Auratus Gold securities fraud warning from New Zealand

Auratus Gold has received a securities fraud warning from New Zealand.

In its
September 27th warning
, the Financial Markets Authority (FMA) advises;

We recommend caution when dealing with Auratus, or any individuals or entity promoting its products or services.

FMA has been made aware of private seminars and webinars being hosted by Auratus promoters in New Zealand.

Auratus offers New Zealand investors “virtual gold” via a platform that uses blockchain technology.

Auratus is not a registered entity in New Zealand and is not authorised to offer financial services or products to New Zealand investors.

Auratus Gold is the latest spinoff of Josip Heit’s 
collapsed GSPartners Ponzi scheme
.

The 
original iteration of Auratus Gold’s fraudulent investment scheme
, built around “TAS Vault”, 
collapsed
 in June following a 
fraud warning from the Texas State Securities Board
.

The current iteration of Auratus Gold illegally solicits investment into a 
“Zai Cards” and “gold points” scheme
.

This is essentially a reboot of 
GSPartners’ “metacertificates” scheme
, which received over a dozen regulatory fraud warnings from regulators around the world.

The latest jurisdiction to issue a GSPartners fraud warning was 
the Bahamas
last month.

GSPartners’ collapse saw 
US and Canadian investors blocked
 and their funds confirmed stolen.

Promotion of GSPartners reboots, including Auratus Gold, were initially concentrated in South Africa and Australia.

Auratus Gold recruitment in South Africa collapsed following the 
arrest of Neil De Waal
 in late May.

Promotion of Auratus Gold in Australia is believed to have similarly collapsed, following an August 2024
Auratus fraud warning from ASIC
.

ASIC followed up earlier this month with a
second fraud warning
targeting
Auratus’ initial “gold vault” investment scheme
.

It appears following ASIC’s fraud warnings, Auratus scammers migrated promotion of Auratus from Australia to New Zealand.

Now with New Zealand’s authorities onto them, it’s expected Auratus Gold promotion will collapse in New Zealand too.

SimilarWeb tracked just ~16,800 monthly visits to Auratus Gold’s website across August 2024.

GSPartners and owner Josip Heit recently
settled securities fraud allegations with US authorities
.

Unfortunately, as per terms of the settlement, GSPartners victims in Australia and New Zealand don’t qualify for offered refunds. Auratus Gold investor losses remain unknown.

🤖 Quick Answer

What is the Auratus Gold securities fraud warning from New Zealand?

What does Auratus Gold offer to investors?
Auratus Gold offers investors "virtual gold" through a platform utilising blockchain technology. The company's promoters have been hosting private seminars and webinars in New Zealand to market these products, despite lacking authorisation from New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority to offer financial services in the country.

Is Auratus Gold a registered financial entity in New Zealand?
No. According to the Financial Markets Authority, Auratus Gold is not a registered entity in New Zealand and holds no authorisation to offer

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