Consob warning of 6 April 2021: Illegal use of the Consob acronym and logo

The National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange (Consob) reports that, unspecified individuals by sending e-mail messages (from addresses apparently referable to Consob), by illegally using Consob acronym and the logo), identifiers of the National Commission for Companies and the Stock Exchange, offer savers the possibility of being recognized as the owners of quantities of cryptocurrencies (such as bitcoins at would be available to Consob as they are allegedly "blocked" from it. Savers are advised that these messages are in no way related to Consob nor have they been authorised by Consob. Such initiatives could be aimed at appropriating sums of money and/or personal data.

(Published in "Consob Informa" no. 13/2021 - 6 April 2021)