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Type a name, get a verdict — Cleared, Caution, or Flagged — checked free against a case registry of thousands of reported operators, verified against the SARFund case registry. Not a trust score. A case registry.
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How to Spot a Fake Broker in 60 Seconds
Six checks that take under a minute and catch the overwhelming majority of scam platforms before a dollar moves.
Read →Case File: Clone Finalto Markets – Wearing a Real Broker’s Name
A textbook clone operation: real brand, real-looking paperwork, different domain, different bank account. How the Finalto clone was flagged.
Read →The Withdrawal-Fee Scam: Why You Must Never Pay a ‘Tax’ to Get Your Own Money
Tax, AML clearance, fraud score, verification upgrade – the label rotates, but any fee to release your own funds IS the scam.
Read →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 the whole…
Read →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 how to…
Read →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.
Read →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.
Read →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 the second…
Read →Newest records on file
9,193 reported operators indexed · updated continuously · verified against the SARFund case registry
- ⚑ FLAGGEDClone Finalto Marketsfinaltomarkets.comJun 14, 2026
- ⚑ FLAGGEDZagroszagrosbroker.comJun 14, 2026
- ⚑ FLAGGEDTradeverseprotradeversepro.comJun 14, 2026
- ⚑ FLAGGEDBold Capholmbold-capholm.comJun 14, 2026
- ⚑ FLAGGEDIshtar FXishtarfx.comJun 11, 2026
- ⚑ FLAGGEDArayFXarayfx.comJun 11, 2026
- ⚑ FLAGGEDDual Tradedual-trade.comJun 11, 2026
- ⚑ FLAGGEDFortradefxfortradefx.aeJun 10, 2026
The five moves every fake broker makes
215 new operators entered the registry in the last 90 days. Different names, same playbook — if you recognize even one of these, stop and report it.
- The dashboard grows. Your balance climbs daily. Fake growth is the bait — the numbers are typed in, not traded.
- The withdrawal wall. A “tax”, “AML clearance” or “fraud score” fee appears between you and your own money. The fee IS the scam.
- The bleed. Every payment unlocks a new fee. Real withdrawals never work this way.
- The drain. They “help” you connect a wallet or ask for your seed phrase. That hands them everything.
- The second scam. A “recovery agent” appears, promising your money back for an upfront fee — often the same crew. Verified cases are escalated through the SARFund registry, never sold by cold callers.
The market is real. Make sure the broker is.
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External headlines open on the source site. Seen a broker in the news? Check it against the registry before you act.
Learn the playbook before they run it on you
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Jul 3, 2026Signal Report: 90 Days of New Registry Records – What the Intake Shows
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Jun 30, 2026The Withdrawal-Fee Scam: Why You Must Never Pay a ‘Tax’ to Get Your Own Money
Jun 28, 2026Reader Journey: ‘The Dashboard Said $84,000. The Exit Fee Said Everything.’
Jun 26, 2026Recovery Scams: The Second Wave That Hits Victims Twice
Jun 24, 2026The Regulator-Claim Lie Board: Five Licence Claims That Mean Nothing
Jun 22, 2026Method
How a check works
Type the name
We check it against thousands of case records — exact matches and near-spellings, because scam operators clone and re-spell brands constantly.
Read the record
Cleared, Caution or Flagged, with an evidence grade. Every result reads from the case registry — facts on file, not an algorithmic guess.
Follow the case
Flagged operators deep-link their SARFund case file, and every report is checked against the SARFund registry — the escalation body for verified fraud reports.
Every verdict cites its source.
Veribeacon reads from a live case registry and cites the SARFund case registry on every result. SARFund is the escalation body for verified fraud reports — if a case is already under investigation, that is where it lives. Already sent money? Check the registry now.