2023-06-23 16:41:55
“Beware”. The Financial Markets Authority (AMF) warned on Friday against the “fraudulent offer” of the Immediate Connect site, which offers automated transactions on the foreign exchange and cryptocurrency markets, calling on the public “to be extremely vigilant”. .
Immediate Connect presents itself as “the ideal solution for those who want to get rich quickly”, and offers to “earn a million in 12-15 weeks”. It would be an “algorithmic solution for high-volume traders looking for a way to manage transactions on a variety of assets”, according to its site consulted by AFP.
“Dozens of requests and complaints” sent to the AMF
Immediate Connect is described as a trading robot involved in the currency market (Forex), crypto-asset trading platforms and crypto-asset derivatives. It claims to be “ahead of the market by 0.01 seconds, which is incredibly fast”, and “capable of predicting trades with an accuracy level of 99.4%”.
“Dozens of requests and complaints” were sent to the AMF by savers who were obviously cheated, the Authority lamented in a press release. She says she has taken “several actions to put an end to the actions of these unauthorized companies”.
Savers were hooked on the Internet “by an article presented as a publication of a major national daily, reporting on an alleged interview with a famous television host on a program, extolling the merits of this service”, he said. she detailed. In this case, it is Le Monde and the host of C8 Cyril Hanouna, according to the law firm Ziegler – Associés.
A minimum deposit of 250 euros
After registering online, interested savers were “contacted by a so-called financial adviser who (encouraged) them to register on an unauthorized trading platform to invest”, described the AMF. According to comments posted on the review site Trustpilot, they were harassed on the phone by foreign numbers, and they were encouraged to deposit a minimum of 250 euros on the site to trigger the algorithm and the financial operations.
The promised capital gains were staggering, which encouraged the saver to always invest more. Obviously, it was impossible to recover the funds, according to the comments, which were particularly detailed.
The AMF reminds that only companies approved as investment services providers in the European Union are authorized to offer brokerage services such as trading, automated or not. “Beware of the unrealistic promises of trading sites guaranteeing quick gains”, underlines the AMF, while the scams are very numerous.
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