macroforexs.com is not a legitimate broker but a clone/unlicensed forex platform, disguised with a fictitious "Australian regulatory body," manipulating trading interfaces and blocking withdrawals to seize client funds.
1. Claims "Australian regulation," but the regulatory body does not exist
The website claims to be regulated by:
- “Australia Business Commission”
- “Australia MSB Financial Enforcement Bureau”
- “Australia Industrial and Commercial Administration”
Fact: The core financial regulatory bodies in Australia are ASIC (license verifiable) and AUSTRAC (anti-money laundering) [10][11], and the names mentioned above do not exist in the official system. The platform also fails to provide any AFSL license number, ABN/ACN, or verifiable registration link. [1][2]
This is not a typo—it's a standard "regulatory term mimicry" tactic to deceive investors who cannot verify.
2. Company name does not match real Australian entity, highly suspected clone
- Website discloses operator: MACRO GLOBAL MARKET LTD (singular, no PTY) [3]
- Real registered entity in Australia ABR: MACRO GLOBAL MARKETS PTY LTD (plural + PTY), ABN 84 142 210 179 [9]
Key risk: The website does not provide ABN/ACN, making it impossible to establish a legal connection with the real entity. This is typical clone company behavior—using the similarity of a real company's name to attract funds, but the funds do not enter a regulated entity. [12]
3. Domain less than 1 year old, yet presented as "long-established trust"
- Domain registration: August 27, 2025 [8]
- Website footer copyright: Copyright @2025 [2]
Any implication of "years of experience" or "global trust" cannot be supported by the timeline. Scam groups often rely on new domains to quickly launch, harvest, and shut down.
4. "100% funds segregated in Swiss bank"—unverifiable promise
The website claims "100% client funds segregated in a Swiss bank." [1][2]
However, the platform does not provide: custodian entity name, bank name, jurisdiction, regulatory terms, or complaint channels. For a platform requiring a minimum deposit of $1,000, this is typical false sense of security marketing. [4]
5. Separate deposit channels + invalid app links = typical harvesting structure
- “Open account” and “login” redirect to external domains: pc.macroforeuxsu.cc, pc.macroforexs.net [1][3]
- Apple App Store link returns 404 [6]
- Google Play link cannot be accessed properly [7]
Meaning: Multiple domain separation is to increase the difficulty of complaints, bans, and chargebacks. Invalid app links indicate the product is not mature.
6. Typical scam script: Easy deposit, withdrawal requires "more money"
Common process of such clone CFD platforms:
- See fake profits after deposit
- Attempt to withdraw → asked to pay "verification fee," "tax," "margin"
- Continue to pay → platform becomes unreachable
CFTC, ASIC, FCA have repeatedly warned about this model. [13][14][22][23]
7. What to do if already deposited?
- Immediately stop any additional payments (including "unfreeze fee," "tax")
- Save evidence: chat records, transfer receipts, platform screenshots
- Credit card channel: fastest way is through chargeback [24]
- Report channels:
- Australia: ASIC [17], Cyber.gov.au [18]
- USA: IC3 [16], CFTC [22]
- Beware of "fund recovery" secondary scams—this is another layer of harvesting targeting victims [22][23]
Final Conclusion
macroforexs.com is not a single vulnerability risk but a complete set of features that align perfectly with known broker scam structures.
Firstly, the regulatory bodies claimed by the platform do not exist in reality. Names like "Australia Business Commission" and "Australia MSB Financial Enforcement Bureau" cannot be found in the Australian official regulatory system (ASIC, AUSTRAC), and the platform does not provide any verifiable AFSL license number or ABN/ACN.
Secondly, the company name disclosed does not match the official Australian business registration information. The website claims the operator is "MACRO GLOBAL MARKET LTD," but the real entity in the Australian ABR system is "MACRO GLOBAL MARKETS PTY LTD" (ABN 84 142 210 179), with different company name formats, and the platform does not provide any registration number for investors to verify, highly suspected of being a clone company.
Thirdly, the domain was registered in August 2025, less than a year ago, and the website copyright is marked as "2025," completely contradicting its implied "long-established trust" image.
Fourthly, the platform claims "100% client funds segregated in a Swiss bank," but does not disclose any custodian bank name, custodian entity, regulatory terms, or complaint channels, which is a typical empty promise.
Fifthly, its deposit channels and app settings show obvious anomalies. "Open account" and "login" redirect to pc.macroforeuxsu.cc and other separate domains, increasing the difficulty of chargebacks and bans; Apple App Store link returns 404, Google Play link cannot be accessed properly, indicating the product is not mature.
We conclude:macroforexs.com is a highly suspicious fake broker platform, very likely to result in deposits that cannot be withdrawn.
References (retain all links)
[1] https://macroforexs.com/
[2] https://macroforexs.com/about-us1.html
[3] https://macroforexs.com/terms-and-conditions1.html
[4] https://macroforexs.com/accounts1.html
[5] https://macroforexs.com/platforms1.html
[6] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bybi/id6746120067
[7] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ntysxi.ninetysix
[8] https://www.whois.com/whois/macroforexs.com
[9] https://abr.business.gov.au/ABN/View/84142210179
[10] https://www.asic.gov.au/online-services/search-asic-registers/professional-registers-search/
[11] https://www.austrac.gov.au/
[12] https://www.fca.org.uk/consumers/clone-firms-individuals
[13] https://www.cftc.gov/LearnAndProtect/forexfrauds
[14] https://www.cftc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-04/SpotFraudSites.pdf
[15] https://www.secretservice.gov/investigations/investmentfraud-pigbutchering
[16] https://www.ic3.gov/CrimeInfo/Investment
[17] https://www.asic.gov.au/about-asic/contact-us/reporting-misconduct-to-asic/
[18] https://www.cyber.gov.au/report-and-recover/recover-from/scams
[19] https://www.theguardian.com/money/article/2024/aug/19/asic-scam-websites-crypto
[20] https://www.justice.gov/usao-ednc/pr/department-justice-agents-seize-85-million-cryptocurrency-and-disrupt-investment-fraud
[21] https://www.asic.gov.au/regulatory-resources/scams/scams-impersonating-asic/
[22] https://www.cftc.gov/LearnAndProtect/AdvisoriesAndArticles/RecoveryFrauds.html
[23] https://asic.gov.au/about-asic/news-centre/news-items/alert-money-recovery-scam-using-fake-documents-to-impersonate-asic-www-payback-recovery-com/
[24] https://www.equifax.com/personal/education/credit-cards/articles/-/learn/what-is-a-chargeback/
