Reported as a scam / unregulated
Why ZKTrade is on the register
ZKTrade shows it was established in 2005 and won some awards in 2019 and 2020 as an industry leader. However, domain check results showed it was newly created in 2021. How it can win awards in 2019 before its foundation? Thus, there is the highest possible level of caution for you when dealing with ZKTrade. The scam says to be based in the UK in its “Financial Service” but claims to provide traders with forex trading services with an ASIC License(License Number: AFSL 246943). In any case, there is a clear indication that something is not quite right as its headquarters is in the UK but a license is from Australia. To verify the doubts, we did check whether the broker is present in the registry of the UK watchdog – FCA, and no results relating to ZKTrade appeared there. Meanwhile, there is an investment and wealth management company named ZANK CAPITAL LTD (Zank & Co), which is licensed in Australia under the ASIC License Number AFSL 246943, but they have nothing in common with the fraud we are currently talking. Moreover, the ASIC-licensed reliable broker doesn’t provide currency investment service. That is to say: ZKTrade is currently not regulated or not overseen by any financial regulator. Therefore, we can conclude that ZKTrade is a scam.
If you have money with this broker
- Stop sending funds. Do not pay any further “fees”, “taxes” or “verification” charges to release a withdrawal — this is a common secondary scam.
- Preserve evidence. Save transaction IDs, wallet addresses, chat logs, and every screenshot before the account is closed.
- Report it. Notify your bank/exchange and your national financial regulator so the activity is on record.
- Get guidance. Tell us what happened and we will point you toward the right next step. We are a free public registry — we never charge any fees.
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