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While these promotional statements may appear compelling at first glance, we decide to look more closely, and a host of concerns soon emerge. The leverage level, for instance, is dangerously high, as are the spreads attached to trading activities. Though CFDs (Contracts for Difference) are the platform’s primary instruments, we wonder whether their inclusion serves a manipulative agenda. The much-advertised supplementary services are often inaccessible in practice. In light of this, we must question whether Skadeva is a legitimate operation or a cleverly disguised scam.

Legitimacy Check

The administration of Skadeva insists that it operates lawfully within European jurisdictions. Nevertheless, we decided to probe further into its regulatory claims, legal registration, and the declared location of its head office. Inevitably, we must also address the surrounding risks and questions regarding the firm’s operational history.

Skadeva is regulated by the MISA Commission — an authority notorious for its leniency and association with fraudulent brokerages. Possession of such a licence does little to inspire confidence. In fact, we find that in the event of disputes, the regulator is virtually powerless. Complaints are frequently ignored, and resolutions are rarely, if ever, enforced.

The matter of legal registration and physical office location remains murky at best. What Skadeva provides is a vague reference in the website footer to a location in the Comoros Islands. We decided to verify this address through Google Maps, only to confirm the absence of any actual corporate presence.

One more issue worth noting is the firm’s lack of transparency regarding its operational history. No clear timeline is presented on the official website. After consulting the WHOIS database, we discovered the platform had only existed since early 2025, a fact that raises questions about its lack of operational history. This might explain the scarcity of client reviews and the general lack of credibility.

Skadeva.com Content Quality

The official website of Skadeva defaults to an English-language interface and appears to be designed primarily for marketing rather than information. Upon visiting, one is immediately met with aggressive promotional content and overt invitations to begin trading. We decided to take a closer look at the key drawbacks frequently encountered by users, and the software environment in particular warrants scrutiny.

The first concern lies in the complete absence of privacy safeguards. Registering on the platform feels inherently risky, and uploading personal documents for verification is ill-advised. We note that the website offers scant reliable information, with marketing banners often exaggerating or misrepresenting the supposed benefits of using the platform.

The registration process itself is routed through a secondary domain featuring a standardised, uninspired interface. New users are asked to provide their name, surname, email address, password, and phone number. The functionality within the client dashboard is equally basic — limited to changing personal details and accessing a simplistic web-based terminal. Notably, there is no dedicated channel for customer support, nor are there any downloadable applications for desktop or mobile trading.

Despite its outward presentation, the broker fails to provide genuine access to quality trading. All the features it so proudly advertises appear to be nothing more than a part of an elaborate promotional campaign. As a result, expecting a safe and profitable partnership would be naïve. We wonder whether the platform’s vague legal status and questionable regulation are cause for concern. Its trading model and excessive leverage add further doubts. In the sections below, we explore the issue of the broker’s legitimacy and attempt to determine whether Fintana could, in fact, be considered a scam.

Fintana Snapshot

Legitimacy Check

Questions surrounding the legitimacy of Fintana remain unresolved. It is true that the company has acquired a licence from an offshore authority — an issue we explore below. But beyond this, there are serious concerns regarding the firm’s registered address and absence of publicly named executives. We decided to scrutinise the firm’s structure, including client protections and operational history.

Fintana is purportedly regulated by the Financial Services Commission of Mauritius. However, even with such a licence, we cannot assume that the broker fulfils its obligations towards clients. Offshore regulators are infamous for turning a blind eye to blatant violations, regularly granting licences to entities with minimal credibility. Consequently, holding a permit from the MFSC cannot be regarded as a genuine advantage.

Legal registration appears equally murky. The available information regarding Fintana’s corporate registration in offshore jurisdictions seems highly manipulative. Furthermore, the company has no physical offices, nor does it disclose any details about its management team. This lack of transparency casts serious doubt on the broker’s credibility.

Fintana.com Content Quality

Fintana’s official website consists of a main page with auxiliary sections and is available in multiple languages. We note that the portal serves more as a marketing tool than as a reliable source of company information. Although it contains a mandatory risk warning about CFD trading — a minor merit — the platform is otherwise riddled with flaws.

For instance, the homepage is saturated with exaggerated promotional material and vague references to so-called trading advantages. Additionally, we consider serious concerns about the site’s poor data privacy practices. This makes both registration and any financial transactions potentially unsafe.

Fintana Custom Utilities Insight

The broker provides a WebTrader terminal as its primary trading platform. Unfortunately, we found it to be lacklustre — slow execution times and questionable liquidity levels were recurring issues. Promoted tools like trading signals and analytical indicators are either non-functional or unavailable.

If you were targeted by a facebook or Instagram ad from Brad Lea respond to this

They tell you it's a job interview, but there is no job to be had. They are selling a training service for 5k.

They then push you to sign up to be a merchant services rep through Brad Lea's real merchant services.

You can go become a merchant services rep WITHOUT PAYING ANYONE 5k!

If you don't want to go door to door and cold approach business owners, they ask if you want to sell a high ticket product online with their "partner".

There is no guarantee you will get a job with this partner. Why would a legitimate job take 5k from you up front?

They will not share information with you about what people are making because the majority of people who sign up make very little money in the role. They will blame you as the rep for not trying hard enough.

If you really want to do merchant services go do it for free with one of the other companies that won't charge you to start with them.

What's your experience with Chris Winfield & Jen Gottlieb?

I have followed Chris and Jen for years. They claim she's a "mindset coach", and "thought leader", and that he is a "super connector". They used to do these "Be Seen" five day "free" challenges hosted via zoom with a lot of hype, those two hyping themselves and each other up, get testimonials from their own coaches about how great and wonderful they are, but the whole thing really centers around pitching their "mastermind". Their biggest success story is a former female Christian pastor turned Only Fans star who gets on news and her story in the media. They have a washed up 80s teen actress from some TV show no one remembers as one of their coaches, who sucks up to Jen and Chris like their program is god's gift and as if she owes her whole career to them, it's weird and cultish.

I befriended some of the people on facebook who did drink the kool-aid and joined the mastermind program which they were charging an absurd amount for, and they claim they only "open the doors to the exclusive mastermind" once a year, so act mow or miss out - and they talk about how FOMO ensures people will join - but within a few months, two of the people I befriended and talked to about it bailed on Chris & Jen and said they weren't getting what they were paying for. I was curious because a friend and I were toying with making a lipgloss and bath bomb brand, we were interested in learning about marketing and promo and getting seen by the market if we were going to go forward and these people offered free workshops, challenges and seminars on getting your brand in front of media. They've since moved on from that and no longer seem to do those same "Be seen" workshops after she wrote a book with that title.

They are always changing their gimmick. He tried to do an AI selling course, which I guess didn't pan out because they dropped that one quick and moved onto the social media selling system and now are starting a production company to make your social media reels. They jump ship so often it makes me dizzy. They aren't consistent. They are both very conceited, obsessed with themselves and each other. She had one small role in an off broadway production of The Wedding Singer as the toxic girlfriend and she hosted a metal show on VH1, which she loves to poop on and brags about how much she haaaaaaaaaaaaaaates heavy metal. It's rather obnoxious. That's her entire claim to fame and now she wants to be a big shot speaker but her story isn't impressive or inspiring. She had rich parents who helped her get on her feet when she lost her job and was addicted to drugs. Wow. So inspiring ::eye roll::

Is pharmaciopy a scam? I bought products from them and the whole experience was sketchy.. i feel like it was a scam and there are no reviews online.. i bought from a physical store in a mall.. anyone have experience with them?

Heads up: there’s now one in Kingsway too and the rep practically grabbed me out of the crowd as I was planning to leave the mall and would not take no for an answer every time I told her I did not have the money to spend on skincare rn. My only way out was to either run when her back was turned or buy something so she’d leave me alone. The company in the mall is under Soap & Co, but the products are Pharmaciopy.

SACKED Royal Mail worker Aimar Wajad has been jailed for masterminding a 'lost' parcels scam to claim hundreds of pounds in compensation.

The 34-year-old worked at Royal Mail's Etruria call centre and enlisted friends to join his scam.

They falsely claimed to have ordered goods online and then claimed compensation from Royal Mail when the 'parcels' were not delivered.

Wajad processed three compensation claims totalling £1,259 and then shared the payouts with his friends.

But the scam was detected by Royal Mail with three more compensation claims totalling £1,200 awaiting payment and Wajad was arrested.

Now Wajad, of Keelings Road, Northwood, has been jailed for nine months after admitting fraud. He was also jailed for eight months after failing to declare a previous conviction for theft when he landed his Royal Mail job.

The sentences will run concurrently.

The fraudulent claims were submitted from November 2008 to May 2009.

John Gibson, prosecuting, told Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court: "The fraud was discovered when a witness from Royal Mail noticed inconsistencies in five claims she was considering. For example, the weight given for an Acer laptop was incorrect.

"She also noticed that the addresses of the sender and the addressee did not make sense. In some cases it would have been easier to take the parcel to the delivery address than the post office."

The court heard Wajad first enlisted friend Aneel Babar into his scam. Father-of-three Babar then called in three of his friends, Haylea Wood, Nicky Cartlidge and Jonathan Thompson.

Part of the first compensation payout was shared with Babar, while the other two were paid to 24-year-old Wood.

Cartlidge, aged 24, of Louvain Avenue, Sneyd Green, and Thompson, aged 34, of Peascroft Road, Norton, were never paid.

The four friends all admitted conspiring to defraud Royal Mail.

Anis Ali, representing Wajad, said: "He's a married man with little record."

Jailing Wajad, Judge Mark Eades said: "You were at the very centre of this fraud."

Babar, aged 34, of Eaton Street, Hanley, was given a four-month prison sentence, suspended for 12 months, and ordered to do 100 hours unpaid work.

Wood, of Biddulph Road, Harriseahead, and Thompson must complete 100 hours of unpaid work. Cartlidge was given 75 hours of unpaid work.

Following yesterday's sentence, a Royal Mail spokesman said: "We will always seek to prosecute the tiny minority of people who abuse their position.