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G4Trade Scam Warning: Offshore Licence and Copy Trading

Savun Law & Consultancy · Updated 7 November 2026

G4Trade Scam Warning: Offshore Licence and Copy Trading

G4Trade registered its domain in September 2025 and soon began presenting itself as a "multi-asset CFD broker where you can copy trades". The platform's promise of trust rests on two claims: an offshore licence said to be obtained from the island of Anjouan in the Union of the Comoros, and a "strategic partnership" with a broker licensed in Europe. Neither claim gives protection to an investor in Türkiye.

In short: G4Trade is not authorised in Türkiye by the Capital Markets Board (SPK). A foreign review reported that the licence numbers the platform cites belong to other companies and that a withdrawal request was held up for weeks. Claiming the transferred money back is legally possible.

🔍 What Do the Licence Claims Say?

  • g4trade.com was registered through NameCheap on 17 September 2025 and was still online when we checked on 30 October 2026.
  • There is no public register of Anjouan licences that can be matched to the website.
  • A foreign review dated June 2026 states that the South African licence number mentioned on the site is registered to a different company.

A permit issued in the Comoros is not valid for investment services in Türkiye. An intermediary that is not on the SPK list of authorised institutions and offers leveraged trading is acting without permission under SPK Decision No. 8/297 of 24 February 2017.

🚩 The Risk of the Copy Trading Promise

In a "follow the successful trader" set-up, the customer cannot check who opens the trades. In schemes of this kind profit grows on the screen, and at the withdrawal stage the known obstacles of copy trading schemesTR appear: cancellation of profits, longer review periods and requests for extra verification.

🔗 Other Platforms Using the Same Method

We have also added to our archive other platforms that try to build trust with an offshore licence that cannot be verified.

🧭 How Does the Legal Process Work?

  1. The effect of the arbitration and jurisdiction clauses in the contracts of overseas brokers on Turkish consumers is examined.
  2. Where the relationship was set up without permission, the invalidity of the account opening agreementTR comes into question.
  3. The routes for a refund from an overseas firm are then assessed.

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

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Does G4Trade's partnership claim in Europe make it safe?

No. Another company's licence is not transferred to G4Trade. For a Turkish investor the decisive point is SPK authorisation, and G4Trade does not have it.

Some withdrawals are said to have been paid. Does that make the platform reliable?

A delayed withdrawal that is paid only after a complaint becomes public does not show that other accounts will be treated the same way. In schemes of this kind, allowing small withdrawals is also used to restore trust.

I lost money in copy trading. Is that normal market risk?

If it cannot be verified independently who opened the trades and at what price, it cannot be assumed that the loss came from real market movement. This is a matter for legal review.

I am a G4Trade victim. What should I do?

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 G4Trade (g4trade.com) Offshore CFD ve Kopya İşlem Dolandırıcılığı.

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