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Published Date: 25-03-2025

BDCB Alert List Update

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Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB) would like to inform members of the public that the BDCB Alert List has been updated. 

 

The BDCB Alert List is a list of persons (i.e. companies and individuals) who, based on information available to BDCB at the time of publication, may be or may have been wrongly perceived as being licensed, authorised or regulated by BDCB. This list is without prejudice to any further assessment by BDCB regarding the activities of the persons concerned. 

 

BDCB would also like to inform the public that the following company or individual has been included in the Alert List: 

 

  1. Best Brunei Energy Service & Trading (allegedly misusing Brunei Energy Services & Trading Sdn Bhd (BEST)) / BEST Trading / Asia Pacific Operations / City Index Stock Market Expert / BEST Investment Brunei

  2. Cryptolux_Investment

  3. Investment Trade Master Partners

  4. Hj Ismail Abdullah Investment (BTC)

  5. Apex Capital Exchange (allegedly misusing Asia Pacific Exchange Ltd / Apex Pte Ltd) (7424957) / Personal BDCB Online Loan (7286481)

  6. central.loan.online (IG profile) / trusted loan Brunei BN / personal.loan.online (7270357)

  7. E-Loan Syariah Online / Pinjaman Online Loan / Loan Temburong Brunei (7369398)

  8. Personal Loan Money Brunei / Fast Easy Loan Money Brunei (FB profile) / Syarikat Perusahaan Dcloud (8945839) / Rozimah Loan Trusted Brunei (FB profile) / Loan Trusted Brunei / Hazwani Emran (FB profile) (7345424)

  9. Easy loan syariah BDCB online (FB profile)

  10. BoomEnterprise (FB profile)

  11. KMS Settle Loan (TikTok account) (8871720)

  12. Nuur.Fatimah (TikTok account) [7401384)

  13. KayaBrunei.Link

     

    The BDCB Alert List can be found on the BDCB website.   

     

    BDCB would like to remind the public to only deal with financial institutions licensed by BDCB, and to avoid any unlicensed companies or individuals carrying out or offering financial services, especially those with characteristics of get-rich-quick or pyramid schemes. Financial products and services that must be licensed by BDCB include money changer, money remittance and money lending, among others. Members of the public are reminded that they will not be protected under BDCB’s regulatory framework should they deal with companies or individuals that are unlicensed or unregulated. 

     

    Members of the public may visit the BDCB website at www.bdcb.gov.bn or follow BDCB’s Instagram @centralbank.brunei for more information on the dangers of unlicensed financial entities as well as on how to identify financial scams. 

     

    BDCB remains committed to the financial stability of Brunei Darussalam and to safeguarding Brunei Darussalam's financial system and the interests of financial consumers. BDCB will also continue to actively monitor any suspicious or unlicensed financial activities in Brunei Darussalam. If the public has any information on unlicensed financial activities, please contact BDCB at 2380007 or 8380007 or email us at fci@bdcb.gov.bn.