The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a warning against a clone of Forex broker IC Markets.
Clones are fraudulent entities that abuse data of authorised firms (addresses, logos, names, etc). Despite the resemblance, clones have nothing to do with the authorised firms.
The regulator is warning that ICMarkets is a clone of an authorised firm. The clone is not authorised by the FCA but has been contacting people pretending to be an authorised firm.
Clone firm details
Fraudsters are using the following details to scam people:
Name: ICMarkets (Clone of authorised firm)
Telephone: +19512235136
Mobile: 07451270772
Email: rm@icmarketpro.com,
support@icmarketpro.com,
accounts@icmarketpro.com,
marketing@icmarketpro.com
Website: www.icmarketpro.com, www.icm-market.com, www.i-cmarketz.com, www.ic-forexmarket.com, icmarketspartners.com
Please note that the above-referenced websites have no association whatsoever with the IC Markets group of companies which includes the Australian registered company International Capital Markets Pty Ltd, trading as IC Markets, a company regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (License Number 335692). Scammers are falsely claiming the name, registration numbers and other details of the companies in the IC Markets group.
FCA authorised firm details
Firm Name: IC MARKETS (EU) LTD
Firm Reference Number: 827935
Address: Omonoias, 141, The Maritime Centre, Block B, 1st floor
The Maritime Centre
Limassol, 3045, CYPRUS
Telephone: +35725761456
Email: compliance@icmarkets.com
If you deal with the clone, you won’t have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service if you have a complaint.
You also won’t be protected by the Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS) if things go wrong. This means it’s unlikely you’d get your money back if the firm goes out of business.
