Mohammad Hadi Balouti

Reference number: 606121

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Registered with the FCA

Mohammad Hadi Balouti is registered as a small payment institution. That is a lighter regime than full FCA authorisation, applied to smaller payment firms, and safeguarding of customer money is optional at this size.

Website, phone number and address

Compare these against whatever you were given. Scammers clone real firm names and reference numbers but use their own phone number and website, so a detail that does not match the register is the clearest warning sign there is.

In the full report: 3 background checks

  • When sarafietebar.com first appeared online, and whether it can receive email
  • What kind of line 0113 224 2380 is, and the other firm that gives it
  • Who else gives the postcode LS3 1JX
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Other names (1)

If you were contacted under any of these names, it is this firm.

  • Etebar Trading name: A name it trades under now.

FCA permissions and consumer protection

  • Handle payments & transfers No FSCS cover
    Safeguarding is optional for a payment firm of this size, so your money may not be held in a separate protected account. Ask the firm whether it safeguards customer funds before sending it money. FSCS protection does not apply either way.
  • Complaints Ombudsman, free
    You can refer a complaint about this firm to the Financial Ombudsman Service for free, whichever activity it relates to.
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  • 6. Money remittance.

FCA disciplinary action and complaints

No FCA disciplinary action.

The Financial Ombudsman Service only publishes complaint figures for firms with 30 or more new complaints in six months, so there are none here for this firm.

Key dates in its history

Mohammad Hadi Balouti’s history from the FCA register and Companies House, newest first.

2018

26 October 2018

  • Registered as a small payment institution

FCA register

2013

15 August 2013

  • Regulated by the FCA from this date
  • Began trading as "Etebar"

FCA register

16 May 2013

  • Supervised by HMRC under the money laundering rules from this date

FCA register

Director appointments and resignations, and trading names, appear under All events.

Firms connected to Mohammad Hadi Balouti

Other FCA-listed firms that share a director, phone number or address with Mohammad Hadi Balouti. A link shows who the firm is tied to, not whether either can be trusted.

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In the full report: the connected firm, named

  • How it is linked: the same phone number (1), the same postcode (1)
  • Who links it to this firm: the named directors, with dates
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Firms like Mohammad Hadi Balouti

Other firms of the same type (payment or money transfer firm), nearest first.

In Leeds

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  • 3 background checks on its contact details
  • All 4 events in its history
  • 1 connected firm, named, and who links them

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Frequently asked questions about this firm

Is Mohammad Hadi Balouti FCA authorised?
Yes, Mohammad Hadi Balouti (FRN 606121) is registered with the FCA and permitted to provide its regulated services.
What is Mohammad Hadi Balouti’s phone number and website?
The FCA register lists the phone number 0113 224 2380 and the website sarafietebar.com for Mohammad Hadi Balouti. If you were given different contact details, use these to check with the firm before going any further. The same number is also given by one other FCA firm.
Is Mohammad Hadi Balouti a scam or clone?
Mohammad Hadi Balouti is a genuine FCA-listed firm, and the FCA has published no warnings about fake versions of it. Scammers do copy real firms, though, so check that any contact details you were given match the ones on the register.
Is my money safe with Mohammad Hadi Balouti?
Protection depends on which product you hold and how Mohammad Hadi Balouti handles your money, so check the specific product before you commit. You can also refer complaints about Mohammad Hadi Balouti to the Financial Ombudsman Service, free of charge.
Does Mohammad Hadi Balouti use any other names?
It trades as Etebar.

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