Investment Scam Investigations

Longer investigations into operations flagged by Canadian securities regulators.

Recently flagged companies

  • Shoreline Direct, flagged by Financial and Consumer Affairs Authority of Saskatchewan (FCAA) / British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) / CSA on 2026-09-11
  • Reine Fondange, flagged by Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) / CSA on 2026-09-11
  • Velion Markets, flagged by Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) Quebec on 2026-09-11
  • Stocks Plus, flagged by Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) Quebec on 2026-09-11
  • Rendaxo, flagged by Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) Quebec on 2026-09-11
  • Alpen Trade Ltd., flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on 2026-09-10
  • LuniCapital, flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on 2026-09-10
  • Hestia Invest, flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on 2026-09-10
  • ZentraPro, flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) / British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) on 2026-09-10
  • Digital Crypto Commission, flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on 2026-09-10
  • Dominion TradeX Limited, flagged by British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) / Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) on 2026-08-14
  • KRAKEN DEX, flagged by British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) / Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) on 2026-08-12
  • Algo Trading API, flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on 2026-05-26
  • PrimeLuno, flagged by Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF Quebec) on 2026-05-20
  • Best Trade, flagged by Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF Quebec) on 2026-05-21
  • Legacy Group, flagged by Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF Quebec) on 2026-05-21
  • Lexium Limited, flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on 2026-01-30
  • Glencore Trade, flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on 2026-01-30
  • CARFIS, flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on 2026-01-12
  • FINAEU, flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on 2026-01-30
  • Apollo Ventures Trading Ltd., flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on 2026-04-24
  • SIMNA Artificial Intelligence Services, flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on 2026-04-24
  • Quantum Financial System, flagged by Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF Quebec) on 2026-05-21
  • Quantum AI Trading, flagged by Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF Quebec) on 2026-04-17
  • Plustrade, flagged by Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) on 2026-05-11
  • Werewolfs, flagged by Manitoba Securities Commission (MSC) on 2026-05-11
  • Iron Wealth Arc, flagged by Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) on 2026-07-14
  • Manu Investments, flagged by Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) / British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) on 2026-08-11
  • Macro Venture Group, flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) / Alberta Securities Commission (ASC) on 2026-03-30
  • Elon Musk AI Trading, flagged by Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) on 2026-03-30

How these differ from the registry entries

The main registry documents individual companies, one entry per regulator warning. The pieces below look at the patterns those companies share — how the operations recruit, how the money moves, and why particular approaches keep working.

They are written for someone trying to understand what happened to them, or to a family member, rather than to look up a single name. If you are checking a specific company, search the registry instead. If you have lost money, the reporting process is here.