Press release of 9 April 2026 (black out websites) - CONSOB AND ITS ACTIVITIES
PRESS RELEASE
As part of its efforts to combat financial fraud, Consob has ordered the blocking of 12 websites.
An order was issued to close one website (www.elite-flows.com) through which financial products were being offered to the public without a prospectus. In addition, orders were issued to take down 10 websites that were unlawfully providing investment services and activities relating to financial instruments, and one website that advertised an unauthorised trading platform.
Below is the list of websites ordered to be taken down:
- "GoMarketsLtd" (website https://go-market-ltd.net and associated page https://client.go-market-ltd.net);
- "Dryden Partners" (website https://drydenpartners.com);
- "Atf GlobalX" (website https://atfglobalx.co and associated page https://client.atfglobalx.co);
- "LSEGCapital Limited" (website www.lsegcapital.com and related pages https://client.lsegcapital.com, https://webtrader.lsegcapital.com);
- "Roccanazionale IA" - "Zenterovlima.pro" (websites https://roccanazionale.com, https://roccanazionaleia.it, https://roccanazionale-ia.org and https://roccanazionale-it.com, as well as the associated advertising site https://zenterovlima.pro);
- "PFT Certx International Ltd and Zeus Global Asset Management FZCO" (websites www.pftcertx.com and www.pftcertx.it);
- "Elite-Flows Limited" and "Green Wealth Limited" (website www.elite-flows.com).
A total of twelve websites have been blocked this week. This brings the total number of websites blocked by Consob since July 2019 to 1,666, when the Authority was granted the power to order the blocking of websites belonging to unauthorised financial intermediaries.
The Authority has exercised the powers deriving from the "Growth Decree" to block the websites of unauthorised financial intermediaries, those introduced by the "Capital Act" regarding the blocking of websites used to run advertising campaigns for unauthorised brokerage platforms, as well as the power introduced by Law No. 8 of 28 February 2020, Article 4, paragraph 3-bis, regarding the blocking of the website through which the unauthorised offer is made.
The measures adopted by Consob can be viewed on the website www.consob.it. Internet service providers operating in Italy are currently in the process of blocking access to these websites. For technical reasons, it may take a few days for the block to take effect.
It is important that savers exercise the utmost care when making fully informed investment decisions, adopting common-sense practices that are essential for safeguarding their savings: among these, checking in advance, for websites offering financial services and crypto-assets, that the operator through which one is investing is authorised and, for offers of financial products and crypto-assets, that the prospectus or white paper has been published.
Consob also draws attention to the evolution of deceptive practices that exploit the internet to steal users' money and personal data: there has been an increase in the use of new tools, such as emails and 'cloned' websites, fake profiles of politicians and celebrities, and content generated by artificial intelligence systems – such as images, voices or videos – with the aim of inducing investors to make harmful investment choices.
To this end, Consob urges investors to consult the dedicated information sheet containing advice on how to protect themselves from financial fraud in the age of artificial intelligence and reminds them that its website features the 'Watch for scams!' section, where useful information is available to warn investors against fraudulent financial schemes.
