NZ FMA warns Angel Mine (angelmine.co) falsely claims New Zealand registration
On 28 October 2026 New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) added "Angel Mine" and the website angelmine.co to its warning about entities and websites falsely claiming to be registered in New Zealand to target …
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Source: fma.govt.nz · published
What happened
On 28 October 2026 New Zealand's Financial Markets Authority (FMA) added "Angel Mine" and the website angelmine.co to its warning about entities and websites falsely claiming to be registered in New Zealand to target overseas investors. The FMA also lists an email address for the entity. The FMA describes the claim of New Zealand registration as false. It does not accuse any real New Zealand company, and any genuine business whose details may be copied is not involved.
How the scam works
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA) keeps a warning page for entities and websites that falsely claim to be registered in New Zealand in order to attract overseas investors. The FMA says the scam usually works in these steps. The entity may show a fake New Zealand incorporation certificate, or misuse the details of a real New Zealand company, to look genuine. It approaches people through social media or messaging apps. It then asks for payments to overseas bank accounts or in cryptocurrency. The FMA does not say who runs Angel Mine, and the real New Zealand companies whose details are copied are not accused.
Anyone can check whether a New Zealand company exists on the Companies Office register and whether a provider of financial services is on the Financial Service Providers Register. Registration on the Companies Register is not an approval to offer investments, and a company certificate is easy to forge, so look the company up yourself instead of relying on documents the firm sends.
As in other investment scams, victims may see convincing profits on a screen, be asked for "fees" or "taxes" when they try to withdraw, and then lose contact. Warning-list entries are not court findings; they describe a risk identified by the regulator.
Source
New Zealand Financial Markets Authority, warning "Entities falsely claiming NZ registration", entry for Angel Mine, 28 October 2026.
Red flags
- A claim of New Zealand registration or an incorporation certificate that you cannot verify on the official registers.
- Contact through social media or a messaging app by someone you do not know.
- Requests to pay to overseas bank accounts or in cryptocurrency.
- Promised returns that seem unusually high.
- Extra fees or taxes demanded before you can withdraw.
If you were targeted
- 1Look up the company on the Companies Office register and the Financial Service Providers Register yourself.
- 2Do not rely on certificates or documents supplied by the firm.
- 3Stop sending money and keep records of all payments and messages.
- 4Report the entity to the FMA and to your local police or financial regulator.
- 5Be cautious of anyone offering to recover lost money for a fee.