Be advised of several warnings issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) regarding entities posing as authorized firms or operating without proper registration. If you have been contacted by or have conducted business with these entities, please share your experiences to assist with investigations and to alert others.

1. independentlossadjusters.co.uk (Clone of FCA Authorized Firm)

• Alert: This clone firm has been using the details of a genuine FCA-authorised firm to deceive people.
• Clone Firm: independentlossadjusters.co.uk
• Genuine Firm: INDEPENDENT LOSS ADJUSTERS LIMITED, FCA Ref: 979706
• Contact for Genuine Firm: +4407701330562, michael.williamson@ilauk.co.uk
• Location of Genuine Firm: Staffordshire, UK

2. gilliat.solutions / gilliat-financial-solutions.com (Clone of FCA Authorised Firm)

• Alert: These URLs represent a clone firm using the name of an authorized firm to scam individuals.
• Clone Firm: gilliat.solutions / gilliat-financial-solutions.com
• Contact: +447376148096, support@gilliat.solutions, alexandrabuchmann@gilliat.solutions

3. Flow Trade 24/flowtrade24.com (Clone of FCA Authorized Firm)

• Alert: This firm is impersonating an authorized firm not authorized by the FCA.
• Clone Firm: Flow Trade 24/flowtrade24.com
• Website: flowtrade24.com

4. Financial Hills

• Date of Warning: 2024-04-18
• Background: Claims to offer various trading accounts and accepts BC residents as clients.
• Registration Warning: Not registered in BC.
• Contact: https://financialhills.io

5. Bitreta

• Date of Warning: 2024-04-18
• Background: Claims to offer crypto mining investment and accepts BC residents as clients.
• Registration Warning: Not registered in BC.
• Contact: https://bitreta.com

6. Exmoeth

• Date of Warning: 2024-04-18
• Background: Claims to offer crypto mining investment and accepts BC residents as clients.
• Registration Warning: Not registered in BC.
• Contact: https://exmoeth.com

Please exercise extreme caution if you have interacted with these entities. It is important not to share personal information or make financial transactions without verifying the firm’s authenticity. If any of these or similar firms have scammed you, you are encouraged to report your story to aid collective efforts in exposing such fraudulent activities.