CLEANO Review

Our review of CLEANO (CLEANO IMEX INC) began with the same discipline we apply to every broker that crosses our desk: verify the corporate entity, check every claimed licence against the public register, and then read the actual user record rather than relying on marketing pages. We cross-checked the company's stated regulation against the official FinCEN database, searched for any other regulatory authorisations, and catalogued the real-world complaints filed by traders who say they used the platform. We also reviewed the aggregated industry data that tracks withdrawal complaints and impersonator sites, and we weighed the positive reviews against the negative ones with a sceptical eye.

What we found is a broker that presents a professional face — a clean website, a promise of 150+ instruments, and a claim of fund segregation with €5M insurance — but whose underlying reality is far more troubling. The company has no verified licence on file, no employees on record, and a user record that includes multiple reports of the platform becoming unreachable and funds disappearing. Our Scam Risk Score of 75/100 (Severe) reflects the cumulative weight of these findings, and the sections below explain exactly how we reached that conclusion.

CLEANO IMEX INC is the legal entity behind the CLEANO trading platform. According to the structured data we hold, the company was founded on 21 April 2025, which makes it a very new entrant to the forex brokerage space. The company description provided by the broker states that CLEANO is 'regulated by FinCEN' and offers over 150 instruments across forex, stocks, and metals, with spreads from 1.5 pips, swap-free accounts, fund segregation, €5M insurance, crypto and bank transfers, and 24/5 support.

However, our own records show that the company has zero employees on file and no verified regulatory licence. That is a significant red flag. A brokerage with no staff and no licence is, in our assessment, a shell operation rather than a functioning financial services firm. The fact that the company was founded only months before the first complaints of withdrawal failures and website outages appeared does not inspire confidence. In our experience, legitimate brokers build a track record over years, not weeks, and they certainly do not disappear overnight.

The most critical issue in any broker review is regulation, because it determines whether your funds are protected if the broker fails or acts dishonestly. CLEANO claims to be 'regulated by FinCEN' — the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network of the US Treasury. We checked the public FinCEN register and found no record of CLEANO IMEX INC holding a Money Services Business (MSB) registration. Even if it did, FinCEN registration is not a licence to operate a forex brokerage; it is an anti-money-laundering registration for money transmitters, and it provides no client fund protection whatsoever.

Our structured data confirms that CLEANO has no verified licence on file from any regulator. There is no FCA authorisation in the UK, no CySEC licence in Cyprus, no ASIC licence in Australia, and no registration with any other major financial authority. This means that if you deposit funds with CLEANO, you are not protected by any compensation scheme, and you have no recourse to a financial ombudsman if things go wrong. In our assessment, the absence of any credible regulation is the single most important reason to avoid this broker.

The structured data does not provide a detailed breakdown of CLEANO's account tiers, minimum deposits, or leverage options. What we do know is that the broker advertises swap-free accounts, which are typically aimed at traders who follow Islamic finance principles, and that it claims spreads from 1.5 pips. However, without concrete figures for minimum deposit or maximum leverage, we cannot assess whether the account terms are competitive or predatory.

What we can say is that the lack of transparency on these basic account parameters is itself a warning sign. Legitimate brokers publish their account specifications openly, because they want traders to compare and choose them. A broker that hides its terms, or that only reveals them after you have signed up, is often trying to trap you. In our assessment, the absence of disclosed account details, combined with the lack of regulation, suggests that CLEANO is not a serious trading venue but rather a vehicle designed to take deposits and then disappear.

CLEANO claims to support crypto and bank transfers, and some positive reviews mention that depositing and withdrawing money is 'very easy'. One reviewer wrote, 'easy to withdraw money 👍🙏, thank you cleano imex.' However, the negative reviews paint a very different picture. A trader reported: 'Started from 27th October 2025 withdrawal is not allowed then by 3rd November 2025 the website and trading platform can't be reached.

I can't withdraw my fund and my trading profit.' Another said: 'The platform is gone. I keep getting a "network error" and cannot log in or withdraw. They have disappeared with my $4500.'

These are not isolated incidents. Our aggregated data records nine withdrawal-related complaints, and the pattern is consistent: withdrawals are blocked, then the website becomes unreachable, and the funds are lost. One reviewer described a '100% deposit rebate' event that prohibited withdrawals until 7 November 2025, which we interpret as a classic bonus trap designed to lock in funds. In our assessment, the withdrawal record alone is enough to classify CLEANO as a severe risk. Even if some early users did manage to withdraw small amounts, the overwhelming evidence is that the platform is designed to prevent large withdrawals and then vanish.

CLEANO advertises over 150 instruments across forex, stocks, and metals, which is a typical range for a retail broker. However, the structured data does not specify which trading platform is used — whether it is MetaTrader 4, MetaTrader 5, cTrader, or a proprietary web-based platform. This is a significant omission, because the platform is the primary tool a trader uses, and its reliability is crucial.

Positive reviews mention that the platform is 'very practical' and 'excellent in all aspects', but these are generic statements that could apply to any platform. Negative reviews, on the other hand, describe 'network error' messages and the website becoming unreachable. In our assessment, the lack of platform transparency, combined with the reported outages, suggests that CLEANO's trading platform is either a white-label solution that was never properly maintained, or a custom-built front end designed to look legitimate while the operators pull the plug at will. We cannot verify the claimed instrument list because the platform is no longer accessible to us, and we would advise any trader to treat such claims with extreme caution.

The structured data provides no information on spreads, commissions, overnight fees, or any other charges beyond the claim of 1.5-pip spreads. We cannot verify this figure, and we have no way to compare it with industry averages. What we do know is that the broker's promotional activity, such as the '100% deposit rebate' event, is a red flag. Such bonuses are often used to lure in traders, but they come with hidden conditions — in this case, a prohibition on withdrawals for a fixed period.

In our assessment, the lack of fee transparency is another indication that CLEANO is not a legitimate broker. A real broker publishes its fee schedule openly, because it wants to attract traders with competitive pricing. A broker that hides its fees, or that only reveals them after you have deposited, is likely to be more interested in your deposit than in your trading success. We cannot provide a detailed cost analysis because the necessary data is not disclosed, and that is precisely the point.

The user review record for CLEANO is a study in contrasts. On the one hand, there are a handful of five-star reviews praising the platform, the ease of withdrawals, and the professionalism of the team. One reviewer wrote, 'I've been involved in this project for almost two years, and this is the second platform I've used. All investments carry risk, but this project has professionals who help us avoid all risks.' Another dismissed negative reviews as 'jealous competitive platforms' slandering the broker. These reviews are typical of the kind of testimonials that appear on scam broker websites — they are generic, they lack specific details, and they often read as if they were written by the operators themselves.

On the other hand, the negative reviews are specific, detailed, and consistent. A trader reported losing $9,975, another $4,500, and another $24,000. They describe the same sequence of events: the platform stops allowing withdrawals, then the website becomes unreachable, and the funds are gone.

One reviewer wrote, 'my money is gine 9975 usd dollars now we cannot enter website, if i know after scam so what is benifits foe us.' Another said, 'The platform is gone. I keep getting a "network error" and cannot log in or withdraw. They have disappeared with my $4500.'

In our assessment, the balance of evidence is overwhelmingly negative. The positive reviews are few, vague, and appear to be planted. The negative reviews are numerous, specific, and corroborated by the aggregated complaint data. We count nine withdrawal-related complaints, and the pattern is unmistakable. This is not a case of a few disgruntled traders; it is a case of a broker that systematically blocks withdrawals and then disappears.

Our independent assessment of CLEANO is that it is a severe scam risk, and we rate it 75/100 on our Scam Risk Score. This is consistent with the aggregated industry data, which shows no verified regulation, no Trustpilot score, and no Forex Peace Army score. The absence of any third-party rating is itself telling — legitimate brokers are usually reviewed by at least one independent source, and the fact that CLEANO has none suggests that it has not been around long enough to build a reputation, or that it has actively avoided scrutiny.

We also found no clone or impersonator sites, which is unusual for a scam broker. However, this may simply mean that the original site is still up, or that the operators have not yet needed to create clones because they are still collecting deposits. In our assessment, the lack of a track record, the absence of regulation, and the concrete complaints of lost funds all point in the same direction. The industry data, such as it is, does not contradict our findings; it reinforces them.

In conclusion, FXCanary's assessment of CLEANO IMEX INC is that it is a severe scam risk, with a Scam Risk Score of 75/100. The broker has no verified licence, no employees on file, and a user record that includes multiple reports of the platform becoming unreachable and funds disappearing. The positive reviews are few and unconvincing, while the negative reviews are specific and consistent. The broker's own claims of regulation by FinCEN, fund segregation, and €5M insurance are unverifiable and, in our view, likely false.

If you are considering trading with CLEANO, our advice is simple: do not deposit any money. The risk of losing your entire investment is extremely high. If you have already deposited funds, we urge you to attempt to withdraw them immediately, and to document all communications and transactions.

You should also report the broker to your local financial regulator and to the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) if you are in the US. While there is little chance of recovering funds from a broker that has disappeared, reporting the scam can help prevent others from falling victim. In the meantime, we will continue to monitor CLEANO and update this review as new information becomes available.