It is common knowledge that before you pull your credit card out of your wallet and provide billing information online, you need to be certain you are not dealing with crooks. You also look for some sign of security assurance on a website before clicking on the ‘pay’ button. That’s something you probably wouldn’t do…
Foreign exchange? Bonds? Stocks? Deposits? It seems like everyone is putting their extra money to work these days, investing in something or another. If you’ve read the first line and have no clue what we’re talking about, you should do some research, because you are missing out on good opportunities to make something out of…
It seems like crypto coins are the next big thing in online trading, and the massive number of new websites specializing in cryptocurrency trading on the internet is proof of that. However, among the countless websites out there today, there are also quite a few owned by criminals, wishing to take your money and disappear.…
We already know that 2020 has had its share of bad news, but sadly we’ve got some more coming your way. It turns out that this year has been record breaking in terms of financial scams committed, mainly online but also offline. Before we try to understand exactly why this has happened, let’s understand what…
We often read about people being tricked on the internet into paying substantial sums of money for the ability to trade online but end up falling victim to a financial scam. Usually, our first thought is that this kind of misfortune can’t possibly happen to us. Well, let’s begin by bursting that bubble: Financial scam…
Investors of certain markets have had a hard time this year due to the COVID 19 pandemic. This year global economies have experienced a heavy recession. And if that is not bad enough, investment scammers are still stealing from innocent people. Trading and investment scams evolve every day. Nowadays they have become so sleek, you…
In recent years, the forex market has taken the world by storm. Forex trading is gaining popularity and the main reason being it is the world’s most liquid market. Statistics show that more than $5.3 trillion is traded every day, dwarfing any other Stock Exchange in size. When it comes to forex trading, just about…
Although the question from the title might be a little confusing, in reality, it aggregates two of the most common dilemmas people have when looking after a reliable trading brand to work with. This article will focus mostly on Bitcoin and crypto trading scams, considering this is a growing industry and the enthusiasm generated makes…
Binary options continue to be a highly-debated subject among retail traders and even though some might argue that some brokers focusing on these assets have a long track-record in providing reliable services, in reality, the whole binary options industry favors the appearance of scammers. Letting aside the fact that trading these instruments comes with a…
Although the field of online trading had been making a lot of progress over the past several years, scam brokers have not yet completely disappeared. This should be a great concern for traders looking to benefit from enhanced trading conditions by choosing to work with a questionable broker. The regulation currently in place in Europe…