Domain security and threat intelligence

merwen.co.za

Name: merwen.co.za — PhishDestroy evidence record
Published: 2026-10-19
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In short

merwen.co.za is an Adobe impersonation page detected by PhishDestroy on 2026-10-19. Risk: critical (100/100). Registrar: 1-Grid. Status: Last known active. Hosting: LIQUIDWEB - Liquid Web, L.L.C, US. PhishDestroy sent 1 abuse report. VirusTotal: 23/92 engines flag it. Google Safe Browsing flags it. Do not enter credentials or connect a wallet.

“Cloud Share”

Registrar: 1-Grid
Resolved IP: 67.225.177.94
Registered: May 7, 2014

PhishDestroy assessment Critical

100/100

Evidence score

Availability Last known active Latest stored reachability observation Observed Oct 23, 10:38 UTC· HTTP probe

Risk signals

VirusTotal detections: 23/92 Automated brand label: Adobe Google Safe Browsing: threat flag recorded

ABUSE NOTICE · 72H+ OPEN Outgoing abuse reports are recorded; the latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable.

Notification and current-status evidence

The sent-report ledger records the first outgoing report at 2026-10-19 01:26:48 UTC. The recorded recipient is abuse@liquidweb.com. The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 4 days has elapsed since the first outgoing report.

ICANN RAA §3.18 describes registrar abuse-contact and handling obligations. This section records outgoing timestamps, listed recipients, case identifiers, and later availability. It does not by itself prove receipt, acknowledgement, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.

Elapsed since first report

4 days

Reports sent

Latest case ID

PD-20261019-4BC7D6

Current status

HTTP 200 at latest stored check

VirusTotal

23 / 92

engine detections

Google Safe Browsing

Flagged

URLQuery

detections

OTX

community references

Page captures

open gallery

Domain age

4551 days

Reports sent

view timeline

Source evidenceVirusTotal 23 / 92 · Google Safe Browsing: flagged · OTX 5 references 6 sources

VirusTotal

23 / 92 engine detections

2026-10-23 02:03 UTC

Open report

URLQuery

2 det.

Open report

Cloudflare Radar

Malicious

Open report

Google Safe Browsing

Threat flag recorded

2026-10-22 16:00 UTC

Open report

URLScan

Malicious

2026-10-19 01:24 UTC

Open report

OTX

5 community references

2026-10-19 03:27 UTC

Open report

Results reflect each source’s collection time. Zero detections do not guarantee safety. OTX references are community publications.

Network Security Intelligence

Cloudflare Radar Verdict Malicious

Phishing Security threats Phishing

Analysis

PhishDestroy threat report2026-10-19 03:36:41 UTC

Overview

The domain merwen.co.za presents a page titled 'Cloud Share' while impersonating Adobe, targeting users expecting legitimate cloud storage services. PhishDestroy first observed this site on 2026-10-19 and lists it as unreachable but still active. The page title does not match the Adobe branding, indicating a mismatch between the content and the impersonated brand.

How the scam works

Visitors are lured by the Adobe Cloud Share theme to enter login credentials or download files, exposing them to credential theft or malware. The site’s fake Adobe interface is designed to appear legitimate, increasing the risk of users unknowingly surrendering sensitive data or installing harmful software. Anyone interacting with this page risks account takeovers, financial loss, or device compromise.

Evidence

VirusTotal flagged the domain with 4 detections out of 92 engines, including AlphaMountain.ai, CRDF, DNS8, and Gridinsoft. Google Safe Browsing classified it under SOCIAL_ENGINEERING, and urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict. The site is also listed on PhishDestroy and PhishFeed blocklists, with 5 OTX pulses confirming its malicious reputation.

Infrastructure

The domain was registered on 2014-05-07 via 1-Grid and is hosted on a Liquid Web, L.L.C. network (AS32244) in the US. The TLS certificate was issued by YR1.

What to do

If you visited or entered any information, immediately change passwords for the affected account and scan your device for malware. Avoid downloading files from this domain. For defenders, block merwen.co.za at the network level and monitor for related domains mimicking Adobe services.

Useful links

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Collected source details

Stored page, network and scanner observations, grouped by source and observation time.

URLScan · 2026-10-19T01:23:58Z

Observed: 2026-10-19T01:23:58Z · Retrieved: 2026-10-20T20:51:24Z

Uuid	01a151c1-fd2f-7218-afc2-072cb0dd1012
Final url	https://merwen.co.za/wordpress
Status	200
Redirected	https-only
Redirects	[ { "to": "https://merwen.co.za/wordpress", "from": "http://merwen.co.za/wordpress", "status": 307 } ]
Ip	67.225.177.94
Ptr	mail.24hsafety.co.za
Contacted domains	[ "code.jquery.com", "maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com", "cdnjs.cloudflare.com", "kit.fontawesome.com", "fonts.googleapis.com", "ajax.googleapis.com" ]
Contacted IP addresses	[ "104.17.25.14", "172.64.147.188", "142.250.195.138", "104.18.10.207", "151.101.65.155", "172.217.25.202", "67.225.177.94" ]
Asns	[ "13335", "15169", "54113", "32244" ]
Countries	[ "US" ]
Document hash	c14112b76bc6078cd0a453264861a91656dec684218d8025abd9a03fbda002fe
Globals	[ "$", "jQuery", "openPopup", "closePopup", "disp_pass", "hide_pass", "mandate", "tmer", "enable_timer", "Popper", "bootstrap", "hide_msg", "popupNode", "passBox", "passBox2", "secs", "timer_disp" ]
Tls	{ "san": [ ".merwen.co.za", "merwen.co.za" ], "cipher": "AES_128_GCM", "issuer": "YR1", "subject": ".merwen.co.za", "protocol": "TLS 1.2", "valid_to": "2026-11-17T18:48:02Z", "valid_from": "2026-08-19T18:48:03Z" }
Domain age days	2675
Apex age days	2675
Tls age days	60
Tls valid days	89
Requests	20
Provider verdicts	{ "engines": { "tags": [ "urlscan-ml", "urlscan-ml-60c5e22" ], "score": 84, "malicious": true }, "overall": { "tags": [ "phishing" ], "score": 100, "brands": [ "onedrive", "adobe", "genericemail", "generic" ], "malicious": true, "categories": [ "phishing" ] }, "urlscan": { "tags": [ "phishing" ], "score": 100, "brands": [ "OneDrive", "Adobe", "Generic Email", "Generic" ], "malicious": true, "categories": [ "phishing" ] } }
HTTP headers	{ "server": "Apache", "content-type": "text/html; charset=UTF-8" }

Cloudflare Radar · 2026-10-19T01:24:41Z

Observed: 2026-10-19T01:24:41Z · Retrieved: 2026-10-20T17:56:05Z

Uuid	382a676d-4ce9-4210-896e-c75fa1e48c6b
Final url	https://merwen.co.za/
Status	200
History	[ { "url": "https://merwen.co.za/", "status": 200 } ]
DOM structure hash	061ee7b4c049cd3ed90d3513e1b6611b1f245c8e549972c1d24e71a37369d332
Document hash	c14112b76bc6078cd0a453264861a91656dec684218d8025abd9a03fbda002fe
Url risks	[ "Phishing" ]
Domain risks	[ "Phishing", "Security threats", "CIPA Filter", "CIPA" ]
Radar rank	{ "bucket": ">200000" }
DNS records	[ { "name": "merwen.co.za", "type": "A", "value": "67.225.177.94" } ]
Dnssec valid	false
Ip	67.225.177.94
Verdict	{ "tags": [ "phishing" ], "malicious": true, "categories": [ "phishing" ] }
Registration record	{ "registrar": "1-Grid", "created": "2014-05-07T19:15:23Z", "updated": "2026-03-03T09:00:42Z", "expires": "2027-05-07T19:15:23Z", "nameservers": [ "ns.privatedns.net", "ns1.privatedns.net" ] }

VirusTotal · 2026-10-20T13:59:17Z

Observed: 2026-10-20T13:59:17Z · Retrieved: 2026-10-20T18:07:23Z

Vendor result counts	{ "timeout": 0, "harmless": 42, "malicious": 20, "suspicious": 1, "undetected": 29 }
Vendor labels	{ "CRDF": "malicious", "DNS8": "suspicious", "ESET": "phishing", "Ermes": "phishing", "VIPRE": "malware", "G-Data": "malware", "Lionic": "phishing", "Sophos": "phishing", "Webroot": "malicious", "Emsisoft": "phishing", "Fortinet": "phishing", "Netcraft": "malicious", "SOCRadar": "malicious", "URLQuery": "malicious", "Kaspersky": "phishing", "LevelBlue": "phishing", "Gridinsoft": "phishing", "BitDefender": "phishing", "alphaMountain.ai": "phishing", "Google Safe Browsing": "phishing", "Forcepoint ThreatSeeker": "phishing" }
Reputation	0
Registrar	1-Grid
Created	2014-05-07T19:15:23Z
Expires	2027-05-07T19:15:23Z
Updated	2026-03-03T09:00:42Z
First seen	2026-08-19T20:25:24Z
DNS records	[ { "ttl": 21600, "type": "NS", "value": "ns2.escapedns.com" }, { "ttl": 600, "type": "TXT", "value": "v=spf1 +a +mx +ip4:67.225.177.94 +include:relay.mailchannels.net ~all" }, { "ttl": 6918, "type": "SOA", "rname": "private.escapedns.com", "value": "ns.privatedns.net" }, { "ttl": 21600, "type": "NS", "value": "ns.privatedns.net" }, { "ttl": 300, "type": "A", "value": "67.225.177.94" }, { "ttl": 300, "type": "MX", "value": "merwen.co.za", "priority": 0 }, { "ttl": 21600, "type": "NS", "value": "ns1.escapedns.com" }, { "ttl": 21600, "type": "NS", "value": "ns1.privatedns.net" } ]
Dns at	2026-10-20T14:00:09Z
Jarm	25d3fd00025d25d00025d3fd25d25dccc779f4e53f4a11214e02421a065ebc
Certificate	{ "san": [ "*.merwen.co.za", "merwen.co.za" ], "issuer": "Let's Encrypt / YR1", "serial": "5d7b323a67b4f74f3c43f09e237e8dc55e4", "sha256": "1782ef629d32b3158f67a44749cf44b8e6deabf468a27ceeb712b09b434aaa70", "subject": "merwen.co.za", "valid_to": "2027-01-17T18:39:46Z", "valid_from": "2026-10-19T18:39:47Z" }
Registration record	{ "registrar": "1-Grid", "registrar_url": "https://1-grid.com/", "created": "2014-05-07T19:15:23Z", "updated": "2026-03-03T09:00:42Z", "expires": "2027-05-07T19:15:23Z", "status": [ "ok" ], "nameservers": [ "ns.privatedns.net", "ns1.privatedns.net" ], "dnssec": "unsigned" }

Website checks · 2026-10-22T03:44:30Z

Mail configuration	{ "mx": [ "merwen.co.za" ], "spf": "v=spf1 +a +mx +ip4:67.225.177.94 +include:relay.mailchannels.net ~all", "dkim": [ "default" ], "dkim_bits": 2048, "spf_lookups": 3 }
Caa records	{ "domain": "merwen.co.za" }
Protective DNS results	{ "resolvers": 12, "blocked_by": [ "CloudFlare Family" ], "blocked_count": 1 }
Web archive observations	{ "last": "2026-10-21T16:12:05Z", "first": "2021-12-17T17:49:41Z", "changes": 1, "days_archived": 5, "scans_per_day": 0, "avg_page_bytes": 1663 }
Page title and metadata	{ "title": "Cloud Share" }
Trackers	{ "requests": 19, "trackers": [ { "name": "Bootstrap CDN", "company": "BootstrapCDN", "country": "US", "category": "Hosting", "requests": 2 }, { "name": "Cloudflare", "company": "Cloudflare", "country": "US", "category": "Hosting", "requests": 1 }, { "name": "fontawesome.com", "company": "fontawesome.com", "category": "Hosting", "requests": 1 }, { "name": "Google APIs", "company": "Google", "country": "US", "category": "Hosting", "requests": 1 }, { "name": "Google Fonts", "company": "Google", "country": "US", "category": "Hosting", "requests": 1 }, { "name": "jQuery", "company": "JS Foundation", "country": "US", "category": "Hosting", "requests": 3 } ] }
Forms and mixed content	{ "no_sri": [ "https://kit.fontawesome.com/585b051251.js", "https://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/2.2.4/jquery.min.js", "https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.1.1.min.js" ], "third_party_scripts": 7 }
Status	{ "up": true, "code": 200, "timings": { "dns": 569, "tls": 235, "wait": 157, "connect": 115, "download": 110 }, "response_ms": 1186 }
TLS connection	{ "alpn": "h2", "cipher": "ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256", "protocol": "TLSv1.2", "versions": [ "TLSv1.2" ], "authorized": true, "forward_secrecy": true }
Ports	{ "open": [ 21, 25, 53, 80, 110, 143, 443, 587, 993, 995 ] }
Carbon	{ "bytes": 20480, "co2_grams": 0.0007, "cleaner_than": 56 }
Dns server	{ "ns": [ { "ip": "67.225.177.94", "host": "ns1.privatedns.net" }, { "ip": "67.225.177.94", "host": "ns1.escapedns.com" }, { "ip": "67.225.177.94", "host": "ns2.escapedns.com" }, { "ip": "67.225.177.94", "host": "ns.privatedns.net" } ], "zone": "merwen.co.za" }
Location	{ "ip": "67.225.177.94", "asn": "32244", "org": "Liquid Web, L.L.C", "city": "Lansing", "country": "US" }
Ssl	{ "issuer": "Let's Encrypt / YR1", "subject": "merwen.co.za" }
DNS records	{ "A": [ "67.225.177.94" ], "MX": [ "{\"exchange\": \"merwen.co.za\", \"priority\": 0}" ], "NS": [ "ns1.privatedns.net", "ns1.escapedns.com", "ns2.escapedns.com", "ns.privatedns.net" ], "SOA": "{\"nsname\": \"ns.privatedns.net\", \"hostmaster\": \"private.escapedns.com\", \"serial\": 2026101901, \"refresh\": 3600, \"retry\": 1800, \"expire\": 1209600, \"minttl\": 86400}", "TXT": [ "v=spf1 +a +mx +ip4:67.225.177.94 +include:relay.mailchannels.net ~all" ] }
Dnssec	{ "ds": false, "rrsig": false, "dnskey": false }
Hsts	{ "message": "Site does not serve any HSTS headers." }
HTTP security policies	{ "xFrameOptions": false, "referrerPolicy": false, "xXSSProtection": false, "permissionsPolicy": false, "xContentTypeOptions": false, "contentSecurityPolicy": false, "strictTransportPolicy": false, "crossOriginOpenerPolicy": false, "crossOriginEmbedderPolicy": false, "crossOriginResourcePolicy": false }
Get ip	{ "ip": "67.225.177.94", "family": 4 }
Redirects	{ "chain": [ "https://merwen.co.za" ] }
Tech stack	{ "technologies": [ "Bootstrap", "Apache HTTP Server", "Cloudflare", "jQuery CDN", "Google Hosted Libraries", "Font Awesome", "cdnjs", "jQuery", "Google Font API", "Popper" ] }
Tls labs	{ "grades": [ "A-" ], "status": "READY" }
HTTP headers	{ "headers": { "server": "Apache", "content-type": "text/html; charset=UTF-8" } }

Questions about merwen.co.za

Is merwen.co.za legit?

No. PhishDestroy classifies merwen.co.za as an Adobe impersonation page (risk: critical, 100/100); it was first detected on 2026-10-19. VirusTotal: 23/92 engines flag it. Google Safe Browsing flags it. Treat the site as unsafe.

Is merwen.co.za safe to connect a wallet?

No. Do not connect a wallet, sign messages or approve tokens on merwen.co.za. 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 merwen.co.za?

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.

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Tools: Check merwen.co.za for look-alike characters, Draft an abuse report for merwen.co.za

Blocklist matchesPhishDestroy 1

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Stored Capture · 8 captures

Screenshot of merwen.co.za — **Primary capture**2026-10-19 01:24 UTC 1 / 8

SourcePrimary capture

Recorded2026-10-19 01:24 UTC

StateStored capture

HTTP status at archiveHTTP 200

Final URLhttp://merwen.co.za/wordpress

Position1 / 8

Open capture Wayback Download

Domain details

Domain

URLScan verdict Malicious score 100 Phishing brand: Onedrivebrand: Adobebrand: Genericemail report ↗

Google Safe Browsing Flagged Social engineering checked Oct 22, 2026

IP Reputation abuse score 0/100 0 reports checked Oct 19, 2026

OTX tags 2026-10activeall-domainsblocklistcontentcryptodomainsdrainerfraudlivemonthlyonedrivephishdestroyphishing+2 more

Registrar 1-Grid

Abuse contactabuse@liquidweb.com

ICANN RegistryICANN Lookup (RDAP) →

WHOIS LookupICANN RDAP for merwen.co.za →

RegistrationCreated May 7, 2014 — Expires May 7, 2027

HTTP Status200

Technical detailsProvenance & timestamps

First DetectedOct 19, 2026

DOM Analysisanalyzed Oct 19, 2026score 100/1004 brand signals

Submitted URLhttp://merwen.co.za/wordpress

Favicon Hash

Case ID

Observed page title

Cloud Share

Automated brand references

Adobe Gmail Outlook Yahoo

TLS Certificate

Issued by Let's Encrypt / YR1 · stored validity ends in 25 days

Network & certificates

Stored technical evidence

Network & DNS

Resolved IP: 67.225.177.94
Network ASN: AS32244
Organization: Liquid Web, L.L.C
Observed location: Lansing, US
Server header: Apache

Nameservers 4

ns.privatedns.net
ns1.escapedns.com
ns1.privatedns.net
ns2.escapedns.com

Mail routing 1 MX record

merwen.co.zapriority 0

Location describes the IP network.

TLS certificate

Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YR1
Valid from: 2026-08-19 18:48:03
Valid until: 2026-11-17 18:48:02
Validity: Within stored validity dates
Collection time: 2026-10-19 04:02:04 UTC
Collection source: PhishDestroy collector

Certificate fingerprint

8736b1002af73307de1a91ae78a6929461d2886d8164b15c32a6724f6be3ab6f

Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.

viewdns.info · 67.225.177.94 rapiddns.io

Latest Classified Outcome 2026-10-23 10:38:43 UTC

Primary outcome Live content reason: Ordinary HTTP content served 90% confidence

Attribution source: Current Http Probe

Evidence layers Availability: Content serving Content: Content served at root DNS: Resolved Registration: Unknown

Latest HTTP observation Live content Ordinary HTTP content served 90% 2026-10-23 10:38:43 UTC

RDAP registration Unknown

Observed timeline last reachable: 2026-10-23 10:38:43 UTC last content: 2026-10-23 10:38:43 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.

Recorded subdomains8

Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.

cpanel.merwen.co.zaDomain record
cpcalendars.merwen.co.zaDomain record
cpcontacts.merwen.co.zaDomain record
fw1a.merwen.co.zaDomain record
mail.merwen.co.zaDomain record
webdisk.merwen.co.zaDomain record
webmail.merwen.co.zaDomain record
www.merwen.co.zaDomain record

The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.

Technologies · 8 identified

Bootstrap

UI frameworks

Apache HTTP Server

Web servers

Cloudflare

CDN

jQuery CDN

CDN

jQuery

JavaScript libraries

Google Hosted Libraries

CDN

cdnjs

CDN

Popper

Miscellaneous

Detected via Cloudflare Radar · Wappalyzer engine

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VirusTotal Analysis

23 / 92 security vendors flagged this domain

View on VT

Last analyzed 2026-10-23 02:03:45 UTC Previous stored snapshot: 4 detections

alphaMountain.ai

BitDefender

CRDF

CyRadar

DNS8

Ermes

ESET

Emsisoft

Forcepoint ThreatSeeker

Fortinet

G-Data

Google Safe Browsing

Gridinsoft

Kaspersky

LevelBlue

Lionic

MalwareURL

Netcraft

SOCRadar

Sophos

URLQuery

VIPRE

Webroot

Archived Evidence

Wayback Machine Snapshot

A historical snapshot is available for evidence review

View Archive

Site Performance Analysis

Google PageSpeed Insights — mobile performance audit of merwen.co.za · checked Oct 19, 2026

Needs Work

Performance

FCP

3.31s

First Contentful Paint

LCP

3.86s

Largest Contentful Paint

CLS

0.005

Cumulative Layout Shift

TBT

0ms

Total Blocking Time

4.03s

Speed Index

Stored Capture Evidence 1 snapshot

Timestamped response metadata retained by the local collection pipeline. Each value below belongs to the displayed archive time.

Archived HTTP response HTTP 200

Requested URL: http://merwen.co.za/wordpress

Cloud Share

Response
HTTP 200

HTML body
20.0 KB

Compressed
5.1 KB

Links
5 internal · 0 external

Detected technologies

jquerybootstrapapache

Selected response headers

Server: Apache

Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8

HSTS: not observed DNSSEC: not observed WAF / firewall: observed Cloaking flag: not observed

Favicon fingerprint: 53811e10e6aea75dd0c65fec04edb4f5c5a993c15c05a7fec4f8f59b6bb9a357

Saved response-header values · 7

Connection: Upgrade, Keep-Alive
Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:26:24 GMT
Keep-Alive: timeout=5, max=200
Server: Apache
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Upgrade: h2,h2c

Values retained by the collector; long values may be shortened during collection.

Registration & observation details3

Availability observations

Last reachable observation: 2026-10-23 10:38:43 UTC
Last content observation: 2026-10-23 10:38:43 UTC
Estimate basis: Currently reachable

An estimated time describes an observation window. It does not prove a registrar action or the exact moment a site became unavailable.

Stored observation history5

Dated changes retained by the monitor and source collectors. Newest observations appear first; source states are not proof of a takedown.

2026-10-23 02:32:45 UTC
Availability monitor · Recorded state
Unknown→live_content

content_served
2026-10-21 22:32:33 UTC
Availability monitor · Recorded state
Unknown→live_content

content_served
2026-10-21 01:57:11 UTC
Availability monitor · Recorded state
Unknown→live_content

content_served
2026-10-19 10:03:02 UTC
Availability monitor · Recorded state
Unknown→live_content

content_served
2026-10-19 01:23:47 UTC
Google Safe Browsing · Threat flag
No flag recorded→Flag recorded

Recorded activity

6 entries

VirusTotal
23/92 engine detections
View source
2026-10-23 02:03:45 UTC
Google Safe Browsing
Threat flag recorded
View source
2026-10-22 16:00:27 UTC
AlienVault OTX
5 community references
View source
2026-10-19 03:27:00 UTC
Abuse report sent
PD-20261019-4BC7D6

abuse@liquidweb.com

2026-10-19 01:26:48 UTC
URLScan
Page captured
View source
2026-10-19 01:24:48 UTC
Added to PhishDestroy
merwen.co.za
View source
2026-10-19 01:23:06 UTC

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Evidence & External Reports

Security Analysis

URLScan Malicious VirusTotal 23 det. ChainPatrol URLQuery 2 det. Google SB Flagged SSL Labs CF Radar Malicious OTX 5 refs WOT ScamAdviser Blacklist Checker URLVoid Sucuri SiteCheck MDN Observatory

Submitted Evidence Snapshot

Sent: 2026-10-19 01:26:48 UTC Ledger records: 1 Case ID: PD-20261019-4BC7D6 Recipient: abuse@liquidweb.com

Page title stored with report: Cloud Share

URLScan evidence VirusTotal evidence URLQuery evidence Screenshot 405.5 KB

PDF notice generated

OSINT & Intelligence

Web-Check Full scan SOCRadar Dark web report LeakIX Leak search Shodan Censys ThreatFox Hudson Rock Sign-in search IntelX crt.sh Certs WHOIS Wayback Archived

DNS & Network

nslookup.io DNS bgp.tools ASN/Route

SEO & Domain

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Deep Analysis

Help & reporting

Were You Affected by This Site?

6 evidence signal groups linked 1 stored notification records Last known active

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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 merwen.co.za)
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)
Europol — European cybercrime reporting (EU)
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

Further guidance: NIST · phishing response FBI IC3 · reports & evidence FTC · recovery scams

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The AI-assisted analysis was written on 2026-10-19 03:36:41 UTC. It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.

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Latest Classified Outcome 2026-10-23 10:38:43 UTC

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