freeusdtbot.com is a domain on the PhishDestroy blocklist. Its Chinese page title, "免费领取 USDT — 官方活动", translates to "Claim free USDT — Official event", which points to Chinese-speaking cryptocurrency users. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-03. As of 2026-10-19 the domain still resolves, but its page content no longer loads.
How the scam works
PhishDestroy has not assigned this site a specific scheme type. The page title promises an "official" giveaway of USDT, the Tether stablecoin, and the domain name suggests a bot that hands out tokens. No real issuer gives away stablecoins through a standalone site. Offers like this are commonly used to get visitors to connect a wallet, sign transactions, share recovery phrases, or pay a small "activation" or "gas" fee before a reward that never arrives. Each of those steps can lead to lost funds or a compromised wallet.
Evidence
On 2026-09-16, 11 of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain. The vendors included Kaspersky, BitDefender, G-Data, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Gridinsoft and Chong Lua Dao, the Vietnamese anti-scam project. That is a minority of engines, but it includes several major security vendors. The domain also appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses, so other researchers have independently tracked it.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-08-28 through Gname.com Pte. Ltd., six days before PhishDestroy flagged it. That short gap fits a site built for a quick campaign rather than a long-running service. It is hosted in Hong Kong on the Netsec Limited network. It uses a free, automated ZeroSSL certificate, so the padlock in the browser only means the connection is encrypted, not that the operator is trustworthy.
What to do
Do not return to the site or act on any free-USDT offer tied to it. If you connected a wallet, review and revoke any token approvals you granted, and move your assets to a fresh wallet if you signed anything you did not understand. If you typed in a seed phrase or private key, treat that wallet as compromised and empty it into a new one right away. If you sent a "fee" to claim a reward, record the transaction hash and report it to the exchange or wallet provider you used. Security teams should block the domain and its hosting IP, and watch for similar free-USDT claim domains.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Hubungan yang disimpan dikelompokkan berdasarkan atribut pencocokan tepat. Penyedia atau registrar bersama saja tidak membuktikan kepemilikan bersama.
Peta infrastruktur · freeusdtbot.com
Setiap jalur merupakan salah satu alasan mengapa sebuah domain terhubung ke host ini. Ukuran node menandai deteksi VirusTotal, sedangkan node bergaris putus-putus menunjukkan bahwa node tersebut sudah offline. Daftar lengkapnya tercantum di bawah ini.
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Hash favicon yang sama atau judul halaman yang sama dengan host ini.
Didaftarkan melalui penyedia layanan pendaftaran yang sama. Sebuah penyedia layanan pendaftaran melayani jutaan pelanggan yang tidak saling terkait, sehingga hal ini sekadar mengelompokkan laporan-laporan tersebut, bukan membuktikan adanya hubungan.
2 evidence signal groups linked0 stored notification recordsBelum terverifikasi
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.
Jika Anda memasukkan kredensial akun, informasi pribadi atau pembayaran, atau mengunduh file dari domain ini, segera ambil tindakan. Di bawah ini adalah sumber daya untuk membantu Anda melaporkan insiden tersebut dan melindungi diri Anda sendiri.
Waspadalah terhadap penipu yang mengatasnamakan pemulihan! Penjahat dapat menghubungi korban lagi sambil berpura-pura menjadi penyelidik, pengacara, atau agen pemulihan. Jangan membayar biaya di muka atau membagikan kredensial.Pelajari lebih lanjut tentang penipuan dalam proses pemulihan →
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Pilih negara Anda untuk mendapatkan kontak resmi kejahatan dunia maya, atau membuat draf pengaduan →.
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Draf yang dibantu AI — detail insiden diproses oleh penyedia AI · Tinjau dan kirimkan sendiri
After a phishing incident
Rekomendasi & Saran bagi Para Korban
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
Apa yang harus saya lakukan segera?
Mendesak
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Ubah semua kata sandi — email, akun Exchange, apa pun yang menggunakan kata sandi yang sama
Aktifkan 2FA menggunakan aplikasi otentikator (bukan SMS). Nonaktifkan pemulihan berbasis SMS
Kartu pembeku jika Anda telah memasukkan detail perbankan di situs phishing tersebut
Informasi apa saja yang sebaiknya saya kumpulkan untuk laporan saya?
Pedoman FBI
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.
Tanggal dan waktu yang tepat — dari setiap transaksi dan kontak pertama dengan penipu
Tangkapan layar — situs web penipuan, pesan obrolan, email, transaksi dompet digital, media sosial
Semua URL & domain digunakan oleh penipu (termasuk freeusdtbot.com)
Komunikasi — email, pesan teks, nomor telepon, dan nama pengguna yang digunakan oleh penipu tersebut
Meskipun kamu belum mengetahui semua detailnya — tetap saja ajukan laporan. Informasi yang tidak lengkap tetap dapat membantu penyelidikan.
Ke mana saya harus melaporkan penipuan ini?
FBI IC3 — Pusat Pengaduan Kejahatan Internet (Laporan tingkat federal AS)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Polisi setempat — membuat catatan resmi, meskipun mereka tidak dapat bertindak segera
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?
Situs web palsu — salinan yang persis sama dengan situs asli, dengan domain yang sedikit diubah
Pemotongan babi — kepercayaan yang dibangun selama beberapa minggu melalui Telegram/WhatsApp/aplikasi kencan, lalu uangnya dicuri
Penipuan pemulihan — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
Penipuan yang didukung oleh kecerdasan buatan — deepfakes, serangan phishing otomatis, dan situs yang dihasilkan oleh kecerdasan buatan (AI) yang membuat penipuan semakin sulit dideteksi
Bagaimana cara saya melindungi diri di masa depan?
Tandai situs resmi — jangan pernah mengklik tautan dari email, pesan langsung (DM), atau iklan
Memverifikasi domain — periksa PhishDestroy Sebelum berinteraksi. Periksa HTTPS, ejaan, dan usia domain
"Terlalu bagus untuk jadi kenyataan" = penipuan — imbal hasil yang dijamin, dukungan dari selebriti, tenggat waktu yang mendesak
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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