Scam broker & platform watchlist
Scam Broker Directory
This directory lists brokers, platforms, and “recovery” services reported to Seamus Manley Investigations or identified through our work on complex financial and cryptocurrency matters. Entries are for information only, and do not replace your own due diligence.
EAST BANQUE DE COMMERCE Operator Advisory
Case record for EAST BANQUE DE COMMERCE. Source cited: Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority. Record date: 2025-07-29. Recorded online address: www.eastbanque.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportCase File: The Investment Checker
Case record for The Investment Checker. Source cited: Financial Conduct Authority. Record date: 2020-10-29. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportSeamus Manley Notes on Premium Fxtrades: Evidence-First Investigation & Next Steps
Case record for Premium FXtrades. Recorded online address: premium-fxtrades.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportForexmarkettrade Investigator’s Dossier
Case record for Forexmarkettrade. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (Spain – Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores). Record date: 2020-05-12. Recorded online address: forexmarkettrade.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportTrevali Mining Corporation (no relation to a reporting issuer of the same name) Operator Advisory
Case record for Trevali Mining Corporation (no relation to a reporting issuer of the same name). Source cited: British Columbia Securities Commission. Record date: 2026-05-28. Recorded online address: https://trevaliminingcorp.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportSeamus Manley Notes on Vaquita Capital
Case record for Vaquita Capital. Source cited: Financial Markets Authority. Record date: 2023-11-08. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportWise-Income Limited Operator Advisory
Case record for Wise-Income Limited. Source cited: Financial Conduct Authority. Record date: 2023-06-29. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportSeamus Manley Notes on Ifemarkets: Evidence-First Investigation & Next Steps
Case record for IFE Markets. Recorded online address: ifemarkets.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportCase File: bestisacomparison re
Case record for bestisacomparison re. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority). Record date: 2021-09-10. Recorded online address: comparetopisas.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportAgustin Ag Operator Advisory
Case record for Agustin Ag. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (Switzerland – Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority). Record date: 2025-11-28. Recorded online address: agustin-ag.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportPlatform Due-Diligence: Diamond Futurity Fund/DFF (Ireland) Limited (clone of FCA authorised fund)
Case record for Diamond Futurity Fund/DFF (Ireland) Limited (clone of FCA authorised fund). Source cited: Financial Conduct Authority. Record date: 2021-08-25. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportBtxgroup Case File: Broker Scam-Pattern Analysis & Recovery Options
Case record for BTX Group. Recorded online address: btxgroup.io. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportSeamus Manley Notes on pioneerfinanceltd.com – Imposter website
Case record for pioneerfinanceltd.com – Imposter website. Source cited: Financial Markets Authority. Record date: 2024-07-03. Recorded online address: pioneerfinanceltd.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportStallionholdings Investigator’s Dossier
Case record for Stallionholdings. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority). Record date: 2025-07-04. Recorded online address: stallionholdings.co.uk. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportMergeassetsandfinance Operator Advisory — Red Flags and What to Do If You’re Stuck
Case record for Merge Assets and Finance. Recorded online address: mergeassetsandfinance.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportRaden Capital Ventures Investigator’s Dossier
Case record for Raden Capital Ventures. Source cited: Financial Conduct Authority. Record date: 2021-06-30. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportCase File: CED Capital Ltd (cloned firm)
Case record for CED Capital Ltd (cloned firm). Source cited: FSMA Belgium. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportCryptometatrades Operator Advisory — Red Flags and What to Do If You’re Stuck
Case record for Cryptometatrades. Recorded online address: cryptometatrades.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportCase File: CryptoPoolExtraction Ltd.
Case record for CryptoPoolExtraction Ltd.. Source cited: Ontario Securities Commission. Record date: 2022-03-10. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportOnyxbrokersltd Case File: Broker Scam-Pattern Analysis & Recovery Options
Case record for Onyxbrokersltd. Recorded online address: onyxbrokersltd.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportPlatform Due-Diligence: Bleaxmond a trading style of Alephlink Solutions Limited
Case record for Bleaxmond a trading style of Alephlink Solutions Limited. Source cited: Financial Conduct Authority. Record date: 2020-08-11. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportCase File: Acarix Groupe
Case record for Acarix Groupe. Source cited: FSMA Belgium. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportGrgforex Case File: Broker Scam-Pattern Analysis & Recovery Options
Case record for Grgforex. Recorded online address: grgforex.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportLf Operator Advisory
Case record for Lf. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (Hong Kong – Securities and Futures Commission). Record date: 2024-06-28. Recorded online address: lf.aresmgntcn.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportPreferred Capital Operator Advisory — Red Flags and What to Do If You’re Stuck
Case record for Preferred Capital. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportAUTOFOREX DIRECT Investigator’s Dossier
Case record for AUTOFOREX DIRECT. Source cited: Financial Conduct Authority. Record date: 2022-04-22. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportPlatform Due-Diligence: Payback Recovery
Case record for Payback Recovery. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (Australia – Australian Securities and Investments Commission). Record date: 2023-11-13. Recorded online address: payback-recovery.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportUnited Asia Platform Due-Diligence — Is United Asia a Legit Broker or Questionable Operator?
Case record for United Asia. Recorded online address: united-asia.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportPlatform Due-Diligence: EDY
Case record for EDY. Source cited: Securities and Futures Commission. Record date: 2024-03-25. Recorded online address: https://edybit.cc. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportCase File: UK Private Bond
Case record for UK Private Bond. Source cited: Financial Conduct Authority. Record date: 2021-02-01. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportSeamus Manley Notes on Warren Sitco & Company
Case record for Warren Sitco & Company. Source cited: Securities and Exchange Commission. Record date: 2026-06-04. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportUpfxtrade Platform Due-Diligence — Is Upfxtrade a Legit Broker or Questionable Operator?
Case record for Upfxtrade. Recorded online address: upfxtrade.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportprénom.nom@onlinebarclaysolution.com Operator Advisory
Case record for prénom.nom@onlinebarclaysolution.com. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (France – Autorité des marchés financiers). Record date: 2022-01-05. Recorded online address: onlinebarclaysolution.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportSeamus Manley Notes on Qclfx: Evidence-First Investigation & Next Steps
Case record for Qclfx. Recorded online address: qclfx.co. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full report$WATER Investigator’s Dossier
Case record for $WATER. Source cited: Financial Conduct Authority. Record date: 2024-10-03. Recorded online address: watercoin.wtf. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportSeamus Manley Notes on coingateforextrade
Case record for coingateforextrade. Source cited: Financial Conduct Authority. Record date: 2022-02-14. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportSeamus Manley Notes on Rus: Evidence-First Investigation & Next Steps
Case record for Rus. Recorded online address: rus.future-fx.org. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportPlatform Due-Diligence: Alpha March Miners
Case record for Alpha March Miners. Source cited: Financial Markets Authority. Record date: 2025-12-05. Recorded online address: alphamarch.ltd. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportCase File: service@boetie-l.com
Case record for service@boetie-l.com. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (France – Autorité des marchés financiers). Record date: 2022-09-05. Recorded online address: boetie-l.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportSeamus Manley Notes on Isf
Case record for Isf. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (Spain – Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores). Record date: 2024-04-13. Recorded online address: isf.capital. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportPlatform Due-Diligence: Pyroworld
Case record for Pyroworld. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (Spain – Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores). Record date: 2024-03-15. Recorded online address: pyroworld.net. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportRiseup Trade Operator Advisory
Case record for Riseup Trade. Source cited: Financial Markets Authority. Record date: 2024-02-18. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportCoinswealthinvest Operator Advisory — Red Flags and What to Do If You’re Stuck
Case record for Coinswealthinvest. Recorded online address: coinswealthinvest.org. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportSwift Fund Rise Case File: Broker Scam-Pattern Analysis & Recovery Options
Case record for Swift Fund Rise. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportPlatform Due-Diligence: GreatInvest (Clone of FCA authorised firm)
Case record for GreatInvest (Clone of FCA authorised firm). Source cited: Financial Conduct Authority. Record date: 2022-11-18. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportPlatform Due-Diligence: Budget Investments
Case record for Budget Investments. Source cited: Financial Conduct Authority. Record date: 2021-04-09. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportCidmacorp Platform Due-Diligence — Is Cidmacorp a Legit Broker or Questionable Operator?
Case record for Cidma CORP. Recorded online address: cidmacorp.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportSeamus Manley Notes on Bulwarkbayinvestment
Case record for Bulwarkbayinvestment. Source cited: IOSCO I-SCAN (Luxembourg – Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier). Record date: 2026-01-06. Recorded online address: bulwarkbayinvestment.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportDeribit Investigator’s Dossier
Case record for Deribit. Source cited: Autorité des marchés financiers. Record date: 2023-12-21. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
View full reportIgbmarkets Platform Due-Diligence — Is Igbmarkets a Legit Broker or Questionable Operator?
Case record for IGB Markets. Recorded online address: igbmarkets.com. Evidence and reporting guidance from Seamus Manley.
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