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The playbook, documented: how modern broker fraud works, real case files from the registry, and reader journeys through the escalation path. Every piece ends with the two checks that matter.
Reader Journey: ‘The Dashboard Said $84,000. The Exit Fee Said Everything.’
A project manager's four months inside a fake platform – the growth, the wall, and the moment the SARFund registry check reframed…
Recovery Scams: The Second Wave That Hits Victims Twice
After the broker takes your money, a 'recovery agent' appears promising to get it back – for an upfront fee. Here is…
The Regulator-Claim Lie Board: Five Licence Claims That Mean Nothing
'Registered in Saint Lucia', 'certified by a blockchain authority', 'FinCEN MSB' – the five paperwork claims that decorate fake brokers.
Never Share Your Seed Phrase – and What To Do If You Already Did
Twelve words hand over everything. No platform, support agent or 'verification' ever needs them – and speed matters if they leaked.
Case File: Royal Q – The ‘Auto-Trading Robot’ With a Regulator Warning
Malaysia's Securities Commission warned about Royal Q back in 2021. The automated-profit robot pitch still resurfaces – here is the record.
Pig Butchering: The Long-Game Scam That Starts With Small Talk
Weeks of friendly conversation, a casual mention of trading profits, a helpful hand – anatomy of the slowest, costliest scam running.
Reader Journey: ‘He Never Asked Me for Money. He Asked Me to Invest in Us.’
A widow's eight-week 'relationship' that was actually an onboarding script – and the platform behind it that the registry already knew.
Anatomy of a Scam Domain: What WHOIS Age, Hosting and TLDs Give Away
Registered 60 days ago, privacy-shielded, bulletproof-hosted, on a bargain TLD – the infrastructure fingerprint of disposable broker sites.
How to Verify a Broker’s Licence at the Source (FCA, ASIC, CySEC, NFA)
A licence claim is not a licence. Here is how to check the four registers scammers most often fake, in under five…
Case File: ProInteractiveBrokers – A Famous Name, Plus a Prefix
CIRO's December 2025 warning against 'ProInteractiveBrokers' shows the cheapest trick in brand fraud: ride a giant's name with one extra word.
Reader Journey: ‘The Recovery Agent Knew My Exact Loss. That Should Have Been the Clue.’
Scammed once by a fake broker, then targeted by a 'recovery firm' quoting his exact loss figure. One free registry check stopped…
Fake Dashboards: How Scam Platforms Fake Your Profits
The chart moves, the balance grows, the trades 'execute' – and none of it is connected to any market. How dashboard theater…