EarthMarkets

Our investigation into EarthMarkets found an operation with the classic markings of an investment scam. If you are weighing a deposit — or trying to get one back — read this first.

Who is EarthMarkets?

EarthMarkets markets itself as an online trading and investment service. Its public site is presented at https://earthmarketsglobal.org/. As with most operations of this kind, the polished front end conceals a lack of the basic protections a real, regulated broker is required to provide.

Is EarthMarkets regulated?

We could find no evidence that EarthMarkets holds a valid licence from any recognised financial regulator. Trading client funds without authorisation is one of the strongest indicators of a scam — there is no regulator to complain to, and no protection for your money.

Red flags we identified

• No credible physical address or verifiable corporate record
• Aggressive “account managers” coaching clients to deposit
• Opaque or anonymous corporate ownership
• No verifiable licence from a recognised financial regulator
• Offshore or shell-company registration used to avoid oversight

Our analysis

The Malta Financial Services Authority (MFSA) issued a warning against EarthMarkets, stating this broker is neither a Maltese registered company nor licensed or otherwise authorised by the MFSA to provide any investment services or other financial services which are required to be licensed or otherwise authorised under Maltese law. https://www.mfsa.mt/news-item/mfsa-warning-earth-markets-global-unlicensed-entity/

Can you recover money lost to EarthMarkets?

If you have deposited with EarthMarkets, do not pay any further “fees” to withdraw — that is part of the trap. Funds sent to operations like this can sometimes be traced on-chain and pursued through the exchanges and processors that received them. Whether recovery is realistic depends on how you paid and how quickly you act.