The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is warning that an unauthorized entity is misusing the name of crypto company Coinbase.
Fraudsters copy the details (name, address, logo, etc.) of FCA authorized companies to try to convince people that their company is genuine. These fraudulent entities are known as clones. They have nothing to do with the authorized companies and use their details to lure victims more easily.
Clone Company Details
Name: Coinbaseie (FCA Authorized Clone)
Phone: +447766855941, +35351571608, +447766855941, +35351571616, +31637827703
Email: martinharvey@coinbaseie.com,
anthonycollins@coinbaseie.com
FCA Authorized Company Details
This is the genuine, authorized company the scammers claim to work for. It has nothing to do with the clone company.
The correct details are:
Company Name: CB Payments Ltd
Company Reference Number: 900635
Address: The Scalpel
18th Floor
52 Lime Street
London
EC3M 7AF, EC3M 7AF, UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: +448081684635
Email: eucompliance@coinbase.com
Website: www.coinbase.com
If you deal with the clone company, you will not 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 you are unlikely to get your money back if the company goes out of business.