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benfordivgroup.com
benfordivgroup.com used an authorised firm's name and copyright notice, yet two regulators warned about it within days.
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New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority had benfordivgroup.com listed on IOSCO's investor alerts portal on 16 July 2026, and the Australian Securities and Investments Commission was listed there on 17 July 2026 as an impersonation of Benford Investments Pty Ltd. The regulator describes the site as a clone of a previously authorised firm, and the site was still online when monitoring began.
By the numbers
Timeline
- Domain registered via Tucows Domains Inc.
- FMA warning listed on IOSCO's investor alerts portal
- ASIC warning listed on IOSCO's investor alerts portal
- Our monitoring begins; the site is online
- Still online at our last check
Red flags
- ASIC says this website impersonates Benford Investments Pty Ltd, a genuine firm with no connection to it.
- 2 regulators have warned about it: FMA, ASIC.
- Its domain was registered 49 days before the warning.
- It was still online at our last check, 104 days after the warning.
What the site claimed
The site's footer carried a 2026 copyright notice in the name of Benford Investments Pty Ltd and a disclosure that investments can fall as well as rise and that past performance is not indicative of future results.
What the regulator published
Financial Markets Authority (NZ) listed benfordivgroup.com as a firm that is not authorised to offer financial services. IOSCO's investor alerts portal listed the warning on 16 July 2026. Australian Securities and Investments Commission (AU) listed benfordivgroup.com as a firm that is not authorised to offer financial services. IOSCO's investor alerts portal listed the warning on 17 July 2026. Website given by the regulator: http://www.benfordivgroup.com. This website appears to impersonate Benford Investments Pty Ltd, a genuine firm that has nothing to do with this website.
A clone firm copies the name, address or reference number of a genuine firm that is, or was, authorised, so that it looks legitimate. The genuine firm has nothing to do with it.
Check it yourself: FMA warning list · ASIC warning list
Domain record
| Registered | 28 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Registrar | Tucows Domains Inc. |
| Expires | 28 May 2027 |
The domain was registered on 28 May 2026, 49 days before the warning, through Tucows Domains Inc.
If you sent money to this firm
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- Report it to the police where you live and to the Financial Markets Authority (FMA), which issued the warning. In the UK the police route is Action Fraud (Police Scotland on 101 in Scotland), in Australia ReportCyber, and in Canada the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre.
- Keep everything: payment receipts, chats, emails and screenshots.
- Be careful with "recovery" offers. Never pay anyone upfront to get your money back.
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