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AEGET Scam Warning: Unlicensed Crypto Exchange, Withdrawal Fees

Savun Law & Consultancy · Updated 3 November 2026

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.

In short: AEGET is not authorised in Türkiye by the Capital Markets Board (SPK), and it holds no crypto asset service provider authorisation in Türkiye. The scheme described is one of building trust inside a group and then making withdrawal conditional on extra fees. In transfers of this kind, tracing the money and claiming it back is legally possible.

🔍 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 Legal Process for Victims

  1. The wallets to which the transfer was moved through a crypto exchangeTR are identified.
  2. In the investigation, a possible money laundering linkTR may be examined.
  3. Once the evidence has been collected, the process moves to the indictment stageTR.

For detailed information and legal support, you can contact Savun Law & Consultancy.

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

The AEGET website is open. Doesn't that show it is reliable?

A website being online, or being listed on a data site, does not mean user funds are protected. In Türkiye, what matters is SPK authorisation, and AEGET does not have it.

I was asked to pay tax in order to withdraw. Is this normal?

On a regulated exchange, tax is not demanded as a separate upfront payment from the balance. A new payment request before withdrawal is a typical step of the scheme described.

Someone contacted me saying they would bring my money back. Is this related to AEGET?

Unsolicited "fund recovery" offers are common in cases of this kind and often end in a new payment request.

I sent crypto to AEGET. What are the options?

For detailed information and legal support, you can contact Savun Law & Consultancy.

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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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