Investigation by: , Financial Crime Researcher · Published 2026-08-31 · 7-minute read · How we score scams

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Trade Vector AI

ELEVATED RISK

Crypto Killer's threat index scores Trade Vector AI at 42/100: the platform exhibits multiple substantiated warning signals associated with investment fraud. Whether Trade Vector AI is a scam has not been confirmed to the evidentiary threshold required for that designation, but the pattern of celebrity impersonation across 24 countries warrants extreme caution. The operation appears inactive as of August 13, 2026, though dormant campaigns have been known to resurface.

📅 Published: August 31, 2026 ⏱️ 2849 words · 12 min read 👤 Crypto Killer Research Team 🔍 CryptoKiller Ad Surveillance
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Ad Creatives

596

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Countries Targeted

24

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Days Active

338

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Celebrities Abused

136

Is Trade Vector AI regulated or licensed?
Trade Vector AI holds no regulatory authorisation. The FCA explicitly lists trade-vectorai.net on its warning register, stating the firm is not authorised or registered. That means users have no access to the Financial Ombudsman Service and no protection under the Financial Services Compensation Scheme. SEC EDGAR returns zero filings for the brand.
What should I do if I already deposited money with Trade Vector AI?
Stop all further transfers immediately. Contact your bank or card provider and request a chargeback, as windows for disputes are time-limited. File a complaint with the FCA at register.fca.org.uk and submit an internet crime report to the FBI IC3 at ic3.gov. Document every transaction, email, and screenshot before doing anything else.
My family member is using Trade Vector AI — how do I warn them?
Share the FCA warning directly: fca.org.uk/news/warnings/trade-vector-ai-trade-vectorainet. The platform has been active for 337 days and ran ads across 24 countries. Explain that no FCA-authorised firm appears under this name, which strips users of legal protection. Calmly presenting the official regulator warning is more persuasive than general concern.
Why does Trade Vector AI use celebrity images in its ads?
The sampled creatives show Trade Vector AI impersonating 136 public figures across multiple regions. Verified examples include Canadian political figures Mark Carney and Pierre Poilievre, French astronaut Thomas Pesquet, and Gulf-region personalities including Jassim Al-Mutawa and Sheikh Al-Afasy. Fabricated endorsements create false credibility and are a documented tactic in suspected investment fraud campaigns.
How many countries has Trade Vector AI targeted?
Trade Vector AI placed ads across 24 countries, including the UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Canada, France, the UK, Australia, South Africa, and Japan. This wide geographic spread, combined with localised celebrity impersonation tailored to each market, is a pattern CryptoKiller's surveillance database associates with organised ad-funded fraud operations.
Is Trade Vector AI still active?
Trade Vector AI's ad velocity is currently dead and its operational status is inactive as of August 13, 2026. The platform was first detected on September 9, 2025 and ran 596 total ad creatives over its active period. Inactive status does not mean funds held on the platform are recoverable — contact your bank promptly if you have an open position.

🔬Our Investigation Methodology

Crypto Killer scanned multiple ad networks between September 9, 2025 and August 13, 2026 and captured 596 creatives tied to Trade Vector AI across 24 countries. We cross-check every investigated brand against the UK FCA Financial Services Register and the FCA Warning List via the FCA's official register API, and against SEC EDGAR full-text search. For Trade Vector AI, the results are direct. SEC EDGAR returns 0 documents mentioning the brand in full-text search. The FCA Financial Services Register holds no entry, meaning the operation is unregistered. The FCA has published a warning naming Trade Vector AI and the domain trade-vectorai.net as not authorised. We match ad and infrastructure patterns against 12,695 documented scam brands. We query public regulatory databases only. We claim no endorsement, affiliation, or privileged access to the FCA or SEC.

Reviewed by: Crypto Killer Research Team

Crypto Killer investigates celebrity-endorsement investment fraud full-time, tracking ad creatives, funnel domains, and impersonation patterns across dozens of national markets. We cross-reference each brand against public regulatory databases, including the UK FCA Financial Services Register, the FCA Warning List, and SEC EDGAR full-text search, so findings rest on primary-source records rather than opinion. Those are public databases we query directly. We do not imply endorsement or affiliation with any regulator. Our analysts read the ads in their original languages, trace the domains behind them, and log how the same operation re-skins itself across regions.

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Campaign Timeline 338 days · Sep 2025 → Aug 2026
INACTIVE
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First Detected Sep 9, 2025

First scam ad creative captured by CryptoKiller surveillance network

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Campaign Expansion Oct 9, 2025

Operation scaled to 24 countries using 136 impersonated celebrities

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Peak Activity Feb 25, 2026

596 total ad creatives deployed across 24 countries

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Last Activity Aug 13, 2026

Most recent ad creative detected — 18 days ago

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Investigation Published Aug 31, 2026

Crypto Killer published this threat assessment with a score of 42/100

⚠️ Threat Score

42 / 100

Elevated Risk

Threat Intelligence

Ad Creatives596
Countries24
Celebrities Abused136
7-Day Velocity0 new
Campaign Duration338 days
First DetectedSep 9, 2025
Last ActiveAug 13, 2026
StatusInactive

Geographic Targeting

OtherAE, BH, CR, QA, SA, TR
EuropeAT, BE, CZ, FR, GB, GR, HU, PL, SK
OceaniaAU
AmericasCA, MX, PE
AsiaHK, JP
AfricaKE, NG, ZA

Ratings at a Glance

Celebrity Impersonation95/100

136 real people impersonated in ads

Geographic Spread95/100

ads detected in 24 countries

Campaign Velocity10/100

0 new creatives in the last 7 days

Campaign Scale80/100

596 ad creatives catalogued

Operation Longevity85/100

337 days between first and last detected activity

Regulatory Status

✕FCA: Not registered
✕SEC EDGAR: No filing match
—ASIC: Not checked
—CySEC: Not checked
⛔ Final Verdict

Trade Vector AI exhibits multiple substantiated warning signals. Exercise extreme caution.

Verify independently before depositing any money.

Based on analysis of 596 ad creatives across 24 countries.

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Were You Targeted by Trade Vector AI?

Your report helps warn others and builds the evidence trail against this operation. If you've lost money, act quickly — chargebacks are time-sensitive.

⚠️ Beware of "recovery agents" who contact you promising to retrieve your money for an upfront fee. These are often secondary scams targeting victims of Trade Vector AI and similar frauds.

When this review may not apply: This review covers the operation advertising as Trade Vector AI across the domains flagged in our source ledger, including trade-vectorai.net. Legitimate businesses sometimes share generic-sounding names. If you reached a licensed brokerage through its own verified website — not through a celebrity endorsement ad or a social-media DM — you may be looking at a different entity. If the platform you used appears on the FCA's Financial Services Register under a matching legal name and firm reference number, verify that number directly on the regulator's site before drawing conclusions. Name overlap is not proof of a match. Check the exact domain you were sent to against the ones documented here.

Important Disclaimer

This analysis covers Trade Vector AI as observed between September 9, 2025 and August 13, 2026 and reflects evidence available as of 2026-08-31. Trade Vector AI exhibits multiple substantiated warning signals, including an FCA Warning List entry and no registration on the FCA Financial Services Register or in SEC EDGAR. It has not met the evidentiary threshold for a confirmed-scam designation, and this review is not a final verdict of guilt. Exercise extreme caution and verify further before acting. This is informational reporting, not financial, legal, or investment advice. Ad status, domains, and regulatory records change over time; confirm current details with the named regulators directly. If you believe you have been targeted or have lost funds, contact your bank and the authorities listed above promptly.

Captured ad examples

4 captured ad examples across 3 countries. Historical captures; these examples do not establish current campaign activity.

PEImagees

Trade Vector AI

Magaly Medina

“¡Escándalo en Perú! La Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS) intenta silenciar a Magaly Medina tras una…”

smartmoneynews.club
PEImagees

Trade Vector AI

Juliana Oxenford, Carla Chevez

“¡Escándalo en Perú! La Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP (SBS) intenta silenciar a Juliana Oxenford tras una…”

smartmoneynews.club
QAImagear

Trade Vector AI

د.هديل الفرس

“إنه يوم حزين للغاية لقطر! يقوم بنك قطر بمقاضاة د.هديل الفرس بسبب كلماته في البث المباشر. يجب أن يعرف كل قطري ذلك! 1:25…”

citynewsflash.news
AEImageen

Trade Vector AI

Sheikh Mishari bin Rashid Al-Afasy

“It’s a very sad day for the UAE! Emirates Bank is suing Sheikh Mishari bin Rashid Al-Afasy over his words on a live…”

smartdealonline.click

Weekly ad count

No new creatives recorded in the last 7 days.

Trade Vector AI: Recorded counts alone do not establish a trend or current campaign activity.

Evidence: Fraudulent Ad Creatives by Country

QA — 221 ads detected

Fraudulent Trade Vector AI ad creative impersonating جاسم المطوع, فيصل عبدالرحمن العقل targeting QA
جاسم المطوع, فيصل عبدالرحمن العقل
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