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🚨 Harbour FX Pty Ltd: Behind the Facade of Harbour Investment Partners
A new investment firm operating under the name Harbour Investment Partners (HIP) is showing all the signs of a well-coordinated financial scam. Registered legally as Harbour FX Pty Ltd, this entity claims to be a reputable investment partner — but what lies beneath is a patchwork of fake teams, suspicious domains, no verified financial advisers, and misleading marketing.

🧾 Entity Overview

Legal Name: Harbour FX Pty Ltd

Trading As: Harbour Investment Partners

ACN / ABN: 149 511 919 / 66 149 511 919

AFS Representative No.: 403005

AFSL Number: 510097 (via Red Leaf Securities Pty Ltd)

Director: Jeffrey Triganza

Address: Level 24, Three International Towers, 300 Barangaroo Ave, Sydney NSW 2000

Emails: info@harbour-fx.com.au

Phones: +61 2 8067 8303 / +61 2 8000 0551

❗ Their First Public Appearance? September 2024

Despite claims of experience and operational history, the first recorded public presence of Harbour Investment Partners was a press release published on September 20, 2024, linking to:

harbourinvestmentpartners.com.au (now taken down)

That’s it. No media articles, no archived business activity, no client-facing presence prior to that. This sudden, brief appearance — followed by the swift removal of their flagship domain — strongly suggests the intentional creation of a temporary front to appear credible before soliciting funds.

🌐 A Web of Confusion: Multiple Domains

The group has cycled through several domains, all of which were registered in 2025 or just before. Most now lead to dead pages or hosting errors:

Home

https://harbourinvestmentpartners.com.au/ (first used in PR, now removed)

Instead of investing in a single professional domain like any credible financial institution would, the operators are spreading their identity across multiple sites — a classic obfuscation tactic to confuse searches, dilute reviews, and avoid detection.

🛠️ Subdomain Overload & Suspicious Infrastructure

Just like known scams such as Capital Guard Pty Ltd, Harbour FX maintains an excessive number of technical subdomains, all tied to a narrow range of IP addresses. Here’s a sample:

SubdomainIPwww.harbour-fx.com.au66.29.141.138cpanel.harbour-fx.com.au66.29.141.138whm.harbour-fx.com.au66.29.141.138… dozens more across harbourplatform.com.au

This cloned backend infrastructure across multiple domains suggests the use of automation to rapidly deploy and redirect websites, which is common in online financial fraud operations.

🤖 Fake Team Members, No Advisers Listed

On Crunchbase, the company lists 17 “employees”, all featuring AI-generated profile photos. None of these individuals:
- Appear on ASIC’s Financial Advisers Register (FAR)
- Have LinkedIn profiles or public records
- Are registered with any recognised industry body
No legitimate company is allowed to give financial advice in Australia without listing its qualified staff on the FAR. This is a regulatory requirement — and the absence of any qualified representatives is a definitive signal of fraud.

Jeffrey Joseph Triganza, director of Harbour FX Pty Ltd (trading as Harbour Investment Partners), is at the centre of what appears to be a deliberately orchestrated financial scam. Under his direction, the company has been accepting client money without the proper authorisations, offering unlicensed financial advice, and operating what can only be described as a compliance-free “free-for-all.” Despite presenting itself as a legitimate investment firm, none of the so-called staff members are listed on ASIC’s Financial Advisers Register, meaning they are not legally allowed to give advice to retail clients. The company has no relationship with a licensed market maker, nor any infrastructure to support genuine investment activity — making this operation a complete fabrication from top to bottom. All signs point to Triganza knowingly directing a scam designed to exploit unsuspecting investors.

📉 No Authority to Accept Funds or Provide Advice

Operating under AFSL 510097. They are not authorised to:

Provide personal financial advice

Hold or manage client money

Sell financial products like bonds directly to retail clients

Any promotional activities or representations that go beyond these permissions violate ASIC compliance rules and will result in enforcement action.

📢 Who Is Responsible?

Red Lead Securities Pty Ltd

If you’ve dealt with this company or lost money, contact their licensee immediately:

John Athanasiou
Chief Executive Officer –
Red Leaf Securities Pty Ltd
AFSL: 510097
ABN: 97 606 000 800
📍 Level 2, 234 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
📞 (02) 8318 4300
📧 client.services@redleafsecurities.com

AFSL licensees are legally required to supervise their authorised representatives. If Harbour FX or Harbour Investment Partners has acted outside its authorised scope, the license holder may bear regulatory liability.

🚨 Final Warning

With no online history prior to September 2024, disposable domains, fake PR, no listed advisers, and AI-generated staff profiles — Harbour Investment Partners appears to be a textbook financial scam.

They use the same infrastructure, tactics, and deception patterns seen in other known fraud schemes. If you’ve been contacted by this group:

Do not transfer any money

Report immediately to ASIC: https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/contact-us/how-to-complain/report-misconduct-to-asic/ 

Protect your wealth. Do your due diligence. Always verify with ASIC before investing. This operation, while using real licences as a cover, is designed to mislead and disappear — just like their websites.
April 1, 2025
Harbour Investment Partners: Sophisticated Financial Scam
What began as a sleek new investment firm promising security and lucrative returns has quickly unravelled into what investigators and experts are now calling a likely coordinated financial fraud targeting everyday investors.

Harbour Investment Partners, which trades under the legal name Harbour FX Pty Ltd, has cultivated the appearance of legitimacy: a corporate address in Sydney’s iconic Barangaroo Towers, a professionally designed website, and claims of experienced financial guidance. But beneath this polished exterior lies a growing body of evidence suggesting a deliberate scheme to deceive retail investors — and quietly disappear.

A Company That Appeared Overnight

Harbour Investment Partners made its first public appearance on September 20, 2024, through a press release tied to the domain harbourinvestmentpartners.com.au. That domain is now offline.

There were no prior mentions of the company in financial publications, no archived business records, and no social media activity. Within weeks, the domain vanished — leaving behind no digital footprint except a wave of concerned investors and a handful of disjointed domains.

Paid Client Success Stories

Adding to the deception, Harbour Investment Partners hosts a dedicated “testimonials” site at testimonials.harbourinvestmentspartners.com — a domain populated entirely by paid actors posing as satisfied investors.

These video endorsements, which cost only a few hundred Australian dollars to produce, are designed to fabricate trust and mislead viewers into believing in the legitimacy of the scheme. What credible investment firm relies on paid performers instead of real clients?

The tactic is not just deceptive — it’s deeply unethical. The actors featured can be found offering their services on platforms like Fiverr, including OldManSteve, Laura C, and BookReviewsStew. These fabricated testimonials further confirm the operation’s intention to manipulate and defraud investors under the guise of legitimacy.

Harbour Investment Partners — Fake Reviews

A Trail of Domains and Dead Ends

Rather than establish a clear and consistent online identity, Harbour FX has cycled through a maze of domains, including:
Most of these are now inactive or return hosting errors. Experts say this “domain churn” is a hallmark of digital fraud, used to frustrate search engine indexing, avoid regulatory scrutiny, and eliminate traces of complaints or negative reviews.

Subdomain Sprawl, AI Staff, and a Suspicious Infrastructure

Further technical analysis reveals a troubling pattern: dozens of subdomains tied to a narrow range of IP addresses, likely deployed through automation. These include cpanel.harbour-fx.com.au, whm.harbour-fx.com.au, and similarly structured URLs across affiliated domains.

But it’s not just the web infrastructure that raises red flags. On the business platform Crunchbase, Harbour FX lists 17 employees — none of whom appear in public records. Their profile pictures? Almost certainly AI-generated.

More crucially, none of these individuals are listed on ASIC’s Financial Advisers Register (FAR) — a regulatory requirement for anyone offering advice to retail investors in Australia.

The Director at the Center of It All

At the helm of Harbour FX is Jeffrey Joseph Triganza, whose name is attached to company registration documents but absent from mainstream finance circles. Under his direction, the company has reportedly accepted investor funds without the proper authorisation, issued unlicensed financial advice, and operated without any visible compliance infrastructure.

Legal experts warn that these actions represent severe breaches of ASIC regulations and strongly indicate that the company is functioning as a fraudulent entity under the guise of legitimacy.

Not Licensed to Sell or Advise

Although Harbour FX operates under AFSL №510097, this licence is not their own. It is held by Red Leaf Securities Pty Ltd, who authorise Harbour FX as a representative. According to ASIC records, Harbour FX is not authorised to:
- Provide personal financial advice
- Hold or manage client money
- Offer or sell financial products (e.g., bonds) directly to retail clients
Any marketing claims or investment solicitations that overstep these permissions are not only misleading — they are illegal.

Who Bears Responsibility?

According to Australian regulations, licensees must supervise their authorised representatives. That puts the spotlight on Red Leaf Securities Pty Ltd, whose CEO, John Athanasiou, is now likely to face questions about oversight.

Anyone who believes they were misled by Harbour FX or Harbour Investment Partners should contact the license holder directly:

Red Leaf Securities Pty Ltd
AFSL: 510097
📍 Level 2, 234 George Street, Sydney NSW 2000
📞 (02) 8318 4300
📧 client.services@redleafsecurities.com

Regulators Urge Caution

The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has not issued a public warning yet, but individuals close to the matter say a formal investigation is likely imminent.

For now, financial experts urge investors to exercise extreme caution.

“Everything about this points to a deliberate and professional scam,” said one former regulatory auditor. “The signs are all there — fake staff, rapid domain rotation, no traceable business history, and unlicensed activities. If you’re thinking of investing with them, don’t.”

How to Protect Yourself
- Always verify a firm’s AFSL and its authorised activities directly through ASIC.
- Be wary of pressure sales tactics, promises of guaranteed returns, or anonymous teams.
- Report suspicious activity directly via: asic.gov.au/report-misconduct
Harbour Investment Partners may have presented itself as a rising star in Australia’s investment scene, but all evidence points to a sophisticated, compliance-free operation built to deceive and disappear. In an industry built on trust, this operation serves as a stark reminder: the glossier the pitch, the closer you should look.
April 1, 2025