The retail trading space attracts scams because the audience is large, hopeful, and often جديد. Here are the patterns and how to spot them.

1. وسطاء مقلَّدون

A scam site clones a real regulated broker, with one letter changed in the domain or in the entity name. Always cross-check the URL on the regulator's register, not via search-engine ads.

2. Guaranteed-profit signal services

Anyone selling "100% win rate", "guaranteed", or "no-loss" signals is making a claim no real متداول can defend. Real traders understand drawdown.

3. الحساب managers in DMs

Strangers offering to "trade your حساب" for a profit share are almost universally fraudulent. Real licensed asset management does not happen via Instagram or تيليجرام DMs.

4. Withdrawal-blockers

الحساب opens fine, deposits work, the متداول appears profitable, and suddenly there is a "tax", "verification fee", or "compliance fee" required to withdraw. Real regulated الوسطاء do not work this way.

5. Recovery scams

After a scam loss, victims are approached by a second person claiming to be a "recovery specialist". They request an upfront fee. This is the same group running a second scam. Never pay upfront fees to recover funds.

6. "موثَّق" funded-حساب sellers

Sellers offering already-passed prop accounts or "KYC bypass" services usually deliver nothing and create compliance risk for the buyer.

5-minute self-verification

  1. Find legal entity and license number on the broker's website footer.
  2. Go to the regulator's official site directly.
  3. بحث the register for the license number.
  4. تأكيد entity name matches and country is covered.
  5. بحث the regulator's warning section for the broker name.

إذا كان هناك شيء خاطئ

  • Stop depositing immediately.
  • Document everything (screenshots, statements, communications).
  • File a complaint with the regulator.
  • تواصل your bank for chargeback if a card was used (windows are قصيرة).
  • إبلاغ to the social-media platform if the scam appeared there.

See the full سلامة المتداول guide.

الخطوات التالية on ShaFX

للتعليم فقط. This article is general information for متداول education. It is not financial advice, tax advice, legal advice, or a recommendation to trade. يتداول CFDs and فوركس is مرتفع-risk and most retail investor accounts lose money. Read the إفصاح المخاطر.