FCA warnings, week by week
Every clone-firm and unauthorised-firm warning the FCA has published or updated since 1 Jun 2026, read from the regulator's own pages and cross-checked against the brokers in our database. 14 new in the last seven days, 94 in the last thirty.
12 warnings name a broker we cover
Two kinds: a clone warning names one of our brokers as the genuine firm being impersonated (a fact that protects the broker), or an unauthorised-firm warning names a brand we cover as not authorised for the UK. Each links to the FCA page and to our register-checked regulation page.
| Warning | Published | Relation | Broker | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| vantagemarkets.com Unauthorised | 2 Apr 2026 | Names the brand as unauthorised in the UK the brand name "Vantage Markets" in the FCA's text | Vantage Markets | FCA page |
| IC Markets Global (https://www.icmarkets.com/global/en/ and https://www.ic.com/en/) Unauthorised | 1 Oct 2024 | Names the brand as unauthorised in the UK the brand name "IC Markets" in the FCA's text | IC Markets | FCA page |
| Eightcap VIP / eightcap.vip (clone of FCA authorised firm) Clone firm | 2 Jan 2024 | Impersonates the genuine firm the genuine firm's FRN 921296 | Eightcap | FCA page |
| FX Time / fxtime.io (Clone of FCA Authorised Firm) Clone firm | 8 Dec 2023 | Impersonates the genuine firm the genuine firm's FRN 777911 | FXTM | FCA page |
| ICT Market 24 / ictmarket24.com (Clone of FCA Authorised Firm) Clone firm | 13 Nov 2023 | Impersonates the genuine firm the genuine firm's FRN 195355 | IG | FCA page |
| VT Markets / www.vtmarkets.com Unauthorised | 21 Jun 2023 | Names the brand as unauthorised in the UK the brand name "VT Markets" in the FCA's text | VT Markets | FCA page |
| PU prime / Pacific Union (Seychelles) Limited Unauthorised | 10 May 2023 | Names the brand as unauthorised in the UK the brand name "PU Prime" in the FCA's text | PU Prime | FCA page |
| AXI Corp Limited (Clone of FCA authorised firm) Clone firm | 2 Feb 2023 | Impersonates the genuine firm the genuine firm's FRN 466201 | Axi | FCA page |
| CAPITALS (clone of FCA authorised firm) Clone firm | 2 Jun 2021 | Impersonates the genuine firm the genuine firm's FRN 793714 | Capital.com | FCA page |
| Wig Markets (Clone) (clone of FCA authorised firm) Clone firm | 19 Oct 2018 | Impersonates the genuine firm the genuine firm's FRN 195355 | IG | FCA page |
| Melisfx/FXSM Group (clones of FCA authorised firm) (clone of FCA authorised firm) Clone firm | 13 Jul 2016 | Impersonates the genuine firm the genuine firm's FRN 684312 | Pepperstone | FCA page |
| Pepper/Pepperforeign.com (clone of FCA authorised firm) Clone firm | 13 Jul 2016 | Impersonates the genuine firm the genuine firm's FRN 684312 | Pepperstone | FCA page |
Latest warnings, by week
Names as the FCA publishes them. A warning here says the FCA has flagged the name; it does not say anything about a similarly named firm elsewhere. Open the FCA page for the details the regulator recorded.
2026-W361 Sept 2026 to 4 Sept 202614 warnings
| allenbygroup.com (Clone of FCA Authorised firm) allenbygroup.com | Clone firm | 4 Sept 2026 | FCA |
| FALCONSTOCKSMARKETS www.falconstocksmarkets.com | Unauthorised | 4 Sept 2026 | FCA |
| investnestglobal.com (clone of FCA authorised firm) www.investnestglobal.com | Clone firm | 4 Sept 2026 | FCA |
| VenturoFX venturofx.com | Unauthorised | 4 Sept 2026 | FCA |
| Bridge Marks Limited www.bridgemarks.cc · www.bridgemarks.net | Unauthorised | 3 Sept 2026 | FCA |
| EXOTICINVEST TRADING AND INVESTMENT FIRM www.exoticinvest.ltd | Unauthorised | 3 Sept 2026 | FCA |
| The FBA Investor/@thefbainvestor stan.store/TheFBAInvestor | Unauthorised | 3 Sept 2026 | FCA |
| aptcapital.live (Clone of FCA registered firm) aptcapital.live | Clone firm | 2 Sept 2026 | FCA |
| claimsureltd.co.uk (clone of UK registered company) | Clone firm | 2 Sept 2026 | FCA |
| Flagstone Investment Management (Clone of FCA authorised firm) | Clone firm | 2 Sept 2026 | FCA |
| Alpha-Flow.ai alpha-flow.ai | Unauthorised | 1 Sept 2026 | FCA |
| POLARIS CAPITAL CONSULTING GROUP www.polariscapitalconsultinggrp.com | Unauthorised | 1 Sept 2026 | FCA |
| Red Matter Capital Ltd redmatter.capital | Unauthorised | 1 Sept 2026 | FCA |
| Swift TradeX swifttradexai.com | Unauthorised | 1 Sept 2026 | FCA |
2026-W3524 Aug 2026 to 28 Aug 202643 warnings
| reclaim-experts.com (Clone of FCA Authorised firm) reclaim-experts.com | Clone firm | 28 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| @AiJokerFX | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| @BubbleAnalytics bubble-analytics.com | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| @DanielRobe4uoo | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| @Elitetrading0 | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| @Goldtraderhakah | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| @jessicafxgold | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| @LilDaisyDuke55 | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| @mallaxua | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| @markets_fb41245 | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| @Metatrader_4off | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| @MrGoldman_CJ | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| @NexatradexGold1 | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| @ScarlettJoha3y0 | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Autumn X Trade autumnxtrades.com | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Avanswift avanswifts.com | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Benefit Tradings benefittradings.com | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Chainlink AI Trade chainlinkaitrade.com | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Cryptonaut Space / BloxxFX cryptonautspace.com | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| FUNDEKTRIS fundektris.com | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| GLEAM-CAPEX gleemcapes.biz | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| GLOBALHASHTRADE globalhashtrade.com | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| INVESTSAVEEARN investsavearn.com | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| IQ-ARABIA iq-arabia.net | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| LegitCryptoExchange legitcryptoexchange.com | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| mastertrdlmt.com (clone of FCA registered firm) www.mastertrdlmt.com | Clone firm | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| PAIRSMARKET pairsmarket.com | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| SMART SELECT ONLINE TRADE smartselectonlinetrade.com | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| SPARKSOLVETRADE sparknexuxtrade.com | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| TITAN / titanslphan.cc titanslphan.cc | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| VandoeFX vandoefx.us | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| YieldVertex vertexfunds.org | Unauthorised | 27 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| chesterronlimited.com chesterronlimited.com | Unauthorised | 26 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| EliteTopsMove / elitetopsmove.com elitetopsmove.com | Unauthorised | 26 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| ExquisitenessDef / exquisitenessdef.org exquisitenessdef.org | Unauthorised | 26 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Invest Pro Trading / investprotrading.com investprotrading.com | Unauthorised | 26 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Ledgerholm ledgerholm.com | Unauthorised | 26 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Passionvest / Cryptoslite / passionvest.com passionvest.com | Unauthorised | 26 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| trustcapitalinv.ltd trustcapitalinv.ltd | Unauthorised | 26 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| ACRUXE GLOBAL LIMITED www.acruxeglobal.com | Unauthorised | 25 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| choicefinanceuk.co.uk (Clone of FCA registered firm) www.choicefinanceuk.co.uk | Clone firm | 25 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| MINTVERSE FINANCE GROUP www.mintversefinacegroup.com | Unauthorised | 25 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| LCP www.lcp.global | Unauthorised | 24 Aug 2026 | FCA |
2026-W3417 Aug 2026 to 21 Aug 202619 warnings
| Cover Your Bubble Limited coveryourbubble.uk | Unauthorised | 21 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| HURON FINANCIAL GROUP LLC www.huronfinancialgroupllc.com | Unauthorised | 21 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Surecover Group Ltd surecovergroup.co.uk | Unauthorised | 21 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Sygnum Global sygnumglobal.co | Unauthorised | 21 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| wealth-db.co.uk (clone of FCA Authorised firm) | Clone firm | 21 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| www.keylinefinance.com www.keylinefinance.com | Unauthorised | 21 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| ADM-GROUP / ADM Group Ltd / ADM (Group) Limited adm-group.cc | Unauthorised | 20 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Bond Rate Compare (clone of FCA Authorised firm) bondratecompare.co.uk | Clone firm | 20 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| bondsmith.uk / savings.bondsmith.uk (clone of FCA Authorised firm) www.bondsmith.uk · savings.bondsmith.uk | Clone firm | 20 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Yield Harbor (clone of FCA Authorised firm) yieldharbor.co.uk | Clone firm | 20 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Zenith Grow (Clone of FCA authorised firm) zenithgrow.com | Clone firm | 20 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Dufourbit / Dufourbit Pty Ltd dufourbit.com | Unauthorised | 19 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| finnova-limited.com / finnova-limited.org user.finnova-limited.org · finnova-limited.org | Unauthorised | 18 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| PCP Claim Finder (clone of FCA Authorised firm) pcpclaimfinder.com | Clone firm | 18 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| VrenKapstead vrenkapstead.com · vrenkapstead.pro | Unauthorised | 18 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| fortradelimited.com (clone of FCA Authorised firm) fortradelimited.com | Clone firm | 17 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| gsbcapital.pro (clone of FCA Authorised firm) www.gsbcapital.pro/en | Clone firm | 17 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| PINNACLE CREST INVESTMENT www.pinaccle-crestinvestment.com | Unauthorised | 17 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Warven Wealthvale / warven-wealthvale.com warven-wealthvale.com | Unauthorised | 17 Aug 2026 | FCA |
2026-W3310 Aug 2026 to 14 Aug 202618 warnings
| hanfcl.com (clone of FCA Authorised firm) hanfcl.com | Clone firm | 14 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| SABITCIFT HISSE www.sabitcift-hisse.ltd | Unauthorised | 14 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| SPARKASSETSINVEST www.sparkassetsinvest.com | Unauthorised | 14 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| ASSET AVENUE ADVISORS LLC www.assetavenueadvisors.com | Unauthorised | 13 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Crestwood Corporate Group LLP www.crestwoodcorporategrp.com | Unauthorised | 13 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| CTI Capital / https://ctimarket.com/ ctimarket.com | Unauthorised | 13 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| housetrading-financial.com (clone of FCA registered firm) housetrading-financial.com | Clone firm | 13 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Neu Finances neufinances.co.uk/index.html | Unauthorised | 12 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| UKX Capital UKXCapital.co · ukxcapital.com | Unauthorised | 12 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| 6 Trinity Street Investment Club (Clone of FCA authorised firm) | Clone firm | 11 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Aurum Foundation Limited / aurum.foundation/en youtube.com/@aurum_foundation · aurum.foundation/en | Unauthorised | 11 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Asset Swap FX / assets-swapfx.com assets-swapfx.com | Unauthorised | 10 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| cairnloan.com / ellstream.co.uk (Clone of FCA authorised firms) cairnloan.com · ellstream.co.uk | Clone firm | 10 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| capitalrisefinancelimited.com (Clone of FCA authorised firm) capitalrisefinancelimited.com | Clone firm | 10 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Cryptoslite / onahsson.com.ng onahsson.com.ng | Unauthorised | 10 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| GRAND CORE INVEST www.grandcoreinvest.com | Unauthorised | 10 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Market-Analysis / market-analysis.net market-analysis.net | Unauthorised | 10 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| TRUSTS ASSET MANAGEMENT www.trusts-asset.com | Unauthorised | 10 Aug 2026 | FCA |
2026-W323 Aug 2026 to 7 Aug 202616 warnings
| Bixerydigital www.bixerytrades.com | Unauthorised | 7 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Superior Wealth Capital / superiorwealthcapital.com superiorwealthcapital.com | Unauthorised | 7 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| GBP Markets gbpmarkets.com · gbpmarkets.io | Unauthorised | 6 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Hestiainvest / Hestia Invest hestiainvest.vercel.app · hestiainvest.com | Unauthorised | 6 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Stanlake Group (Clone of UK registered company) / https://stanlakegroup.co.uk | Clone firm | 6 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Trader AI / www.trader-ai-platform.org trader-ai-platform.org | Unauthorised | 6 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Valar Ventures Group www.valarventuresgroup.com | Unauthorised | 5 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Throgmorton Wealth Consultant (Clone of FCA authorised firms) www.throgmortonwealth.com | Clone firm | 4 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| BULLNEXMARKETS.COM www.bullnexmarkets.com | Unauthorised | 3 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Eoscoinvest.io / eoscoinvest.co.uk (Clone of FCA registered firm) Eoscoinvest.io · eoscoinvest.co.uk | Clone firm | 3 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Fiscalsmartexchange / fiscalsmartexchange.net fiscalsmartexchange.net | Unauthorised | 3 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| IMPOUND SERVICES LTD www.impound.co.uk | Unauthorised | 3 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Omega Smart / omega-smart.net omega-smart.net | Unauthorised | 3 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Smart-ISA smart-isa.co · smart-isa.cc | Unauthorised | 3 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| Solidmartprofits / solidmartprofits.live solidmartprofits.live | Unauthorised | 3 Aug 2026 | FCA |
| TradeDexter www.tradedexter.net | Unauthorised | 3 Aug 2026 | FCA |
2026-W3128 Jul 2026 to 31 Jul 202617 warnings
| Finlto (Clone of FCA authorised firm) finalto.co | Clone firm | 31 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| Sync-digital.co sync-digital.co/en | Unauthorised | 31 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| T Trading / ttrading.io www.ttrading.io | Unauthorised | 31 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| CryptoNova / CryptoNova84 cryptonova84.app | Unauthorised | 30 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| FINANCED MARKET financedmarkets.com | Unauthorised | 30 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| Globe Asset Trades globeassetstrade.com | Unauthorised | 30 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| GLOBEFXASSETS globefxassets.com | Unauthorised | 30 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| KTM BANK ktmbank.com | Unauthorised | 30 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| PSP-Claimback (clone of FCA Authorised firm) www.psp-claimback.co.uk | Clone firm | 30 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| Pulse Markets Algorithm pulsemarketsalgo.com | Unauthorised | 30 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| selfie-wealth.com (clone of previously FCA authorised firm) www.selfiewealth.co.uk · selfie-wealth.com | Clone firm | 30 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| Ultimate Global Stock Marketing ultimateglobalstockmarketing.com | Unauthorised | 30 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| HOUSELOAN ELITE CONSULTING www.houseandbussinesloan.com | Unauthorised | 29 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| PRIMESTAR TRADES www.primestartrade.com | Unauthorised | 29 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| londoncourtlimited.co.uk (Clone of previously FCA authorised firm) | Clone firm | 28 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| RIVERSTONE ADVISORY GROUP www.riverstoneadvisorygrp.com | Unauthorised | 28 Jul 2026 | FCA |
| www.firstalinctrustbk.com www.firstalinctrustbk.com | Unauthorised | 28 Jul 2026 | FCA |
What a warning does and does not mean
- • Clone firm. Fraudsters are borrowing a genuine authorised firm's identity. The genuine firm is the victim, not the subject. Match the exact name, FRN and contact details on the FCA register, and never trust details a caller gives you.
- • Unauthorised firm. The FCA has not authorised the firm for UK business and it may be targeting UK residents. Some are licensed elsewhere and merely not permitted in the UK; some are frauds. A UK resident dealing with either has no FCA protections, FSCS cover or ombudsman route.
- • Absence proves nothing. A firm not on this list has simply not been flagged yet. Verify the licence on the register instead of relying on the absence of a warning.
Common questions
What does "clone of FCA authorised firm" mean?
Fraudsters are using the name, firm reference number or other details of a genuine FCA-authorised firm to convince people they work for it. The warning protects the genuine firm; it is not an action against it. The counter-move is to match the exact firm name, FRN and contact details on the FCA register, and to ignore any contact details the caller gave you.
Is a broker on the FCA warning list a scam?
Not necessarily. An unauthorised-firm warning means the FCA has not authorised that firm to provide or promote financial services in the UK and it may be targeting UK residents. Some of those firms are licensed elsewhere and simply not permitted in the UK; others are outright frauds. Either way, a UK resident dealing with them has no FCA protections, no FSCS cover and no Financial Ombudsman route.
How often is this page updated?
Weekly. New and updated warnings are read from the FCA's own pages every Monday and cross-checked against the brokers in our database. The FCA itself publishes warnings daily, so for the very latest entry check the FCA warning list directly.
Where it comes from
- • Source: the FCA's own warning pages, discovered through the FCA sitemap and read weekly. Warning text is © Financial Conduct Authority, reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- • Coverage: warnings published or updated from 1 Jun 2026, plus the older warnings our broker pages cite; the log is refreshed every Monday. The FCA's complete list is at fca.org.uk.
- • Matching: a clone warning is linked to a broker only when the genuine firm's FRN or legal name is in our licence-evidence log; an unauthorised-firm warning only when the FCA's text contains the brand name itself. Matches are shown with their basis.
- • CySEC and ASIC warnings are not automated here (their sites do not permit it); CySEC's monthly lists are checked by hand and feed our broker pages directly.