graniteassets.xyz is an investment scam that presented itself as "Aiinvest," a supposed one-stop global platform for forex, commodities, stocks, indices, cryptocurrencies, gold and oil. It targeted people looking to grow their savings or crypto holdings through online trading. PhishDestroy first flagged the domain on 2026-10-04. The site has been offline since 2026-10-14 and was still unreachable when last checked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Platforms like this lure visitors with a polished trading dashboard and promises of steady returns across many asset classes, often with AI-driven or automated trading as the hook. Victims are asked to register and fund an account, usually by sending cryptocurrency to a deposit address controlled by the operators. The dashboard then shows fabricated profits to encourage larger deposits. When the victim tries to withdraw, new "fees," "taxes" or verification charges appear, and in the end the money never comes back. urlscan.io also detected Coinbase branding on the site, a common tactic for borrowing the credibility of a well-known exchange.
Evidence
VirusTotal flagged the domain with 15 of 91 engines as of 2026-10-06. Vendors flagging it include alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data and Gridinsoft. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict. The domain appears on the PhishDestroy, MetaMask and SEAL blocklists and is referenced in 4 AlienVault OTX pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-07-31 through GMO Internet Group, Inc. d/b/a Onamae.com. That was roughly two months before it was detected. It sat behind Cloudflare, Inc. on IP 188.114.97.3, geolocated to Canada. Its TLS certificate was issued by Google Trust Services (WE1).
What to do
If you deposited money or crypto, stop all further payments immediately. Any request for withdrawal fees is part of the scam. Gather your transaction records and wallet addresses, then report them to your bank, the exchange you sent funds from, and your national fraud or cybercrime authority. If you reused a password on the site, change it everywhere and enable two-factor authentication. Be wary of anyone who contacts you offering to recover lost funds, since recovery scams commonly follow investment fraud. Defenders should block graniteassets.xyz at DNS and proxy level and watch for lookalike domains using the Aiinvest name.
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Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
地元の警察 — たとえ直ちに行動を起こせなくても、公式な記録が残される
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
詐欺による金銭の返還を装った詐欺 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
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