Hong Kong SFC flags four fraudulent websites impersonating licensed DFX Labs platform
Key Takeaways
- 01The SFC identified four fraudulent websites reported by licensed VATP operator DFX Labs Company Limited.
- 02The flagged domains are dfxlabs.org, fgzc.tips, dwzc.tips and tarikron.shop.
- 03Users should verify a platform’s licensing status through the SFC’s official list before engaging with a virtual asset trading offer.
- 04The SFC notice does not state whether the fraudulent sites have caused customer losses.
Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) has warned that four websites are fraudulent: https://dfxlabs.org/, http://fgzc.tips, http://dwzc.tips and http://tarikron.shop.
DFX Labs Company Limited, an SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platform (VATP), reported the sites to the regulator. The SFC’s notice indicates that these websites are not authorized operations of the licensed platform.
Investors and prospective crypto trading customers should not respond to offers from these sites or send them funds, personal information, wallet credentials, or identity documents. The SFC advised users to verify whether a VATP operator is licensed by checking its List of Licensed Virtual Asset Trading Platforms.
The notice does not state whether customers have suffered losses or identify the people operating the fraudulent websites.