BlackHorse Defrauded Investor by Blocking Withdrawal

Many investors are always deceived for excessive trust in others. And the recommendations from so-called “acquaintance” often turn out to be trap that may cause unwary investors heavy loss.

Mr. Mao is one of the victims of such scams and lost more than ¥150,000 after switching from one broker with rating 8.60 to another with rating 2.06 only upon the recommendation of an “acquaintance”.

Mr. Mao' s ID card

Mr. Mao explained that an investment agent he knew and trusted after trading for a while recommended him a new Forex broker BlackHorse, therefore he begin to trade on Blackhorse instead of the former broker Blackwell Global.

During the few months of investment at BlackHorse, Mr. Mao made several deposits and withdrawals. His deposits were all normal, but the money withdrawn was always received separately in different batches. He didn' t take it seriously due to full trust in the acquaintance, called Linlin.

From February 10th to 22nd , 2019, Mr. Mao submitted four applications to withdraw $2,888, $6,666, $6,888 and $21,456 respectively, adding up to $37,907. And the money was also deducted from his trading account.

Mr. Mao' s withdrawal record

Mr. Mao' s trading account

After withdrawing, Mr. Mao received his money from February 20th to May 14th, ranging from ¥3,000 to ¥15,000.

By May 14th, Mr. Mao received ¥107,000 altogether.

Mr. Mao' s bank statement

Mr. Mao has not received money since May 14th, and there are still ¥150,000 that he didn' t received. Mr. Mao contacted “Linlin” anxiously, but she stopped replying any message at all gradually.

Mr. Mao' s conversation with the agent

Mr. Mao also sent several emails to the broker about his withdrawal failure, but received no reply either.

Mr. Mao' s email to BlackHorse

To date, Mr. Mao has neither received the remaining ¥150,000 nor got any reply from the broker.

As per investigation, the former broker Mr. Mao invested at has WikiFX rating 8.60, while BlackHorse which “Linlin” introduced him is notorious for non-compliant practices.

BlackHorse' s regulatory information from WikiFX App

Further investigation shows BlackHorse is no longer in regulation for its authorized representative(AR) license from FCA(UK) was revoked, and the broker bears substantial risk.

Investors' complaints against BlackHorse on WikiFX App

WikiFX information suggests BlackHorse is heavily complained by investors and has a poor Word of Mouth (WOM), therefore investors should watch out for it.

BlackHorse' s interface from WikiFX App

Per checking WikiFX App, with rating 2.06 only, the unregulated BlackHorse not only blocked investor' s withdrawal but also ignored investor' s relevant complaints and requests, indicating poor credibility.

Conclusion

Always base your investment decisions on your own research about broker' s compliance, instead of the recommendation of some “acquaintance” who you don' t really know, in order to protect you against potential risks.