fswap.io presents itself as Fswap, a cryptocurrency exchange promising low fees and great rates on crypto and altcoin swaps. Its audience is people looking for a quick place to convert coins. PhishDestroy first flagged the domain on 2026-07-27 and placed it on our blocklist. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving content.
How the scam works
PhishDestroy has not yet assigned a specific scheme type, so there is no confirmed mechanism to describe. The risk comes from the format: an instant-swap exchange asks users to send coins first and trust the site to send back the converted asset. If the operator is not legitimate, funds sent to a deposit address are generally unrecoverable. Some sites of this kind also request extra payments or identity documents before releasing funds.
Evidence
Independent detection is limited. On VirusTotal, 4 of 89 engines flagged the domain as of 2026-09-14: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. That is a minority verdict, but it comes from several unrelated vendors. The domain also appears in 3 AlienVault OTX threat pulses, so other researchers have tracked it as well. PhishDestroy is the only blocklist known to carry it so far.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through NameCheap, Inc. on 2024-05-13, more than two years before PhishDestroy flagged it. That gap points to a long-running site rather than a throwaway domain. It is hosted on the StormWall s.r.o. network in Germany. Its certificate comes from Let's Encrypt, which only confirms the connection is encrypted and says nothing about whether the operator can be trusted.
What to do
Do not send new deposits to fswap.io. If a swap you already started has stalled, do not pay any extra fee, tax or verification charge that is presented as the way to release your funds. Save transaction hashes, deposit addresses and any messages with the site, then report the loss to the exchange or wallet you sent from and to local authorities. If you uploaded ID documents, watch for identity misuse and targeted follow-up scams. Defenders should block the domain, check DNS and proxy logs for visits, and keep an eye on vendor verdicts as detection coverage grows.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationAktive InhalteOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 22:33:13 UTC
RDAP registrationUnbekannt
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:33:13 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:33:13 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
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Gespeicherte Beziehungen werden nach dem genau passenden Attribut gruppiert. Ein gemeinsam genutzter Anbieter oder Registrar allein beweist keinen gemeinsamen Besitz.
Gleicher Registrar: NameCheap6
Über denselben Registrar registriert. Ein Registrar betreut Millionen von Kunden, die in keiner Verbindung zueinander stehen; daher werden hier lediglich Berichte zusammengefasst, anstatt eine Verbindung nachzuweisen.
This is a coordinated "frozen order" exchange scam operated through a Telegram account named "Flowisland Support." The group poses as a cryptocurrency exchange service.
Method of operation: After a victim sends crypto for a swap (SOL to TRX), the operators claim the order is "fr
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1 report filed for fswap.io (1 written by a person) · category: Impersonation · source checked
“This is a coordinated "frozen order" exchange scam operated through a Telegram account named "Flowisland Support." The group poses as a cryptocurrency exchange service.
Method of operation: After a victim sends crypto for a swap (SOL to TRX), the operators claim the order is "frozen" due to a fabricated network error — e.g. a "7th validator error" on Solana, or a claimed amount mismatch (5.55 vs 5.56 SOL). No such error exists; this is a pretext.
They then demand the victim make a second ident”
— reported by Anonymous on Jul 17, 2026 · Source: ChainAbuse (TRM Labs) — full report and evidence there.
3 evidence signal groups linked0 stored notification recordsLetzter bekanntermaßen aktiv
Listed domains receive at least one abuse report; this entry has no retained notification history.
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
Wenn Sie Kontoanmeldeinformationen, persönliche oder Zahlungsinformationen eingegeben oder eine Datei von dieser Domain heruntergeladen haben, ergreifen Sie sofort Maßnahmen. Nachfolgend finden Sie Ressourcen, die Ihnen helfen, den Vorfall zu melden und sich zu schützen.
Vorsicht vor Betrügern, die mit der Rückforderung von Geldern locken! Kriminelle nehmen unter Umständen erneut Kontakt zu Opfern auf und geben dabei vor, Ermittler, Anwälte oder Beitreibungsbeamte zu sein. Zahlen Sie keine Vorabgebühren und geben Sie keine Anmeldeinformationen weiter.Erfahren Sie mehr über Betrug im Zusammenhang mit Wiederaufbaumaßnahmen →
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After a phishing incident
Empfehlungen und Ratschläge für Betroffene
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
Was soll ich sofort tun?
Dringend
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Alle Passwörter ändern — E-Mail, Exchange-Konten, alles, wofür dasselbe Passwort verwendet wird
2FA aktivieren mit einer Authentifizierungs-App (nicht per SMS). Deaktivieren Sie die SMS-basierte Wiederherstellung
Karten einfrieren Falls Sie auf der Phishing-Seite Ihre Bankdaten eingegeben haben
Welche Informationen sollte ich für meinen Bericht sammeln?
FBI-Richtlinien
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Genaue Daten und Uhrzeiten — jeder Transaktion und des ersten Kontakts mit dem Betrüger
Alle URLs und Domains die der Betrüger verwendet (einschließlich fswap.io)
Kommunikation — E-Mails, SMS, Telefonnummern, Benutzernamen, die der Betrüger verwendet hat
Auch wenn dir nicht alle Details bekannt sind — trotzdem Anzeige erstatten. Auch unvollständige Informationen sind für die Ermittlungen hilfreich.
Wo soll ich den Betrugsfall melden?
FBI IC3 — Internet Crime Complaint Center (Meldestelle der US-Bundesbehörden)
Europol — Meldungen zu Cyberkriminalität in Europa (EU)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Ortspolizei — sorgt für eine offizielle Dokumentation, auch wenn sie nicht sofort handeln können
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
Schweineschlachtung — über Wochen hinweg über Telegram, WhatsApp und Dating-Apps aufgebautes Vertrauen, dann wurde Geld gestohlen
Betrugsmaschen im Zusammenhang mit der Rückforderung von Geldern — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
Durch KI gestützte Betrugsmaschen — Deepfakes, automatisiertes Phishing und KI-generierte Websites, die es erschweren, Betrugsversuche zu erkennen
Wie kann ich mich in Zukunft schützen?
Offizielle Websites als Lesezeichen speichern — Klicken Sie niemals auf Links in E-Mails, Direktnachrichten oder Anzeigen
Domains überprüfen — nachsehen, ob PhishDestroy Bevor Sie Kontakt aufnehmen: Überprüfen Sie HTTPS, die Rechtschreibung und das Alter der Domain.
„Zu schön, um wahr zu sein“ = Betrug — garantierte Renditen, Prominente als Werbeträger, dringende Fristen
Beobachten Sie aktuelle Bedrohungen oder legen Sie Widerspruch gegen diesen Eintrag ein, wenn Sie der Meinung sind, dass es sich um einen Fehlalarm handelt
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
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