cardvendor.cm is a credential phishing page that presents itself as the "Cardvendor — Sign in" portal. It targets people who expect to log in to a card-selling or card-management account. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-10-06. On 2026-10-19 the site was still online and its content redirected visitors onward.
How the scam works
The page copies the look of a sign-in screen, so the visitor types a username and password as they would on any login form. Those credentials go to the operators, who can then take over the real account and anything tied to it, such as stored card balances, payment methods or order history. The .cm ending sits one letter away from .com, which helps a lookalike address pass a quick glance in a link or search result. The redirect seen on 2026-10-19 can pass victims on to further pages in the flow.
Evidence
Detection is still thin. On 2026-10-19, 5 of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. Two AlienVault OTX pulses also reference it, so other researchers have tied it to tracked threat activity. Among the major blocklists, only PhishDestroy lists it. Most browsers and filters will therefore not warn a visitor before they reach the login form.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-09-23 through Netcom.cm Sarl, Cameroon's country-code registrar. It was caught 13 days later, a short gap that fits a throwaway domain set up for one campaign. Traffic runs through Cloudflare, Inc. on an address geolocated to Canada, which hides the server that actually hosts the page. The site uses a free Let's Encrypt certificate, so the padlock in the address bar only means the connection is encrypted. It says nothing about who runs the site.
What to do
If you entered a password on cardvendor.cm, change it immediately on the genuine service and on every other site where you reuse it. Then turn on two-factor authentication and sign out all active sessions. Check the account for changed email addresses, new payment methods or orders you did not make, and contact your card issuer if card details were saved there or typed in. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and web proxies and search mail and chat logs for links to it. They should also reset credentials for any user who visited it.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Latest HTTP observationRedirectingHTTP redirect observed80%2026-10-19 01:56:02 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 01:56:02 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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Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Infrastructure map · cardvendor.cm
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.
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 cardvendor.cm)
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.
