FSMA Warning: Beware of AI Trading Scams, Cloned Brokers, and Fraudulent Platforms

The Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued a public warning regarding the resurgence of fraudulent trading platforms that aggressively lure consumers with promises of effortless wealth and AI-driven profits. Scammers frequently tempt victims to start trading with modest initial deposits, often around 250 euros, claiming that advanced automated software or artificial intelligence will generate high returns in a short timeframe. According to the FSMA, fraudulent operators deploy various deceptive funnels to trap victims. These include fake celebrity endorsements and fabricated news articles, dedicated phishing recruitment sites, fake social media profiles, dating applications such as Tinder and Bumble, and unsolicited text or messaging app outreach posing as accidental messages. Once an investor registers, operators often ask to remotely connect to the victim's device under the pretense of assisting with funding, which instead exposes the user to malware and unauthorized access. After an initial deposit is made, these unregulated platforms display fabricated trading profits on manipulated dashboards to convince victims that their trades are wildly successful. In reality, no actual investing takes place. When the victim requests a withdrawal, the operators demand additional upfront fees, bogus taxes, or simply terminate all communication. In some cases, victims are subsequently targeted by secondary recovery room scams that falsely claim they can recoup lost assets for an upfront fee. The FSMA has identified several recruitment websites responsible for funneling victims to fraudulent platforms: - Jexoro (https://jexoro.com) - Trilox AI (https://www.trilox-ai.com) Additionally, the regulator strongly warns the public against interacting with or depositing funds on any of the following unauthorized trading platforms and clone firms: - 1Swiss (https://1swiss.com) - AIO Markets (https://aiomarkets.co, https://aiomarkets.com, https://aiomarkets.net) - BCHWorld (https://bchworldex.com) - Bitrue (Clone) (https://home.bitru.vc, https://bitru.io) - Crownet (https://www.crownet.com) - DaxFinances (https://daxfinances.com) - Fintiwall (https://fintiwall.net, https://webtrader.fintiwall.pro) - Finveste-markets (https://finveste-mrkts.com) - GlobalTargetFX (https://globaltargetfx.io, https://globaltargetfx.com) - Index Traders (https://index-traders.com) - Interactive Broker (Clone) (https://interactive-broker.co.uk, live.interactive-broker.co.uk/dashboard) - Markets Yield (https://marketsyield.com, https://markets-yield.com, https://marketsyield1.com, marketsyield5.com, marketsyield7.com) - Megacix (https://megacix.com) - Pips-Mastery (https://pips-mastery.com, www.clientzone.pips-mastery.com) - Profit Wave (https://profitwave.cc) - Profititerra (Clone) (https://www.profititerra.co, https://webtrader.reyvon.tech/login) - Rise Spark Solution (https://risesparksolution.com) - Seriaglobal (https://seriaglobal.com/, https://platform.seriaglobal.net) - Silverfleet Capital (Clone) (https://sr-c.cc, si-c.cc, https://silverfleetcapital.pro) - Soft Complex (https://platform.soft-complex.com, app.gate-zen.com, platform.sof-complex.com) - Soros Trading / Trading Soros (https://tradingsoros.com) - Trade-Trends (https://trade-trends.com) - Vixacapital (https://inv.vixacapital.io, https://vixacapital.io) - Xeodis (https://xeodis.com) Investors who suspect they have transferred funds to an unauthorized or cloned platform should cease all further payments immediately, disconnect remote desktop access, and sever contact with the brokers. Victims are urged to notify their bank without delay, report the fraudulent activity to their national financial supervisor and local law enforcement, and preserve all records, communication logs, and transfer receipts.