On , the Financial Conduct Authority issued a warning regarding Wheaton Capital Limited (clone of a FCA authorised firm)
The FCA went on to note that
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:
Wheaton Capital Limited (clone of a FCA authorised firm)
Address: Two International Finance Centre, 8 Finance Street, Central, HONG KONG
Shartex Plaza, 88 Zun Yi Road South, Hongqiao, Puxi, Shanghai, CHINA
Matunouchi Kitaguchi Building, 1-6-5 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JAPAN, 1000005
Time Plaza, 430 Minchuan East Road, Zhongshan, Taipei, TAIWAN
Telephone: 00 85268789037, 00 85230147685, 00 85254563948
Email: hk@wheatoncapital.com,
Website: www.wheatoncapital.com
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: Wheaton Capital Limited
Firm Reference Number: 685278
Address: 586A Finchley Road London, NW11 7RX, UNITED KINGDOM
Telephone: (+ 44) 07894215506