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Legitimacy check · Checked Oct 25, 2026

Is Immediate Connect Legit? 2026 Check

Immediate Connect is sold as an automated trading platform. The UK FCA says it is not authorized and is targeting people in the UK, and regulators in Canada and Australia have flagged it as well.

Written by SafeTrading Editorial
Research and editing

Fact-checked against 13 sources

6 min read

Our verdict

Avoid

Immediate Connect is not authorized by the FCA, which tells people to avoid dealing with it. ASIC lists it among trading platform scams that use fake celebrity endorsements.

Regulated?: No. The FCA says it is not authorized by the FCA.
Regulator warnings: FCA (June 14, 2023); Ontario Securities Commission (June 27, 2024); OSC warning on Immediate Edge Canada naming Immediate Connect Canada (June 26, 2024); ASIC media release (March 1, 2024).
Who runs it: Not disclosed. The FCA warning gives only "United Kingdom" as an address.
How it is promoted: Fake celebrity news articles, social media ads and deepfake videos, according to ASIC.
Minimum deposit asked: Around $250 (Australian dollars) by credit card, the first payment ASIC describes for these platforms.
Where your money goes: To a trading account set up by a caller. No authorized firm is named by any regulator we checked.
Web addresses: immediate-connect.com, immediateconnect.org and immediate-connect.app, per the FCA and OSC.

Red flags

Not authorized by the FCA, and named on the FCA Warning List.
No named company, license number or regulator behind the brand.
Promoted with ads that show celebrities or news brands, which regulators say are fake.
Sign-up leads to a phone call from an "account manager" pushing you to deposit.
Fees or "taxes" demanded before you can withdraw, a pattern ASIC describes in these schemes.
Many lookalike web addresses for the same brand.

What Immediate Connect claims

Immediate Connect is presented as an automated trading platform for crypto and other markets that trades on your behalf after a small deposit.

ASIC's March 2024 release named Immediate Connect, alongside Immediate Edge, Immediate X3 and Quantum Trade Wave, as one of the brands behind online investment trading platform scams after Quantum AI.

What regulators say about Immediate Connect

UK, Financial Conduct Authority. The FCA published its warning about Immediate Connect on June 14, 2023. It says: "This firm may be providing financial services or products without our authorisation. You should avoid dealing with this firm and beware of potential scams." It adds that the firm "is not authorised by us and is targeting people in the UK." The listed websites are immediate-connect.com and immediateconnect.org. The FCA notes that if you deal with an unauthorized firm you won't have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service or the Financial Services Compensation Scheme.

Canada, Ontario Securities Commission. On June 27, 2024 the OSC issued an investor warning for Immediate Connect, found at www.immediate-connect.app, www.immediate-connect.com and www.immediateconnect.org, saying it "is not registered in Ontario to engage in the business of trading in securities." A separate OSC warning dated June 26, 2024 about Immediate Edge Canada lists Immediate Connect Canada among its other names used.

Australia, ASIC. In its March 1, 2024 media release on fake celebrity trading platforms, ASIC named Immediate Connect among the brands behind online investment trading platform scams reported to Scamwatch.

Regulator	Date	What it said
FCA (UK)	June 14, 2023	Not authorized and targeting people in the UK; avoid dealing with this firm
OSC (Ontario)	June 27, 2024	Not registered in Ontario to trade securities
OSC (Ontario)	June 26, 2024	Immediate Connect Canada listed as another name of Immediate Edge Canada
ASIC (Australia)	March 1, 2024	Named among online trading platform scam brands

How the scheme works

ASIC names Immediate Connect as one of the brands used in this pattern.

ASIC describes the steps. Scammers use "fake online news articles about celebrities and well-known public figures", social media ads and deepfake videos. People who sign up are asked for "a small investment of around $250 via credit card". In one case ASIC describes, the victim "was provided with an account manager and an online dashboard."

ASIC says "sometimes scammers will allow victims to make a small withdrawal early in the scam to build trust." When victims try to take out larger sums, "scammers will ask for withdrawal fees or cite tax implications", and "some victims have reported being locked out of their account."

The FCA's guidance on crypto investment scams says fraudsters "tend to advertise on social media, often using images of celebrities to promote the fake investments."

1. An ad or fake news article shows a celebrity praising the platform.
2. A sign-up form asks for your name, email and phone number.
3. An "account manager" calls and asks for a first deposit, often around 250 in your currency.
4. Your money goes to a trading account with a firm that is not authorized where you live, and a dashboard shows growing profits.
5. When you try to withdraw, you are asked for more money, or you lose access.

Red flags checklist

These are the warning signs we checked Immediate Connect against. Each one on its own is a reason to stop and verify before you pay.

The firm is not on the FCA register, or it is on the FCA Warning List.
The ad uses a celebrity, a TV show or a news brand to sell the product.
Returns sound unrealistic, or the software is described as unable to lose.
You are contacted out of the blue or pressured to deposit quickly. The FCA lists both as warning signs.
The website names no company, address or license number you can check.
A caller asks you to deposit more to "unlock" profits or pay a fee to withdraw.
The brand appears under many web addresses that change often.

What to do if you already paid

Act quickly. The sooner your bank hears about a payment to Immediate Connect or a broker it passed you to, the better the chance of stopping or recovering it.

Stop all contact with the "account manager" and do not send any more money, including fees or taxes they say you owe before a withdrawal.

Report it. In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, use Report Fraud (the service that replaced Action Fraud) at reportfraud.police.uk or on 0300 123 2040, according to Which?. In Scotland, call Police Scotland on 101. In the US, report to the FTC at ReportFraud.ftc.gov and to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center at ic3.gov.

Tell the FCA. You can report an unauthorized firm through FCA ScamSmart or by calling the FCA on 0800 111 6768.

Expect follow-up scams. The FCA warns that people who have lost money are "increasingly targeted by recovery room scams", which usually demand a fee up front, and its advice is to "end all contact immediately and do not pay any money." Never pay a firm that offers to get your money back.

Call your bank or card provider and ask about a chargeback or a fraud claim.
If you installed any app or software at the caller's request, remove it and change your banking passwords.
Keep screenshots of the ad, the website, emails, chat messages and payment receipts.
Report the ad to the social network that showed it to you.

How to check any trading platform

Before you send money to any trading platform, check it with the regulator in your country. A real firm will give you its legal company name and its license or reference number, and that number will match the official register.

In the UK, search the FCA Financial Services Register for the firm's legal name and reference number, then search the FCA Warning List for the brand name and its web address. Use the phone number and website shown on the register, not the ones in an ad, because some scams copy the details of real firms.

In the US, firms offering forex or futures trading to the public must be registered with the CFTC and be members of the National Futures Association. You can check them on NFA BASIC.

In Australia, check the ASIC professional register and ASIC's investor alert list. In Canada, check the National Registration Search and your provincial securities regulator's warnings.

Search the brand name on the FCA Warning List.
Confirm the legal entity and license number on the official register.
Contact the firm only through the details shown on the register.
Walk away if you cannot find the company behind the platform.

Frequently asked questions

Is Immediate Connect legit?

We found no evidence that it is a legitimate, regulated service. The FCA says it is not authorized and is targeting people in the UK, and ASIC lists it among trading platform scam brands.

Is Immediate Connect regulated in the UK?

No. The FCA's warning of June 14, 2023 says Immediate Connect is not authorized by the FCA.

Is Immediate Connect linked to Immediate Edge?

The Ontario Securities Commission's warning about Immediate Edge Canada lists Immediate Connect Canada as one of its other names used. ASIC also names both brands in the same scam warning.

Will the Financial Ombudsman help if I lose money with Immediate Connect?

The FCA says that if you deal with an unauthorized firm like this, you won't have access to the Financial Ombudsman Service and won't be protected by the FSCS. Your bank is the first place to go.

What should I do if I gave Immediate Connect my card details?

Call your bank or card provider immediately, stop all contact with the caller, and report it to Report Fraud in the UK, or the FTC and IC3 in the US.

Sources

Every fact on this page comes from the pages below, checked on Oct 25, 2026. Rules and prices change, so check the current terms before you pay.