CONSOB Blocks Six Abusive Investment Websites and Warns About AI-Driven Scams

Italy’s CONSOB ordered six websites blocked on July 31, 2026 and again highlighted the use of cloned sites and AI-generated images, voices and videos in financial scams.

Key facts

• CONSOB ordered six abusive investment-service sites blocked.
• The notice was dated July 31, 2026.
• CONSOB warned about cloned websites and counterfeit profiles.
• It also highlighted AI-generated images, voices and videos used to mislead investors.

What CONSOB did

CONSOB ordered the blocking of six websites through which investment services were being offered abusively. The listed operations included domains and associated client or webtrader pages, demonstrating why a check must extend beyond the marketing homepage.

The regulator also repeated a broader warning: online fraud increasingly uses cloned websites, false profiles of public figures and AI-generated images, voices or videos to persuade users to transfer money or personal data.

How clone sites create false trust

A clone can copy the name, logo, address or licence number of a genuine firm while directing clients to a different domain and payment destination. AI content can add a convincing voice or public figure without changing the underlying absence of authorisation.

What readers should do now

The safest response is to interrupt the transfer process and verify through a channel not supplied by the promoter.

• Search the regulator’s register for the exact legal entity.
• Compare every character of the domain.
• Check associated portal and webtrader addresses.
• Do not rely on a video, testimonial or public figure.
• Report the domain and preserve screenshots and payment instructions.

What this alert does not mean

CONSOB’s action concerns the listed sites. A similar name is not enough to accuse another company, and a site that is absent from this particular list is not automatically authorised.

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Sources and verification

• CONSOB: blocks six abusive investment websites — published July 31, 2026; jurisdiction: Italy; accessed August 25, 2026.

Last reviewed: August 25, 2026. Recheck dates, status, legal entities and live terms immediately before publication.

Image brief: Forensic browser comparison showing a legitimate register entry versus cloned domains and AI-generated impersonation indicators.

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