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2010 Non-Broker Forex Scams of the Year Nominees
(in chronological order)
(in chronological order)
2010 had an assortment of non-broker forex scams. Please vote for the ones that you think were the worst. Here are the nominees...
USDBot.com
The ad claimed that a Mark Trenton developed the EA. When contacted about information showing that it was a free EA stolen without being attributed to the author, the story changed to say that the EA code was purchased from a 3rd party programmer. They then issued an "update" that was a completely different EA. The new one used a martingale strategy.
FPA Scam Finding against USDBot
BeatsForex.com (aka BeatForex)
This company spent more than a year of spamming the FPA's forums and ignoring warnings to stop. When their own products didn't sell, they turned to spamming ads selling pirated forex software.
Discussion thread and complaint against BeatsForex
FPA Scam Finding against Beats Forex
Panamoney.net
Panamoney is another in the long line of Forex HYIPS. Like all HYIPS, it eventually folded and took all the cash with it. This one had been around longer than most, so there were more victims, more money, and more clues to who was behind it. The FPA wishes those who invested the best of luck tracking these scammers down.
Article about Panamoney
General warning against HYIP-type investments
FPA Scam Finding against Panamoney
DragonPips.com
This company kept coming up with new excuses and demanding that a purchaser make more and more tests of the EA before getting a refund. The customer met each and every requirement, but still didn't get the promised refund.
Article about DragonPips.com
Original complaint against DragonPips
FPA Scam Finding against Dragon Pips
4SqA.com (Danny Wall)
Danny Wall has a new guaranteed money pool every week or so. He claims to be the world's greatest forex trader, but seems much better at getting and keeping money than he is at making profits for clients. He's reported to have claimed that the only reason the FPA hasn't been sued out of existence is because it's offshore. He's wrong. The FPA is headquartered in Los Angeles. Even with this information, Danny Wall won't sue. If he took the FPA to court, he'd have to answer to those he owes money to.
Article about Danny Wall and 4SqA
Updated info about what Danny Wall has been up to. Well worth your time to read.
Original complaint against 4 Squared Analytics
FPA Scam Finding against 4SqA and Danny Wall
Voting will remain open for about 80 days.