zuhatradex.shop operates as a fraudulent cryptocurrency exchange under the name Zuha Tradex, targeting retail investors who are drawn to AI-assisted trading services. The site presents itself as an official, professional trading platform to build false confidence. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-19, and it remained fully live with active content as of 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Posing as a legitimate exchange under the title "Zuha tradex | AI Trading Platform | Official Website", the site lures users into creating accounts and depositing cryptocurrency. The platform typically displays fabricated balances or trading gains to encourage victims to commit larger sums. When users attempt to withdraw, the platform stalls, demands fees, or goes silent entirely. Every deposit made is effectively stolen.
Evidence
Fourteen of 91 engines on VirusTotal flagged this domain as malicious as of 2026-09-29, with confirmed detections from BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, and alphaMountain.ai. Three OTX threat intelligence pulses independently corroborate the classification. The domain appears on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-04-13 through NETIM and is hosted on the Snel.com B.V. network in the Netherlands. TLS is issued by ZeroSSL GmbH via ZeroSSL ECC DV SSL CA 2, a free domain-validated certificate that provides encryption but no verification of the operator's identity or legitimacy.
What to do
If you only visited the site without registering or depositing, avoid any further contact with it. If you transferred funds to this platform, treat them as lost and do not send additional money in response to withdrawal fees or identity verification demands. Report the fraud to your national financial regulator and to any exchange or payment provider you used to send the funds. Security teams should block zuhatradex.shop at the DNS and proxy layer and monitor the hosting IP 185.62.57.28 for related infrastructure.
DOM Analysisanalyzed Sep 22, 2026score 98/1001 brand signal
Submitted URLhttp://zuhatradex.shop/
Favicon Hash
ICANN OVERSIGHT
Accreditation and RAA context
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Accountability draft
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Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Shared CDN edge
Resolved IP
185.62.57.28
Network ASN
AS62370
Organization
Snel
Observed location
Rotterdam, NL
Server header
cloudflare
Edge-IP reputation is not attributed to this domain.
Nameservers 1
leif.ns.cloudflare.com
Location describes the IP network.
TLS certificate
Issuer
ZeroSSL GmbH / ZeroSSL ECC DV SSL CA 2
Valid from
2026-09-18 00:00:00
Valid until
2026-12-17 23:59:59
Hostname coverage
Stored certificate dates valid
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-10-09 13:03:30 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprintcecf41b13e6fe6d84018ee5a94e36baaee5dfa38530cda5c19644926d722a805Certificate names · 1 SANs
zuhatradex.shop
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationLive contentOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-21 22:36:37 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-21 22:36:37 UTClast content: 2026-10-21 22:36:37 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.
Stored relationships are grouped by the exact matching attribute. A shared provider or registrar alone does not prove common ownership.
Infrastructure map · zuhatradex.shop
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.
Content matches4
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
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 zuhatradex.shop)
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.
