Auratus fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website.

Auratus’ website domain (“auratus.gold”), was privately registered on November 29th, 2023.

Auratus came about following the collapse of the GSPartners fraudulent investment scheme.

GSPartners was an MLM crypto Ponzi scheme run through GSB Gold Standard Corporation. Both companies are owned by German national Josip Heit (right).

GSPartners offered investors, primarily in the US and Canada, weekly passive returns through “
metacertificates
“.

Regulators in Canada began cracking down on GSParners and Josip Heit in early 2023.

Quebec’s Autorite des Marches Financiers
cited GSPartners and fifty-two associated websites
in a March 9th, 2023 securities fraud warning

the Alberta Securities Commission added
GSPartners’ GSTrade platform
and
G999 Ponzi coin
to its Investment Caution List on March 15th, 2023

the Alberta Securities Commission
added GSPartners to its Investment Caution List
on May 19th, 2023

the British Columbia Securities Commission
issued a GSPartners securities fraud warning
on May 30th, 2023

Saskatchewan’s Financial and Consumers Affairs Authority issued a
GSPartners investor alert
on June 1st, 2023

the Ontario Securities Commission issued a
GSPartners and Swiss Valorem Bank securities fraud warning
on July 25th, 2023

In response to the initial Canadian regulatory fraud warnings, GSPartners attempted to
rebrand as Swiss Valorem Bank
in May 2023.

Swiss Valorem Bank flopped and was quickly abandoned. GSPartners continued to defraud consumers under its original name.

By October 2023 the strain of regulatory fraud investigations into GSPartners began to emerge. On October 3rd, 2023
GSPartners disabled weekly ROI payments
.

In November 2023, news broke of multiple US regulatory fraud investigations into GSPartners and Heit.

BehindMLM
confirmed ongoing CFTC and SEC investigations into GSPartners and Heit
on November 2nd, 2023

the Texas State Securities Board
issued a GSPartners and Josip Heit securities fraud cease and desist
on November 16th, 2023

Washington’s Department of Financial Institutions
issued a GSPartners and Josip Heit fraud warning
on November 16th, 2023

the Alabama Securities Commission
issued a GSPartners securities fraud cease and desist
on November 16th, 2023

California’s Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
issued a GSPartners securities fraud desist and refrain order
on November 16th, 2023

Kentucky’s Department of Financial Institutions
sued GSPartners and Josip Heit for securities fraud
on November 16th, 2023

Wisconsin’s Department of Financial Institutions
issued a GSPartners “global fraud scheme” warning
on November 16th, 2023

New Hampshire
issued a GSPartners “fraud and deception” cease and desist order
on November 16th, 2023

the Arizona Corporation Commission
issued a GSPartners and Josip Heit securities fraud cease and desist order
on November 16th, 2023

Florida’s Office of

🤖 Quick Answer

What is Auratus and its connection to previous fraud schemes?
Auratus is a gold investment platform whose domain was privately registered in November 2023. It emerged following the collapse of GSPartners, a fraudulent MLM cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme. Both entities are allegedly connected to German national Josip Heit and GSB Gold Standard Corporation, which previously offered investors weekly passive returns through metacertificates before facing regulatory action in Canada and the United States.

Why did regulators issue warnings about GSPartners?
Quebec's Autorité des Marchés Financiers issued a securities fraud warning on March 9th, 2023, citing GSPartners and fifty-two associated websites for fraudulent investment practices. The Alberta Securities Commission subsequently took similar action against the scheme, which had primarily targeted investors in the United States and Canada through deceptive passive income promises.

**What transparency issues does Auratus present?

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