Category: Scam Brokers

The Watchlist — case files on reported broker sites.

  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: IQ Crypto Exchange

    Intelligence gathered on IQ Crypto Exchange 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: IQ Crypto Exchange
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (United States of America – Securities and Exchange Commi
    • 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

    • 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 States of America – Securities and Exchange Commi).

    If you have already engaged

    If you have already sent funds, stop sending more and preserve everything: transaction hashes, receipts, chat logs, names and links. Those records are what a recovery review actually works from.

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    Recognise this pattern from IQ Crypto Exchange? Start a case review and we will look at the details with you – no guarantees, just a straight assessment.

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  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: Apps

    Apps 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: Apps
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (France – Autorité des marchés financiers)
    • 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

    • The company name appears on a regulator or fraud-warning list (IOSCO I-SCAN (France – Autorité des marchés financiers)).
    • 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.

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

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  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: FABS BUCHHALTUNGS SERVICE

    Our signal desk has flagged FABS BUCHHALTUNGS SERVICE after cross-checking chain activity, marketing patterns and public warnings. The picture that emerges is consistent with a fraudulent trading operation rather than a legitimate broker.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    • Operator: FABS BUCHHALTUNGS SERVICE
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (Austria – Financial Market 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

    • Registration, address and ownership details are vague, borrowed or unverifiable.
    • The company name appears on a regulator or fraud-warning list (IOSCO I-SCAN (Austria – Financial Market 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.

    If you have already engaged

    Recovery is never guaranteed, but the odds improve the faster the money is traced and the cleaner your records are. Keep the wallet addresses, dates and amounts; avoid anyone promising a certain refund for an upfront payment.

    Were you in this case?

    Recognise this pattern from FABS BUCHHALTUNGS SERVICE? Start a case review and we will look at the details with you – no guarantees, just a straight assessment.

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  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: ZENSTOX VIE FINANCE SEY LTDXCITE MOBILE TRADING

    ZENSTOX VIE FINANCE SEY LTDXCITE MOBILE TRADING 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: ZENSTOX VIE FINANCE SEY LTDXCITE MOBILE TRADING
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (Chile – Comisión para el Mercado Financiero (Financial M
    • 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 (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?

    Recognise this pattern from ZENSTOX VIE FINANCE SEY LTDXCITE MOBILE TRADING? Start a case review and we will look at the details with you – no guarantees, just a straight assessment.

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  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: FxFaceBookTrade ltd

    When we trace the signals around FxFaceBookTrade ltd, 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: FxFaceBookTrade ltd
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (New Zealand – Financial Markets Authority)
    • 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

    • 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.
    • You are asked to connect a wallet, install remote-access software, or share a seed phrase.

    If you have already engaged

    If you have already sent funds, stop sending more and preserve everything: transaction hashes, receipts, chat logs, names and links. Those records are what a recovery review actually works from.

    Were you in this case?

    Recognise this pattern from FxFaceBookTrade ltd? Start a case review and we will look at the details with you – no guarantees, just a straight assessment.

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  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: Gordon Group Services

    When we trace the signals around Gordon Group Services, 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: Gordon Group Services
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (United States of America – Securities and Exchange Commi
    • 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

    • 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.
    • Contact comes through social media, a dating app, a messaging group or a cold call.

    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 Gordon Group Services, our recovery team can review your case and tell you honestly what options exist.

    Start your case review →

  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: Ida Tech Group Limited

    Watchlist case file: Ida Tech Group Limited. The story the front-end tells does not match the signal coming back from the chain.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    Operator Ida Tech Group Limited
    Public domain idatech.live
    Reported website https://www.idatech.live/
    Status FLAGGED · ON WATCHLIST
    Filed by Cryptosenti Research Desk · Brooklyn, NY

    How losses unfold

    The Cryptosenti casebook on operators like Ida Tech Group Limited reads the same way every time: bonded trust, painted profit, friction the moment money tries to come home.

    Red flags on file

    • Engineered urgency. Live-trade rooms, expiring tier upgrades, and account managers pushing same-day deposits.
    • Withdrawal friction. Funds go in cleanly; coming back out triggers a sudden cascade of fees, taxes, and verification demands.
    • Regulator silence. Ida Tech Group Limited either claims a license that cannot be cross-checked, or names a regulator that has never heard of the entity.

    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.

    If you have already deposited with Ida Tech Group Limited, stop sending more — even if a final fee will supposedly unlock your balance. That is the pattern that drains the rest.

    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 Ida Tech Group Limited 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.

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  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: Qontraccrypto

    Qontraccrypto is on the Cryptosenti watchlist. What we listen for on the chain and hear from victims lines up: this looks like a platform built to separate people from their funds.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    • Operator: Qontraccrypto
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (United Kingdom – Financial Conduct Authority)
    • 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

    • 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

    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 Qontraccrypto, our recovery team can review your case and tell you honestly what options exist.

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  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: TradeHedgely

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

    SIGNAL SHEET

    • Operator: TradeHedgely
    • Flagged by: IOSCO I-SCAN (United States of America – Securities and Exchange Commi
    • 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

    • 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.
    • You are asked to connect a wallet, install remote-access software, or share a seed phrase.

    If you have already engaged

    If you have already sent funds, stop sending more and preserve everything: transaction hashes, receipts, chat logs, names and links. Those records are what a recovery review actually works from.

    Were you in this case?

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

    Start your case review →

  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: Ashgrove Capital Management (clone of FCA authorised firm)

    Ashgrove Capital Management (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: Ashgrove Capital Management (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

    • 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.
    • A dashboard shows large, steady profits that no real market produces on demand.
    • Registration, address and ownership details are vague, borrowed or unverifiable.

    If you have already engaged

    Recovery is never guaranteed, but the odds improve the faster the money is traced and the cleaner your records are. Keep the wallet addresses, dates and amounts; avoid anyone promising a certain refund for an upfront payment.

    Were you in this case?

    Were you caught by Ashgrove Capital Management (clone of FCA authorised firm)? A short case review is the fastest way to understand whether any of the funds can be traced.

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  • Cryptosenti Watchlist: Top Markets

    Top Markets arrives on the Cryptosenti Watchlist as another platform whose public footprint does not survive a signal check.

    SIGNAL SHEET

    Operator Top Markets
    Public domain topmarkets.io
    Reported website https://topmarkets.io/
    Status FLAGGED · ON WATCHLIST
    Filed by Cryptosenti Research Desk · Brooklyn, NY

    How losses unfold

    Investors who land on Top Markets usually describe a familiar arc — a friendly first conversation, a small profitable test trade, then escalating deposit pressure once the relationship feels safe.

    Red flags on file

    • Opaque ownership. No verifiable corporate filing, no named principals, no auditable office address.
    • Withdrawal friction. Funds go in cleanly; coming back out triggers a sudden cascade of fees, taxes, and verification demands.
    • Crypto-only on-ramp. The operator only accepts USDT, BTC, or other crypto deposits, removing every chargeback or banking-side recourse path.

    If you have already engaged

    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.

    If you have already deposited with Top Markets, stop sending more — even if a final fee will supposedly unlock your balance. That is the pattern that drains the rest.

    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 Top Markets 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: CRESTFOREXTRADING

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

    SIGNAL SHEET

    • Operator: CRESTFOREXTRADING
    • 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

    • 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

    Recovery is never guaranteed, but the odds improve the faster the money is traced and the cleaner your records are. Keep the wallet addresses, dates and amounts; avoid anyone promising a certain refund for an upfront payment.

    Were you in this case?

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

    Start your case review →