Threat Profile
Operating from https://merilledgeltd.com, Merilledge Invest Ltd advertises high-return crypto and CFD trading to the public. It was escalated to forensic review following recurring complaint signatures.
Regulatory Posture
On the regulatory side, Merilledge Invest Ltd does not hold a verifiable financial-services licence. Its only apparent footprint is a corporate registration in United Kingdom – a jurisdiction whose company registry confers International Business Company status, not authorisation to handle client funds or operate a brokerage. An IBC filing is a corporate formality, not financial oversight.
On-Chain & Operational Notes
On-chain, platforms in this category tend to consolidate client deposits into a small set of collection wallets before dispersing them across exchanges and bridges. Capturing the deposit trail and counterparty addresses early is critical to any later tracing effort.
Indicators We Flagged
- Opaque corporate identity and unverifiable team or address
- Crypto-only deposits that bypass chargeback protections
- Account managers steering clients toward larger top-ups
- Offshore or shell-company structure used to obscure ownership
- Cloned or template website design shared with other flagged operators
- Incorporation in United Kingdom presented as if it were regulation
CryptoCISO Risk Verdict
Our assessment places Merilledge Invest Ltd in the severe risk band. The combination of unverifiable licensing and recurring fraud signatures is, in our experience, characteristic of platforms that do not return client funds on demand.
If Your Funds Are Exposed
If you have funds with this platform, stop sending additional deposits immediately and do not pay any ‘release’, ‘tax’, or ‘verification’ fee requested to unlock a withdrawal – these are themselves part of the fraud. Preserve everything: transaction hashes, wallet addresses, deposit receipts, chat logs, and the account dashboard. The sooner the on-chain trail is documented, the more options remain.