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Pinney Investment Lab / PISI Group
Unknown persons are using WhatsApp groups to approach investors in Germany under these names, offering investments without authorisation.
- Warned by
- BaFin — Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Germany
- Date of warning
- 11 September 2026
- Category
- Unauthorised business
- Legal basis
- German Banking Act, section 37(4)
- Other jurisdictions
- None recorded
- Status
- Active — last checked 2026-09-13
If you have already sent money
- Contact your bank immediately and ask whether the transfer can be recalled
- File a criminal complaint with the police — see reporting fraud in Germany
- Report it to BaFin so the warning record stays current
- Ignore anyone who contacts you offering to recover your funds for a fee
A warning about “recovery” services
People who have lost money to a platform like this are frequently approached a second time by firms promising to get it back for an up-front fee. That is a follow-on scam. No legitimate service asks for payment in advance to recover stolen funds.
Record of official action
Source: BaFin — Federal Financial Supervisory Authority, Germany, warning published 11 September 2026 — read the original notice. Reproduced under the EU Open Data Directive 2019/1024. This page reports a regulator’s published statement and makes no independent allegation. If this warning is withdrawn by BaFin, this entry will be marked withdrawn. Errors: FILL IN — your contact address.