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ASIC flags lwp-capitalltd.com as a clone impersonating licensed firm LWP Capital

ForexRev reported on 30 October 2026 that ASIC flagged lwp-capitalltd.com as a clone impersonating the licensed LWP Capital Pty Ltd, which is not involved.

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Source: forexrev.com · published

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What happened

ForexRev reported on 30 October 2026 that the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has alerted the public to a clone impersonating the licensed firm LWP Capital Pty Ltd using the domain lwp-capitalltd.com. According to the report, the ASIC warning is dated 29 October 2026 and the website impersonates the licensed firm without any financial authorisation, with the aim of misleading investors about the legitimacy of the operation. The genuine LWP Capital Pty Ltd is the firm being impersonated. It is not the operator of the website and is not involved.

How the scam works

ForexRev's report, which summarises regulator warnings published that day, gives few details. It does not say how investors are approached or what the site offers. The usual pattern of a clone site, which regulators describe in many such warnings, is to copy the name of a genuine licensed business so that a check of the licence or company name seems to confirm it is real. The domain lwp-capitalltd.com has an extra “ltd” compared with the real firm's name, which is typical of lookalike addresses.

ASIC's Investor Alert List names companies, businesses and websites that may be targeting Australian consumers, do not hold a current Australian financial services or credit licence from ASIC, and are not allowed to offer investments in Australia. For people considering an offer from a firm they do not know, the safe checks are to search the ASIC registers and the Investor Alert List, to find the genuine firm's contact details through ASIC's register rather than a link from the offer, and to be cautious of unsolicited approaches, guaranteed returns and pressure to deposit money quickly. Anyone who has dealt with lwp-capitalltd.com can report it to ASIC and Scamwatch.

Source

ForexRev, “Fake LWP Capital among 7 new CONSOB, ASIC and FCA warnings”, 30 October 2026, reporting an ASIC alert dated 29 October 2026.

Red flags

  • A website at lwp-capitalltd.com that uses the name of LWP Capital Pty Ltd, a licensed firm.
  • A domain that differs from the genuine firm's own website.
  • A firm named in an ASIC warning that holds no financial authorisation for the site.
  • An unsolicited investment approach from a firm you cannot verify.
  • Claims of licensing or registration that you cannot confirm on ASIC's register.

If you were targeted

  1. 1Do not deposit money or share documents with lwp-capitalltd.com.
  2. 2Look up LWP Capital Pty Ltd on ASIC's register and contact it only through details found there.
  3. 3Check any investment firm on ASIC's Investor Alert List and licence register before dealing with it.
  4. 4If you sent money, contact your bank immediately and report to ASIC and Scamwatch.
  5. 5Be wary of guaranteed returns and pressure to deposit quickly.
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