Category: Scam Brokers

The Watchlist — case files on reported broker sites.

  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: crypto infuse

    crypto infuse reached our desk through victim intake and open warning lists. Read the signals together and it reads as a fake trading platform, not a regulated firm.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    • Operator: crypto infuse
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority)
    • Status: Reported / on watchlist
    • Risk level: High

    How losses unfold

    It usually starts small. A modest deposit shows a tidy profit on a slick dashboard, someone friendly checks in, and the account ‘grows’. The numbers on screen are not backed by anything real, and the good feeling is the bait.

    Red flags on file

    • The company name appears on a regulator or fraud-warning list (IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority)).
    • You are pushed to deposit more before you can take anything out.
    • Guarantees of returns, ‘insured’ funds, or ‘risk-free’ trading appear anywhere in the pitch.
    • Support goes cold or aggressive the moment you mention withdrawing.

    If you have already engaged

    Save what you have and act while the trail is warm. Chain analysis and regulated-venue engagement can sometimes recover part of a loss – but only honest expectations and solid documentation make that possible.

    Were you in this case?

    Were you caught by crypto infuse? A short case review is the fastest way to understand whether any of the funds can be traced.

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  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: Elite Coin Exchange

    When we trace the signals around Elite Coin Exchange, the noise resolves into a familiar pattern of deposit-and-stall fraud. We are documenting it here so people can recognise it before they send more.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    • Operator: Elite Coin Exchange
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (Ontario – Ontario Securities Commission)
    • Status: Reported / on watchlist
    • Risk level: High

    How losses unfold

    It usually starts small. A modest deposit shows a tidy profit on a slick dashboard, someone friendly checks in, and the account ‘grows’. The numbers on screen are not backed by anything real, and the good feeling is the bait.

    Red flags on file

    • Guarantees of returns, ‘insured’ funds, or ‘risk-free’ trading appear anywhere in the pitch.
    • Support goes cold or aggressive the moment you mention withdrawing.
    • Contact comes through social media, a dating app, a messaging group or a cold call.
    • Withdrawals are delayed, then blocked behind a ‘tax’, ‘anti-money-laundering’ or ‘fraud-score’ fee.

    If you have already engaged

    Save what you have and act while the trail is warm. Chain analysis and regulated-venue engagement can sometimes recover part of a loss – but only honest expectations and solid documentation make that possible.

    Were you in this case?

    If any of this matches your experience with Elite Coin Exchange, our recovery team can review your case and tell you honestly what options exist.

    Start your case review →

  • Case file: Trading Fx Bonus

    Trading Fx Bonus now sits on the Cryptosenti Watchlist. Domain mechanics, regulator silence, and intake behavior all map to a known scam-broker signature.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    Operator Trading Fx Bonus
    Public domain tradingfxbonusx.com
    Reported website http://www.tradingfxbonusx.com/
    Status FLAGGED · ON WATCHLIST
    Filed by Cryptosenti Research Desk · Brooklyn, NY

    How losses unfold

    Clients who reach the Cryptosenti desk after Trading Fx Bonus typically describe being introduced through a messaging app, a social DM, or a referral from someone they thought they knew.

    Red flags on file

    • Opaque ownership. No verifiable corporate filing, no named principals, no auditable office address.
    • Pressure to deposit. Limited-time bonuses, account upgrade tiers, and personal account managers urging larger transfers.
    • Cloned legitimacy. Branding, language, and design lifted from real regulated brokers to inherit perceived credibility.

    If you have already engaged

    Document everything you have: wallet addresses, transaction hashes, screenshots described in text, the exact account-manager handles, and dates. The Cryptosenti desk works from this evidence.

    Preserve every artifact: chat transcripts, deposit confirmations, withdrawal denials, KYC submissions. The trace report is built from these.

    Cryptosenti never asks for your seed phrase, private keys, or exchange password. Anyone who does — even someone claiming to represent us — is running a recovery scam.

    Reach the Brooklyn desk: open a case — we read every signal that comes in.

    Were you in this case?

    If Trading Fx Bonus is part of your story, the Cryptosenti desk reads every signal that comes in. One business day to a scope assessment from the Brooklyn office.

    Open a case

  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: World Coin Community LTD

    World Coin Community LTD surfaced on our watchlist through a mix of investor reports and regulator signals. On the evidence we hold, it behaves like a scam platform engineered to take deposits and block withdrawals.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    • Operator: World Coin Community LTD
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority)
    • Status: Reported / on watchlist
    • Risk level: High

    How losses unfold

    People rarely lose it all at once. They lose it in stages, each justified by a dashboard that keeps promising the withdrawal will clear as soon as the next requirement is met.

    Red flags on file

    • The ‘account manager’ is friendly, always available, and always steering you toward another deposit.
    • A dashboard shows large, steady profits that no real market produces on demand.
    • Registration, address and ownership details are vague, borrowed or unverifiable.
    • The company name appears on a regulator or fraud-warning list (IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority)).

    If you have already engaged

    Save what you have and act while the trail is warm. Chain analysis and regulated-venue engagement can sometimes recover part of a loss – but only honest expectations and solid documentation make that possible.

    Were you in this case?

    If World Coin Community LTD took money from you, do not face it alone. Share what happened and let our team map the realistic paths forward.

    Start your case review →

  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: VenturyFX

    We opened a file on VenturyFX after the same red flags kept repeating: unrealistic returns, pressure to deposit more, and withdrawals that never clear. This is the signature of an investment scam, not a real market.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    • Operator: VenturyFX
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (Chile – Comisión para el Mercado Financiero (Financial M
    • Status: Reported / on watchlist
    • Risk level: High

    How losses unfold

    The arc is predictable. Early wins that look effortless, gentle encouragement to add more, then a wall the moment you try to withdraw. By the time the wall appears, the balance you are staring at is a screen, not money.

    Red flags on file

    • Registration, address and ownership details are vague, borrowed or unverifiable.
    • The company name appears on a regulator or fraud-warning list (IOSCO I-SCAN (Chile – Comisión para el Mercado Financiero (Financial M).
    • You are pushed to deposit more before you can take anything out.
    • Guarantees of returns, ‘insured’ funds, or ‘risk-free’ trading appear anywhere in the pitch.

    If you have already engaged

    If you engaged with this platform, treat any new ‘recovery agent’ who contacts you first with suspicion. Real help starts from your evidence and an honest assessment, not a guarantee and a fee.

    Were you in this case?

    If VenturyFX took money from you, do not face it alone. Share what happened and let our team map the realistic paths forward.

    Start your case review →

  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: TricapTrade

    Intelligence gathered on TricapTrade points to a high-risk operation. The name appears alongside classic fraud markers, and the money trail rarely leads anywhere a victim can reach.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    • Operator: TricapTrade
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority)
    • Status: Reported / on watchlist
    • Risk level: High

    How losses unfold

    It moves from curiosity to commitment fast. A helpful ‘account manager’, a chart that only goes up, and a sense that stopping now would waste the gains. The gains are fictional; only the deposits are real.

    Red flags on file

    • Guarantees of returns, ‘insured’ funds, or ‘risk-free’ trading appear anywhere in the pitch.
    • Support goes cold or aggressive the moment you mention withdrawing.
    • Contact comes through social media, a dating app, a messaging group or a cold call.
    • Withdrawals are delayed, then blocked behind a ‘tax’, ‘anti-money-laundering’ or ‘fraud-score’ fee.

    If you have already engaged

    If you engaged with this platform, treat any new ‘recovery agent’ who contacts you first with suspicion. Real help starts from your evidence and an honest assessment, not a guarantee and a fee.

    Were you in this case?

    If any of this matches your experience with TricapTrade, our recovery team can review your case and tell you honestly what options exist.

    Start your case review →

  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: Midana Capital Inc.

    When we trace the signals around Midana Capital Inc., the noise resolves into a familiar pattern of deposit-and-stall fraud. We are documenting it here so people can recognise it before they send more.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    • Operator: Midana Capital Inc.
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (Malaysia – Securities Commission)
    • Status: Reported / on watchlist
    • Risk level: High

    How losses unfold

    Victims describe the same slide: a confident pitch, a demo that ‘works’, bigger and bigger deposits, and finally a payout that is always one more fee away. The profits were never leaving the platform.

    Red flags on file

    • Registration, address and ownership details are vague, borrowed or unverifiable.
    • The company name appears on a regulator or fraud-warning list (IOSCO I-SCAN (Malaysia – Securities Commission)).
    • You are pushed to deposit more before you can take anything out.
    • Guarantees of returns, ‘insured’ funds, or ‘risk-free’ trading appear anywhere in the pitch.

    If you have already engaged

    If you engaged with this platform, treat any new ‘recovery agent’ who contacts you first with suspicion. Real help starts from your evidence and an honest assessment, not a guarantee and a fee.

    Were you in this case?

    If any of this matches your experience with Midana Capital Inc., our recovery team can review your case and tell you honestly what options exist.

    Start your case review →

  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: Professional Capital Management Pte Ltd

    A review of Professional Capital Management Pte Ltd places it squarely in scam-broker territory. The tells are the ones we see again and again in crypto-investment fraud.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    • Operator: Professional Capital Management Pte Ltd
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (Singapore – Monetary Authority of Singapore)
    • Status: Reported / on watchlist
    • Risk level: High

    How losses unfold

    It usually starts small. A modest deposit shows a tidy profit on a slick dashboard, someone friendly checks in, and the account ‘grows’. The numbers on screen are not backed by anything real, and the good feeling is the bait.

    Red flags on file

    • Contact comes through social media, a dating app, a messaging group or a cold call.
    • Withdrawals are delayed, then blocked behind a ‘tax’, ‘anti-money-laundering’ or ‘fraud-score’ fee.
    • You are asked to connect a wallet, install remote-access software, or share a seed phrase.
    • The ‘account manager’ is friendly, always available, and always steering you toward another deposit.

    If you have already engaged

    If you engaged with this platform, treat any new ‘recovery agent’ who contacts you first with suspicion. Real help starts from your evidence and an honest assessment, not a guarantee and a fee.

    Were you in this case?

    Recognise this pattern from Professional Capital Management Pte Ltd? Start a case review and we will look at the details with you – no guarantees, just a straight assessment.

    Start your case review →

  • Miracle Fx trade — Brooklyn desk case file

    Watchlist case file: Miracle Fx trade. The story the front-end tells does not match the signal coming back from the chain.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    Operator Miracle Fx trade
    Public domain miraclefxtrade.com
    Reported website https://miraclefxtrade.com
    Status FLAGGED · ON WATCHLIST
    Filed by Cryptosenti Research Desk · Brooklyn, NY

    How losses unfold

    Most cases involving operators like Miracle Fx trade share the same trajectory: modest entry, painted gains, then a wall of fees, taxes, or compliance reviews the moment a withdrawal is requested.

    Red flags on file

    • Crypto-only on-ramp. The operator only accepts USDT, BTC, or other crypto deposits, removing every chargeback or banking-side recourse path.
    • Cold contact origin. First contact through Telegram, WhatsApp, Instagram DMs, or LinkedIn — not through the operator’s own marketing funnel.
    • Opaque ownership. No verifiable corporate filing, no named principals, no auditable office address.

    If you have already engaged

    Open a case with the Cryptosenti Brooklyn desk. We will assess scope within one business day and tell you straight whether recovery is realistic.

    Document everything you have: wallet addresses, transaction hashes, screenshots described in text, the exact account-manager handles, and dates. The Cryptosenti desk works from this evidence.

    Cryptosenti never asks for your seed phrase, private keys, or exchange password. Anyone who does — even someone claiming to represent us — is running a recovery scam.

    If you suspect Miracle Fx trade drained funds you cannot recover on your own: file a case. One business day to a scope assessment.

    Were you in this case?

    If Miracle Fx trade is part of your story, the Cryptosenti desk reads every signal that comes in. One business day to a scope assessment from the Brooklyn office.

    Open a case

  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: ING Bank (Clone)

    ING Bank (Clone) surfaced on our watchlist through a mix of investor reports and regulator signals. On the evidence we hold, it behaves like a scam platform engineered to take deposits and block withdrawals.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    • Operator: ING Bank (Clone)
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (Ireland – Central Bank of Ireland)
    • Status: Reported / on watchlist
    • Risk level: High

    How losses unfold

    It usually starts small. A modest deposit shows a tidy profit on a slick dashboard, someone friendly checks in, and the account ‘grows’. The numbers on screen are not backed by anything real, and the good feeling is the bait.

    Red flags on file

    • Guarantees of returns, ‘insured’ funds, or ‘risk-free’ trading appear anywhere in the pitch.
    • Support goes cold or aggressive the moment you mention withdrawing.
    • Contact comes through social media, a dating app, a messaging group or a cold call.
    • Withdrawals are delayed, then blocked behind a ‘tax’, ‘anti-money-laundering’ or ‘fraud-score’ fee.

    If you have already engaged

    The most important step now is to stop the bleed and document. Do not pay a ‘release fee’ – that is the same scam wearing a second mask. Gather your evidence and let a real team assess the trail.

    Were you in this case?

    If any of this matches your experience with ING Bank (Clone), our recovery team can review your case and tell you honestly what options exist.

    Start your case review →

  • SharkOption — Brooklyn desk case file

    SharkOption caught the Cryptosenti research desk’s attention for a simple reason: the noise around the brand drowns the substance.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    Operator SharkOption
    Public domain sharkoption.com
    Reported website https://www.sharkoption.com/
    Status FLAGGED · ON WATCHLIST
    Filed by Cryptosenti Research Desk · Brooklyn, NY

    How losses unfold

    Most cases involving operators like SharkOption share the same trajectory: modest entry, painted gains, then a wall of fees, taxes, or compliance reviews the moment a withdrawal is requested.

    Red flags on file

    • Engineered urgency. Live-trade rooms, expiring tier upgrades, and account managers pushing same-day deposits.
    • Pressure to deposit. Limited-time bonuses, account upgrade tiers, and personal account managers urging larger transfers.
    • Opaque ownership. No verifiable corporate filing, no named principals, no auditable office address.

    If you have already engaged

    Preserve every artifact: chat transcripts, deposit confirmations, withdrawal denials, KYC submissions. The trace report is built from these.

    Do not engage with anyone offering recovery in exchange for upfront fees, gift cards, or your seed phrase. Cryptosenti never asks for any of those, and neither does any legitimate recovery firm.

    Cryptosenti never asks for your seed phrase, private keys, or exchange password. Anyone who does — even someone claiming to represent us — is running a recovery scam.

    Reach the Brooklyn desk: open a case — we read every signal that comes in.

    Were you in this case?

    If SharkOption is part of your story, the Cryptosenti desk reads every signal that comes in. One business day to a scope assessment from the Brooklyn office.

    Open a case

  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: Norinchukin Private Bank Ltd (clone of FCA authorised firm)

    Norinchukin Private Bank Ltd (clone of FCA authorised firm) reached our desk through victim intake and open warning lists. Read the signals together and it reads as a fake trading platform, not a regulated firm.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    • Operator: Norinchukin Private Bank Ltd (clone of FCA authorised firm)
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority)
    • Status: Reported / on watchlist
    • Risk level: High

    How losses unfold

    It usually starts small. A modest deposit shows a tidy profit on a slick dashboard, someone friendly checks in, and the account ‘grows’. The numbers on screen are not backed by anything real, and the good feeling is the bait.

    Red flags on file

    • The company name appears on a regulator or fraud-warning list (IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority)).
    • You are pushed to deposit more before you can take anything out.
    • Guarantees of returns, ‘insured’ funds, or ‘risk-free’ trading appear anywhere in the pitch.
    • Support goes cold or aggressive the moment you mention withdrawing.

    If you have already engaged

    If you engaged with this platform, treat any new ‘recovery agent’ who contacts you first with suspicion. Real help starts from your evidence and an honest assessment, not a guarantee and a fee.

    Were you in this case?

    Recognise this pattern from Norinchukin Private Bank Ltd (clone of FCA authorised firm)? Start a case review and we will look at the details with you – no guarantees, just a straight assessment.

    Start your case review →