capimexgpt.shop operates as a fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange under the branding 'Capimex GPT,' presenting itself as an official AI-powered trading platform. It targets retail investors drawn to automated trading promises. PhishDestroy first flagged this domain on 2026-09-03, and as of 2026-10-19 the site remains live and serving active content.
How the scam works
Fake exchanges solicit account registrations and cryptocurrency deposits by promising AI-driven trading returns that never materialize. Once funds are deposited, victims encounter fabricated withdrawal barriers — invented taxes, verification fees, or compliance holds — until the operators disappear with the balance. The page title 'capimex gpt | AI Trading Platform | Official Website' borrows the credibility of AI finance branding and the word 'Official' to suppress doubt. Everything deposited is effectively stolen at the moment of transfer.
Evidence
VirusTotal flagged this domain across 16 of 89 scanning engines as of 2026-09-11, with detections from BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, and alphaMountain.ai — a broad spread of independent commercial security vendors. Five threat pulses on AlienVault OTX show the domain has been separately tracked by multiple threat-intelligence contributors. It appears on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-06-21 through NETIM, giving operators roughly ten weeks before PhishDestroy's first detection to stage the platform. It is hosted on Cloudflare's network at a Canadian-geolocated IP, with a TLS certificate issued by Google Trust Services under the WE1 intermediate.
What to do
If you deposited cryptocurrency here, treat those funds as unrecoverable and ignore any further demands for fees or identity documents — these are additional theft attempts. Change any passwords or reused credentials immediately, and if you submitted identity documents, place a fraud alert with your relevant financial or credit institutions. Security teams should block this domain at DNS and firewall level and push the indicator to internal feeds. Report the site to NETIM and to your national financial regulator to support takedown efforts.
RegistrationCreated Jun 21, 2026 (123d)—Expires Jun 21, 2027
HTTP Status200
Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps
First DetectedSep 3, 2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed Oct 9, 2026score 98/1001 brand signal
Submitted URLhttp://capimexgpt.shop/
Favicon Hash
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
172.67.197.58
Network ASN
AS13335
Organization
Cloudflare, Inc.
Observed location
Toronto, CA
Server header
cloudflare
Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
Nameservers 1
savanna.ns.cloudflare.com
Mail routing 2 MX records
mx2.netim.netpriority 10
mx1.netim.netpriority 10
Location describes the IP network.
TLS certificate
Issuer
Google Trust Services
Valid from
2026-08-20 06:56:58
Valid until
2026-11-18 07:56:54
Hostname coverage
Stored certificate dates valid
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-10-10 22:03:12 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprintd51a7c3a99e5751be1c5aa01a6cb3e061dc5dab2ddb94aa672af811963bd00f4Certificate names · 1 SANs
capimexgpt.shop
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 observationLive contentOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-21 22:29:27 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-21 22:32:30 UTClast content: 2026-10-21 22:29:27 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.
Technologies · 5 identified
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jsDelivr
CDN
JSDelivr is a free public CDN for open-source projects. It can serve web files directly from the npm registry and GitHub repositories without any configuration.
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 · capimexgpt.shop
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.
Content matches4
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
4 evidence signal groups linked0 stored notification recordsLast known active
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.
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 capimexgpt.shop)
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.
