# Trying to pass of as T212

**URL:** <https://community.trading212.com/t/trying-to-pass-of-as-t212/85195>\
**Category:** 🤝 Help\
**Created:** [May 26, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/trying-to-pass-of-as-t212/85195 "2025-05-26T12:53:53Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![WakeMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5f8ce5/32.png) [@WakeMeUp](https://community.trading212.com/u/WakeMeUp)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/trying-to-pass-of-as-t212/85195/1 "2025-05-26T12:53:53Z")

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This appeared as a sponsored ad on my facebook feed. I realise it isn’t T212 but they seem to be trying to pass off as T212 and giving financial advice

 ![Screenshot 2025-05-26 135242](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/trading212/original/3X/f/c/fc0b8e341efe0edc9e21429c0dcabbc977a17cdf.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Bogi.H](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/bogi.h/32/23576_2.png) [@Bogi.H](https://community.trading212.com/u/Bogi.H)\
**Post date:** [May 26, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/trying-to-pass-of-as-t212/85195/4 "2025-05-26T13:43:32Z")

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Thanks for sharing 🙏 We’ll take care.

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**Author:** ![WakeMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5f8ce5/32.png) [@WakeMeUp](https://community.trading212.com/u/WakeMeUp)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/trying-to-pass-of-as-t212/85195/5 "2025-05-28T15:29:54Z")

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they’re still at it.

Facebook is terrible - its like the wild west

 ![Screenshot 2025-05-28 162901](https://europe1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/uploads/trading212/original/3X/c/6/c69bb0b665f36ec026d7f6e150e3c11731c4905d.png)

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**Author:** ![Dougal1984](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/dougal1984/32/14304_2.png) [@Dougal1984](https://community.trading212.com/u/Dougal1984)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/trying-to-pass-of-as-t212/85195/6 "2025-05-28T18:49:14Z")

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What’s the share, we should all be buying something that’s going from 28p to 25926p 🤣

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**Author:** ![Davey5150](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/davey5150/32/26549_2.png) [@Davey5150](https://community.trading212.com/u/Davey5150)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/trying-to-pass-of-as-t212/85195/7 "2025-05-28T20:21:29Z")

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It’s more of an “in/out” trading platform/whatsapp group; quite good if that’s your thing, mix up of US/UK stocks, daily briefings/training etc. think most people on there use Trading212 hence the hyphenated name.  
PS. you don’t have to pay anything to use it.

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**Author:** ![WakeMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/5f8ce5/32.png) [@WakeMeUp](https://community.trading212.com/u/WakeMeUp)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/trying-to-pass-of-as-t212/85195/8 "2025-05-28T21:01:51Z")

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They are still trying to pass-off as Trading212 which is wrong and illegal.

The last ad I shared says “our in-house Trading 212 stock analyst”

The ads amount to financial advice which is also illegal unless you are a regulated person who is able to provide financial advice.

It may be a great group but its promotion is highly questionable

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**Author:** ![Scrooge\_McCodf](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex013/user_avatar/community.trading212.com/scrooge_mccodf/32/18951_2.png) [@Scrooge\_McCodf](https://community.trading212.com/u/Scrooge_McCodf)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2025, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.trading212.com/t/trying-to-pass-of-as-t212/85195/9 "2025-05-28T22:14:54Z")

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Found the guy that runs it