How we verify

Where the data comes from

We assess each platform from public, observable signals: the company's own website and metadata, its legal and contact disclosures, domain and infrastructure records, the public channels it links to, and reports submitted by people who used it. We do not access private accounts, and we do not rely on any single source for a verdict.

The checks we run

Each profile is evaluated across ten checks grouped into four areas:

1. Domain & metadata — registration age, hosting, and whether technical details match the company's stated identity.
2. Legal disclosures — presence and consistency of terms, company registration, and claimed regulatory licences.
3. Contact & accountability — verifiable address, support routes, and whether the people behind the platform can be identified.
4. Reputation signals — public channels, prior names, and patterns linking the platform to known schemes.

What the trust levels mean

• Safe / Cleared — checks pass and no credible warning signals are on record.
• Caution — one or more checks raise concerns worth understanding before depositing.
• Low trust — multiple weak signals or unresolved disclosure gaps.
• Scam — strong, corroborated evidence of fraudulent behaviour, such as frozen withdrawals behind invented fees or fabricated regulatory claims.

How community reports are handled

Reports submitted by users are not published automatically. Each one is reviewed by a moderator for relevance and obvious abuse before it appears, and reports can be flagged by readers for re-review. Accountable submissions — where the reporter can be contacted — carry more weight than anonymous claims.

Limitations

Think an assessment is wrong? Companies and individuals can request a correction — see our editorial standards.