Erscheinung:06.02.2025 | Topic Unauthorised business, Consumer protection TWAAO: BaFin warns against offers on website twaao.com
The financial supervisory authority BaFin warns against offers on the website twaao.com. According to information available to BaFin, TWAAO allegedly based in Frankfurt is offering financial and investment services and crypto-asset services without the required authorisation.
Anyone offering financial or investment services or crypto-asset services in Germany requires a license from BaFin. However, some companies offer such services without the required license. Information on whether a particular company is authorized by BaFin can be found in the company database.
The information provided by BaFin is based on Section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (KWG) and Section 10 (7) of the German Crypto Markets Supervision Act (KMAG).
Please be aware:
BaFin, the German Federal Criminal Police Office (Bundeskriminalamt – BKA) and the German state criminal police offices (Landeskriminalämter) recommend that consumers seeking to invest money online should exercise the utmost caution and do the necessary research beforehand in order to identify fraud attempts at an early stage.
