Exposing a Finalto clone and opening a chargeback

A first-time investor deposited by card with a site presenting itself as “Finalto Markets,” believing it was the well-known regulated firm.

What we found

The site was a clone — impersonating a legitimate brand to harvest card deposits. We documented the impersonation, the mismatched domain and the absence of the real firm’s regulatory identifiers.

What we did

Because deposits were made by card, we built a chargeback case with the impersonation evidence and a clear fraud narrative for the issuing bank.

The outcome

A chargeback-backed recovery was opened with the card issuer, and the clone was added to our public scam-broker database to warn others.

Amounts are rounded and identifying details are altered to protect client confidentiality. Recovery outcomes vary case by case and are never guaranteed.