The Austria Financial Market Authority (FMA) published a new instalment of its consumer information series “Let’s talk about money” focused on the importance of reporting investment fraud, arguing that victims’ silence can protect perpetrators and delay action. The FMA highlights that police reports help investigators identify emerging scam patterns more quickly and that even small digital traces can be decisive. It also notes that an official report is a prerequisite for asserting claims against perpetrators. Reports submitted to the FMA are used for awareness-raising and preventive work, including publishing investor warnings where a provider is unauthorised, and filing reports with the Public Prosecutor’s Office where criminal offences are suspected. Information such as payee account numbers and transaction data can also support anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing efforts and is shared with national and international working groups coordinating measures across Europe. The FMA states that the latest edition is available in English alongside past editions.

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