Best Bond Rates Scam Warning: FCA-Listed Fake Bond Site

Best Bond Rates presents a comparison table to people looking for fixed-rate bonds that pay more than banks do. It is a website that the UK financial regulator, the FCA, added to its list of unauthorised firms in June 2026. The comparison-site look serves as an intermediary that draws money straight into the scammers' account.
🧾 How the Bond Comparison Cover Works
In schemes of this kind, a user reaches a "best rates" table through an advert or a search result and fills in a contact form. Someone then calls, claiming to represent a well-known bank or investment firm.
- Official-looking application documents are sent for a fixed-term bond.
- Payment is requested to the account of a third person or company, not the institution itself.
- At maturity, a "tax" or "early redemption" fee is demanded instead of the principal being paid out.
🔍 Official Warnings and Domain Details
On 3 June 2026 the FCA published an unauthorised financial services warning for bestbondrates.co.uk, and the Norwegian supervisory authority added the same warning to its own list the same month. The domain was registered on 5 June 2025, and by the end of October 2026 the site was not responding. In Türkiye, bond sales or intermediation can only be carried out by firms authorised by the SPK; unauthorised activity is a criminal offence under Article 109 of Capital Markets Law No. 6362.
🔗 Other Platforms Using the Same Method
We have also added to our archive other schemes run under the look of a savings and bond rate comparison.
- The Bond Rate Compare comparison site
- The bondsmith.uk savings account scheme
- A bond fund offer under the Sterling Bond Fund name
- Fake government bond and eurobond salesTR
🧭 The Legal Process for Victims
- For transfers sent abroad, recalling a SWIFT transfer is a time-sensitive possibility.
- Against the holders of the accounts the money reached, an unjust enrichment claimTR comes into play.
- For collection, an asset investigationTR is carried out.
For detailed information and legal support, you can contact Savun Law & Consultancy.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Is Best Bond Rates a bank?
The bond document I received carries the logo of a real bank. Is that enough?
I was asked to pay tax at maturity. Is that normal?
I sent money through Best Bond Rates. What should I do?

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This page is an English adaptation of our Turkish article Best Bond Rates (bestbondrates.co.uk) Sahte Tahvil Faizi Yatırım Dolandırıcılığı.
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