I am a retired teacher and spent months…
I am a retired teacher and spent months reading about currency trading before starting. I was assigned a private account advisor who walked me through every trade on screen. It is now 2026, and looking back, I can't believe I fell for it.
The amount I ended up transferring was ninety-four thousand pounds. That was my family's backup fund and years of careful savings. They pressured me to put in more funds to save an open trade, and then both the broker and advisor went completely silent. Watching the balance sit there while they ignored my messages left me feeling sick and foolish.
The FCA put out an alert confirming the firm had no authorization to offer currency trading services. Because of this, there was no access to the Financial Ombudsman or FSCS protection.
After months of reaching dead ends with my bank, I managed to get help through GRANVILLE-GPLTD. They analyzed my trade receipts and pushed through the proper legal steps until I got my capital returned. This is a warning for other traders. Always confirm if a platform has real FSCS protection before you trade.