FCA Issues Warning against Clone Firm of Interactive Brokers

​The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) today issued a warning against a clone firm of Interactive Brokers (UK) Ltd.

According to the regulator, fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people in the UK:

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Interactive Brokers (clone of an FCA Authorised Firm)

Telephone: +31202326341, +31203082694, +31202623601

Email: victoria.r@interactivebrokers.ltd,

victoria.r@interactivebrokers.limited,

james.a@interactivebrokers.legal,

emma.l@interactivebrokers.legal

In fact, the details pf the FCA authorised firm are as follows:

Firm Name: Interactive Brokers (UK) Ltd

Firm Reference Number: 208159

Address: Heron Tower, Level 20, 110 Bishopsgate, London, EC2N 4AY, UNITED KINGDOM

Telephone: (44) 02077105630

Email: complianceuk@interactivebrokers.com

Website: www.interactivebrokers.co.uk

As detailed in the official announcement, Interactive Brokers (UK) Ltd comfirms that fraudsters are claiming to work for has no association with the ‘clone firm’.

The FCA warns that all firms and individuals carrying out financial services activities in the UK have to be authorized or registered by them.

It strongly advises the public to only deal with financial firms that are authorized, and to check the Financial Services Register to avoid scams and unauthorized firms.