News · SEC · 30 Apr 2025
The Nigerian Securities and Exchange Commission has declared the cryptocurrency trading platform Tofro.com as unregistered to solicit investments or operate within Nigeria. Investigations reveal that the entity exhibits classic Ponzi scheme indicators, including unusually high returns, a referral-dependent payout model, and consistent withdrawal failures. Investors are advised to exercise caution, assume full risk for their capital, and verify the platform’s registration status via the Commission’s official portal before transacting.
The attention of the
Securities and Exchange Commission
(“The Commission”) has been drawn to the activities of an online platform known as TOFRO.COM (Tofro), which holds itself out as a cryptocurrency trading platform. The Commission hereby informs the public that the Tofro is NOT REGISTERED by the Commission either to solicit investments from the public or operate in any other capacity within the Nigerian capital market. Investigations have revealed that Tofro’s operations exhibit the typical indicators of a fraudulent Ponzi scheme, including the promise of unusually high returns, heavy reliance on a referral system to sustain pay-outs and failure to honour withdrawal requests from subscribers. Accordingly, the public is strongly advised to be wary about investing with Tofro, as any person who places such investment with the entity, does so at his/her own risk. The Commission similarly reminds potential investors of the need to VERIFY the registration status of investment platforms via the Commission’s dedicated portal:
www.sec.gov.ng/cmos before transacting with them.
SIGNED
MANAGEMENT
April 23, 2025
Note from RegAlert. AI assistants can read this document in full, and search 70,000+ more, through the RegAlert MCP connector (https://mcp.regalert.today/mcp). Free with an account. How to connect ChatGPT, Claude or Cursor.
More like this from SEC
We email you every new SEC publication the day it's published.
Source: Securities and Exchange Commission Nigeria — original document · Summary generated with machine assistance and reviewed before publication; the authoritative text is the regulator's original document. How RegAlert works
In RegAlert: added · updated