Risk scorecard
Each area is scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst). Higher means more risk.
Regulation
9/10 · CriticalNo licence from any recognised regulator while taking client deposits; only an offshore St. Vincent mailbox address, which is not regulation.
Identity & transparency
9/10 · CriticalNo legal entity disclosed, staff reportedly used made-up names, and the address is a known mail-drop; ownership is hidden.
Withdrawals & conduct
7/10 · HighFund-integrity reports across several per-domain reviews describe an advance-fee withdrawal trap; consistent but not receipt-level verified, so graded rather than maxed.
Reputation
7/10 · HighMultiple independent scam-review pages flag it; no credible positive footprint, though no regulator warning names this exact domain.
Website claims
7/10 · HighReported guaranteed returns (100 dollars a day, doubling deposits) and a false-comfort offshore address; based on secondary reporting as the live site is gone.
Operational history
6/10 · HighDomain dates to 2023 and the operation is now defunct; the operating company could not be dated, so the age is an upper bound.
Who they are
A quick desk file on the company behind the brand.
- Brand: RevolutionFX
- Legal entity: Not disclosed. Staff reportedly used made-up names and no real company was named.
- Registered: Beachmont Business Centre, Suite 33, Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines (a known mail-drop address used by many offshore shells).
- Website: revolution-fx.io (now expired and being deleted). Its own support email used a second domain, fxrevolution.io.
- Only licence: None found. There is no licence from any recognised regulator.
- Offers: Retail forex and CFD-style trading, funded by card, wire transfer and Bitcoin.
- Not accepted / restricted: Not clearly disclosed; a UK phone line (+44) was used for solicitation despite the offshore base.
- Age claim: The domain was registered in June 2023. Some third-party pages date the brand to 2020 to 2021, but we could not verify an older, continuous operation.
Regulation
Who really oversees this broker, and what each licence is worth to you.
Proof of regulation on an official register: No
We could not confirm this broker on any genuine regulator’s register.
No licence claims on record.
Why we reached this verdict
How the evidence adds up.
We reached 'likely scam' because several independent signals point the same way, even though the site is now offline.
- No regulation, offshore shell. The only base is a St. Vincent mailbox address. The St. Vincent authorities have said publicly that they do not license or supervise forex trading, so an address there gives clients no protection at all.
- Advance-fee withdrawal trap. Multiple independent broker-review pages for this exact website describe the same mechanic: profits appear on screen, but when you try to withdraw you are told to first pay a commission of around 20 percent, a 'tax', or to repay a bonus or 'margin loan'. A demand for extra payment before releasing funds is the classic advance-fee fraud pattern.
- Boiler-room marketing. Reported hooks include guaranteed profit of 100 US dollars a day and doubling your first deposit, plus 'retention' agents pushing top-ups. Guaranteed returns are not something an honest broker offers.
- Now defunct. The domain expired on 11 June 2026 and is in a delete queue, and by early 2025 it already redirected to a parking page. That is how short-lived offshore operations end.
Because the complaint detail comes from secondary review sites rather than receipt-level, first-person victim accounts, and we found no regulator warning naming this exact domain, we grade it likely rather than confirmed. The age figure is an upper bound: we could date the domain but not the operating company, whose offshore registry we could not open.
Evidence ledger
Every finding, with its source and how strongly it points.
E1The domain revolution-fx.io was registered 11 June 2023, expired 11 June 2026, and is now in 'pending delete' status, confirming the operation is defunct.
E2An independent broker-review page for this exact website reports it is unregulated, uses made-up staff names, and blocks withdrawals behind demands for taxes, an agent's commission, or repayment of a 'bonus/margin loan'.
E3By March 2025 the website no longer served broker content and instead redirected to a domain-parking page, consistent with a short-lived operation that has since folded.
E4Multiple 'Revolution'-branded regulator warnings and review pages exist (CONSOB naming revolutfx.net, an FCA notice for 'Revolution FSL', a Trustpilot page for revolution-fx.cc), but each names a different website and is not attributed to this broker.
The other side
The strongest case in this broker’s favour.
In fairness, here is the case for caution before calling it an outright scam:
- We did not find a regulator warning list that names this exact website. Several 'Revolution' warnings we saw belong to different companies (revolutfx.net, revolution-fx.cc, Revolution FSL), and we did not attribute any of those here.
- Much of the complaint detail comes from affiliate-run 'scam review' sites, some of which push fund-recovery services and are not fully independent.
- We could not read the live site or capture a clean archived copy of its own trading terms, so some claims about its marketing rest on second-hand descriptions.
- An unregulated offshore broker is high risk, but that alone is not proof of theft.
What would change this
What we would need to see to revise the verdict.
We would revisit this verdict if:
- A recognised regulator (FCA, CONSOB, BaFin, IOSCO and others) published a warning naming revolution-fx.io specifically, which would push this toward a confirmed scam.
- Verified first-person withdrawal complaints appeared with amounts, dates and transaction IDs, confirming the advance-fee pattern.
- Conversely, if a genuine, in-force licence for this exact entity and website were shown on a regulator register, and clients confirmed successful withdrawals, the risk rating would fall.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this broker’s safety.
Is RevolutionFX a scam?
It shows the hallmarks of one and we rate it a likely scam. It was unlicensed, based on a St. Vincent mailbox address, and reviewers report that withdrawals were blocked behind demands for extra fees. The website is now offline.
Is RevolutionFX regulated?
No. We found no licence from any recognised financial regulator. The only base it gave was an address in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, where forex brokers are not licensed or supervised.
Can I get my money back from RevolutionFX?
It is difficult. The site is defunct and it was never regulated, so there is no compensation scheme. Your best routes are a bank or card chargeback, or reporting crypto transactions, done as soon as possible.
Is my money safe with RevolutionFX?
No. There is no regulator overseeing it, no compensation scheme, and multiple reports of withdrawals being denied. Client funds have no protection.
Why does RevolutionFX ask me to pay a fee before withdrawing?
Reviewers describe demands for a commission of around 20 percent, a 'tax', or repayment of a bonus or 'margin loan' before any withdrawal. This is an advance-fee trap. Paying it does not release your funds; it just loses you more money.
Who owns RevolutionFX?
The ownership is not disclosed. Reports say staff used made-up names and no genuine company was identified, which is a serious transparency red flag.
How old is RevolutionFX?
The website domain was registered in June 2023. Some third-party pages date the brand a few years earlier, but we could not verify an older, continuous operation. The domain expired in June 2026.
What is a St. Vincent 'registration' worth for a broker?
Very little. St. Vincent and the Grenadines does not license or regulate forex brokers, so a company or address there gives clients no real protection and is not a trading licence.
Is RevolutionFX a clone of a real regulated firm?
We did not find evidence that it impersonated a specific licensed firm. Several similarly named operations exist (revolutfx.net, revolution-fx.cc, Revolution FSL), but those are separate websites and we did not treat them as this broker.
Does RevolutionFX still work? Is the website live?
No. By early 2025 the site already redirected to a parking page, and the domain expired in June 2026 and is being deleted. Any balance shown there is unreachable.
What should I check before depositing with any broker?
Confirm the licence number on the regulator's own public register, check that the licensed entity and website match, look for independent withdrawal reports, and be wary of guaranteed profits, pushy 'account managers', and crypto-only deposits.
I was contacted by someone offering to recover my RevolutionFX funds. Is that safe?
Treat it as a scam. Recovery-room operators target previous victims and demand an upfront fee, then disappear. Legitimate authorities and banks do not charge you a fee to recover stolen money.
What we recommend
The practical takeaway from everything above.
Our advice for anyone considering or already using RevolutionFX:
- Do not deposit money. It is unlicensed and the website is no longer operating.
- Never pay a 'tax', 'commission', 'insurance' or 'bonus repayment' to unlock a withdrawal. That demand is itself the scam.
- If you already sent funds, contact your bank or card issuer about a chargeback, and if you paid by crypto, keep the wallet addresses and transaction records.
- Ignore anyone who contacts you offering to 'recover' your money for an upfront fee. That is a common follow-up scam.
- Report the loss to your local financial regulator and police cybercrime unit.
This is an independent assessment of risk, not a legal ruling. Scores and verdicts follow the Wikilix broker-safety methodology and can change as new evidence appears. Review scores are treated with caution when a broker’s reviews look manipulated. Last reviewed August 30, 2026. If any detail here is out of date or incorrect, or you represent this broker, please contact us.