Pri-Markets

Verdict

EXTREME CAUTION: Pri-Markets (pri-markets.io) is a confirmed fraudulent operation and a direct reincarnation of the blacklisted 'Primarkets' (primarkets.io) scam. Do not engage with this entity, deposit any funds, or disclose personal information.

Findings

• WHOIS/RDAP: registration date for pri-markets.io is not available from the registry (RDAP 403). Domain age cannot be authoritatively established — third-party claims about how long the domain has existed are not relied upon.
• GLEIF (Global) — NOT FOUND in register.
• OpenSanctions: no matching entities in global sanctions/PEP/warning lists.
• Crawler policy: site discourages indexing (Homepage <meta robots> contains noindex). Neutral on its own; aggravating only with other risk signals.
• Trustpilot — FOUND (3.2/5): https://www.trustpilot.com/review/pri-markets.io
• Sitejabber — no profile found for this domain.
• ScamAdviser — FOUND (trust 1/100): https://www.scamadviser.com/check-website/pri-markets.io
• ⚠ ScamAdviser trust score is 1/100 (elevated risk).
• The domain registration date is not available from authoritative WHOIS/RDAP, and third-party claims of domain age are not relied upon.
• Pri-Markets (pri-markets.io) is identified as a direct clone and reincarnation of the fraudulent platform Primarkets (primarkets.io).
• The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) issued an official warning against 'PRIMARKETS' (primarkets.io) on 9 July 2025 for operating without authorisation.
• The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) / MoneySmart published an investor warning against 'Primarkets (primarkets.io)' on 31 October 2025.
• Cybertrace published a scam alert on 7 May 2026, confirming that pri-markets.io is a fake CFD trading platform that prevents withdrawal of funds.
• Scam AI confirmed that pri-markets.io is a fraudulent operation and identified associated individuals, including Oliver Kapstade (+44 7441 951390), Joseph Segal, Michelle Addison, and George Angelopoulos.
• ScamAdviser has assigned a trust score of 1/100, indicating an extremely high risk of fraud.
• The website actively discourages search engine indexing (noindex), which is a common tactic used by short-lived scam operations to avoid detection and analysis.