Binary options · Updated October 2026

Binary Options Review — Is Binary Options a Scam?

This binary options review is of the product, not of one company. Rooms change the brand every month. The trade is the same: a yes-or-no expiry, a price the desk draws, and a payout that does not leave. We investigate binary options scam files as a cybersecurity company — we do not replace the bank, the card scheme, or the police.

The pattern

What a binary options scam actually looks like

  • A 30-second to five-minute expiry sold as a simple yes-or-no trade.
  • A payout of 70% to 90% printed on the button — the desk still sets the feed.
  • A first small 'win' so the next deposit is larger.
  • A withdrawal that needs a tax, a fee, a volume target or a new KYC send.
  • A new company name, a new domain, the same caller.
  • Retail binary options banned for EU clients (ESMA, 2018) and UK clients (FCA, 2019). Canada banned them for retail. The CFTC's binary-options advisory describes refused credits, denied payouts and software set to generate losing trades.
Any brand

This review is for every binary options desk that took a deposit

Pocket Option, IQCent, Quotex, Prowins, a WhatsApp 'academy', a Telegram bot — the name on the login is not the investigation. The payment is. If the brand is already in our broker reviews, the notices are written once on that page. If it is not, send the date and how you paid anyway. We have handled binary options scam files across all of those skins.

A binary options review of the category is how people find this page. A file on the desk you actually used is how the work starts. Send the date and how you paid. The first look at the file is free.

Scam or a market

Split the event

  • You typed a domain on a public register.You followed a link, a QR code or a WhatsApp name.
  • The expiry is a listed product at a licensed firm in your country.The expiry is 60 seconds on a site that will not exist next quarter.
  • A fee is taken from the balance.A fee is a new card, wire or crypto send to 'unlock' a payout.
  • The caller works from a number on the regulator's page.The caller found you.
Open the file

What to send for a binary options review of your desk

The URL or the app

The address in the browser, or the name on the store listing — not the brand in the advert.

The trade and the block

One screenshot of the expiry and one of the withdrawal message.

The payment

Send the date and how you paid. The first look at the file is free.

Our process

From digital shadow to admissible evidence

We investigate losses as a cybersecurity company. We turn the date, how you paid, and the public record into a file the bank, the card scheme, a lawyer, or the police can read. We do not replace those channels.

1

Free initial look and case triage

It starts with a conversation, not a contract. You send the date, how you paid, and any chat or screenshot you still have. We look at the digital footprint and tell you whether the file has something to investigate. The first look is free.

2

Digital tracing

We work from records, not guesses. Company registries and stated addresses. Regulator lists. The KYC/AML registration they used to stall a withdrawal — we read that paper trail; we do not complete it for them. If you paid in crypto, we trace and tag the wallets. Network artefacts: domains, servers, and the payment trail you already created.

3

The person behind the shell

Operators hide behind shell names and anonymous accounts. We map identity from the public record, the infrastructure, and your file: who controls the brand, which entities sit together, and which devices or logins appear in the trail.

4

The forensic report

Findings go into one chain-of-custody file: identity of the operator, the payment trail, domains and servers, and anything that ties an account or a device to the loss. The report is written so a lawyer, a judge, a bank, a card scheme, or a regulator can read it.

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Where the file goes next

We tell you which desk the file belongs on — the bank or the card scheme, the police, a lawyer, or a regulator. We do not replace those channels. We investigate, we write the file, and we guide the next step.

Ready to see what the file can show? Send the date and how you paid. The first look is free.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is binary options a scam?

The product was banned for retail clients in the EU and the UK because the design — short expiry, all-or-nothing payout, platform-controlled price — made client losses the business. A binary options scam is that product sold from an unauthorised desk, plus a withdrawal that never leaves. A licensed firm in a country that still allows the product is a different file.

My platform has a different name. Does this binary options review still apply?

Yes. This page is the category. The brand on the screen can be new. Send the date, how you paid, and the URL or app you used. We match it to the public record if one exists.

You have handled binary options scam cases. What do you need from me?

The date, how you paid, and one screenshot. We investigate that file. We do not close the account, confirm a balance, or phone you as the broker.

Are binary options illegal where I live?

Retail binary options are banned in the EU and the UK. Canada banned them for retail. Other countries restrict or police them. Where you live, not where the site claims to sit, usually decides which rules apply. That is a fact for the bank or the regulator — not a promise of a payout.

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Forensics Source Group is not affiliated to this broker. We cannot close an account or confirm a balance. We investigate losses as a cybersecurity company — we do not replace the bank, the card scheme, or the police. Write the date and how you paid.

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