Erscheinung:18.08.2025 | Topic Unauthorised business, Consumer protection Identity fraud: BaFin warns consumers about the website akquivestgmbh(.)com
The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin) warns consumers about the services offered on the website akquivestgmbh(.)com. BaFin suspects the unknown operators of this website of offering consumers financial and investment services without the required authorisation. These offers are not provided by AkquiVest GmbH, Munich (website: gerholdinvest.com), which has no connection to the website akquivestgmbh(.)com. This is a case of identity fraud.
Anyone providing financial and investment services in Germany may do so only with authorisation from BaFin. However, some companies offer these services without the necessary authorisation.
BaFin is issuing this warning on the basis of section 37 (4) of the German Banking Act (Kreditwesengesetz – KWG).
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.
