The Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) alerts the financial services community and members of the public to a scam where a DFSA Authorised Firm, Fius Capital Limited, has been impersonated.

The scammers have set up two websites (“seneca-corporate.org” and “leverus.net”) in which they fraudulently use the following without permission:

•  the name of Fius Capital Limited;
•  the address of Fius Capital Limited in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC); and
•  Fius Capital Limited’s DFSA Firm reference number.

The websites also include two UAE mobile numbers that do not belong to any of Fius Capital Limited’s staff.

The DFSA strongly advises you not to visit the websites or to communicate with the scammers.

The DFSA has a page on its website dedicated to alerts, which it has issued about scams.  All alerts issued by the DFSA may be accessed by going to: ALERTS

The DFSA has also issued warnings and guidance about the common types of scams perpetrated on consumers.  For more information on these scams please go to: HOW TO AVOID BEING SCAMMED

The DFSA encourages consumers to refer to the list of regulated Firms and Authorised Individuals licensed by the DFSA that is available on the DFSA's PUBLIC REGISTER

If you have any concerns about the authenticity of any correspondence or documents that purport to be issued by the DIFC Authority, DFSA or a DFSA regulated Firm, you should direct your concerns to the DIFC Authority on Tel:+971 4 362 2222 and to the DFSA via the DFSA Complaints function at: COMPLAINTS