- ob体育 is aware of scammers taking advantage of people during this time of heightened uncertainty.
- Over recent weeks, ob体育 has received reports of misconduct from consumers and investors noticing dodgy practices and scams.
- Scams can take many forms; here are some red flags to look out for.
Improper use of ob体育鈥檚 logo
ob体育 never gives permission to use its logo to promote financial products or services.
We are currently seeing some companies improperly display ob体育鈥檚 logo on their website to give the impression that they have been approved by ob体育.
Companies asking people to transfer to multiple bank accounts
ob体育 has received reports of companies asking consumers to pay money for financial products or services into different bank accounts each time funds are transferred.
Consumers have told us that some companies explain the use of different accounts as being 鈥榝or a security reason鈥� or because the company is so large that is has accounts everywhere in the world.
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