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IronFX runs away from stinky past

Not only small and medium-sized players leave the market unable to withstand the competition, but also such major brokers with a big name like IronFX. The company, a member of the Russian CRFIN, is operating under the supervision of the world's leading regulators FCA, ASIC and CySEC. It has offices in more than 60 countries as well as many awards. Even though IronFX used to be among those drawing up the “black list of forex brokers”, its reputation turned out to be tarnished. How could it happen? What do traders complain about? Why was an investigation launched against IronFX by the reputable Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC)?

How it began

The Cyprian regulator is known for its loyalty, so something huge has to happen for it to seriously go after such a broker as IronFX. According to the regulator’s report, the decision to investigate was based on the negative information in the media and an enormous number of complaints from the broker’s clients.

“They are fraudsters not returning money to clients since spring of 2015, but still looking for new ones. My application for withdrawal is of August 12 and it’s still quiet. They don’t reply to my numerous requests and in support chat they tell me that they don’t have access to my account and will let my manager know. Don’t deal with them!”
Vladimir 13 November 2015 Reply

“I don’t advise this broker. It has bad trading terms, regular slippages, high spreads and boorish support team. I’ve been trying to transfer money to my e-wallet for 5 days, my application is still pending. When I call to the Finance department, I get advised in a rude manner to call my manager. My manager is the only positive sight in this story, he is highly qualified specialist. However, even he can not tell me what the problem is. So, I just have to wait and hope that I will get my money someday. Please don’t repeat my mistake, this is the worst broker. Here is my account number to prove my information: 19078388.”
Poly 12 February 2015 Reply

There are a lot more cases. Sometimes withdrawal applications had been pending for months and most of issues had never been solved. Traders also complained that the company used to hold their deals till they were lost or, otherwise, closed orders when it did not make any sense.

CySEC promised to provide a full report once the investigation was over and decide on measures regarding IronFX. In addition, the Commission advised the affected traders not to wait for the resolution and contact the Financial Ombudsman of the Republic of Cyprus so the lost money could be refunded out of court.

03 February 2016 13:56 tek-tek feedback passed moderation
I could not withdraw funds until I started sending requests to regulators. Here are links if anyone needs. Don’t wait and email them CySec.

07 March 2016 10:14 Esrtye feedback passed moderation
I don’t understand why the Cyprian regulator keeps on fining IronFX while it doesn’t bring results. Money is still frozen, so, whether the regulator only pretends to be working on the case or the broker completely ignores the CySec requirements.

“The company returned an initial deposit of $500, therefore, I decided that it was trustworthy and continued trading! When I requested a withdrawal of $13,000, I was told that my account was blocked due to suspicion that the terminal had been showing incorrect prices that helped me to gain this amount. Don’t even think of dealing with this broker! I’m a real person, I can provide screenshots and even my password to prove my words. I have $19,125 in my account at the moment! And I’m quite sure, they are not going to send me this amount. I just wasted 5 days trading with them. You can make profit with this broker, but you won’t get the money you gained. I’m looking for an honest broker, please, advise!”
Sapar 28 December 2017 Reply

It seems that the situation did not improve and the egregious cases of non-payment of funds to customers remained.

By the way, even before the problems with the Cyprus regulator occurred, IronFX started reducing its staff without paying salaries. According to media reports, the number of employees decreased by 10% in total. The broker also left the CRFIN, however, it was still in during the scandal with the Chinese traders.

Experience of Chinese traders showed that people could and should fight for their money as well as honest and fair service. This is not useless, as many believe.

How Chinese traders defend their interests

As it turned out, IronFX worked in China without licenses that allowed the company to provide access to the financial markets within the country.

Not only China’s traders fell victims, but also the affiliates of the broker. The complaints were identical: winning positions in the terminal always got closed, the opportunity to exit was provided only with a loss. As stated by traders, such things did not take place on other platforms. They also reported that IronFX did not keep its promises to transfer money for safekeeping in foreign banks. Chinese traders managed to ensure that the local authorities, the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau (SZPSB), took over the investigation.

Some traders from Russia also managed to obtain justice. Thus, Dmitry not only sent claims to the broker, but filed a lawsuit against the company and against the regulator (the CySEC). He wanted to make sure that Cyprus’ Ministry of Finance and other higher authorities were familiar with the problem. This is what a trader writes.

“I’m happy to announce that actions of my lawyer made CySec to release an official statement about its awareness about investors’ complaints and the ongoing investigation:
As I already said, the broker did not know who they were dealing with. In this case, I am right in everything and ready to pay all legal expenses. I aim to get my money back and also compensation on top of it, otherwise the broker should declare itself bankrupt. Justice must triumph.
I wish my example to help other investors in protecting their funds from dishonest brokers. Actions have consequences.”

Most of traders were confident that after the bitter experience IronFX would cease to operate. It was clear already in 2015 that the company had problems with solvency.

Surprisingly, the regulators were passive, including CySEC, who only commented on the situation and did not take decisive actions other than fine. Investors began to suspect that IronFX bribed CySEC to remain on track and carry on with business. They could not find any other logical explanation. Perhaps, it is still not found.

Rebranding of IronFX

In January 2018 it became known that the Cyprian subsidiary of the notorious forex and CFD broker IronFX would be renamed as Notesco Financial Services. In other words, the business was planned to be rebranded. The official Cyprus registrar reported about it.

Gemini Financial Services, some investment company from the Middle East that is connected with the Saudi royal family, invested USD 100 million in IronFX. After this transaction had been conducted, a member of the royal family got a seat in the board of directors in the company that changed the legal name.

Remarkably, the notorious broker is still described as the awarded world leader in the sphere of online trading. Allegedly, this group of companies corresponds to the international standards and is regulated by the FCA (the UK), the ASIC (Australia), the FSP (South Africa), and the CySEC (Cyprus).

Thus, the company has got a new name but problems remained the same, judging by clients’ feedback.

Hi, everyone. I want to share my experience of working with this company (IronFX, or as it is now called Notesco). Let me start with the livechat support. It is useless. “Send an email to” or “I will transfer your issue to the corresponding manager” - this is what they answer to all questions. Sometimes, they just leave the chat without answering questions. Next, the company provides a personal manager. However, it was very hard to contact my manager as he was always out of office. Moreover, the phone number is often unavailable. The call back function does not work. The worst thing is that big sums (over 50 thousand dollars) cannot be withdrawn for over 2 months already. So, I strongly recommend avoiding this broker.
Ramil, July 4, 2018

This broker can change names as many times as it wants. As far as I know, now it is called Notesco. The fact is, this company got under my skin. It refuses to return my money that I earned in 2016. I’ve got nothing. There were no answers to my questions. Since it’s a new company now, old problems do not bother it.
Cons:
I did not get my money back, so my issue is forlorn.

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28.09.2018 Vladimir: it is a scam company. Don’t even think about opening an account there. You will never get your money back. I registered an account with this broker, and then tried to withdraw my money. I waited for 3 weeks but nothing happened. This is a scam company.

Conclusion

It seems that rebranding is a good method for cleaning one’s reputation and starting from a blank slate. However, this method does not work in the case of Notesco Financial Services Limited. A new name is just a mask.

IronFx was registered by the CySEC under the number 125/10 while Notesco Financial Services Limited has the same number. In fact, the company has not been even registered under other number. Moreover, the broker still corresponds to all international standards, having received numerous awards in the online trading sphere. Meanwhile, hundreds of its clients from all over the world cannot withdraw their money.

It is time to forget about IronFX or, as it is now called, Notesco Financial Services. There is a great choice of trustworthy STP/ECN/DMA brokers that provide much better trading conditions, pay their clients, and offer high-quality services.

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Author: Bongda | Tanggal 2021-09-27
Out of the many brokers in the market, I decided to open an account at IronFX because of their lucrative offers. They lied about having a license which was the reason I trusted them. I hope I just did not invest my money at all. Now, I only ended up losing $500.
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Author: Yesenia | Tanggal 2021-09-16
IronFX left us with nothing. I was only able to trade with the broker for less than two months and after that, they already closed my account without telling me why. I tried to contact them but they never responded to me.
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Author dari ironfx_runs_away_from_stinky_past: Amish | Tanggal 2021-09-20
This company was absolutely terrible. In my case, I traded with them for quite a long time and I deeply trusted them. I felt so betrayed when I made my first withdrawal request and the broker did not hesitate to terminate my account. My account manager whom I became close with did not say anything to me as well.
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Author: Julius | Tanggal 2021-09-02
After years of trading with IronFX. I can't believe that I never even sensed that they had ill intentions towards their clients. Instances were in favor of them because I did not try to withdraw my funds. I only knew that something was wrong when they already vanished.
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Author: Maricel | Tanggal 2021-08-24
There is no way to retrieve my funds from IronFX. This broker is nothing but a fraud and I don't think they even feel sorry about what they did to their clients. They even started a new company and tried tricking new clients once again. Thankfully, the truth behind the company was soon exposed and it was found that it had the same owners as IronFX.
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Author: Lurna | Tanggal 2021-08-20
The owners of IronFX should just be jailed already. See how they tried to start a new company and pretend to have pure intentions? They will just keep on doing it for as long as they are living freely.
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Author: Siva | Tanggal 2021-08-04
I trusted IronFX because of their good reputation. They have established their name on the industry and many people are really investing with them. I was surprised when they did not process my withdrawal request when I did not even try to withdraw the full amount. I attempted to get the profits many times but in the end, my account was only suspended.
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Author dari ironfx_runs_away_from_stinky_past: Grace | Tanggal 2021-09-06
They tricked us. They made us all believe that they were providing honest services. I guess none of us saw this coming. IronFX really appeared trustworthy. Everything happened so suddenly. They just ran away and took all of our investments. Which is why, we must always be careful in choosing our broker.
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Author: Bobby | Tanggal 2021-07-27
After a year of trading with IronFX, I requested to withdraw my profits. I waited for more than a month only to receive a denial notice. I made another request but this time, they immediately denied it. I asked the customer support what the problem is but they did not give me a clear answer. After a while, I can no longer log in to my trading account.
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Author: Dell | Tanggal 2021-07-21
Honestly, I am no longer expecting that the owners of IronFX will ever be punished. If they haven't caught them before, I don't think it is any possible now. They even tried creating a new company and this was exposed but still, the owners were nowhere to be found.
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Author: Abales | Tanggal 2021-07-14
I am still hoping that the people behind IronFX would be arrested and jailed. They have to pay for what they did. And look, they even tried to create another company as if nothing happened. It just shows that they will not stop deceiving people as long as they have the resources.
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Author: Davidpip | Tanggal 2021-07-05
I cannot help but think that IronFX has intended to run away with their clients' funds from the beginning. It was planned all along and they only waited until their fraudulence could not be contained anymore. But what's worse about this company is that they even tried to build a new company with a different name as if they did not just deceive thousands of clients. Good thing, this was exposed early.
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Author dari ironfx_runs_away_from_stinky_past: Alonzo | Tanggal 2021-08-09
That must be what the truth is. The people behind this broker are just heartless and greedy. To think that they even started a new company, it only means that they did not feel sorry or guilty at all about what they did to their clients.
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