When we signed up for the Bitcoin Digital programme, we were actually forwarded to this site: https://www.alphafxc.com/trading.html#/crypto-wallet/deposit/request which explains at the bottom of the page:
Disclaimer: AlphaFXC is an online trading platform. Remember that CFDs are a leveraged product and can result in the loss of your entire capital. Trading CFDs may not be suitable for you.
So this app does not appear to be as risk free as we were told - this is a huge red flag to us and means 'do not sign up or give your details' immediately.
Their official site is https://bitcoins-digital.com which looks similar, but not quite the same is another huge red flag as it means that there are copies of this site being sold to affiliates who then send out email campaigns trying to get people to sign up for Alpha FXC brokers through the Bitcoin Digital website providers. Very concerning!
The fact that the page not only repeatedly refers to, but is actually named after bitcoin is also as red flag. Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency and so could never be anything but digital. The CFD trading warnings at the bottom of the page prove that this is not a crypto related site.
The screen shots of their supposed app that are shown have nothing to do with cryptocurrency - the mobile devices show ISA and bank balances, so presumably they have just lifted the screenshot images from a banking website that allows stock trading. This is a massive red flag that these people are certainly scammers.
And of course the dreaded deposit $250 USD to get started text is ever-present.
Their claim that:
We don't charge our members a fee for using our trading software. The only aspect that can be considered as a 'cost' is the initial deposit of at least $250. However, we, at Bitcoin Digital, don’t take any portion of this initial investment. This $250 or more is used to fund your trading account and allow you to participate in Bitcoin trading activities.
Means that they cannot make any money, which means that they cannot function as a company. This has to be a lie and is the biggest red flag of all - we do not buy into unknown rich people deciding to change the World out of generosity.
And so, without further ado, we find that
Verdict: Bitcoin Digital is a: SCAM !!!
Do not entrust these people with any of your money under any circumstances!