FSMA Warning: Beware of AI Trading Scams, Clone Brokers, and Blacklisted Platforms

The Belgian Financial Services and Markets Authority (FSMA) has issued a public warning against fraudulent trading platforms operating deceptive investment schemes. These fraudulent operations frequently use the allure of artificial intelligence and promises of effortless wealth from an initial deposit of just 250 euros to trap unsuspecting consumers. According to the regulatory watchdog, scammers deploy sophisticated tactics across multiple contact channels. Victims are often reeled in through deceptive celebrity-endorsed advertisements, dedicated recruitment websites, fake dating app profiles (including Tinder, Bumble, and Happn), or unsolicited messages delivered via SMS, WhatsApp, or Telegram. In all instances, the operators falsely promise unusually high and rapid investment returns. Once an investor registers and deposits the entry-level amount, fraudsters manipulate the platform dashboard to display fabricated profits, giving the false illusion of successful trades when no real investing is taking place. In some cases, scammers convince victims to grant remote access to their computers or mobile devices under the guise of assisting with transfers, which allows the perpetrators to deploy spyware or malware. As the scheme progresses, operators apply aggressive psychological pressure, time-limited offers, and even intimidation to extract larger deposits. When victims attempt to withdraw their funds, the scheme unmasks itself. Fraudsters may allow an initial minor withdrawal to gain trust, but subsequent or larger withdrawal requests are blocked with demands for bogus taxes, fees, and administrative expenses. Ultimately, the operators break off communication and disappear with the stolen funds. The FSMA identified two specific recruitment portals funneling consumers to fraudulent trading schemes: Jexoro (jexoro.com) and Trilox AI (trilox-ai.com). Additionally, the regulator advised the public against dealing with the following unauthorized platforms, fraudulent websites, and clone entities: - 1Swiss (1swiss.com) - AIO Markets (aiomarkets.co, aiomarkets.com, aiomarkets.net) - BCHWorld (bchworldex.com) - Bitrue (Clone) (home.bitru.vc, bitru.io) - Crownet (crownet.com) - DaxFinances (daxfinances.com) - Fintiwall (fintiwall.net, webtrader.fintiwall.pro) - Finveste-markets (finveste-mrkts.com) - GlobalTargetFX (globaltargetfx.io, globaltargetfx.com) - Index Traders (index-traders.com) - Interactive Broker (Clone) (interactive-broker.co.uk, live.interactive-broker.co.uk/dashboard) - Markets Yield (marketsyield.com, markets-yield.com, marketsyield1.com, marketsyield5.com, marketsyield7.com) - Megacix (megacix.com) - Pips-Mastery (pips-mastery.com, clientzone.pips-mastery.com) - Profit Wave (profitwave.cc) - Profititerra (Clone) (profititerra.co, webtrader.reyvon.tech/login) - Rise Spark Solution (risesparksolution.com) - Seriaglobal (seriaglobal.com, platform.seriaglobal.net) - Silverfleet Capital (Clone) (sr-c.cc, si-c.cc, silverfleetcapital.pro) - Soft Complex (platform.soft-complex.com, app.gate-zen.com, platform.sof-complex.com) - Soros Trading / Trading Soros (tradingsoros.com) - Trade-Trends (trade-trends.com) - Vixacapital (inv.vixacapital.io, vixacapital.io) - Xeodis (xeodis.com) The FSMA reminds consumers that this blacklist is non-exhaustive. Anyone who has engaged with these or similar entities should immediately cease all transactions, cut off communication, inform their financial institution, and file complaints with local law enforcement and the FSMA. Victims should preserve all evidence—such as account statements, screenshots, and chat logs—and remain vigilant against secondary recovery room scams that charge upfront fees promising to retrieve lost funds.