Sites created to usurp identity: the Financial Markets Authority invites savers and professionals to be cautious.
The French stock market regulator has observed the proliferation of registered domain names including the acronym AMF, created in recent weeks.
For the time being, these web addresses only lead to pages under construction, according to the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), which is concerned, however, that they could be used for phishing campaigns, or more generally to usurpation in order to obtain sensitive personal information or to claim sums of money.
CPF scam, check scam, fake kitty… Remedies for 7 common scams
Fraudulent sites are nothing new.
The AMF reminds that the real address of its website is https://www.amf-france.org.
up 150 € premium openness thanks to our comparison of online banks
the phenomenon of identity theft professionals of the financial sector and public institutions or authorities is not new but is experiencing a resurgence important for two years, notes the stock market policeman in a press release.
Holidays: beware of fraud on seasonal rental sites
In August, Agefi reported that a fake site posing as an investment platform had used the name and official photos of Stphane Boujnah, boss of stock market operator Euronext.
Reproduction forbidden.