Financial Law
Defense of victims of financial fraud
Lawyer specializing in the defense of victims of financial scams
NSP Avocats provides its clients with professionals who regularly intervene in the field of banking and financial law, in all its aspects, essentially on behalf and in the interest of individuals, in the context of their relations and litigation with financial institutions.
We intervene in the context of disputes with regulated investment brokers and in the context of fake investment scams on the internet. Our lawyers have strong expertise in the field of dispute resolution with stock brokers in France, in other countries of the European Union and in the United Kingdom.
Scams related to investments in crypto-currencies, forex, gold, art, wine, SCPIs, ETFs etc. are reaching more and more inexperienced savers but also real investment professionals.
In response to the increasing number of online scams related to fake investments (cryptocurrencies, trading, NFT platforms, metaverse, unregulated brokers, forex investments, or fictitious stocks), our law firm has initiated several collective criminal proceedings against organized scam networks, as well as against certain financial institutions and payment service providers suspected of complicity, negligence, or failure to comply with their due diligence obligations.
The pattern of scams is often very similar but also increasingly sophisticated. Fraudulent platforms offer so-called guaranteed returns in crypto-currencies, crypto-assets, forex, gold, wine, parking spaces, rooms in nursing homes, ETFs, etc. Holding a well-rehearsed speech and making enticing promises via phone calls, social networks, by influencers or by email, the scammers entice investors to open trading accounts or wallets (portfolios) with a company of exchange (Coinbase, Crypto.com, Coinhouse, Kraken, Binance etc.). The goal – to use these platforms to receive victims' funds in crypto currencies or stablecoins such as USDT, a means of payment that is difficult to trace and therefore reassuring for criminals.
Several hundred fraudulent websites have already been listed by European financial regulators (AMF, FCA, FSMA and others) - you can also consult our blacklist which is updated regularly.
If you are a victim of one of these sites, do not hesitate to contact us. The "NSP Avocats" team has been regularly handling cybercrime cases since 2016 and has developed cutting-edge expertise and unique know-how in this area. We have also obtained certificates from the Council of Europe and the HELP program (Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals) in the field of Cybercrime and Electronic Evidence.
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In our interview with Mieux Vivre Votre Argent and Les Echos Investir, we discussed online scam prevention and the measures we can take to avoid falling into scammers' traps 🛑
