Online trading · Updated October 2026

Is Online Trading a Scam? The Platform You Typed Versus the Room That Called

Online trading is not a scam when the firm is on the register you typed and a loss is a trade you can see. It is a scam when the room found you, the profit is only on their screen, and a withdrawal needs a new payment. We investigate losses as a cybersecurity company — we do not replace the bank, the card scheme, or the police.

The split

Trading loss or this pattern

  • You opened the official domain yourself.
  • A position moved and you can see the fill.
  • A fee is taken from the balance, not asked as a new send.
  • Or: a caller opened the account, the chart never leaves their app, and 'tax' is a wallet they named.
The honest line

Trading can lose. A room can steal.

Calling all online trading a scam hides the real firms and protects the rooms. The question is which desk you used. If you are not sure, send the date and how you paid.

Test

Two minutes

  • Register check.The licence number resolves to that domain.
  • Withdrawal test.A small payout reaches an account you own.
  • Contact test.You found them. They did not find you.
If the room has the deposit

Open the file

The domain

The URL in the browser, not the name in the call.

The caller

Number, time, display name.

The payment

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

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Is online trading a scam?

No as a category. Yes when the firm is a room: cold contact, a screen balance, and a fee to leave.

I lost money on a real broker. Is that this page?

A real-platform dispute goes through that firm's complaints desk and the regulator. This page is for the room that was never going to pay.

What do you do?

We investigate the file. 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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