Spotted an incentivized review?
Report it. Get rewarded.
If a prop firm offered you a free account, payout, reset, discount, or waiver in exchange for shaping your review, report it confidentially. Verified reports may qualify for a matched Challenge Account or 1,000 Loyalty Points.
Tier 1 - Vanguard
Matched Challenge Account
For verified reports with direct proof of an offer.
Tier 2 - Witnesses
1,000 Loyalty Points
For supporting evidence that helps confirm manipulation.
Disclaimer & Terms of Participation
Read carefully — you must agree before submitting a report.
1. Purpose of This Program
The Prop Firm Match (PFM) Review Incentivization Bounty Program is a community-driven compliance mechanism designed to identify, verify, and act upon firms that offer incentives in exchange for trader reviews. To be eligible, reports must relate to review incentivization activity posted or announced within the last 30 days. Any activity older than 30 days at the time of submission will not qualify for the program. By submitting a report, you agree to participate in good faith and in accordance with these terms.
2. What Constitutes Incentivization — Scope of Violations
A firm is considered in breach of PFM integrity standards if they engage in any of the following conduct:
Solicitation for Value. Requesting, encouraging, or conditioning a review — of any sentiment — in exchange for anything of monetary or operational value, including but not limited to: payouts, refunds, bonus accounts, fee waivers, or account upgrades. This applies irrespective of whether the firm specifies the desired sentiment of the review.
"Honest Review" Circumvention. Using qualifying language such as "honest review," "unbiased feedback," or "your genuine opinion" to disguise an incentivized review request does not exempt a firm from this policy. Any review solicited in connection with a benefit constitutes a violation. Use of such neutralizing language may itself be treated as an aggravating factor.
Review-Gated Services. Requiring a trader to submit a review — of any sentiment — as a precondition for receiving services, including: payout processing, account activation, challenge resets, progression advancement, or access to support, dispute resolution, or account features.
Withholding or Retaliatory Conditionality. Explicitly or implicitly conditioning the release of accounts, payouts, or any service a trader is otherwise entitled to — upon that trader removing, modifying, or upgrading a negative review. This includes patterns where negative review holders experience atypical service delays.
3. What Does NOT Constitute a Violation
The following conduct, standing alone, is not a violation under this program:
- A firm engaging a trader to understand the basis of a complaint or negative review.
- Offering goodwill gestures or remediation for a verified service failure — provided no review action is requested as a condition.
- A trader voluntarily updating their review following a resolved complaint, with no solicitation from the firm.
4. Evidentiary Requirements
To be eligible for a reward, your submission must include: (a) invoice numbers where applicable, (b) dated communications — email or Discord — with official addresses clearly visible, and (c) unredacted, unmodified proof of the incentivization offer. Submissions that fail to meet this standard will not qualify for a payout.
5. Anti-Fraud: Three-Strike Rule
PFM takes submission integrity seriously. Any user who submits falsified, fabricated, or manipulated evidence will receive a strike under the Three-Strike Rule. Three strikes result in a permanent ban from the Review Bounty Program and may be escalated to platform-level action.
False reports are a serious offense. Submitting fabricated or manipulated evidence to collect a bounty reward is a violation of these terms and may result in permanent disqualification from PFM services.
6. Reward Structure & Eligibility
Tier 1 (The Vanguard): The first 5 verified reporters receive a Challenge Account of size equal to the bribe offered. Rewards must be selected from PFM partner firms — the reward cannot be an account from the reported firm.
Tier 2 (The Witnesses): The next 5 verified reporters receive 1,000 PFM Loyalty Points.
Rewards are subject to verification. PFM reserves the right to withhold rewards pending the due process period.
7. Due Process & Enforcement
Upon verification of the first five reports, PFM will (1) internally flag the firm as "Under Review" and place new reviews on hold; (2) publicly announce the bounty payout while protecting whistleblower identities; and (3) issue the firm a 48-hour Right of Reply. Admission of fault results in a 30-day review hold; an inadequate or absent response may result in suspension of offers or permanent delisting.
The determination of whether conduct constitutes a violation rests solely with PFM, assessed on the full context including communications, timelines, payout records, and behavioral patterns.
8. Privacy
Your personal information (name and email address) will be used solely to process your submission and issue rewards where applicable. You will be asked separately whether you consent to your identity being shared with the reported firm if they request it during the due process period. You may decline this consent without affecting your eligibility. PFM will not publicly disclose your identity.
9. Disclaimer
This program does not constitute legal advice. Participation in this program does not create any legal obligation on PFM to take action beyond those described in these terms. PFM reserves the right to modify or discontinue this program at any time.
Important: Submitting a false or manipulated report is a violation of PFM’s platform policies. Verified false submissions will result in permanent program disqualification. By proceeding, you confirm you are reporting in good faith.
