Broker scam · Updated October 2026

Broker Scam: When the Desk Was Never Going to Pay

A broker scam is a deposit to a desk that was never going to pay you. The name on the login can be new. The script is not: a caller, a screen profit, a fee to leave. We investigate broker scam files as a cybersecurity company — we do not replace the bank, the card scheme, or the police.

The pattern

How a broker scam actually runs

  • Someone found you — a call, a WhatsApp, an ad — you did not type the official domain yourself.
  • A licence number that belongs to another firm, or to no one.
  • A first small payout so the next deposit is larger.
  • A tax, a volume target or an 'unlock' that must be paid in new money.
  • A new company name when you complain. Same number. Same room.
Any brand

This broker scam page is not one company

Forex, crypto, CFDs, gold, a 'prop' challenge — the wrapper changes. The retention script does not. If the name is already in our broker reviews, the notices are there. If it is not, send the date and how you paid. We have handled broker scam files across all of those skins.

A forex-only walkthrough sits on forex broker scam. This page is the category. Send the date and how you paid. The first look at the file is free.

Scam or a slow desk

Split

  • You typed the register yourself.You followed a link the caller sent.
  • A fee is taken from the balance.A fee is a new card, wire or crypto send.
  • Support answers on the domain you typed.Support answers only in chat, and only to ask for more.
Open the file

What to send for a broker scam investigation

The URL or the app

The address you paid through.

The block

The message that asked for a fee, a tax or more KYC.

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.

5

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 every unregulated broker a scam?

No. A broker scam is a desk that takes a deposit and then invents a reason you must pay again to leave. Missing a licence removes the safety net. It is not, by itself, a court finding.

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

Yes. This page is the category. Send the URL, the date and how you paid.

You have handled broker scam cases. What do you need?

The date, how you paid, and one screenshot. We do not close the account or phone you as the broker.

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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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