Over the past months, a large number of fraudulent trading platforms and fake crypto exchanges have appeared online. These websites present themselves as legitimate “digital asset centers,” “investment platforms,” or “AI trading systems,” but in reality they are part of organized scam networks designed to steal deposits from victims.
How These Scams Operate
Most of the platforms below follow the exact same pattern:
They contact victims through messaging apps pretending to be professional traders or investment mentors.
They build trust by showing fake profit screenshots and fabricated account balances.
Victims are encouraged to deposit small amounts at first.
Sometimes small withdrawals are allowed to create confidence.
Once larger funds are deposited, withdrawals become “impossible.”
The platform suddenly demands additional payments such as:
- “Withdrawal tax”
- “Account verification fee”
- “AML compliance deposit”
- “Liquidity fee”
- “VIP upgrade charge”
Even after paying, funds remain locked.
Eventually, the website disappears, changes domain, or blocks the user entirely.
This scheme is widely known as a pig butchering scam, and hundreds of identical platforms are launched every month.
Confirmed Scam Platforms (Publicly Reported)
Below is a non-exhaustive list of platforms that have been reported by multiple victims as fraudulent:
- MOALA WALLET Exchange – web.moalawallet.com
- Agryzome – agryzome.com
- Certyxio – certyxio.com
- Bitquore – bitquore.com
- Ccoya Digital Asset Center – ccoya-asset.center
- Liexs Digital Asset Center – liexs-asset.center
- Proxethix – proxethix.com
- JGCMGS – jgcmgs.net
- ZHNWAVE – zhnwave.com
- Dravan Exchange – dravan-exchange.com
- SVARAEL – svarael.com
- CSWLQX – cswlqx.net
- NUTRX – nutrx.net
- ZSXLXH – zsxlxh.net
- Ctoph Exchange – ctoph-exchange.com
- CSWLQX – cswlqx.net
- Gran Velthorne (Fake Person) / Velthorne Asset Management – grantvelthorne.com
- BEquity Group – bequitygroup.com
- HBMHCW – hbmhcw.net
- JHKXWL – jhkxwl.net
- Winston Pierce Invest – winstonpierce.com
- WEALTH-ISA / WealthW-Group – wealth-isa.cc / wealthw-group.co
- Ordefico Asset Management – ordeficoassetmanagement.com
- Safra Reserve – safrareserve.com
- EmberPrime – emberprime.com
- ourbit – web.ourbit.com
- TSG Brokers – tsgbrokers.com
- Investgntalworld – investgntalworld.com
- Social Venture Capitalist – socialventurecapitalist.com
- Capital Stone – capitalstone.ca
- VestofX – vestofx.net
- CWEHBIT – web.cwehbit.com
- Watsans – watsans.com
- Divexa Exchange – divexa-exchange.com
- Oceka Exchange – oceka-exchange.com
- ZOZOTRADE – web.zozotrade.com
- LEXINOVA Trading Center – lexinova-trading.center
- Greluna Exchange – greluna.com
- Slogem Exchange – slogem-exchange.com
- Dimovo Exchange – dimovo-exchange.com
- Sisvida Exchange – sisvida-exchange.com
- Hechosa Exchange – hechosa-exchange.com
- Zeaks Trade / Hightian Best – zeaks.org / hightian.com
- Emeraldwisdom Pro – emeraldwisdom.com
- Ultrapex Pro – web.ultrapex.com
- Visionstr Pro – web.visionstr.com
- StoneZen Capital Consortium – stonezencapital-consortium.com
- EraMix Financial Union – eramix.com
- Mindzo Investment Union – mindzoinvestment-union.com
- duratumen – web.duratumen.com
- SolePursuit Capital Syndicate – solepursuit.com
- DualHeart Financial Association – dualheart-association.financial
- UK Financial Ltd – ukfinancialltd.com
- Monepxora – monepxora.com
- CryptoEasily – cryptoeasily.com
- Haims Capital – haims.ai
- Tresory Exchange – thetreasuryexchange.com
- Momentum Trading Academy – momentumtradeacademy.com
- AlphaGainium – alphagainium.io
- StratoLedger Investment Lab – stratobot.com
- Veriton Investment Lab – veriaset.com
- Piney Investment Lab – pinun.com
- Aurum Capital – aurum.capital
- Quantum Financial Institute – qfiworld.com
- HedgeFusion Capital Ltd – hedgefusioncapital.com
- Harbor Financial Institute – harborfinancialonline.com
- Milae Exchange – milae.info
- Miloer Exchange – miloer.com
(This list is continuously growing as new scam domains appear every week.)
Common Red Flags to Watch For
If you encounter a platform with these characteristics, avoid it immediately:
- Contact initiated via WhatsApp/Telegram
- Guaranteed profits or “risk-free trading” claims
- No verifiable license or company registration
- Pressure to deposit more money
- Withdrawal requires additional fees
- Customer service only through in-app chat
- Website domain recently created
- Overly positive reviews posted by obvious bots
Legitimate exchanges never ask you to pay money to withdraw your own funds.
What To Do If You Are Already A Victim
If you have deposited money into any of these platforms:
- Stop sending more funds immediately
- Do NOT pay any “unlock” or “verification” fees
- Report the case to your bank
- File a cybercrime report in your country
- Save all chat logs, screenshots, and transaction IDs
- Warn others in Reddit communities such as r/Scams and r/CryptoScams
Unfortunately, once funds are sent to these fake platforms, recovery is extremely difficult.
