Well-known figures allegedly advertise lucrative investment offers. They claim to have earned a lot of money in a very short time with these offers.
These scam articles are distributed via email, social media and ad networks. It is difficult to tell that this is a dubious advertisement and not a genuine newspaper article. Scammers try to add credibility to their offers, or post a few positive reviews. There are many variations of this type of scam. Often, these are fake interviews with celebrities posted on news sites. What they all have in common is that they claim you can make a lot of money in a short period of time, with little work and little investment. Ignore this type of advertising.
Specific measures
Preventive measures
How the NCSC can help
Further Information
- Ignore this type of advertising.
- If the ad was placed through an ad network, report it using the report feature.
- If the ad was placed by a social media account, report the account to the social media platform.
- The greater the promised return, the greater the risk.
- Check whether the financial service provider has been authorised by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).
- You should be particularly careful if the financial service provider is not authorised. Check out the financial service provider using online reviews.
- FINMA also maintains a non-exhaustive warning list.
- Never let salespeople put you under pressure.
- The NCSC reports suspected scam websites with a link to Switzerland to law enforcement authorities so that they can take appropriate action with the provider or registrar concerned.
- Your report via the online form helps the NCSC identify trends. This makes it possible for the NCSC to raise public awareness in a targeted way.
Last modification 09.10.2025
