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30 Sep 2022, 09:50 am | Clone

DFSA Authorised Firm Impersonated on Fake Website

The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) alerts the financial services community and members of the public to a scam where an Authorised Firm, Habib Investment Limited, has been impersonated.

The scammers have set up a fake website (https://habib-investment.com) that includes information about Habib Investment Limited.

On the fake website, the scammers have fraudulently used the following without permission:

  • the name of Habib Investment Limited;
  • the address of Habib Investment Limited; and
  • the names of some of Habib Investment Limited’s Senior Management.

The fake website also includes a fake e-mail address ([email protected]).

The DFSA strongly advises you not to visit the fake website, or send any communications to the fake e-mail address.

The DFSA has a page on its website dedicated to alerts which it has issued about scams. All alerts issued by the DFSA may be accessed by going to: ALERTS

The DFSA has also issued warnings and guidance about the common types of scams perpetrated on consumers. For more information on these scams, please go to: HOW TO AVOID BEING SCAMMED

The DFSA encourages consumers to refer to the list of regulated Firms and Authorised Individuals licensed by the DFSA that is available on the DFSA's: PUBLIC REGISTER

If you have any concerns about the authenticity of any correspondence or documents that purport to be issued by the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), DFSA or a DFSA regulated Firm, you should direct your concerns to the DIFC on Tel:+971 4 362 2222 and to the DFSA via the DFSA Complaints function on: COMPLAINTS 

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