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wcsec.com
wcsec.com claims ASIC-regulated licence status while ASIC's warning lists it as a clone of an authorised firm
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ASIC's warning, listed on IOSCO's investor alerts portal on 23 October 2026, describes wcsec.com as an impersonation of Whitechapel Lane Pty Ltd, a clone of a previously authorised firm. The site names ASIC as a regulator and presents a licence number as its own. The site was still online when monitoring began the day after the warning, and is live now.
By the numbers
Timeline
- Domain registered via NameSilo, LLC
- 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 Whitechapel Lane Pty Ltd, a genuine firm with no connection to it.
- The website says it is regulated by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), the regulator that warned about it.
- It describes itself as licensed or regulated (“…of Australian Financial Services Licence (AFSL) No. 521472, authorised and…”) while it is on a warning list.
- It was still online at our last check, 5 days after the warning.
What the site claimed
The site said it was operated by a company holding an Australian Financial Services Licence, gave an ABN and licence number, and referred to ASIC. It also described wealth management services with direct access to equity, fixed income and currency markets.
| Says it is regulated by | ASIC |
|---|---|
| Licence wording | “This website is operated by Whitechapel Lane Pty Ltd (ABN 16 637 555 741), holder of…” |
AFSL is an Australian financial services licence. ASIC lists every licence holder on its professional register.
What the regulator published
Australian Securities and Investments Commission (AU) listed wcsec.com as a website impersonating a genuine firm. IOSCO's investor alerts portal listed the warning on 23 October 2026. Website given by the regulator: https://www.wcsec.com. This website appears to impersonate Whitechapel Lane 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: ASIC warning list
Domain record
| Registered | 26 September 2015 |
|---|---|
| Registrar | NameSilo, LLC |
| Expires | 26 September 2028 |
The domain wcsec.com was registered on 26 September 2015, 4045 days before the warning, through NameSilo, LLC, and has not been dropped.
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 Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), 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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