Almost all firms and individuals carrying out financial services activities in the UK have to be authorised or registered by us. This firm is not authorised or registered by us but has been targeting people in the UK, claiming to be an authorised firm.

This is what we call a 'clone firm'; and fraudsters usually use this tactic when contacting people out of the blue, so you should be especially wary if you have been cold called. They may use the name of the genuine firm, the 'firm reference number' (FRN) we have given the authorised firm or other details.

You can find out more about this scam tactic and how to protect yourself from clone firms.

Clone firm details

Fraudsters are using or giving out the following details as part of their tactics to scam people in the UK:

Equity-Broker / equity-broker.io / Equity-Holdings (clone of FCA Authorised firm)

Address: 8 Capthall, Roseau Valley, DOMINICA, 00152

Telephone: 442086381432, 61863737693, +442030977713, +41449747121, +35796120463, +3720880807, 02030972091

Email: kevin.newman@equity-broker.co,

compliance.en@equity-broker.co,

compliance.de@equity-broker.co,

compliance.ru@equity-broker.co,

compliance.en@equity-broker.io,

compliance.de@equity-broker.io,

compliance.it@equity-broker.io,

compliance.es@equity-broker.io,

compliance.ru@equity-broker.io,

carolinepozzoli@equity-broker.io,

caycee.roberts@equitybrokers.io,

jamie.fletcer@equity-broker.io,

michael.newman@equity-broker.io,

kaycee.manson@equity-broker.io

Website: https://equity-broker.co/, www.equity-broker.io

Other Information: Please note that the above-named entity has no association whatsoever with the FCA authorised firm Equity Release Brokers Ltd. Scammers are falsely claiming the trading name, FRN and address of the FCA authorised firm.

Be aware that scammers may give out other false details or mix these with some correct details of the registered firm. They may change contact details over time to new email addresses, telephone numbers or physical addresses.

FCA authorised firm details

This FCA authorised firm that fraudsters are claiming to work for has no association with the ‘clone firm’. It is authorised to offer, promote or sell services or products in the UK and its correct details are:

Firm Name: Equity Release Brokers Ltd

Firm Reference Number: 844014

Address: 5 Allysum Walk

Billericay

Essex, CM12 0SS, UNITED KINGDOM

Telephone: +4401277630183

Email: david@equityreleasebrokers.com

Firm Name: Equity Holdings Ltd

Firm Reference Number: 756929

Address: New Liverpool House

15 Eldon Street

London, EC2M 7LD, UNITED KINGDOM

Telephone: +4402070652690

Email: vanessa@equitydevelopment.co.uk