ARC Capital Venture (Australia) Pty Ltd Name Fraudulently Used in International Bond Impersonation Scam

Due Diligence is Your Responsibility.

Bullseye Investigations has been made aware of an international impersonation scam targeting Australian investors through fraudulent government and corporate bond offers. The scheme involves the unlawful use of the name ARC Capital Venture (Australia) Pty Ltd together with the unrelated name of ARC Capital Venture LLC.

The individuals behind this activity are offshore operators who have falsely represented themselves as being connected to these entities. The documentation circulated to investors includes forged onboarding materials, fabricated adviser identities, false client agreements and references to legitimate Australian company and regulatory details in an attempt to manufacture credibility.

ARC Capital Venture (Australia) Pty Ltd and ARC Capital Venture LLC are separate legal entities. There is no ownership, control, agency, partnership or representative relationship between them. Any representation that they are operating together in connection with bond investments is incorrect. ARC Capital Venture (Australia) Pty Ltd is not the Australian arm of ARC Capital Venture LLC as falsely reported.

ARC Capital Venture (Australia) Pty Ltd does not hold an Australian Financial Services Licence and is not currently authorised to provide financial services in Australia. ARC Capital Venture LLC is not licensed or authorised to provide financial services in Australia. The bond offers in question were not conducted under any valid Australian Financial Services Licence authorisation. The conduct described was carried out by unknown third parties falsely claiming association with licensed entities.

The scam structure follows a recognised international investment fraud pattern. Publicly available independent reviews relating to arc-capital.com indicate complaints across multiple jurisdictions including the United Kingdom, Germany, Portugal and the United States. Reported conduct includes blocked withdrawals, escalating “processing” fees and further payment demands framed as “verification” requirements.

Known contact details linked to the impersonation activity include the domain arc-capital.com together with several Australian telephone numbers. Information obtained indicates these numbers may be virtual services routing calls offshore. Investors should treat communications from these sources as high risk and avoid transferring funds or providing identification documents without independent verification.

Documents provided as part of the onboarding process may appear legitimate but are not necessarily binding. Where documents are not executed by the named company or were not authorised by that company, they are incapable of creating enforceable obligations against that entity. Individuals affected by this scheme have transacted with unknown and unauthorised third parties, not with the entities named in the documentation.

Investors are reminded that verifying a company name on ASIC’s Professional Registers alone is not sufficient due diligence. Before committing funds, investors should independently contact the relevant AFSL holder using publicly listed contact details and confirm adviser authorisations and bank account instructions directly with a responsible manager or equivalent officer.

If you believe you have been approached in connection with these bond offers, preserve all communications and report the matter to your State Police Fraud Division without delay. Independent legal advice should be sought before directing allegations toward any entity to ensure claims are made against the correct party.

Bullseye Investigations will continue monitoring developments relating to this matter and will publish further updates if required.