Allied Capital Trade Newsletter No. 153

Poštovani klijenti,

U prethodnom obaveštenju upozorili smo Vas na pokušaje tzv. recovery prevara, u kojima se osobama koje su već izgubile novac nudi navodni povraćaj sredstava, najčešće uz zahtev da prethodno izvrše određenu uplatu.

Ovoga puta želimo da objasnimo šta je potrebno proveriti pre nego što odgovorite na takvu ponudu ili preduzmete bilo kakvu radnju.

Osobe koje se bave ovakvim prevarama često raspolažu određenim podacima o ranijoj investiciji. Mogu znati naziv platforme preko koje ste ulagali, približan iznos gubitka ili druge detalje zbog kojih njihova poruka na prvi pogled može delovati verodostojno.

Samo posedovanje takvih informacija, međutim, ne znači da osoba koja Vas kontaktira zaista ima pristup Vašim sredstvima ili mogućnost da ih povrati.

Šta treba proveriti?

Pre svega, potrebno je utvrditi ko Vas zapravo kontaktira. Naziv kompanije, profesionalno izrađen internet sajt ili dokument sa logotipom neke institucije sami po sebi nisu dokaz da se radi o legitimnoj organizaciji.

Posebnu pažnju treba obratiti na email adresu pošiljaoca, internet domen, podatke o registraciji kompanije, kao i na ime i funkciju osobe koja Vam se obraća.

Ukoliko se tvrdi da kompanija sarađuje sa policijom, sudom, regulatornim organom, bankom ili drugom institucijom, potrebno je proveriti da li takav postupak zaista postoji i da li je navedena institucija zaista uključena u njega.

Isto važi i za tvrdnje da su Vaša sredstva već pronađena, zamrznuta ili spremna za isplatu. Takve tvrdnje bi trebalo da budu potkrepljene proverljivim informacijama o postupku u okviru kojeg su sredstva pronađena i pravnom osnovu po kojem bi Vam bila vraćena.

Poseban oprez ukoliko se traži uplata unapred

Jedan od najčešćih znakova upozorenja jeste zahtev da pre povraćaja sredstava platite određeni iznos.

Nazivi takvih naknada mogu biti različiti – „porez“, „administrativna naknada“, „troškovi transfera“, „AML verifikacija“, „naknada za otključavanje sredstava“ ili „aktivacija novčanika“.

Promena naziva ne menja suštinu: ukoliko se od Vas traži da prvo uplatite novac kako biste dobili navodno već pronađena sredstva, nemojte vršiti uplatu dok ne proverite osnov i primaoca takvog plaćanja.

Posebno budite oprezni kada se uplata zahteva u kriptovalutama ili na račun fizičkog lica ili kompanije koja nema jasnu vezu sa institucijom koja navodno vodi postupak.

Ne dozvolite da Vas hitnost navede na odluku

Pokušaji prevare često su praćeni tvrdnjama da ponuda važi samo kratko, da će sredstva biti izgubljena ukoliko odmah ne reagujete ili da je potrebno izvršiti uplatu istog dana.

Legitimnost ponude ne zavisi od toga koliko brzo odgovorite na poruku nepoznate osobe.

Ukoliko postoji stvarni sudski, krivični, regulatorni ili drugi postupak u kojem imate pravo na povraćaj sredstava, trebalo bi da postoji mogućnost da se takva informacija nezavisno proveri.

Šta da uradite ukoliko dobijete ponudu koja se odnosi na Allied Capital Trade?

Ukoliko Vas kontaktira osoba ili kompanija koja tvrdi da može da Vam vrati sredstva izgubljena preko Allied Capital Trade, savetujemo da ne odgovarate na zahteve za uplatu i ne dostavljate dodatne podatke dok ne proverite ponudu.

Možete našem timu proslediti kompletnu komunikaciju koju ste dobili, uključujući email adresu pošiljaoca, internet linkove, dokumentaciju, telefonske brojeve i podatke za uplatu.

Na osnovu tih informacija možemo proveriti dostupne podatke i ukazati Vam na okolnosti koje mogu predstavljati znak upozorenja.

Kod povraćaja sredstava izgubljenih u investicionim prevarama važi jednostavno pravilo: činjenica da neko zna da ste izgubili novac ne znači da zna kako da Vam ga vrati.

Hvala Vam na ukazanom poverenju.

S poštovanjem,
Advokat Zoran Miljaković

 

Dear Clients,

In our previous update, we warned about so-called recovery scams, in which individuals who have already lost money are approached with an offer to recover their funds, usually on the condition that they first make an additional payment.

This time, we would like to explain what should be verified before you respond to such an offer or take any further action.

People involved in recovery scams may already possess certain information about your previous investment. They may know the name of the platform you invested through, the approximate amount you lost, or other details that make their approach appear credible.

However, simply possessing this information does not mean that the person contacting you actually has access to your funds or any ability to recover them.

What should you verify?

The first step is to establish who is actually contacting you. A company name, a professional-looking website or a document containing the logo of an institution is not, by itself, proof that you are dealing with a legitimate organisation.

Particular attention should be paid to the sender’s email address, website domain, company registration information, and the name and position of the person contacting you.

If a company claims that it is working with the police, a court, a regulatory authority, a bank or another institution, it is important to verify whether the alleged proceedings actually exist and whether the institution in question is genuinely involved.

The same applies to claims that your funds have already been located, frozen or are ready to be released. Such claims should be supported by verifiable information about the proceedings in which the funds were identified and the legal basis on which they would be returned to you.

Be particularly cautious if an advance payment is requested

One of the most common warning signs is a request to make a payment before your funds can supposedly be returned.

These charges may be described in different ways – as a “tax”, “administrative fee”, “transfer fee”, “AML verification fee”, “fund release fee” or “wallet activation fee”.

Different terminology does not change the underlying issue. If you are asked to pay money in order to receive funds that have supposedly already been recovered, do not make the payment until both the legal basis for the charge and the recipient have been independently verified.

Particular caution is required when payment is requested in cryptocurrency or to an account belonging to an individual or company with no clear connection to the institution supposedly handling the recovery process.

Do not allow urgency to determine your decision

Fraudulent approaches are often accompanied by claims that an offer is available only for a limited time, that the recovered funds will be lost unless you respond immediately, or that payment must be made on the same day.

The legitimacy of a recovery process does not depend on how quickly you respond to an unsolicited message.

If there is a genuine court, criminal, regulatory or other proceeding through which you may be entitled to recover funds, there should normally be a way to independently verify that information.

What should you do if you receive an offer relating to Allied Capital Trade?

If you are contacted by an individual or company claiming that they can recover funds you lost through Allied Capital Trade, we recommend that you do not respond to requests for payment or provide additional personal or financial information until the offer has been verified.

You may forward the complete communication to our team, including the sender’s email address, website links, documents, telephone numbers and payment instructions.

Based on this information, we can review the available data and identify circumstances that may require additional caution.

When dealing with the recovery of funds lost through investment fraud, one simple principle is worth remembering: the fact that someone knows you lost money does not mean they know how to recover it.

Thank you for your continued trust.

Sincerely,
Attorney Zoran Miljaković