BaFin warns about identity fraud website bahnemanninvest.net

BaFin News & Warnings

Published April 7th, 2026

Detected April 7th, 2026

Summary

BaFin issued a consumer warning against the website bahnemanninvest.net for offering financial services without the required authorization. The website falsely claims association with Dieter Bahnemann Fondsinvest GmbH, constituting identity fraud. BaFin reminds consumers that any entity conducting banking, investment, or crypto asset services in Germany must hold proper BaFin authorization.

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What changed

BaFin issued a consumer warning identifying the website bahnemanninvest.net as an unauthorized financial services provider engaging in identity fraud by misrepresenting a connection to Dieter Bahnemann Fondsinvest GmbH. The warning is issued under section 37(4) of the German Banking Act (KWG) and section 10(7) of the German Cryptomarkets Supervision Act.

Consumers and investors in Germany should verify all financial service providers through BaFin's official company database before engaging in any financial transactions. This warning supplements broader warnings from BaFin, the BKA, and state criminal police offices about internet-based financial fraud targeting consumers.

What to do next

Avoid engaging with bahnemanninvest.net or similar unverified financial websites
Verify authorization status of any financial service provider through BaFin's company database before investing
Report suspected unauthorized financial services to BaFin's whistleblower contact point

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Erscheinung: 07.04.2026 | Topic Unauthorised business, Consumer protection bahnemaninvest(.)net: BaFin warns about website and points to identity fraud

BaFin warns against offers on the website bahnemanninvest(.)net. There is suspicion that the unknown operators are offering financial services, without the necessary permission. Contrary to the information provided on the website, there is no connection with Dieter Bahnemann Fondsinvest GmbH. This constitutes identity fraud.

Anyone conducting banking business or providing financial, investment or crypto asset services in Germany may do so only with authorisation from BaFin. However, some companies offer these services without the required authorisation. Information on whether companies have been authorised by BaFin can be found in BaFin’s database of companies.

The information provided by BaFin is based on section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG) and section 10 (7) of the German Cryptomarkets Supervision Act (Kryptomaerkteaufsichtsgesetz).

Caution

BaFin, the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt – BKA) and the German state criminal police offices (Landeskriminalämter) warn consumers to watch out for internet-based financial fraud. If you wish to invest money online, exercise the utmost caution and do the necessary research beforehand in order to identify attempted fraud at an early stage.

In the “ Recognising financial fraud ” section of our website, you can view BaFin ’s current warnings about companies operating without the required authorisation and find out how to protect yourself from fraud on the financial market

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