Risk scorecard
Each area is scored 0 (clean) to 10 (worst). Higher means more risk.
Regulation
9/10 · CriticalTook client deposits with no licence from any regulator; St. Vincent does not license forex, and no authorisation exists anywhere.
Identity & transparency
8/10 · CriticalNo named owners or verifiable entity; a St. Vincent shell, a US phone, and a France label that actually belongs to an unrelated food retailer.
Withdrawals & conduct
8/10 · CriticalConsistent fund-integrity complaints across platforms and countries: frozen accounts, blocked withdrawals, specific trapped sums, pressure to deposit more.
Reputation
8/10 · CriticalOverwhelmingly negative across independent review sites; the generic positive reviews look promotional.
Website claims
7/10 · HighPresented itself as a safe, established broker with segregated funds while unregulated and offshore.
Operational history
7/10 · HighRan only about two to three years from 2020 before collapsing and disappearing, leaving clients unable to withdraw.
Who they are
A quick desk file on the company behind the brand.
- Brand: Vlom
- Legal entity: Not disclosed. An unnamed St. Vincent and the Grenadines company (the French 'VLOM', registration 808129654, is an unrelated food retailer, not this broker).
- Registered: St. Vincent and the Grenadines (Kingstown).
- Website: vlom.com, now gone; the address resolves to a domain-for-sale listing.
- Only licence: None. Not regulated by any financial authority.
- Offers: Forex, stocks, indices and commodities, leverage up to 1:400; account tiers from $100 up to $10,000,000.
- Not accepted: Iran, Syria, United States, North Korea.
- Age claim: Operated from around 2020; now defunct.
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.
Four things, taken together, point to a likely scam rather than a merely weak broker.
- No regulation, while taking real deposits. Vlom held no licence anywhere. It was registered in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, whose financial authority states plainly that it does not license or supervise forex brokers. A company registration there is not a licence and protects no one.
- A consistent money-does-not-come-back pattern. Across Trustpilot (164 reviews) and other review sites, clients from several countries describe the same thing: deposits accepted, then accounts frozen, account managers going silent, and withdrawals refused. One user reported $15,839 stuck with the account impossible to close; another was allowed only $1,500 a month and then nothing after $7,500.
- Pressure to deposit more. Several reviewers say they were pushed to add funds to recover losses, then cut off when they refused. That is a boiler-room tactic, not ordinary trading.
- It has now vanished. Trustpilot records that the company's website has closed, there are no reviews in the last year, and the domain has been dropped and put up for sale. A broker that collapses leaving clients unable to withdraw fits an exit scam.
We did not find a regulator warning or a court record naming Vlom, which is why we assess this as a likely scam rather than a confirmed one. On the conduct clients describe, we assess the risk of fraud as high.
Evidence ledger
Every finding, with its source and how strongly it points.
E1Vlom's own website no longer operates; the address redirects to a domain-for-sale marketplace listing, confirming the brokerage is defunct.
Moderatevlom.com (direct visit)E2The vlom.com domain was re-registered on 11 February 2026 through a new registrar after the original broker domain lapsed, and is now held for resale rather than by the broker.
ModerateVerisign RDAPE3Trustpilot's page for vlom.com shows 164 reviews, a profile claimed in June 2020, a St. Vincent and the Grenadines location, and a notice that the company's website has closed; reviewers report stolen funds and link the brand to LBLV.
StrongTrustpilotE4User reviews describe frozen accounts and blocked withdrawals, including one client unable to close an account holding $15,839 and another forced to deposit more before being cut off.
E5French registration 808129654 belongs to VLOM, an organic food retailer in Ribeauville (activity code 47.11D), created in 2014 and unrelated to the broker; the France label attached to this broker is a name coincidence.
E6No forex licence appears on any regulator register, and St. Vincent and the Grenadines does not license or supervise forex brokers; no warning-list entry naming vlom.com was found.
E7Multiple users state Vlom is run by the same people as LBLV, a separate offshore broker that carries a Brazilian securities-regulator alert and has also shut down; the link is user-reported rather than confirmed through shared records.
ModerateTrustpilot user reviews
The other side
The strongest case in this broker’s favour.
In fairness, we checked the innocent explanations too.
- Is it really a French company? Some records, including older listings, tie Vlom to France and to company number 808129654. That number belongs to a genuine, active organic food retailer called VLOM in Ribeauville, Alsace. It is a name coincidence, not the broker, so it does not make the broker legitimate, but it does mean the France label is wrong.
- Is it a real regional arm of a licensed group? No. There is no parent group and no licensed affiliate. The only brand it is linked to, LBLV, is itself a collapsed offshore broker.
- Could the complaints be planted by rivals? Some generic five-star reviews do look promotional. But the negative reports are specific, span several years and countries, and name real amounts and account numbers, which is hard to fake at that scale.
- Is it just a cautious offshore broker, not a scam? Offshore and unregulated on its own is high risk, not proof of theft. Here the withdrawal-refusal pattern and the sudden disappearance push it past simple risk.
What would change this
What we would need to see to revise the verdict.
We would revisit this verdict if the facts changed.
- A top-tier regulator (for example the FCA, ASIC or CySEC) showing Vlom on its own register as authorised, with vlom.com listed as the firm's website.
- Credible, verifiable evidence that clients were paid out in full and on time during the operating period.
- Proof that the operators were unconnected to LBLV and to the withdrawal complaints.
None of these exist today, and the company is no longer trading.
Check it yourself
Official registers and warning lists. Verify every claim first-hand.
Trustpilot reviews for vlom.com
Independent customer reviews; Trustpilot notes the company's website has closed.
French company registry (SIREN 808129654)
Shows the French 'VLOM' is an unrelated food retailer, not this broker.
User reviews and complaints
Clients report frozen accounts and blocked withdrawals.
Frequently asked questions
Quick answers about this broker’s safety.
Is Vlom a scam?
We assess Vlom as a likely scam. It was an unlicensed offshore broker that took deposits and then, according to many users, blocked withdrawals. It has since shut down and its website is gone.
Is Vlom a fraud?
We cannot label any company a criminal fraudster without a court ruling, and no court or regulator has named Vlom. But the conduct clients describe, money paid in and then withdrawals refused, is the pattern of a fraudulent operation, and we assess the risk of fraud as high.
Is Vlom regulated?
No. It held no licence from any financial regulator. It was based in St. Vincent and the Grenadines, where the authorities do not license or supervise forex brokers.
Can I get my money back from Vlom?
The company is gone and the site is offline, which makes recovery hard. Contact your bank or card issuer about a chargeback, keep your records, and report to your regulator and police. Be careful: fake recovery services target former victims with upfront fees.
Is my money safe with Vlom?
No. With no regulator and no investor-compensation scheme, deposits were never protected, and many clients report they could not withdraw.
Who owns Vlom?
Ownership was never clearly disclosed. The company presented a St. Vincent address and a US phone number but no verifiable people behind it.
Is Vlom based in France?
No. Despite some records listing France, the French company VLOM (registration 808129654) is an unrelated organic food shop in Ribeauville. The broker operated from St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
How old is Vlom?
It appears to have started around 2020 and ran for roughly two to three years before shutting down.
What is a St. Vincent registration worth for a broker?
Very little. St. Vincent only issues ordinary company registrations and states that it does not regulate forex trading, so such a registration offers no protection to clients.
Is Vlom a clone of a regulated firm?
No. It did not copy a licensed company's identity. The shared name with a French food business is a coincidence, not impersonation.
Is Vlom connected to LBLV?
Users say the two are run by the same people, and both are offshore brokers that collapsed; LBLV carries a Brazilian regulator alert. We treat the link as reported rather than proven.
What should I check before depositing with any broker?
Confirm a top-tier licence on the regulator's own register, read independent reviews for withdrawal complaints, avoid brokers that pressure you to deposit more, and never treat an offshore registration as if it were a licence.
What we recommend
The practical takeaway from everything above.
Treat Vlom as unsafe and do not try to use it.
- Do not send money. The company is gone and the domain is for sale; any site now using this name should be treated as a fresh risk.
- If you already deposited, contact your bank or card provider about a chargeback, gather your records (amounts, dates, account numbers, chat logs), and report to your national regulator and the police.
- Avoid recovery services that ask for an upfront fee to get your money back. These often target people who were already scammed.
- Before any future broker, confirm a real licence on the regulator's own register and check for withdrawal complaints first.
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 October 12, 2026. If any detail here is out of date or incorrect, or you represent this broker, please contact us.
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