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hopefundbank.com
hopefundbank.com says it is FCA regulated, yet the FCA warned the public it is unauthorised.
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The Financial Conduct Authority warned the public about hopefundbank.com on 12 October 2026, with the warning type given as Unauthorised. The site was still live when monitoring began on 13 October 2026 and is live now. Its pages describe a refund and recovery service and carry a number of client testimonials.
By the numbers
Timeline
- Domain registered via Name.com, Inc.
- FCA publishes a warning
- Our monitoring begins; the site is online
- Still online at our last check
Red flags
- The website says it is regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the regulator that warned about it.
- It describes itself as licensed or regulated (“FCA Regulated”) while it is on a warning list.
- Its domain was registered 164 days before the warning.
- It was still online at our last check, 16 days after the warning.
What the site claimed
The site describes itself as "Licensed & regulated" and "FCA Regulated", and says it has 50,000+ clients. It offers to help people file claims to get lost funds back.
| Says it is regulated by | FCA |
|---|---|
| Licence wording | “Licensed & regulated”; “FCA Regulated” |
| Claims clients | “50,000+ clients” |
What the regulator published
Financial Conduct Authority (GB) listed hopefundbank.com on 12 October 2026 as a firm that is not authorised to offer financial services. Website given by the regulator: hopefundbank.com.
A regulator puts a firm on its warning list when it offers financial services without the authorisation it needs there. Customers of a firm like this usually cannot use the protections that come with authorised firms, such as the ombudsman or a compensation scheme.
Check it yourself: FCA entry for hopefundbank.com
Domain record
| Registered | 1 May 2026 |
|---|---|
| Registrar | Name.com, Inc. |
| Expires | 1 May 2027 |
The domain hopefundbank.com was registered on 1 May 2026, 164 days before the FCA warning.
If you sent money to this firm
- Call your bank or card provider today and tell them it was a scam. The sooner they know, the more they can do.
- Do not send any more money, including "fees" or "taxes" to release a withdrawal.
- Report it to the police where you live and to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), 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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This page reports what a financial regulator published and what we observed. A warning means the regulator says the firm is not authorised; it is not a finding of guilt. Figures are from our own monitoring and public domain records on the dates shown.