Warning: investing-in.pro Fraudulent Website

BaFin News & Warnings

Published April 7th, 2026

Detected April 7th, 2026

Summary

BaFin issued a consumer warning on April 7, 2026, alerting the public that the website investing-in.pro is offering financial and investment services without the required authorization. The unknown operators are suspected of operating illegally under Section 37(4) of the German Banking Act (KWG). BaFin advises consumers to verify company authorization status in its database before engaging with any financial services provider.

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What changed

BaFin issued a consumer warning that investing-in.pro is operating without authorization to provide financial and investment services in Germany, in violation of Section 37(4) of the German Banking Act (KWG). This warning follows previous BaFin alerts about "Investing In" operators using other websites, indicating an ongoing fraudulent scheme targeting German consumers.

Consumers who have engaged with investing-in.pro should cease any transactions immediately and verify whether the company appears in BaFin's company database. Before engaging with any online financial services, consumers must exercise extreme caution and conduct thorough due diligence to identify potential fraud. Consumers can report suspected fraud to BaFin through its whistleblower contact point.

What to do next

Verify any financial services company's authorization status in BaFin's company database before engaging
Cease all transactions with investing-in.pro if currently active
Report suspected fraud or unauthorized financial services to BaFin's whistleblower contact point

Source document (simplified)

Erscheinung: 07.04.2026 | Topic Unauthorised business, Consumer protection BaFin warns consumers about a further Investing In website: investing-in(.)pro

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) again warns consumers about “Investing In” and the services it is offering. The unknown operators are now using the additional website investing-in(.)pro. BaFin suspects the operators of this website of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation.

Anyone providing financial and investment services in Germany may do so only with authorisation from BaFin. However, some companies offer these services without the necessary authorisation. Information on whether a particular company has been granted authorisation by BaFin can be found in BaFin ’s database of companies.

BaFin is issuing this warning on the basis of section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG).

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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