# marketplaces.metadscredit.com — MALICIOUS

> PhishDestroy identifies marketplaces.metadscredit.com as a high-risk counterfeit marketplace posing as a shopping site since August 19, 2025.

## Summary
PhishDestroy identifies marketplaces.metadscredit.com as a confirmed counterfeit marketplace scam designed to steal personal and financial information from unsuspecting shoppers.

This domain was flagged by 10 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating widespread suspicion of its malicious intent. The site was registered on August 19, 2025, through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED, and resolves to IP address 188.114.97.3. Google Safe Browsing has also classified it under SOCIAL_ENGINEERING, a category reserved for deceptive pages that trick users into revealing sensitive data or downloading harmful software. The presence of a Google Trust Services SSL certificate is a tactic used by scammers to lend false legitimacy to their fraudulent storefronts.

If you visited marketplaces.metadscredit.com, avoid entering any login credentials, payment details, or personal information. Check your bank and credit card statements for unauthorized transactions and consider changing passwords for accounts used on this site. Run a full antivirus scan on your device to detect any malware that may have been installed during your visit. Report the domain to your email provider and local cybercrime units to help prevent others from falling victim to this scam.

## Threat Details
- Verdict: MALICIOUS
- Site status: alive (HTTP ?)
- Page title: Index of /

## Domain Intelligence
- Registered: 2025-08-19 21:59:03
- Registrar: NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED
- IP: 188.114.97.3

## Detection Status
- VirusTotal: 10 vendors flagged
- Google Safe Browsing: FLAGGED
- Blocklists: 0 hits

## Evidence
- Cloudflare Radar: https://radar.cloudflare.com/scan/64a99ec6-7476-4584-b6e6-9080f59ca412
- PhishDestroy: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/marketplaces.metadscredit.com/
- LLM endpoint: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/marketplaces.metadscredit.com/llm.txt

## If You Visited This Site
1. Change any passwords you may have entered
2. Enable 2FA on all related accounts
3. Monitor your accounts for unauthorized activity
4. Report to: FBI IC3, Europol, local authorities

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Report by PhishDestroy | https://phishdestroy.io/domain/marketplaces.metadscredit.com/
Last updated: 2026-04-13