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Re: HongKong bitcoin trading place HKCEX has raised 25million dollars
by
razorfishsl
on 19/05/2014, 08:20:55 UTC
I will repeat this again….. even though it may not specifically relate to this company.

ANY company who CLAIM they operate out of HK, MUST be able to supply you with a copy of their business registration number.
If they refuse, it is illegal and you can report them to the HK fraud squad as well as the inland revenue DPT.( it is illegal in HK to operate as a business and not be registered)

With the BR number you can get a COMPLETE list of the directors, addresses and other details about the company from the government websites which are in ENGLISH.

It is ILLEGAL in hong Kong to operate any sort of money changing service/exchange (bitcoin) UNLESS it is correctly registered with the local government and the business has a money changers license.
Also  there is a legal requirement to obtain the details of customers to prevent money laundering. ( so an exchange taking your BTC and not asking your details, is a fairly clear indication)

No one can claim to run a business in HK or even operate from an address in HK unless they are correctly registered.( there is even a LEGAL requirement for them to display a copy of their BR at EVERY location the do business from and it must be visible to the public/customers)


So… Ask for their:
1.  Business registration number.
2.  MSO license

If they refuse then most likely they are SCAM artists, if they say the above  does not apply to them.. then they ARE scam artists.

Actually the 25 million in 'funding' was NOT funding but supposedly  related to  an unknown group who were going to purchase  25mill in BTC via the exchange at some indeterminate time, which is actually something completely different…..

RF