AI trading bots sold with celebrity deepfake ads
A famous face on a video ad does not mean a real endorsement — painted bot profits and withdrawal fees are the usual next act.
Fake signals, bogus traders, and broker fraud.
A famous face on a video ad does not mean a real endorsement — painted bot profits and withdrawal fees are the usual next act.
A reported month-long trading con used the Veles International label after a fake bank teaser — then invented losses that needed endless top-ups.
Telegram personas tied to names such as Vershinin’s “trader days” or Modern Market often sell profit-share “joint trading” — the risk sits entirely on your deposit.
A loud Telegram futures channel with miracle hit-rates usually pays the admin when you trade — not when you win.
A site that scores Telegram traders while pushing the same three names with near-perfect stars is advertising, not an open investigation desk.
Free Elliott Wave charts are often a shop window for paid groups, courses and broker affiliate links.
A Telegram “VIP” gold desk that ignores paying members while pitching newcomers at a higher price is selling access, not an edge.
A Gmail “Elliott Management” note that lists fca.org.uk as its own site is a recovery-room costume, not a fund.
Totalcoin pairs a real company name with signals, demo comfort and leverage — a company filing is not a crypto licence.
Academy Golden sells courses first, then “mentors” and wallets — the same arc previously tied to Dream Way Academy.
An old MoneyRain / MRC trail mixed “university” training with unregulated binary and forex desks — the FCA warned early.
Australia’s Federal Court hit AGM Markets and related desks with a A$75 million penalty for systemic unconscionable OTC sales.