Own Your Money reached our desk through victim intake and open warning lists. Read the signals together and it reads as a fake trading platform, not a regulated firm.
SIGNAL SHEET
- Operator: Own Your Money
- Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (New Zealand – Financial Markets Authority)
- Status: Reported / on watchlist
- Risk level: High
How losses unfold
The losses build quietly. Each step feels reasonable in the moment, but the whole structure is designed so the exit door is locked exactly when you reach for it.
Red flags on file
- Registration, address and ownership details are vague, borrowed or unverifiable.
- The company name appears on a regulator or fraud-warning list (IOSCO I-SCAN (New Zealand – Financial Markets Authority)).
- You are pushed to deposit more before you can take anything out.
- Guarantees of returns, ‘insured’ funds, or ‘risk-free’ trading appear anywhere in the pitch.
If you have already engaged
If you have already sent funds, stop sending more and preserve everything: transaction hashes, receipts, chat logs, names and links. Those records are what a recovery review actually works from.
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