Licensing
To receive such a document, the broker needs to be activated. However, FXamo doesn’t think so and has made 3 attempts to seem like a managed company.
For the first time, a broker is lying if he says his work is “accepted” by the FCA. The second deception is that he has permission from the FSA regulator. No one is presenting us with a license. Broker Tribunal looked for evidence of its provision on the main FSA web resource. It was all pointless. The FSA did not provide the FXamo document.
3rd lie: FXamo representative made a false document that it has been managed by VFSC since November 2021. The Vanuatu Economic Services Commission has not issued a license to Fxamo. The scammers, using Photoshop, entered personal information into a printout that they picked up on the Internet.
Even if this permission was real, it would definitely not have meaning in the Russian Federation. From 2021, only those intermediary rights issued by the Central Bank of Russia play a role.
Reasons why a person is deported from Russia
This category of people includes foreigners who have violated immigration laws. The law must be in force. We list for which offenses a foreigner can be expelled from Russia :
- In case of illegal crossing of the border of the Russian state.
- In case of illegal presence on the territory of our country.
- If a foreigner is found to have false documents.
- If a foreigner has violated the law of the country's passport visa regime.
a foreigner who has documents that are invalid for the FMS authorities may be deported from Russia This could be a residence permit, temporary residence permit, patent. In this case, the foreign citizen is given only 15 days to voluntarily leave the country.
What does the FXamo resource look like?
By going to the fxamo.com resource, you can immediately find a bright picture with a recommendation to gain “real income from trading”. Something similar is observed on the web resources of most scammers.
You should go to the “Contacts” option to see what communication options the scammer recommends. The office states the following about itself: there are 3 branches - in London, Hong Kong, Sao Paulo. Each office has a telephone number and e-mail. Initially, everything looks official.
However, these branch addresses are considered a lie by Fxamo, which the scammer uses to preserve the legend that it has international status. So, the usual verification, for example, of UK addresses indicates: the FXamo broker does not have any branch in England.
FXamo scammers
Another trick used by the scammer is to claim that they have several permits at once. Thus, FXamo claims that it is managed by the FSA, but does not provide the required documentation. In addition, the work of the office is “approved” by the British Regulation of Official Conduct in the Field of Economics (FCA), but there is no mention of Fxamo on the portal of the office itself.
For greater reliability, the Fxamo representative intended to deceive about the presence of a VFSC (Vanuatu Economic Services Commission) permit. This regulator is not considered reliable, but the broker does not even have its permission, which is also simply verified.
The Fxamo scam “compensates” for falsification of permits and addresses with colorful descriptions of its advantages. This technique is used by many scammers, and this project is no exception.
The advantages given by the office are considered ordinary “water”. Thus, the size of the spreads has not been established, and even if a leverage of 1:500 is actually provided, in the case of scammers this threatens even faster deprivation of funds at the slightest fluctuation in quotes, regulated by the intermediary himself.
Information about 12 years on the market and management of British law is a complete lie. In fact, the intermediary has no connection with the English authorities, which has been confirmed, and the usual domain age verification shows the following.
It should be pointed out: almost 4 years on the market is quite a long time for scammers, but they still don’t talk about 12 years. In addition, judging by the dates of the responses, the intermediary did not work at first, although the name was registered - almost all of the responses on the Internet were “fresh”.
Fxamo – scam or not?
It's better to start with resource analysis. The authors write that the organization was opened in 2008 and is considered one of the main brokers. However, if you try to find responses about Fxamo on the Internet, it turns out that they are missing. There is a very simple explanation for this situation: the resource started working only a few months ago and has low traffic. Namely, the scammers lied about their age and reputation.
It is also possible to analyze the permission of a given office. The type of intermediary is managed by the offshore country of Vanuatu, but the management itself is not listed on the web resource, which is quite easy to check. It turns out that the resolution was done in Photoshop and it is meaningless.
Well, the last fact in favor of Fxamo being a scam is the well-known web portal template. This pattern is used by a rather prolific group of scammers who are looking for new Fxamo representatives every month to defraud honest citizens.
Kemerovo lawyer: Administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation as an element of juvenile justice
Exactly 2 days before the end of the period for appealing the decision in an administrative case, two citizens of the Russian Federation approached me with a request to help a foreign citizen who was being expelled from the Russian Federation. From the initial situation it is known: full name, place of detention of the deportee in a special institution and approximately the district court. Having “calculated” the court in which the administrative material regarding the client was considered, it urgently familiarized itself with the case materials.
Foreign citizen M. for an administrative offense under Part 1 of Art. 18.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, a fine of 2,000 rubles was imposed with deportation from the Russian Federation and placement in a special institution.
In accordance with Part 1 of Art. 3.10 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation of foreign citizens or stateless persons consists of the forced and controlled movement of these citizens and persons across the State Border of the Russian Federation outside the Russian Federation, and in cases provided for by the legislation of the Russian Federation - in the controlled independent departure of foreign citizens and stateless persons from the Russian Federation.
By virtue of clause 3) part 1 of Art. 7 of the Federal Law of July 25, 2002 No. 115-FZ “On the Legal Status of Foreign Citizens in the Russian Federation”, a temporary residence permit is not issued to a foreign citizen, and a previously issued permit is canceled if this foreign citizen within five years preceding the day of filing the application for the issuance of a temporary residence permit, was subject to administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation or deportation.
From the case materials: - elements of an administrative offense: violation of the regime of stay of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation, the requirements of paragraph 2 of Art. 5 of the Federal Law of July 25, 2002 No. 115-FZ “On the legal status of foreign citizens in the Russian Federation”, namely, did not leave at the end of the completed period of stay XX.XX.2012 and remains without documents confirming the right to stay in the territory of the Russian Federation; - from the explanations of the person brought to administrative responsibility, there are only a few distorted Russian words: there was no money for a ticket; - from the explanations of the common-law wife and mother-in-law: in their explanations, they confirmed the running of a joint household by a young unregistered legally married family, but they feared for the well-being of the family, allegedly due to the unstable and unbalanced behavior of the common-law husband in recent months and wanted administrative expulsion.
The following procedural violation was also revealed: the court, when making the initial decision, did not motivate the additional punishment and did not justify the method of deportation, which could be either in the form of forced deportation or in the form of an independent controlled departure - Part 4 of Art. 3.10 Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation.
The latter served as the key point for appealing the ruling. The lawyer filed a complaint, based on the arguments of which the Kemerovo Regional Court upheld the complaint, canceled the deportation order, and sent the case for a new trial.
It should be noted that, based on the decision of the Kemerovo Regional Court, a foreign citizen was released from a special institution with one court decision in hand, but without a passport (!!!), which in some strange way was not “next to” the citizen, but was “lost” somewhere in the bowels of the Federal Migration Service.
And they released the foreigner on all four sides, until the first policeman...
From the analysis of factual circumstances and the study of legal consequences it followed: - a foreign citizen has an unregistered civil marriage with a Russian woman and a joint son - a citizen of the Russian Federation; - a foreign citizen during the period of an ongoing administrative offense was in a stressful state due to a difficult financial situation, was forced to rent housing for his family, fully support his family, and also bear the costs of treating his constantly ill son, for which all the money he earned was spent, his wife did not work; - administrative proceedings were initiated by employees of the Federal Migration Service, transferred to court and considered by the court against a foreign citizen in just one working day under Part 1 of Art. 18.8 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, which entails punishment in the form of an administrative fine in the amount of two thousand to five thousand rubles with or without administrative expulsion from the Russian Federation, and subsequently legal consequences in the form of a ban on entry into the territory of the Russian Federation for five years (! !!).
Explaining the last circumstance to a foreign citizen and his common-law wife puts them in a slight shock trance. Here, foreigner, is our juvenile justice...
The new examination began at 16-00 with the identification of a foreign citizen without a passport, admission of guilt, repentance and desire to independently travel outside the Russian Federation, but... no passport!
At the court hearing, with the help of three (!) representatives of the Federal Migration Service present, it became clear in which specific department of the Federal Migration Service the passport was “lost.” The judge announces a break until tomorrow morning and sets a hearing for 9-00 o'clock.
Realizing that going to the Federal Migration Service (the working day ends at 5:30 p.m.) to pick up a passport could result in repeated administrative detention, I had to participate in the “recovery” of the passport and the subsequent purchase of a ticket for the nearest passenger transport with a destination station outside the territory of the Russian Federation.
Both the passport and the ticket were presented to the court the next day along with a petition to impose an administrative penalty without the use of administrative expulsion.
Needless to say, the representative of the Federal Migration Service insisted on administrative expulsion. I just insisted and that’s it.
However, during a new trial, the court took into account the defense’s arguments and issued a ruling, imposing a fine in the amount of 3,000 rubles without imposing (!!!) additional punishment. In my opinion, there were no grounds for administrative forced deportation in this case, unless, of course, we deal legally and fully with all the circumstances of the case individually and in their totality.
It is worth noting that by the time the resolution came into force, the foreign citizen had managed to leave the Russian Federation and even return to the Russian Federation legally and was reunited with his “civilian” family.
P.S. _ The foreigner still has to legalize the marriage relationship, but this is a completely different story and it is just beginning.
In conclusion, the author of the publication expresses gratitude to the oldest participant of Pravorub, lawyer Andrey Valerievich Strizhak, for kindly providing his experience in this category of cases, posted on the Pravorub website.
What is the essence of deception?
Under the guise of a CFD intermediary, Fxamo employees offer clients to open deposits for profit in economic markets. But in reality, there is no profit; all funds transferred to this office remain with the scammers forever.
Typically, people register with Fxamo through ads on Facebook and other social networks. Scammers are distributing advertisements about fabulous trading robots Telegram 10, Obshcheye Delo and similar ones. Then, to authorize the robots, you will need to transfer $200-500 to a deposit, which is lost quite quickly.
Another Fxamo deception scheme is trading with so-called managers. On a rigged platform, the user is shown an imitation of trading, and subsequently the user of the type wins a large amount. However, it will not be possible to withdraw this winnings without first paying “tax”, “connecting insurance”, and other fees invented by scammers. Paying for all this, of course, is pointless, since the scam functions only to accept finance, and the income on the account is simply outlined in the program.
In addition, Fxamo managers do not neglect to deceive citizens into obtaining loans and are themselves determined to finance users. The only difference here is that loans from intermediaries have no validity and are considered exactly the same fake as income on the site. But despite this, swindlers use threats of legal proceedings and debt collectors to force victims to pay a fictitious debt.
How Fxamo Scams: Scam Scheme Review
The essence of the deception is that representatives of the pseudo-intermediary ingratiate themselves with naive users and promise them big money from Fxamo. The charlatans' goal is to convince traders to open one of their trading accounts. Taking into account that trading uses its own platform, scammers can easily draw results to create the illusion of successful activity. Difficulties begin when a person tries to withdraw money. Then his profile is simply blocked.
In the responses, the company’s users describe that they were not allowed to withdraw their earnings under various pretexts. This is how the scammers manage to extract some more money. If the client does not have money to replenish his account, he is recommended to take out a loan. As a result, he ends up in a debt hole from which it is difficult to climb out. Judging by the responses, FXamo representatives will be able to threaten with bailiffs and legal proceedings, driving citizens to depression.
How does the deportation procedure work?
Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs detain a citizen, draw up a report, and interrogate him. The next stage is the trial. The submitted materials are considered, the offender’s arguments are heard, and a punishment is imposed (fine, expulsion from the Russian Federation). The resolution is read orally and handed over in writing - reasons and deadlines are given there, and the form of execution is indicated (independently or by force). When deporting from Russia, you should contact the services of a lawyer immediately after the document is served, since the appeal period is 10 days. If an appeal is filed, no deportation from the country will be carried out until it is considered by a higher court.
In case of forced deportation from the country, the citizen is kept in a temporary detention center designated for this purpose. Bailiffs escort him to the transport and control the boarding. If a person has committed the first violation and there is no reason to expect him to evade the order, then he can leave the country on his own (execution is kept under control). The consulate (diplomatic mission of the country) is notified of the expulsion of a citizen from the Russian Federation.
An appeal against deportation from Russia in order to cancel the decision is possible within the period established by law. Failure to comply with the order entails repeated imposition of penalties (the amount increases to 5-7 thousand rubles) and an increase in the term to 10 years. If the culprit does not pay the fine, this gives grounds for imposing a ban on entry into the country until the debt is repaid. An attempt by a foreigner who is aware of the ban to enter the territory of the country is punishable by a fine (300 thousand rubles) or imprisonment for up to 4 years (Article 322 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The support of a lawyer (lawyer) will be required to mitigate the punishment.
Trading conditions, account types, Fxamo personal account
The list of trading tools provided is quite large. However, it is necessary to take into account the lack of liquidity providers; all proposed contracts are CFDs (transactions for difference). Intermediary trading tools:
- Currency pairs;
- raw materials;
- cryptocurrencies;
- stock;
- jewelry.
To start operating, you must register and open one of the proposed types of deposits. There are only 3 of them among intermediaries.
The minimum deposit amount is $500. Every skilled trader will agree that this is excessive - many other brokers recommend starting with minimum deposits, which is preferable for beginners. Moreover, the broker does not offer to launch a demo account, which also does not add decisiveness.
On the other hand, beginners are recommended to undergo training - either individually or in a group. Naturally, this will require you to leave personal information, which will prevent subsequent annoying calls asking you to open an account.
It's interesting to take a look at FXamo's personal account. At first, there is nothing dubious, but observant experienced clients will immediately notice the method of replenishment - cryptocurrency.
New clients should remember: not a single decent Fxamo representative ever accepts funds on bank cards or cryptocurrency wallets, since brokerage houses do not have the right to do this (only using a current account is allowed). Because of this, the screenshot of the personal account is another confirmation of the charlatan activities of the broker.
Methods for depositing/withdrawing money on fxamo.com
To replenish your account, the pseudo-broker Fxamo recommends using only cryptocurrency (bitcoin). And this is natural, since such transfers are not easy to control. The user is given virtually no opportunity to confirm that he made transfers of company finances.
What is considered a conclusion is that it is practically impossible. In the responses, traders say that the company is preventing this in various ways. For example, it does not want to accept documentation for account verification, which is why clients will not be able to withdraw their own finances.
Exposure
It should immediately be emphasized that the entire myth of the office is one deception. This is a simple resource like an intermediary office. There is no documentation or permits confirming legal activities. Gullible citizens are deceived by stories that the office is governed by English law, etc. In reality everything is anonymous.
A trading platform is just a program that simulates trading. In reality, scammers do not have direct access to real exchanges, Forex, etc.
A real scam pattern. Charlatans persuade you to deposit as much money as possible, then they drain your deposit to 0 or simply block your profile. The user will not be able to return his own money because, first of all, scammers never compensate for finances, and also, you transfer funds to third-party details, in addition, you agree to the terms of the intermediary:
High Risk Warning: CFDs carry a high level of risk and may not be suitable for all investors. A high degree of leverage can work both for and against you. Before you decide to trade trades for difference (CFDs), you need to assess in detail the purpose of your work, your experience and risk appetite. There is a high probability of partial or complete loss of your invested funds, because of this you should not deposit capital that you cannot afford to lose.
They directly tell you that no one will compensate for anything. You are contributing funds that you may lose.
How to cancel deportation
One of the most unpleasant and inconvenient situations for a foreign citizen in Russia is deportation from the country. To avoid receiving this unpleasant sanction, foreign citizens should know the basic provisions of the law related to their stay in Russia, as well as how to cancel the deportation. Cases vary: in practice, most often foreigners are expelled due to ignorance of the specifics of Russian legislation (including migration law). It is worth noting that many people confuse the concepts: what is called “expulsion” is called “deportation.” In this article we will clarify all these important issues, tell you how to appeal against deportation, what will be the main difficulties, rights and responsibilities of the foreigner against whom deportation is being made.
Administrative deportation is a punishment for an administrative offense, which is directly enshrined in the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, and is prescribed only for certain offenses, specifically violations of migration legislation. The procedure is strictly regulated by law.
Expulsion is accompanied by a ban on entry for 5 years, and in case of repeated violation – for 10 years. Expulsion can be imposed on a foreign citizen, for example, for violating the rules of labor activity that are provided for foreigners and stateless persons, providing knowingly false data during migration registration.
It is very difficult to lift the expulsion. Even with strong arguments and a full-fledged complaint, it is difficult to guarantee success. However, there is always a possibility of cancellation if the complaint against expulsion is correctly drafted and contains weighty arguments .
An immediately important point is that administrative deportation is most often ordered by the court (99% of cases, but in our practice there have been cases of deportation imposed by the FSB of the Russian Federation)! Migration authorities only handle such cases, send the case to court, defend you in court, but the court always has the final say. Administrative expulsion can be of two types: forced and independent.
• Forced expulsion is used against foreigners and stateless persons with their detention in special institutions. It is appointed rarely, in special circumstances, when there is a risk that a foreign citizen may escape, or has already been prosecuted several times for offenses. After this, under strict control, he is expelled from the country.
• Independent expulsion is the independent departure of a foreign citizen under the control of government agencies. A period is set (5 days) for leaving the territory (from the moment the resolution enters into legal force, if you appeal, you have 10 days to do so). A foreigner leaves Russia himself, as a rule, at his own expense. Most often, foreigners face exactly this procedure.
We'll tell you what to do to lift the expulsion. Just like the deportation itself, it must be appealed in court. By its legal nature, a complaint against expulsion is an appeal against a court decision. If a decision on deportation has already been made against you, it is better to contact a professional migration lawyer who will assess the chances of success, help you draw up a complaint as soon as possible, collect all the documents and represent your interests in court. You can contact our lawyers for help right now using this link. We have many years of experience in legal practice both in appealing deportation and other migration issues.
The judge will not arbitrarily consider the decision on deportation, but will check it within the framework of the arguments set out in the complaint, therefore, in the complaint you need to state your position as fully as possible. It is important to prove to the court that you have good reasons to remain in the cause. The court may replace the punishment with another one due to the following circumstances:
- Presence of close relatives.
- Marriage with a citizen of the Russian Federation.
- Having children who were born and live in Russia.
- Getting treatment in Russia if it is impossible to get it in your own country.
- Studying at a Russian higher education institution.
- The fact that there is no violation.
- The insignificance of the act.
- Other reasons.
Other circumstances are also possible. The main thing is to take them to court and prove their existence. What documents might you need? You need to attach documents that confirm the need for your stay in Russia. This could be, for example, a labor patent, a marriage certificate with a citizen of the Russian Federation, a birth certificate of a child in the Russian Federation, a certificate of education.
How can a lawyer help? Let's start with the fact that we have a short deadline for filing an appeal. A complaint against expulsion must be filed within 10 days from the date of the court's decision. After 10 days, the decision will enter into legal force. Further, many foreign citizens have a question: where to file a complaint? The complaint must be filed with a higher court, but through the court that made the decision, and the case itself will be considered by the higher court. The most important thing is, of course, filing a complaint. To appeal the deportation, you need to very competently and efficiently present your arguments, set out all the circumstances why the deportation should be cancelled. A professional lawyer will also help you collect all the necessary documents. How to cancel your deportation if you are no longer in Russia? A lawyer will also be useful to you here.
Our lawyers have recorded many high-quality and successful complaints against administrative deportation. Let's talk briefly about one example. A foreign citizen approached us with a request to appeal the deportation, in respect of which the court made a decision on deportation. The FSB Border Department found that the foreigner’s stamps in his international passport did not correspond to the samples that were in the Department’s database, and the court generally stated the absence of documents confirming his legal stay in the Russian Federation. In the complaint, we indicated our Client’s long-term stay in the Russian Federation, the absence of other offenses, as well as the availability of employment and caring for a sick citizen in the Russian Federation. You can read more about this complaint in the article at this link.
In the article we told you how to cancel your deportation. This is a very complex legal procedure, but very important for a foreign citizen, since we are talking about a ban on staying in Russia for a 5-year period. To avoid getting into this situation, we recommend that you carefully pay attention to your migration documents, be aware of Russian legislation, and consult with a migration lawyer. If you have already encountered the problem described in the article and you need to have the expulsion lifted, you can contact us for legal assistance.
User rights
The authorization form on the FXamo web portal is identical to the authorization form for other intermediaries. The presented office is a new organization of the charlatan group: Timatrade, ImcFx, KeyOnCapital, ForexIm, FxBase, Rickglobal, Cryptoks. They duplicate the same resource. They also completely copy the text of regulatory documentation regulating relations with users.
At its discretion, the office can ask to transfer additional money, and the trader must do this within the specified time frame. Otherwise, the organization has the right to close his trading manipulations.
The FXamo representative will be able to receive the trader’s personal data and creditworthiness information from third parties. In addition, the Company has the right, without prior notice, to present them to its employees, service providers, and other offices that are part of the Organization’s group.
Where can we get help?
Cases of forced expulsion from Russia are always accompanied by unpleasant consequences. They are difficult and painful. The future of a foreigner who plans to live in Russia or at least visit it depends on the outcome of the case. That is why competent and timely provision of migration services during deportation will be the key to a successful outcome of the current situation. It is advisable that the lawyer has extensive practical experience in this field. A deportation lawyer will correctly formulate an appeal or supervisory complaint in response to a court decision to deport a foreign citizen from Russia. He will adequately represent interests in court and other higher authorities.