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Issue date May 16, 20261 subscribers3 reports tracked

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Scam Radar: AlgosOne.ai and this week's live desk updates

3 community reports tracked, 0 live queue highlights, and fresh case files from GetAlgoBuddy.

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Editor’s Note · April 23, 2026

Bolt AI Trades ForexAlgo AI Crypto Pilot Bot Easy Option Trade Global Secure Trade

Five FCA warnings this week, five different ways to fake an office

Bolt AI Trades used a generic US placeholder address. ForexAlgo AI skipped the address field entirely and funnelled through Facebook. Crypto Pilot Bot reached for an Isle of Man line to imply oversight without triggering it. Easy Option Trade reused 20–22 Wenlock Road, a London cluster already flagged on other FCA-warned firms. Global Secure Trade pasted a real Century City tower address with no floor or suite number. All five are unauthorised in the UK. The variation across tactics is the point — no single address style is the 'scam signal'; the standing regulator record is.

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Scam case fileBlacklisted2 public sources

AlgosOne Scam Review 2026: FCA + CNB Warning

AlgosOne.ai

AlgosOne is a managed-account AI trading platform operated by White Mint Financial Company s.r.o. that froze user withdrawals behind forced 'High Yield' lockups. The Czech National Bank banned the operator in 2025; this case file tracks the evidence.

Watch for: Site: algosone.ai / app.algosone.ai • Named Operator: White Mint Financial Company s.r.o.

Updated May 12, 2026•2 public sources

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Scam case fileBlacklisted3 public sources

Quantum AI Scam Review 2026: FCA Warning

Quantum AI

Quantum AI is an AI-branded trading platform flagged on the FCA's unauthorised-firms warning list. UK consumers dealing with it have no access to the Financial Ombudsman and no FSCS compensation if funds are lost.

Watch for: Named brand: Quantum AI • Source: FCA warning

Updated May 12, 2026•3 public sources

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Scam case fileBlacklisted3 public sources

Forex Place Trade / Lars FP Scam Review 2026

Lars FP / Forex Place Trade / Forex Place Lars

A regulator-backed review page covering the FCA's updated warning for Lars FP / Forex Place Trade / Forex Place Lars and the listed social-and-domain funnel.

Watch for: Site: forexplacetrade.com • Aliases: Lars FP / Forex Place Trade / Forex Place Lars

Updated May 12, 2026•3 public sources

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Queue Watch

Under review now

No project has crossed the public queue threshold this week. That means fewer than two distinct reporters matched on the same host or project name.

Pattern Watch

Fresh warnings

Pattern AlertPattern Alert0 public sources

The "Puppet Master" Tactic: Detecting the 2026 Celebrity Deepfake Syndicate

Celebrity deepfake funnels

A pattern warning about synthetic founder videos, fake endorsements, and social proof manipulation.

Updated March 25, 2026•0 public sources

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Pattern AlertPattern Alert0 public sources

Beyond the Bot: The Global Syndicates Running the 2026 "Scam-as-a-Service" Economy

Scam-as-a-service syndicates

A system-level warning explaining that many fake investment brands share the same backend tactics and support playbooks.

Updated March 25, 2026•0 public sources

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