FINMA warns primwestsa.com is an unauthorised provider unrelated to Geneva firm PRIMWEST SA
On 26 October 2026 the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) added 'primwestsa.com / mail.primwestsa.com' to its warning list of companies that may be providing services without the authorisation requir…
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Source: finma.ch · published
What happened
On 26 October 2026 the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) added 'primwestsa.com / mail.primwestsa.com' to its warning list of companies that may be providing services without the authorisation required by FINMA. The entry gives a domicile of Genève and says the provider is not entered in the commercial register. FINMA states that the provider is not related to PRIMWEST SA in Geneva, a genuine company registered in the commercial register, so the domains appear to be using a name similar to a legitimate business. FINMA's warning list includes firms it believes may be carrying out unauthorised activities.
How the scam works
FINMA's warning list is a regulatory notice. The entry says the named companies are not authorised and may be carrying out financial market activity without the licence they require. It does not describe how the site approaches people or whether anyone has lost money, so nothing is claimed here about particular payments or victims.
The notable detail is the name. FINMA's remarks say that www.primwestsa.com and mail.primwestsa.com are not related to PRIMWEST SA in Geneva, which is entered in the Swiss commercial register. A site that borrows or closely mimics a real company's name lets an unauthorised operator look established, because a search for the name turns up a genuine company with a clean record. The extra 'mail.' subdomain suggests the name may also be used for email, but FINMA doesn't say so.
PRIMWEST SA is the real company named and is not accused. The check that matters is whether the domain you're dealing with is the one the registered firm actually uses.
Source
FINMA warning list entry "primwestsa.com / mail.primwestsa.com" (26 October 2026).
Red flags
- An investment or financial provider that isn't entered in the Swiss commercial register.
- A website whose name copies a genuine registered company, such as PRIMWEST SA.
- An email address on a lookalike domain.
- A provider that is listed on FINMA's warning list.
- Pressure to deal quickly without verifying who you are paying.
If you were targeted
- 1Check any provider against FINMA's lists and the Swiss commercial register before dealing with it.
- 2Avoid primwestsa.com and mail.primwestsa.com.
- 3Contact a genuine company only through details you find independently.
- 4Don't send money or documents to an unverified provider.
- 5Report suspicious providers to FINMA through its reporting form.