IQ-ARABIA Scam Warning: Is iq-arabia.net a Scam?

If you are considering sending money to IQ-ARABIA through iq-arabia.net, do not proceed.

On 27 August 2026, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published an official warning about IQ-ARABIA. The regulator confirms that the firm is not authorised, may be targeting people in the UK and may be providing or promoting financial services without permission.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) does not simply advise investors to perform more research. Its warning says consumers should avoid dealing with IQ-ARABIA and beware of scams.

AssetVault Recovery has reviewed the regulatory record and the identifying information surrounding iq-arabia.net. Our assessment is clear: we found no credible basis for treating iq-arabia.net as a legitimate UK-authorised investment operation. The available evidence is consistent with a scam operation, and investors should not send money to this website.

Already Sent Money to IQ-ARABIA?

If you found this article because you have already deposited money with IQ-ARABIA, the warning is particularly important.

Do not send additional funds simply because someone tells you another payment is required to withdraw your investment.

If you are being asked for a withdrawal fee, tax, verification payment, account-unlocking charge or another deposit, preserve the request before making any further payment.

Keep your bank receipts, cryptocurrency transaction hashes, wallet addresses, emails, WhatsApp or Telegram conversations, screenshots of your account and the names and telephone numbers used by anyone who contacted you.

The objective now is to establish where your real money went, rather than relying on whatever balance may be displayed inside the IQ-ARABIA platform.

What the FCA Found About iq-arabia.net

The official Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) warning identifies the operation as follows:

• Name: IQ-ARABIA
• Website: iq-arabia.net
• Email: support@iq-arabia.net
• Address: PO BOX 6023, 100 Digital Drive, Billericay, England, CM12 0DD
• Additional address: PO Box 42, Ermin Street, Whtham, United Kingdom, OX2 7SG

The most important finding is straightforward: IQ-ARABIA is not authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

This means the presence of UK addresses should not be interpreted as evidence that IQ-ARABIA is a legitimate UK-regulated investment company.

The regulator also specifically warns that unauthorised firms can provide incorrect addresses, telephone numbers and email addresses. In some cases, details belonging to genuine businesses or individuals may be used to make an operation appear legitimate.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has not stated that either IQ-ARABIA address is stolen, so AssetVault Recovery is not making that claim. But the addresses do not establish regulatory legitimacy.

Why AssetVault Recovery Considers IQ-ARABIA High Risk

There is a difference between repeating a regulator’s warning and examining what that warning means when the available evidence is considered together.

In the case of IQ-ARABIA:

• the UK’s financial regulator says the firm is unauthorised;
• the regulator says it may be targeting people in the UK;
• iq-arabia.net is specifically identified as the website;
• the regulator tells consumers to avoid the firm and beware of scams;
• IQ-ARABIA presents UK contact information despite having no UK financial authorisation; and
• the regulator itself warns that unauthorised operations may use misleading contact information to appear genuine.

AssetVault Recovery’s conclusion after reviewing these factors is that iq-arabia.net should be treated as a scam website and not as a legitimate investment platform.

If someone representing IQ-ARABIA is currently encouraging you to make a first deposit or increase an existing investment, our recommendation is simple: do not send the money.

Your Money Is Not Protected as It Would Be With an Authorised Firm

There is another consequence for anyone who has already invested.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) confirms that customers dealing with IQ-ARABIA would not have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service to complain about the firm.

They would also not receive protection from the Financial Services Compensation Scheme if the firm went out of business.

The regulator does note that people who sent money to a fraudster on or after 7 October 2024 may, depending on the circumstances, qualify for protections introduced by the Payment Systems Regulator (PSR).

That makes early action important if a recent bank transfer was involved.

IQ-ARABIA Has Also Reached the International Warning Network

Regulatory-warning data also records the IQ-ARABIA warning as having been circulated through the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) I-SCAN system on 28 August 2026.

The originating authority is the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA). The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) circulation should therefore be understood as international distribution of the UK warning rather than a separate enforcement action.

Similar regulatory warnings are documented in AssetVault Recovery’s investigations into Coinlinkinv.cc, Staple Markets, CTI Capital, FinnsMotion and Dufourbit.

If IQ-ARABIA Is Refusing Your Withdrawal

If you have reached the stage where IQ-ARABIA shows money in your account but will not allow you to withdraw it, focus on the transactions that can be independently verified.

A number displayed on an investment dashboard is not the same thing as money held in an identifiable investment account.

For cryptocurrency payments, preserve the transaction hash and receiving wallet address. For bank payments, preserve the beneficiary name, account or IBAN, receiving bank, transfer date and payment reference.

Do not delete conversations even if you now realise the person you were speaking with may have deceived you. Those communications may contain wallet addresses, bank details, names, telephone numbers and payment instructions useful in reconstructing what happened.

Lost Money to IQ-ARABIA? AssetVault Can Review the Transaction Trail

If you transferred money or cryptocurrency to IQ-ARABIA or iq-arabia.net, AssetVault Recovery can examine the available transaction evidence to determine where the funds were sent and what can realistically be established about their movement.

This can include reviewing bank-transfer records, cryptocurrency wallet addresses, blockchain transaction hashes, payment instructions and communications associated with the people operating the account.

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Disclaimer

This investigation is based on publicly available regulatory information and AssetVault Recovery’s assessment of the information associated with IQ-ARABIA and iq-arabia.net.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) states that IQ-ARABIA is unauthorised, may be targeting people in the UK and may be providing or promoting financial services without permission. The regulator advises consumers to avoid dealing with the firm and beware of scams.

Statements identified as AssetVault Recovery’s findings represent our assessment of the available evidence and should not be misrepresented as additional findings made by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

This publication is intended for scam awareness, investor education and general information and does not constitute legal, financial or investment advice.