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FundingPipsTier D · Sep 22

FundingPips: 13 Trustpilot reviewers in a day say accounts were breached, blocked, closed or suspended over news; 11 say not high-impact

Thirteen distinct Trustpilot reviewers, publishing on 2026-09-21, say their accounts were breached, blocked, closed, suspended or terminated over a trade around a news event. Twelve are one-star, one is two-star. Eleven say the event was not red or high-impact; eight of them name Forex Factory. Five describe the firm's own calendar: one says it marked the same event restricted, one says the event appeared about 30 minutes later, one says medium events are treated as high-impact, one says the dashboard calendar showed no data, one says it listed only low-impact news. The firm has not replied to any of the 120 reviews pulled.

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trustpilot.com ↗Sep 22🔇 No reply captured

Goat Funded Trader: 22 traders since Sept 5 say payouts were refused or held over alleged coordinated or copy trading, one over $9,000

22 Trustpilot reviewers since Sept 5 say a payout was refused or held over a coordinated or copy trading finding; 21 dispute it and 16 say their account was closed, blocked or breached. Eight attach a sum, from over $9,000 (ZYAD MOURADE, GB, Sep 9) and $6,996 (Sep 7, CH) down to $1,000. The firm replied publicly to 19; none offers a payout. Most back the finding: a verified reviewer (IN, Sep 9) was told the Risk Team "identified activity consistent with coordinated trading across multiple accounts", and Asiman Ahmad (DE, Sep 6), who says the firm's log gave him no Copy tag, was told that alone does not settle it. One only asks for account details; one says the account is still under review.

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trustpilot.com ↗Sep 22🔇 No reply captured

Lucid Trading: 10 Trustpilot reviewers say they were accused of a chargeback they dispute, and 9 say they were banned

Ten reviewers between 09-15 and 09-22 say Lucid accused them of a chargeback they dispute, and eight say outright they never filed one. Nine say they were banned or had accounts closed over it. Khemika (TH, 09-20) says a 09-17 closure cited an automated batch sweep and a Krungthai bank statement was not reviewed. Alessio B (IT, 09-21) says the sum named was $81 and Revolut confirmed in writing no dispute was filed. Tristan (US, 09-15) says three chargebacks were alleged and Capital One confirmed none are open. Rupinder Kaur (IN, 09-18) says she was accused and removed from Lucid's Discord. The pull is capped; ten is a floor. Lucid replied to none of the 120 reviews pulled (09-10 to 09-22).

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trustpilot.com ↗Aug 26🔇 No reply captured

Lucid Trading draws seven Trustpilot reports of unauthorized charges or hacking in 48 hours

7 of 19 Trustpilot reviews posted Aug 25-27 (37%) describe unrecognized or attempted fraudulent card/bank charges from people who say they never signed up with Lucid Trading, filed by reviewers in the US, UK, Germany, Spain and Brazil; overall 11 of 19 reviews in the window (58%) are 1-star, versus the firm's marketed 4.8/5 rating

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trustpilot.com ↗Aug 26🔇 No reply captured

Traders report a payout interview Goat Funded Trader's published rules do not mention

Negative Trustpilot reviews mentioning payouts, withdrawals or KYC at Goat Funded Trader ran between zero and four a month through June 2026, rose to 21 in July and reached 51 by 26 August. Eight reviews describe a verification interview scheduled by email before a withdrawal is approved, seven of them posted since 8 August. The firm's own help article on payouts states requests are processed within 2 business days and does not mention an interview, nor do its terms and conditions, refund policy or complaints policy. Reported cases include a 1,080 USDT payout rejected over alleged coordinated trading, a payout requested on 14 August still pending after a support no-show at the scheduled interview, and repeat KYC after verification was already completed. Corroborated off Trustpilot by a YouTube video titled GOATFUNDED DENIED OUR PAYOUT and by TikTok complaints. We could not capture company replies for any firm, so this does not report silence.

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x.com ↗Aug 26🔇 No reply captured

Traders say FundingPips strips profits made around unscheduled news while leaving the losses

A rule covering unscheduled events is being read as removing gains that follow posts traders cannot see coming, while losses from the same moves stand. Three accounts with a combined reach above 40,000 raised it within seven hours, the largest passing 29,000 views. Separately, traders report the firm's Prime tier charges $10 per lot against the $7 its broker charges, and that they are being pushed toward Prime accounts.

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trustpilot.com ↗Aug 25🔇 No reply captured

Equity Edge trader alleges refund-for-deleted-review offer, then account banned anyway

Independent Trustpilot reviewer says: 'Back in april i was made a promise via whatsapp that my account wouldnt be banned only to find out that after i left a good review as requested they went ahead and still banned my account.' Two days later a separate X post alleges the same pattern against a different trader: a phone call asking for a Trustpilot review to be deleted in exchange for a refund that never arrived, with a WhatsApp screenshot referenced.

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