Ardovex Markets (ardovex.com → ardovexus.com) MT5 broker: romance-led fake profits, withdrawal 'taxes'; ASIC-listed unlicensed; shared CRM siblings
- Scam type: Pig butchering
- Reported: 2026-10-16
- Last updated: 2026-10-17
Fake FX/CFD broker used in a romance-led investment scam. A Reddit user reported on 2026-10-14 being introduced to Ardovex Markets by someone met online ("what I now suspect was a romance scam"). Their MT5 account (server "ArdovexMarkets-Server") showed large profits, but withdrawal required $3,900 in "taxes" and then a $20,000 "risk deposit"; the balance was never paid out. Sources: - Reddit r/Scams, 2026-10-14 (https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/1x5j90c/warning_avoid_ardovex_markets_investment_scam/) - Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) investor alert, published…
Websites in this report: ardovex.com, user.ardovexus.com, mybaclays.com, m.mybaclays.com, curmltd.com, cochio.com, iotaglobalfx.com, bchgloballimited.com, phyxfxltd.cc