notrace.exchange presents itself as a privacy service for Bitcoin, with the page title "Crypto mixer & bitcoin tumbler". It targets Bitcoin holders who want to hide where their coins came from. The page title describes a mixing service, while PhishDestroy classifies the site as impersonation phishing that uses the Bitcoin brand. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-19. As of 2026-10-19 the domain was still live and redirecting visitors elsewhere.
How the scam works
Fake mixers ask the visitor to send BTC to a deposit address and promise to return the same amount, minus a small fee, as clean coins sent to a new address. With a fraudulent tumbler, the coins never come back, or the site invents an extra fee to keep the victim paying. People using mixers rarely report losses, and Bitcoin transfers cannot be reversed, which makes this scheme attractive to fraudsters. Anything sent to the site's deposit address should be treated as lost.
Evidence
On 2026-10-02, 4 of 91 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain as malicious: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker and SOCRadar. That is a low detection count, so most browser and antivirus protections will not warn visitors yet. The domain also appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses, which shows independent researchers are tracking it. Among blocklists, it is currently listed only by PhishDestroy.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through NameCheap, Inc. on 2026-06-26, about 85 days before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap suggests the domain was registered and held for a while before the operation became visible. The site runs behind Cloudflare, Inc., on an address geolocated to Canada. Because Cloudflare acts as a proxy, the real origin server is hidden from public view. The redirect now in place means the domain may forward visitors to a replacement site.
What to do
Do not send any Bitcoin to this site. If you already made a deposit, do not pay any further "processing" or "release" fees, because they will not bring the coins back. Save the transaction ID and the deposit address, then report them to your local fraud authority and to the exchange you sent from. If you typed a seed phrase or private key anywhere on the site, move your remaining funds to a newly generated wallet right away. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and proxy level and watch for wherever it redirects, since that destination is likely the next site in the same operation.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年10月9日score 81/1002 brand signals
Submitted URLhttps://notrace.exchange/
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認定と RAA の背景
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.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Latest HTTP observationRedirectingHTTP redirect observed80%2026-10-19 22:34:49 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:34:49 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.
使用技術 · 4 identified
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Proton Mail is the world’s largest secure email service with over 70 million users. Available on Web, iOS, Android, and desktop. Protected by Swiss privacy law.
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
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.
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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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.
