DME: no way in at Gate Village Building 10

What the team found

DME publishes Level 4, Gate Village Building 10, DIFC, PO Box 66500, Dubai, UAE as its office. The address is in Dubai. There was no signage for the company on the building, and the team could not get past the entrance to check a directory or speak to reception.

Because the team could not get inside, the visit is recorded as restricted rather than as proof that the company is absent. Nothing visible from the street connects DME to the address.

The checks

The checks that decided this outcome, from the visit checklist.

Who else uses this address

2 other brokers in this set publish an address on Gate Village Building. In a large commercial building that is unremarkable, though it is worth knowing when you are comparing firms that look unconnected.

Across the 2 other visits to that address, the team confirmed an office once and could not get access once. Among them are Plus500 and MultiBank Group.

What the published address commits to

DME publishes a room and a post box together. The room is the part a visitor can check, and it is the part the team went to; the box only tells you where letters end up.

What Dubai looks like across the set

Dubai accounts for 41 of the addresses the team has visited. Across the 40 other visits to the city, the team confirmed an office 13 times, found nothing twice and could not get access 25 times.

The reports either side of this one in Dubai are ED&F Man, FINOWIZ and FTD, and reading two or three together is usually more telling than any single visit.

Reading the checks together

In short, the building was the one the address names, there was no sign for the company outside and reception could not say either way. No single check settles an outcome on its own, which is why each one is listed above rather than folded into a verdict.

What this outcome means

Access restricted. Building or security restrictions prevented the researcher from completing the planned checks.

A field survey confirms only what was observed at the stated address and time. It does not verify regulatory status, client-money handling, trading conditions or financial strength. The photographs are the team's own, taken at the location on the day, and may be cropped for privacy. Read how surveys are conducted.

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