Erscheinung:30.05.2025 | Topic Unauthorised business, Consumer protection Identity theft: BaFin warns against investment offers from the e-mail address info [at] walterludwig-gmbh.com
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority BaFin warns consumers against alleged investment offers, in particular bonds, which are sent from the e-mail address info [at] walterludwig-gmbh.com. The offers do not originate from Walter Ludwig GmbH Wertpapierhandelsbank, which is also not connected to the website walterludwig-gmbh.com. This is a case of identity theft by unknown perpetrators. Walter Ludwig GmbH Wertpapierhandelsbank does not provide any investment services to private clients.
Anyone conducting banking business or providing financial or investment services in Germany may do so only with authorisation from BaFin. However, some companies offer these services without the required authorisation. Information on whether companies have been authorised by BaFin can be found in BaFin’s database of companies.
BaFin is issuing this information on the basis of section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG) and section 10 (7) of the German Cryptomarkets Supervision Act (Kryptomärkteaufsichtsgesetz – 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.
