PhishDestroy’s automated assessment classified tron-connect.com as an impersonation phishing page. The recorded page title “TrustCard – Spend Your Crypto Through Regulated Payment Networks” indicates the site claims to provide a crypto‑linked card service. The domain was first seen by PhishDestroy on 2026-10-21, when an HTTP 200 response was recorded.
How the scam works
Impersonation phishing sites copy the branding and language of legitimate crypto products to lure users into submitting wallet credentials, personal data, or granting token approvals. In this category, a fake “TrustCard” is presented as a prepaid crypto‑linked virtual card, promising easy spending and rewards, which can be used to steal funds once the victim’s wallet information is captured.
Evidence
URLScan captured the site on 2026-10-21 and returned a malicious verdict with a score of 100, labeling it as phishing and associating it with the Trustwallet brand. Cloudflare Radar on the same date also marked the URL as malicious phishing. VirusTotal’s domain scan on 2026-10-21 reported zero detections from 92 engines. Google Safe Browsing on 2026-10-21 did not flag the domain, OTX listed four pulses as of that date, PhishDestroy’s internal blocklist contains the domain, and external blocklists showed no entries.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2025-10-16 through Cloudflare, Inc. The recorded hosting IP is 185.236.20.180, which belongs to Global Connectivity Solutions LLP in the Netherlands.
What to do
Users should avoid entering any credentials, connecting wallets, or approving transactions on this site. If credentials or wallet permissions were provided, they should change associated passwords and monitor accounts for unauthorized activity. Defenders should add tron-connect.com to URL filtering and blocklist policies, review network logs for connections to 185.236.20.180, and keep threat feeds updated with this indicator.
Certificate fingerprint82a524a6462fc50383cef635637c079705414976bb0744f93577c9882a269380Certificate names · 2 SANs
tron-connect.com
www.tron-connect.com
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
www.tron-connect.comDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
Technologies · 3 identified
U
Ubuntu
Operating systems
Ubuntu is a free and open-source operating system on Linux for the enterprise server, desktop, cloud, and IoT.
Timestamped response metadata retained by the local collection pipeline. Each value below belongs to the displayed archive time.
Archived HTTP responseHTTP 200
Requested URL:https://tron-connect.com/
TrustCard - Spend Your Crypto Through Regulated Payment Networks
Prepaid crypto-linked virtual cards. Spend your digital assets at 80M+ merchants worldwide through regulated payment networks. Transparent fees, real-time balance, and worldwide acceptance.
Response HTTP 200
HTML body 164.4 KB
Compressed 34.2 KB
Links 47 internal · 0 external
Detected technologies
apache
Selected response headers
Server: Apache/2.4.52 (Ubuntu)
Content-Encoding: gzip
Content-Type: text/html
HSTS: not observedDNSSEC: not observedWAF / firewall: observedCloaking flag: not observed
Open Graph title:TrustCard - Prepaid Crypto-Linked Virtual Cards
Open Graph description:Issue virtual cards funded by your crypto wallet. Transparent fees, real-time balance, and worldwide acceptance. Cards issued by licensed payment partners.
Twitter card:summary_large_image
Saved response-header values · 11
Accept-Ranges
bytes
Connection
Keep-Alive
Content-Encoding
gzip
Content-Length
35252
Content-Type
text/html
Date
Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:42:27 GMT
Etag
"2916a-6536ce2595a1f-gzip"
Keep-Alive
timeout=5, max=100
Last-Modified
Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:42:59 GMT
Server
Apache/2.4.52 (Ubuntu)
Vary
Accept-Encoding
Values retained by the collector; long values may be shortened during collection.
Registration & observation details1
Availability observations
Last reachable observation
An estimated time describes an observation window. It does not prove a registrar action or the exact moment a site became unavailable.
Stored observation history1
Dated changes retained by the monitor and source collectors. Newest observations appear first; source states are not proof of a takedown.
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Infrastructure map · tron-connect.com
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.
5 evidence signal groups linked1 stored notification recordsLast known active
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 tron-connect.com)
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.
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