BJ Mining (bjmining.com) presents itself as a UK-based cloud mining platform founded in 2015, offering cryptocurrency mining contracts with promises of stable daily returns . However, the Austrian Financial Market Authority (FMA) has issued a formal warning against the platform’s operator, BJ Management Limited, stating that it lacks the necessary authorization to distribute cloud mining packages in Austria, which are classified as Alternative Investment Funds (AIF) under Austrian law . Security analysts have flagged the site with a 11/100 trust score, and extensive victim reports reveal a systematic pattern of account freezes, contract manipulation, and blocked withdrawals designed to extract additional funds from investors .
🚩 Official Regulatory Warning
| Regulator | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|
| FMA (Austria) | Formal warning – no authorization to distribute cloud mining packages (classified as AIF) | December 4, 2025 |
The FMA explicitly states that BJ Management Limited, operating through bjmining.com, does not hold the required authorization to offer these investment products in Austria. Anyone providing banking, financial, or securities services in Austria requires a license from the FMA – and BJ Mining has no such authorization . The site has also been added to the Watchlist Internet fraud database .
🚩 Key Warning Signs & Scam Indicators
1. Extremely Low Trust Scores
Gridinsoft’s analysis shows an 11/100 trust score with multiple warnings, including detection on blacklists and a Trustpilot score of 2.5/5 based on 48 reviews . Security analysts note that while the domain is old (registered 2018), the current active website exhibits characteristics of a suspicious operation .
2. Misleading Company Claims
The platform claims to be “fully compliant” and headquartered in the UK . However:
- No verifiable FCA registration exists for BJ Mining
- No legitimate company registration has been independently verified
- The FMA warning confirms the operator is not authorized to offer these investment products
3. VIP Contract Trap – Systematic Fraud Pattern
Multiple victims report an identical scam pattern:
4. Fake Positive Reviews
The Trustpilot page shows a 4.7/5 rating with suspicious patterns :
- Reviews use identical language (“computing power,” “transparency,” “daily reports”)
- Reviews are posted in clusters
- Legitimate financial platforms rarely have such uniformly positive reviews
- Trustpilot has flagged the company for “breach of guidelines”
5. Hidden Ownership & Anonymous Registration
- WHOIS data shows owner information is not publicly accessible
- Domain registered through GoDaddy.com, LLC
- The address listed (71 Unit 1 Moor Park Avenue, Blackpool, Lancashire, England) is unverifiable
6. Discrepancy Between Trust Scores
Security analysts note conflicting trust evaluations:
- ScamAdviser gives a moderate score due to domain age (6+ years)
- Gridinsoft gives a very low 11/100 score with blacklist warnings
- The site is flagged by multiple security vendors including CRDF
💬 Victim Testimonies
VIP Contract Trap – $100,000 Ransom
Multiple victims report the same pattern:
“I was doing fine until I took out a VIP contract. BJM then claimed that I was contractually required to purchase 10 further contracts valued at US$12,000 each. When I started to do this using my accumulated balance they basically said that I was no allowed to do that and Froze my account. They then told me that the only way my account could be unfrozen was by depositing more funds, of the order of US$100,000” .
Contract Manipulation
“They alter my one contract which is long months already and they make it VIP so that they can restrict it and they can force me to deposit thousand so that more money they can scam from me… I carefully read the contract before purchase. It’s so disappointing they ignore my concern and frozen my account” .
Same Wi-Fi, Same Scam
“My Friend and i live in a student hostel and we use the same WLAN. He did a mining contract on BJ-Minining but it was a VIP Contract. He was unable to fulfill the contract… I started with 2 contracts and for a few days I was always able to transfer the earnings. Suddenly, the payout was blocked… ‘Your account’s withdrawal function has been restricted by the system, because another account using the same IP address has not yet completed the VIP Continuous Purchase Contract process.’ They blocked me because I use the same Wi-Fi as my friend!!!!! That is incredible. That’s scam!” – Rolandgo .
Total Scam – Pyramid Scheme
“SCAM TOTAL SCAM. IT’S A PYRAMID SCHEME… The returns are too good to be true. I was able to get some money but it didn’t cover how much I put in until they blocked my account and when I asked about FCA they removed the chat box. They will find ways to get your account down regardless of how mindful you are with their contract terms and conditions” .
Blocked Withdrawals and Frozen Funds
“SCAM ALERT – extremely poor service, unresponsive support and frozen funds, even the funds of my referrals have been frozen. I joined BJ Mining this year and invested across multiple plans. The last time I attempted to withdraw funds it was refused with vague explanations. My interactions with automated response bots ended with no substantive human follow-up” .
Legal Advice Confirms Scam Pattern
A UK solicitor analyzing a similar complaint concluded:
“What you describe has the hallmarks of a classic crypto recovery scam. No genuine UK-registered financial services firm would ever accidentally credit you with tens of thousands of dollars and then demand that you ‘re-deposit’ the same sum to unlock your account. That is a common scam technique designed to pressure you into sending more money, rather than a real operational error” .
Disappeared with Money
“The platform disappeared with money. And there is no contact with them. What happened? Why there is no info about it anywhere” .
Physical Address is a Furniture Shop
“Having done some further research bjmining seem to be based out of a furniture shop in the West Midlands” .
Pressure to Deposit More
“They pay out for a while and you can withdraw ok, but my experience is that having bought the same contract each week they announce you have a vip contract and that you must buy 20 of these in one week to be able to withdraw your funds. Funnily enough this has happened as soon as the crypto market has taken a downward turn” .
Systematically Blocked
“I was allowed to take out small withdrawal which made me build up my trust. When it was time for the second withdrawal, then the issue of putting more money came in. I was told to deposit more in order to take out my money. When I asked why fees are being required, I was told it’s in the contract which is not because I took my time going through it the contract. When I couldn’t add any money they blocked my account” .
Legal Action Threatened
“My second email, threatening with legal action received a reply after more than 10 days, but none of the reply was anyhow related to my previous email(s). Instead of that, BJ Mining tried to force me into investing even more money into their scam / ponzi scheme” .
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