PRACTICAL GUIDE
Explained concepts, worked cases and practice to test your understanding. Numerical examples are hypothetical; replace assumptions with your instrument specifications.
The essentials
A clone website can copy a brand and an authorized company's details. Check domains and contacts through the official source. HTTPS protects a connection but does not establish commercial identity or licensing.
Understand the mechanism, not just the definition
Cloned sites can copy logos, design and a professional appearance. Verify exact domains and official channels rather than appearance. HTTPS alone does not authenticate commercial identity. Subdomains and link text can mislead; inspect the actual destination before entering information.
Example and verification
Use an official bookmark and compare the received link's final destination. Avoid entering credentials on lookalike domains with extra letters. When unsure, use the known website's contact rather than the suspicious message's phone number.
Worked case, step by step
A message displays a broker name but links to a different domain containing that name in a longer string. Brand text in a URL is not the controlling domain. Use a verified bookmark and locate access there. If credentials were submitted, use official recovery/security review rather than sending more codes to the suspicious contact.
What to verify when applying this
IB links may use official tracking domains and redirect to registration. Check the route and commercial disclosure. Never pay a personal account supposedly to unlock a withdrawal.
Practice: verify it in your environment
Learn by observing the process and keeping its data. Complete this practice in demo or using documentation, without sending real orders or adding capital for the exercise. Record differences between the example and your account specifications.
- Inspect full domains of three links without entering credentials.
- Keep a verified official channel for checking unexpected messages.
Test your understanding
Try the question before revealing the answer. Justify the conclusion and its assumptions rather than memorizing a number.
Do a correct logo and HTTPS rule out a fake site?
Reveal the explained answer
No. Independently verify domain and contacts; those visual elements can be copied.
Sources for further learning
Consult original documentation to check units, features and terms. Your account specifications take precedence over examples in this guide.
