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BrokerTribunal: complaint forms that harvest your phone

A site that looks like a broker review board but opens with “get your money back” and a phone field is often round two, not a court.

BrokerTribunal presents as a reliability rating for brokers and a place to leave complaints. The English homepage talks about collecting feedback and resolving conflicts “in favour of the trader”. The sharper ask sits next to it: get your money back, free consultation, leave a number so someone can call.

That is the classic recovery-room doorway. After a fake broker, people search for help and find a polished form. The site may show an office address and a mailbox; a light check still leaves the awkward gap — thin company identification, success-rate language, and pages that talk down courts and police while selling chargebacks as the only path. Honest practitioners do not guarantee a 90% win rate, and your bank’s dispute process does not require a stranger’s call centre.

Consumer agencies have warned for years about refund and recovery scams: someone finds victims after a loss, then bills for taxes, AML “unlocks”, or lawyer retainers that never produce a payout. Leaving a phone number on a complaint form is how that second conversation starts. If you need a chargeback, contact your card issuer yourself. If you need a lawyer, look them up on the official professional register and call the number you find there — not the one in a Telegram follow-up.

Portals that introduce “recovery lawyers” after a broker loss follow the same logic; see also ScamMavis-style pitches.


Do not pay upfront “unlock” fees. Start at Get help and read Fake recovery before you share more personal data.

This article is for general information only. It is not legal or financial advice. Details change. If you have lost money, contact your bank or card issuer and use the routes on the help pages.

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