Published reports and user-submitted notes on tracked companies

I was approached on Instagram about a Forex investment and sent an initial $150 after being promised rapid profits. The next day, I was told I had to pay a clearance fee before the displayed profit could be released. After I paid the cleara…

I was introduced to people on Facebook who promoted a supposed stock broker and claimed that many others were making money quickly through crypto and Forex trading. The contacts presented the opportunity as a trusted business. I lost $1,500…

I invested through Forexgrowths and watched trades with a manager while the account appeared to earn profits. I was told I could withdraw once the profit had been generated. The withdrawal required a processing fee, but after I paid it, no …

I would pause before sending money or identity documents to Pinnacle Crest Investment. The FCA warning names pinaccle-crestinvestment.com and says the firm is not authorised by the FCA and may be providing or promoting financial services wi…

I would not treat a polished trading site as proof that it is authorised. The FCA warning specifically names smartselectonlinetrade.com and says Smart Select Online Trade is not authorised by the regulator and may be targeting people in the…

The name Huron Financial Group LLC sounds formal, but I would still verify it before trusting it with money. The FCA warning names huronfinancialgroupllc.com and says the firm is not authorised by the FCA and may be offering financial servi…

The part that would concern me here is that the FCA warning lists several websites for Hestiainvest / Hestia Invest, including hestiainvest.com. It says the firm is not authorised by the FCA and may be targeting people in the UK. I would no…

I would want to resolve the authorisation question before dealing with Vortex Wealth Brokers. The FCA warning names vortexwealthbrokers.com and says the firm is not authorised by the regulator and may be providing or promoting financial ser…

I would not overlook the domain behind the CTI Capital name. The FCA warning identifies ctimarket.com and says the firm is not authorised by it and may be offering or promoting financial services in the UK without permission. That is enough…

I would be especially careful with the exact website in this case. The CSSF warning concerns people misusing the name of Neventa Management and identifies neventalux.com; it says the genuine Neventa Management is not connected with the desc…

I would check VaultBit’s status before responding to an investment offer. The regulator alert names vault-bit.com and says VaultBit is not registered with Quebec’s AMF and is not authorised to solicit investors in Quebec. That finding is ti…

AstroProfitUnion and astroprofitunion.com appear on New Zealand’s FMA list of fake investment platforms. Seeing the exact name and domain listed would make me stop before considering an investment through the site. I would verify the URL ag…

I would want more than a convincing name before trusting Capitalprimeoptions. The New Zealand FMA list of fake investment platforms includes capitalprimeoptions.com under the Capitalprimeoptions name. I would compare the address I was given…

I would be wary of unsolicited investment offers connected to Coinestra. The Dutch AFM describes Coinestra as a suspected boiler room and names coinestra.net in its warning. The word “suspected” matters: this is a regulator warning, not a c…

I would take the Bank of Russia’s entry for Bricks Gold seriously before considering the platform. The warning list names bricksgold.com and describes signs of a financial pyramid. That is the regulator’s stated assessment of the named serv…

I would want to understand the warning before considering GlobalSmartPip. The Bank of Russia lists globalsmartpip.org under signs of an illegal professional participant in the securities market. That wording is the regulator’s classificatio…

I would look closely at both names here, since the Bank of Russia entry lists MetaChainEx and FintrexPro together and names metachainex.com and fintrexpro.com. The regulator describes signs of an illegal professional participant in the secu…

The Bank of Russia entry for Optimal Trade Hub would make me stop and verify the platform. It names optimaltradehub.com and describes signs of an illegal professional participant in the securities market. I would compare the exact website a…

I would check BTDUex’s status before using the service in Alberta. The Alberta Securities Commission names btduex.com and says BTDUex is not registered to trade or advise on securities or derivatives in the province. That registration warni…