Erscheinung:06.06.2025 | Topic Unauthorised business, Consumer protection AlphaKapital and Apexkapital: BaFin warns about websites alphakapital.com and apexkapital.com
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the websites alphakapital.com and apexkapital.com and the operator, which allegedly has an office in Luxembourg. According to information available to BaFin, this website is being used to offer consumers financial, investment and cryptoasset services without the required authorisation.
Both platforms use the same opening sentence: “Make money on the ups and falls”:
Screenshot 1: Aphakapital
Source: alphakapitalgroup.com
Screenshot 2: Apexkapital
Source: apexkapital.com
Anyone providing financial, investment or cryptoasset services in Germany may do so only with authorisation from BaFin. However, some companies offer these services without the necessary authorisation. Information on fraudulent online trading platforms can be found in the article “Caution with fraudulent trading platforms”.
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.
