- 菲律賓證管會因 BG Wealth 未遵循規定而發布停止及終止令，並將其標記為金融詐欺。
在其於多個司法管轄區（包括美國、薩摩亞以及菲律賓）運作約一年後，菲律賓的證券交易委員會（SEC）終於針對 BG Wealth Sharing Ltd 發出停止及終止令。透過菲律賓主管機關的執法與投資人保護部門，它要求該公司（包含其管理層、代表與推廣人）停止其交易與行銷活動。
What is BG Wealth
BG Wealth is a crypto scam ring founded and operated by Stephen Beard, a self-proclaimed professor and investment guru. According to the Washington State Department of Financial Institutions (DFI), the company marketed itself as an investment group and “the world’s largest hedge fund.”
The fake investment firm enticed people to join its social media channel, particularly on Facebook. From there, its operators urged unsuspecting victims to join its group via messaging apps such as WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, or Bonchat, where they encouraged them to invest in an associated trading platform, DSJ Exchange.
ADVERTISEMENTInitially, BG Wealth gradually builds its members’ confidence by generating “advanced trading signals” with “zero risk.” These eventually translate into unrealized gains in their DSJ accounts of up to $1,500 for every $2,000 invested.
In reality, the perpetrators are allegedly just doctoring all the exchange’s data to make it appear that actual trading is taking place and that its users are benefiting from its sophisticated strategy. Meanwhile, BG Wealth immediately siphons all the money investors have poured into DSJ into its own bank accounts.
Overall, it’s a clear Ponzi scheme since it generates revenue only from new users to pay out older ones. The scam eventually unraveled when various regulators flagged BG Wealth’s activities, and users began having trouble withdrawing their funds. DSJ mysteriously freezes during those attempts, masking the issue as a mere technical glitch rather than a measured exit scam from the culprits.
ADVERTISEMENTWhat’s worse, as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) seized its platforms, BG Wealth made a last-ditch effort to demand “advanced fees” from users with frozen funds to supposedly help them withdraw their money.
停止及終止令的理由
Bitpinas 報導稱，菲律賓 SEC 認定 BG Wealth 的業務違反《證券監管法》（SRC）以及《金融產品與服務消費者保護法》（FCPA）。該機關以具里程碑意義的 Howey 測試作為停止及終止令的依據，裁定公司在其公開發行中缺乏註冊與許可、用以銷售或提供證券，構成金融詐欺。
令人詫異的是，SEC 最新一份命令僅聚焦在 BG Wealth 業務的合規面向。儘管它提到金融詐欺包含詐術性招攬，例如龐氏騙局，但並未重申其先前的發現，即該業務正在運作精心設計的龐氏騙局。
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