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Trade Fortune FX Scam: Forex Site Selling Hourly-Return Plans

Savun Law & Consultancy · Updated 13 November 2026

Trade Fortune FX Scam: Forex Site Selling Hourly-Return Plans

The Trade Fortune FX name was reported as a forex scheme that reaches users in Türkiye by phone and promises high returns. Although the website tradefortunefx.com, which carries the same name, presents itself as a forex broker, its real product is "investment plans" promising hourly returns.

In short: Trade Fortune FX is not authorised in Türkiye by the Capital Markets Board (SPK). Persuasion by phone and the sale of fixed-return plans are used together. Claiming back money sent this way is legally possible.

🔍 What Was Found on the Website

  • Domain: tradefortunefx.com, registered in April 2023
  • Email: [email protected]
  • Telephone: +1 469 659 6409 (a US number); the address shown is in Alaska
  • Plans named "Basic", "Standard", "Gold" and "Mini"; payment is made to a crypto wallet

It is self-contradictory for a site that says it is a forex broker to offer a "mining plan" and to list a fixed hourly return for every plan.

🚩 The Calls and the Plan Scheme

In operations of this kind, a call-centre teamTR starts the victim with a small plan, shows a balance that grows quickly on the panel, and turns the move to a higher plan into a "condition for withdrawal".

🔗 Operations With Similar Names and Similar Methods

⚖️ Legal Framework

SPK Decision No. 8/297 of 24 February 2017 treats bringing investors in Türkiye together with overseas leveraged trading firms as unauthorised activity. Getting money back from an overseas forex firm and the criminal complaint process run side by side in these cases.

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

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

Are Trade Fortune FX and Fortune Base the same company?

No shared domain or contact details were found; they were treated as separate operations.

Does the US number and Alaska address on the site provide any assurance?

No. An address and a number can be obtained by anyone; the only yardstick for operating in Türkiye is SPK permission.

Does moving to the Gold plan speed up withdrawals?

In this scheme, upgrading a plan means a new payment, not a withdrawal.

I sent money to Trade Fortune FX. 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 Trade Fortune FX (tradefortunefx.com) Forex ve Yatırım Planı Dolandırıcılığı.

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