a regulator-ready filing:

    1. Casefile triage on Idea Online Sp. z o.o. — the submission is read; a written assessment is delivered.
    2. Forensic trace on Idea Online Sp. z o.o. — every hop in the deposit pathway is captured and hashed.
    3. Off-ramp identification — the Idea Online Sp. z o.o. endpoint is named.
    4. Recovery filing on Idea Online Sp. z o.o. — packet delivered to IC3, state AG, off-ramp compliance, and civil discovery as applicable.
    5. Continuing review of Idea Online Sp. z o.o. — the Professor follows the casefile until next-step documentation exists.

    Reading-list — chains and exchanges in scope:

    • Chains in scope for Idea Online Sp. z o.o. — the chains that handle the volume of casefile activity in this segment (BTC, ETH, Tron, BSC, plus L2s).
    • Off-ramps in scope for Idea Online Sp. z o.o. — named centralised exchanges with compliance leverage.
    • Filings supported on Idea Online Sp. z o.o. — IC3, state AG, off-ramp desk, civil discovery as applicable.

    What the Professor will never do — by policy:

    • What the Professor will not do on Idea Online Sp. z o.o. — ask for a seed phrase.
    • What the Professor will not do on Idea Online Sp. z o.o. — request remote-access logins.
    • What the Professor will not do on Idea Online Sp. z o.o. — demand cash up front.
    • What the Professor will not do on Idea Online Sp. z o.o. — promise a guarantee.
    • What the Professor will not do on Idea Online Sp. z o.o. — call you out of the blue.

    Open a free consultation

    Open a free first consultation — /contact-us/ — written response within one business day.

    Open a Free Case Consultation   Submit Wallet for Trace

    Why this platform is on our casefile

    Idea Online Sp. z o.o. has been flagged as a fake broker/platform by IOSCO I-SCAN (Poland – Polish Financial Supervision Authority). reported 2020-07-16. Jurisdiction: Poland. It appears on an official regulator or fraud-warning list, which is a strong indicator of a scam operation. Treat any contact from this entity with caution. Reference: https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/

  • Office Hours on News Traders

    // FROM THE CASEFILE — BTCUSDT INVESTMENT

    When deposits to News Traders via news-traders.com go quiet, the on-chain record stays loud. The Professor’s reading begins where the platform’s silence does — with the wallet that received the funds and the path it took afterward.

    Wallet trace — what the Professor maps:

    • Deposit transaction hashes from the claimant wallet to the News Traders platform receiving address.
    • Forwarding wallets the platform consolidated through — typically two to four hops on the deposit chain (BTC / ETH / USDT-TRC20 / BSC / Polygon / Arbitrum / Optimism / Avalanche).
    • Bridge crossings between chains, where the operator moves value into a chain with deeper liquidity ahead of the off-ramp.
    • Mixer interactions — Tornado-Cash variants, Sinbad, and the smaller obfuscation services that operators rotate through under regulatory pressure.
    • Final off-ramp wallet — the centralised exchange deposit address that received the consolidated funds.

    The Professor’s off-ramp note:

    • News Traders’s off-ramp endpoint, in this casefile, is the centralised exchange that holds compliance leverage — typically named in the packet alongside the deposit address.
    • Chain-analytics datasets cross-reference the News Traders off-ramp wallet against historical laundering throughput.
    • The News Traders packet is delivered to the off-ramp compliance desk in a format the desk’s reviewers act on.
    • Escalation pathways for News Traders, where needed: IC3, the relevant state AG, and a civil-discovery overlay for KYC on the off-ramp wallet.

    How a News Traders casefile becomes a regulator-ready filing:

    1. Casefile triage on News Traders — the submission is read; a written assessment is delivered.
    2. Forensic trace on News Traders — every hop in the deposit pathway is captured and hashed.
    3. Off-ramp identification — the News Traders endpoint is named.
    4. Recovery filing on News Traders — packet delivered to IC3, state AG, off-ramp compliance, and civil discovery as applicable.
    5. Continuing review of News Traders — the Professor follows the casefile until next-step documentation exists.

    Reading-list — chains and exchanges in scope:

    • Chains in scope for News Traders — the chains that handle the volume of casefile activity in this segment (BTC, ETH, Tron, BSC, plus L2s).
    • Off-ramps in scope for News Traders — named centralised exchanges with compliance leverage.
    • Filings supported on News Traders — IC3, state AG, off-ramp desk, civil discovery as applicable.

    What the Professor will never do — by policy:

    • What the Professor will not do on News Traders — ask for a seed phrase.
    • What the Professor will not do on News Traders — request remote-access logins.
    • What the Professor will not do on News Traders — demand cash up front.
    • What the Professor will not do on News Traders — promise a guarantee.
    • What the Professor will not do on News Traders — call you out of the blue.

    Open a free consultation

    Open a free first consultation — /contact-us/ — written response within one business day.

    Open a Free Case Consultation   Submit Wallet for Trace

    Why this platform is on our casefile

    News Traders has been flagged as a fake broker/platform by IOSCO I-SCAN (Spain – Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores). reported 2020-04-28. Jurisdiction: Spain. It appears on an official regulator or fraud-warning list, which is a strong indicator of a scam operation. Treat any contact from this entity with caution. Reference: https://www.iosco.org/i-scan/