France: Autorité des Marchés Financiers Says Watch Out for Fake News Sites

August 25, 2026 @ 10:03 am By JD Alois

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) in France has issued a caution to the public to look out for fake media websites.

According to the regulator, a bevy of news sites have recently been impersonating French news sites by copying their design and identity. Apparently, the goal is to promote a bogus trading platform – BitKeltTrade.

The bogus news sites include top media mastheads like Le Figaro, Le Monde, France Info, and more.

The scam includes fake news presented as covering famous French individuals who have made investments via BitKeltTrade

The AMF has blacklisted Bitkelttrade.com, and it is investigating other websites. The Bitkelttrade website remains live.

The domain was registered in 2025 with a listed address in Iceland, which has strong data protection laws.

The AMF posted a list of bogus news URLs, shared below.

https://thryva.cyou
https://pyrix.cyou
https://sylith.cyou
https://vexara.cyou
https://kaelixithvenixara.cyou
https://velith.cyou
https://synithixaraithven.cyou
https://zentha.cyou
https://kaelva.cyou

Reg A - Form 1-A Filings Beta

Beta. Initial Form 1-A only. Target raise is the stated Amount to be Raised, totaled. Compared with the same dates one year earlier.

YTD: Jan 1, 2026 - Oct 29, 2026 vs Jan 1, 2025 - Oct 29, 2025

Number of Filings132Prior 128 +3.1%

Target Raise, Total$3.44BPrior $3.56B -3.5%

	This YTD	Year prior	Change
Filings	132	128	+3.1%
Target raise	$3.44B	$3.56B	-3.5%

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Source: DisclosureQuest. Initial Form 1-A only.

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This display counts initial Form 1-A filings only. It does not represent subsequent filings, including Form 1-A/A amendments or Form 1-A POS post-qualification updates filed by the issuer. Amounts are the stated Amount to be Raised on the initial filing, not capital raised and not amounts revised in later filings.

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