The Malta Financial Services Authority has warned against trading with on-line operations under names which include “The Bank”, “SaneFX Binary”, “New Rich Lazy Trader”, “FXPro2” and “Gold Trade Pro” which have an internet presence at ; www.thebank.co , http://sanefxbinary.com/, http://richlazytrader.com, http://fxpro2.com and www.goldtradepro.com . These interconnected websites purport to offer financial services of various types and claim to be operated out of Malta by John Campbell.
"The MFSA wishes to alert the public, in Malta and abroad, that John Campbell and the mentioned operations are not licenced by the MFSA to provide any type of financial service. Accordingly, the MFSA warns the public against dealing with these entities," the authority said.
A list of entities licensed by the MFSA is available from the Malta Financial Services Authority, and can be viewed on the MFSA website at www.mfsa.com.mt.