📌 Hong Kong SFC issues warning over imposter crypto exchange posing as MEXC 📣
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC), alongside the local Police force, has issued a warning regarding a fraudulent entity posing as cryptocurrency exchange MEXC. The imposter is allegedly deceiving potential investors and siphoning funds.
In a recent statement, the SFC highlighted it is collaborating with the police in a joint operation as part of its broader efforts to monitor and investigate virtual asset trading providers (VATPs) engaging in illicit activities.
The regulator alleged that the fraudulent entity operating under MEXC is tricking investors into depositing funds into its bank account for supposed investments, only to find difficulties when attempting to withdraw the funds later.
“On these chat groups, victims interested in buying cryptocurrencies were referred to websites operated by MEXC. Victims were then asked to deposit funds into designated bank accounts for investment purposes but after that they reported difficulties with fund withdrawal.”
Furthermore, the SFC identified eight websites suspected to be associated with the fraudulent entity. All of these websites contain MEXC in their domain names, such as “mexczx.icu” and “mexczx.co.”
