Warning: investing-in.pro Unauthorised Financial Services
Summary
BaFin issued a consumer warning about the website investing-in.pro, suspected of offering financial and investment services without the required authorisation under German law. The operators use the name "Investing In" and have now added this domain to previously warned websites. BaFin advises consumers to verify company authorisation status in its database before engaging with any financial service provider.
What changed
BaFin has issued a consumer protection warning under Section 37(4) of the German Banking Act (KWG) regarding investing-in.pro. The website operators, using the name "Investing In," are suspected of providing financial and investment services to consumers without the required BaFin authorisation. This follows previous BaFin warnings about other "Investing In" websites.\n\nConsumers should verify whether any financial service provider holds BaFin authorisation by consulting BaFin's company database before transferring funds or engaging services. BaFin, in coordination with the BKA and state criminal police offices, advises extreme caution with online investment offers and recommends conducting thorough due diligence to identify potential fraud attempts at an early stage.
What to do next
- Verify financial service provider authorisation status using BaFin's company database before engaging services
- Report any suspicious investment offers or suspected unauthorised operators to BaFin's whistleblower contact point
- Exercise utmost caution with online investment opportunities and conduct thorough due diligence before committing funds
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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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