Why this matters — ICANN RAA §3.18 obligation & victim-assistance
On PhishDestroy delivered an evidence-backed abuse report
(repeated 3 times, most recently ) to abuse@ionos.com with VirusTotal detections, urlscan capture, legal violations, and full screenshot evidence.
More than 47 hours later, the phishing infrastructure remains reachable
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Under ICANN RAA §3.18 accredited registrars are contractually obliged to “take reasonable and prompt steps to investigate and respond appropriately to any reports of abuse.” Silence beyond 24 hours after a documented notification with verifiable evidence is not a timing issue — it is a policy decision to let the operation continue. PhishDestroy\'s position: where a registrar fails to act on clear evidence, the registrar has aligned itself with the operator of the scheme and bears co-responsibility for downstream harm caused to victims from the moment of notification onward.
Victim-assistance obligation. If IONOS SE doesn't consider the listed detections enough proof — that is interesting in itself, given the volume of independent vendor confirmations. But after 3 separate notifications over 47 hours, with the operation still active, the registrar took no measurable action to mitigate the harm caused by their client. The reasonable next step is direct help to any identified victims — contact & payment-trail disclosure, abuse-thread transcripts, registrant data preservation — since the registrar chose, by inaction, to extend the window of damage.
pancakeswap[.]projectmerge[.]org
“Exchange | PancakeSwap”
VirusTotal scanning reports that one out of ninety-one security vendors flagged the domain, demonstrating at least a minimal detection consensus among threat intelligence platforms. Although the detection count is low, the presence of a flagging vendor, combined with the blocklist entry and the explicit classification as a crypto drainer, suggests targeted activity aimed at illicitly extracting cryptocurrency assets from unsuspecting victims. Current status remains active, meaning the domain continues to host or direct traffic to malicious services. Defenders should treat the domain as hostile, enforce network-level blocking, and monitor DNS queries for the associated IP and Cloudflare nameservers.
Additional remediation steps include updating endpoint protection signatures to reflect the flagged status, employing URL filtering to deny access, and conducting threat hunting for any internal connections that may have interacted with the domain since its creation. Uncertainty remains regarding the full scope of the drainer's payload and the exact mechanisms employed, as no public page title or content analysis is available. Consequently, organizations are advised to assume compromise potential and apply precautionary controls while awaiting further forensic details.
Threat Response Pipeline
Public Blocklist Status
Evidence Capture
IONOS SEDomain Intelligence
Technical detailsDNS, SSL SANs, timestamps
Related Campaign Members · 1 sharing fingerprint
Technologies · 10 identified
Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform, JavaScript runtime environment that executes JavaScript code outside a web browser.
nodejs.org 100% confidence
React is an open-source JavaScript library for building user interfaces or UI components.
reactjs.org 100% confidence
Vercel is a cloud platform for static frontends and serverless functions.
vercel.com 100% confidence
Next.js is a React framework for developing single page Javascript applications.
nextjs.org 100% confidence
HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) informs browsers that the site should only be accessed using HTTPS.
www.rfc-editor.org 100% confidence
Google Tag Manager is a tag management system (TMS) that allows you to quickly and easily update measurement codes and related code fragments collectively known as tags on your website or mobile app.
www.google.com 100% confidence
Google Analytics is a free web analytics service that tracks and reports website traffic.
google.com 100% confidence
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
www.cloudflare.com 100% confidence
HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol used to exchange information on the World Wide Web.
httpwg.org 100% confidenceVirusTotal Analysis
Evidence & External Reports
ChainPatrol
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If you have interacted with this domain, entered personal information, or connected a cryptocurrency wallet — take immediate action. Below are resources to help you report the incident and protect yourself.
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About This Report: pancakeswap.projectmerge.org
This report presents the latest stored evidence available to PhishDestroy. Source timestamps are shown where available; availability and vendor verdicts can change after collection.
The site displays a page titled “Exchange | PancakeSwap”, which may be designed to impersonate PancakeSwap.
pancakeswap.projectmerge.org has been flagged by 4 security vendors as of July 29, 2026.
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Recommendations & Advice for Victims
An estimated $51 billion flowed to illicit crypto wallets in 2024 (source). If you interacted with pancakeswap.projectmerge.org — act now.
What should I do immediately?
Urgent
- Revoke token approvals — use revoke.cash to remove access granted to malicious smart contracts
- Move remaining funds to a brand-new wallet. The compromised wallet is no longer safe
- 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
According to the FBI, the most important details are transaction data:
- Cryptocurrency addresses — scammer's wallet (e.g.,
0x5856...35985) - Amount & crypto type — exact amount (e.g., 1.02345 ETH, 0.5 BTC, 500 USDT)
- Transaction ID (hash) — the unique blockchain transaction identifier
- 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
pancakeswap.projectmerge.org) - 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)
- Chainabuse — flag scam wallets across exchanges & platforms
- Your crypto exchange — contact Coinbase/Binance/Kraken support to freeze scammer's address
- Local police — creates an official record, even if they can't act immediately
The FBI recovered over $1 billion in crypto fraud in 2024 thanks to victim reports. Your report matters.
How do crypto scams typically work?
- Fake websites — pixel-perfect clones of legitimate sites with slightly altered domains
- Malicious approvals — "connect wallet" prompts that grant unlimited token spending to attackers
- Pig butchering — trust built over weeks via Telegram/WhatsApp/dating apps, then money stolen
- Recovery scams — victims targeted AGAIN by fake "recovery agents" demanding upfront fees. Always a scam
- Fake ads & airdrops — Google/social media ads and "free token" offers leading to wallet drainers
- AI-powered scams — deepfakes, automated phishing, and AI-generated sites making fraud harder to detect
How can I protect myself in the future?
- Use a hardware wallet (Ledger, Trezor). Never store large amounts in browser wallets
- Bookmark official sites — never click links from emails, DMs, or ads
- Read every approval — verify permissions before signing. Reject unlimited approvals
- Verify domains — check on PhishDestroy before interacting. Check HTTPS, spelling, domain age
- "Too good to be true" = scam — guaranteed returns, celebrity endorsements, urgent deadlines
How big is the crypto scam problem?
- $51 billion flowed to illicit crypto wallets in 2024 — CoinLedger
- Pig butchering losses grew 40% year over year, now the fastest-growing fraud type
- Only ~5% of victims report — your report helps shut down criminal networks
- FBI recovered $1B+ in 2024 thanks to victim reports — FBI.gov
Sources: FBI · CoinLedger · WorldMetrics