Scammers can copy a real firm’s identity and even imitate a regulator’s register.
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Start from the regulator’s own domain
The DFSA has warned that its public register has been cloned. Open the official domain directly and compare contact details and the full legal name. A licence image or link from a promotional message is not enough.
Match the payment beneficiary
Before sending money, resolve any difference between the agreement entity and beneficiary name through verified official channels. Do not send identity documents or banking credentials through this site.
An unknown result is not a verdict
This website contains a small dated research roster. Missing names are not automatically fraudulent. Use the regulator’s own search, alerts and complaint route for further checking.
Suppose a message gives a genuine company name and licence number, but links to a different domain and requests payment to a personal account. A matching number answers only one part of the identity check. The domain, contact route and beneficiary remain unresolved.
Open the regulator through a saved official address. Record the firm name, register URL and contact details shown there. Contact the firm using an independently checked channel and ask it to verify the proposed domain and beneficiary. Preserve the original message and full link. Do not send a test payment to find out whether the offer is genuine.
