Weekly Prop Firm Risk Bulletin: Unpaid Payouts, Ban Waves & Breaches

• No Payouts in 4.5+ Months: Payouts have ceased since February 2026 despite active "24-hour payout" marketing claims.
• Delay Tactics: Pledged payouts within 3 weeks during a Zoom community call; failed to deliver, followed by a mandatory 30-day additional trading cycle and liability waiver on May 12.
• Community Censorship: Traders inquiring about legitimate payout requests on Discord are banned from the server.
• Turkish Trader Case (@ZZgeneration): Terminated account and denied payout alleging "exceeded max exposure limit of 8 concurrent open trades". The trader proved zero concurrent 8-trade exposure on the date in question; support ticket has remained unanswered for 28 days.
• Company Stance: Official accounts have remained completely silent on claims since July.

Verification Sources: Verification Record 1 · Verification Record 2 · Trader Case (@ZZgeneration)

Highest volume of rejected payout reports during the period. Documented amounts: $3,820 · $1,300 (+permanent ban) · $300 · $189 · $363 · $3,800

• Excuses Given: "Impulsive trading" and "Third-party payment method". Traders documented previously receiving multiple successful payouts using the exact same methods before sudden rejections.
• Turkish Trader Case: A $3,800 profit withdrawal by trader @emin_cetkin was rejected under identical pretexts.

Verification Sources: emin_cetkin ($3.8K Rejection) · $1,300 + Permanent Ban · $3,820 Rejection · $1,300 Review · $300 Rejection · $189 Rejection · $363 Rejection

• $3,100 Rejection & Refusal to Verify: Trader offered a live screen-shared trade verification call ("keep the account and money if any rule was broken"); firm refused and cited vague "risk distribution / account coordination" to deny funds.
• Additional Cases: $800 withdrawal denied for user @juanssaezz; secondary claims of outstanding debts.
• Marketing Discrepancy: Firm continues running promotional campaigns claiming "Numbers don't lie: $6,497,707 paid out".

Verification Sources: $3,100 + Ban Log · $800 Denial · Verification Record 3

• Fund Your Trades (@fundingurtrades): Consecutive rejected withdrawals of $1,178 + $1,591 = $2,770 in withheld profits. (Evidence Tweet)
• Forex Funds Flow (@forexfundsflow): 18-day "system maintenance" excuse used to reject a $903 payout. (Evidence Tweet)

Mass account closures citing Device Correlation (CID) matching across Pakistan and Asia.

• Systemic Algorithmic Flaws: Analyst @theanonymous_IN chronologically documented false-positive vulnerabilities in the firm's CID matching engine.
• Prolonged Review Queues: Traders like @Nitinbhatt03 have waited over 22 days for review resolutions.
• Firm Response: Representative (@avikkfp) stated genuine affected cases will be resolved.
• Context: Some banned accounts were confirmed to share multi-login IP environments, indicating not all bans are purely unjustified.

Verification Sources: CID Flaw Analysis · CID User List · 22-Day Queue · Resolution Pledge · Counter Analysis

• PipFarm (@thepipfarm): Longtime client with $39,000 in past payouts banned for "rule violation" immediately after a fresh $1,400 account purchase. (Evidence)
• Maven Trading (@Maventrading): Trader with $13,700 payout history permanently terminated without explanation upon scaling to 50K-100K accounts. (Evidence)
• Trading Lucid (@TradingLucid): Banned individuals without active accounts, refused accounts to KYC-cleared users, and experienced internal moderation leaks ("LUCID FILES"). (Evidence 1 · Evidence 2 · Leak)
• Topstep (Futures): Detailed dispute chronology published against CEO Michael Patak; Reddit/X discussions reporting unexplained payout rejections and copy-trading terminations. (Chronology · Complaint Thread)
• AquaFunded: Imposing a 24-page contract requirement on traders prior to approving withdrawals. (Evidence 1 · Evidence 2)

Closure Date: August 12, 2026

The firm officially announced the shutdown of its operations, claiming that live account balances were being refunded.

Source: Closure Announcement

Clean Records: FTMO · E8 Markets · Alpha Capital Group · FundedNext · OFP · Funded Trading Plus

Note: FundedNext holds a single disputed trade case that does not constitute systemic fraud (Discussion Link). E8 Markets and Alpha Capital Group recorded numerous verified on-time payouts during this cycle.

• QtFunded Case: Most clearly verified Turkish payout refusal confirmed by @ZZgeneration.
• Equity Edge Dispute: $3,800 payout denial documented by @emin_cetkin.
• Fake Payout Marketing: Analyst @US_X01 reported on August 20, 2026 that certain prop firms supply influencers with fake payout displays and dedicated marketing budgets to mislead communities. (Analysis Tweet)
• Filing Habits: Turkish traders predominantly report disputes via direct messages or directly through the PropŞikayet platform rather than public social threads.

Authorized Source: PropŞikayet.com Open-Source Intelligence & Community Data Analysis

1. Data & Records Pool: Compiled through structured reviews of direct trader submissions, transaction receipts, profit forfeiture/rejection records, and PropŞikayet.com independent verification filters.
2. Multi-Source & Conflict-of-Interest Filter: To eliminate one-sided or promotional bias, priority is given to claims corroborated by multiple independent verification trails or verifiable trading/contract logs.
3. Right to Respond & Correction: Official company statements and resolution updates are continuously monitored; resolved claims are transparently updated in the records.