AEGET Scam Warning: Unlicensed Crypto Exchange, Withdrawal Fees

With a trading table, volume data and a declared "money services business" registration in the United States, all resembling a real exchange, AEGET is a crypto trading platform operating at aeget.com. In 2026, posts by foreign users described being unable to withdraw after being directed to the platform from social media groups.
🔍 What Does an Exchange Appearance Prove, and What Does It Not?
The domain aeget.com has been registered since 2017 and the website is online; the platform is also listed on a crypto data site. However, a listing and a declared trading volume do not show that the platform has passed an independent audit, and a US MSB registration is not an authorisation for investment brokerage.
In Türkiye, under the amendments made by Law No. 7518 in 2024, the activity of crypto asset service providers is subject to SPK authorisation; AEGET does not hold this authorisation and does not appear on the SPK list of authorised institutions.
🚩 Group Referral and the Withdrawal Fee
- A person arriving through a Facebook or Instagram advertisement is taken into a WhatsApp/Telegram group full of "successful investors".
- On the first small investment a profit appears and a small withdrawal is allowed; trust is built with this step.
- When a large withdrawal is attempted, a "tax", "security deposit" or "withdrawal fee" is demanded.
- The fact that the same accounts end by giving "fund recovery" contact details brings with it the risk of a second trap.
🔗 Other Platforms Using the Same Method
We have previously examined crypto platforms that use a realistic exchange screen and make withdrawal conditional on a fee.
- The scheme of being unable to withdraw from a fake crypto exchangeTR
- TimeeCoin fake crypto exchangeTR
- Exbitco, a platform disguised as an exchangeTR
- CoinwEx, an exchange that blocks withdrawalsTR
🧭 The Legal Process for Victims
- The wallets to which the transfer was moved through a crypto exchangeTR are identified.
- In the investigation, a possible money laundering linkTR may be examined.
- Once the evidence has been collected, the process moves to the indictment stageTR.
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❓ Frequently Asked Questions
The AEGET website is open. Doesn't that show it is reliable?
I was asked to pay tax in order to withdraw. Is this normal?
Someone contacted me saying they would bring my money back. Is this related to AEGET?
I sent crypto to AEGET. What are the options?

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This page is an English adaptation of our Turkish article AEGET (aeget.com) İzinsiz Kripto Borsası Dolandırıcılığı.
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