acm.markets is a MetaMask impersonation page detected by PhishDestroy on 2026-09-04. Risk: critical (95/100). Registrar: PDR. Status: Content unavailable. Hosting: Cloudflare, Inc. PhishDestroy sent 1 abuse report. VirusTotal: 7/90 engines flag it. Listed on Spamhaus DBL. Do not enter credentials or connect a wallet.
Security engines reporting a detection: 7. Public blocklists reporting a match: 2. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
acm.markets presented itself under the title "AC Markets", borrowing a trading brand's name on a lookalike domain to win the trust of traders and crypto users. PhishDestroy classified it as impersonation phishing and first flagged it on 2026-09-04. The site went offline on 2026-09-11, and as of 2026-10-19 its DNS no longer resolves.
How the scam works
Sites like this copy a familiar brokerage's name and look so that visitors believe they are dealing with the real firm. Victims are typically asked to sign in, open an account or fund a balance. Account credentials, identity details and any money sent are then controlled by the operators, not the brand being imitated. Fake trading portals often show balances that cannot be withdrawn, or demand extra "fees" before releasing funds, which deepens the loss. The ".markets" ending and the short "acm" name are designed to pass a quick glance as a legitimate trading address.
Evidence
On 2026-09-06, seven of 90 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar and VIPRE. That count is modest, but it comes from unrelated vendors. Wallet-focused blocklists back it up as well, because MetaMask and SEAL list the domain alongside PhishDestroy. Spamhaus carries it in its DBL as a spam domain, and four AlienVault OTX pulses reference it, so several separate teams have tracked this host.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-02-16 through PDR Ltd. (PublicDomainRegistry.com), roughly 200 days before PhishDestroy detected it. That suggests either a long setup period or an earlier campaign that went unnoticed. It sat behind Cloudflare, with the edge address located in Canada. Because of that proxy, the origin server was not exposed directly.
What to do
If you logged in to acm.markets, change that password everywhere you reused it and turn on two-factor authentication on your real brokerage and email accounts. If you sent a deposit or shared card or bank details, contact your bank or payment provider immediately and keep your receipts. Do not pay any "withdrawal" or "unlock" fee that follows. If you connected a crypto wallet, review and revoke any token approvals you granted. Defenders should block the domain, search proxy and DNS logs for visits between 2026-09-04 and 2026-09-11, and watch for similar "AC Markets" lookalike domains.
No. PhishDestroy classifies acm.markets as a MetaMask impersonation page (risk: critical, 95/100); it was first detected on 2026-09-04. VirusTotal: 7/90 engines flag it. Listed on Spamhaus DBL. Treat the site as unsafe.
Is acm.markets safe to connect a wallet?
No. Do not connect a wallet, sign messages or approve tokens on acm.markets. Phishing sites ask for approvals (approve, setApprovalForAll, Permit2) that let the operator move your assets, and a confirmed transaction cannot be reversed.
What should I do if I used acm.markets?
Change every password you entered there and turn on two-factor authentication. If you connected a wallet or signed something, revoke the approvals and move the remaining funds to a new wallet; never share your seed phrase. Step-by-step help: emergency guide.
RegistrationCreated Feb 16, 2026 (248d)—Expires Feb 16, 2027
Time to First Unavailability6 days
What we count
Elapsed time from the first stored abuse report to the first observation that the content was unavailable. This does not establish the cause.
What each report contains
Stored outgoing-report records may reference evidence available at the time, such as vendor verdicts, registration data, hosting details, classifications, or screenshots. This page does not infer the exact payload delivered, receipt, acknowledgement, or action by a recipient.
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedSep 4, 2026
IoC Extractionscanned Sep 5, 20260 wallet · 1 Telegram IoC
Submitted URLhttp://acm.markets/
Favicon Hash
Case ID
ICANN OVERSIGHT
Accreditation and RAA context
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Accountability draft
Nothing is sent automatically.
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Shared CDN edge
Resolved IP
104.21.20.163
Network ASN
AS13335
Organization
Cloudflare, Inc.
Observed location
Toronto, CA
Server header
cloudflare
Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
Nameservers 2
adi.ns.cloudflare.com
elijah.ns.cloudflare.com
Mail routing 2 MX records
mx1.hostinger.compriority 5
mx2.hostinger.compriority 10
Location describes the IP network.
TLS certificate
Issuer
Google Trust Services
Valid from
2026-08-13 00:51:30
Valid until
2026-11-11 01:49:51
Hostname coverage
Stored certificate dates valid
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-09-04 16:02:10 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint162c45d533eb5a02aead73f4b9887eb1f0e612dc1f4168f9968b101b07b7133cCertificate names · 2 SANs
acm.markets
*.acm.markets
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeDNS inactivereason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationUnknownProbe Inconclusive20%2026-10-21 01:14:03 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-06 22:16:20 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-09-06 22:16:20 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 569.98hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-18 19:15:37 UTC · precision low · basis bounded
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.
Technologies · 9 identified
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WordPress is a free and open-source content management system written in PHP and paired with a MySQL or MariaDB database. Features include a plugin architecture and a template system.
Query Migrate is a javascript library that allows you to preserve the compatibility of your jQuery code developed for versions of jQuery older than 1.9.
jQuery is a JavaScript library which is a free, open-source software designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, as well as event handling, CSS animation, and Ajax.
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Infrastructure map · acm.markets
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
Same automated brand label: MetaMask8
Reports with the same collector label. A shared label does not establish impersonation or common ownership. View matching reports →
6 evidence signal groups linked1 stored notification recordsContent unavailable
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
Beware of recovery scammers! Recovery scammers may pose as investigators, lawyers, or tracing services. Do not pay upfront fees or disclose credentials.Learn more about recovery fraud →
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After a phishing incident
Recommendations & Advice for Victims
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
What should I do immediately?
Urgent
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Change all passwords — email, exchange accounts, anything that shares the same password
Enable 2FA using an authenticator app (not SMS). Disable SMS-based recovery
Freeze cards if you entered banking details on the phishing site
What information should I collect for my report?
FBI guidelines
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.
Exact dates & times — of each transaction and first contact with scammer
Screenshots — scam website, chat messages, emails, wallet transactions, social media
All URLs & domains used by the scammer (including acm.markets)
Communications — emails, texts, phone numbers, usernames the scammer used
Even if you don't have all details — file a report anyway. Partial information still helps investigations.
Where should I report the scam?
FBI IC3 — Internet Crime Complaint Center (US federal reporting)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Local police — creates an official record, even if they can't act immediately
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
Fake websites — pixel-perfect clones of legitimate sites with slightly altered domains
Pig butchering — trust built over weeks via Telegram/WhatsApp/dating apps, then money stolen
Recovery scams — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
AI-powered scams — deepfakes, automated phishing, and AI-generated sites making fraud harder to detect
How can I protect myself in the future?
Bookmark official sites — never click links from emails, DMs, or ads
Verify domains — check on PhishDestroy before interacting. Check HTTPS, spelling, domain age
"Too good to be true" = scam — guaranteed returns, celebrity endorsements, urgent deadlines
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.
