safepae.my is a fake cryptocurrency exchange that borrows the name of CME Group, the well-known derivatives marketplace, and presents itself as "a decentralized trading platform with low fees and high liquidity." It targets crypto traders and investors looking for a cheap, liquid place to trade. PhishDestroy first detected it on 2026-09-11, one day after the domain was registered. The site has been offline since 2026-09-13, and its content was still blocked by the provider when last checked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Fake exchanges like this one copy the look and language of a trusted brand. Here the lure is CME Group's name paired with promises of low fees and deep liquidity. Victims are invited to sign up and deposit cryptocurrency, and the dashboard then shows balances or trading gains that exist only on the screen. When users try to withdraw, the platform invents fees, taxes or verification steps, and the deposited funds are never returned. Anything sent to the platform's deposit addresses should be treated as lost, along with any personal or identity details submitted during sign-up.
Evidence
On 2026-09-13, VirusTotal flagged the domain with 11 of 89 engines. The detecting vendors include alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data and Gridinsoft. Beyond PhishDestroy, the domain is listed on the MetaMask and SEAL blocklists, so wallet users relying on those protections are warned before the page loads.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-09-10 through Dynadot, LLC. The very short gap before detection is typical of throwaway scam domains. It resolved to the Cloudflare, Inc. network, with the address geolocated to Canada. The site used a TLS certificate issued by Let's Encrypt (YE1), so the padlock in the browser said nothing about its legitimacy.
What to do
If you deposited funds on safepae.my, stop sending money and ignore any request to pay a fee to unlock withdrawals. Recovery offers that follow are usually a second scam. Record your transaction hashes and deposit addresses, and report them to the exchange you sent funds from and to local law enforcement. If you entered a seed phrase or private key, move remaining assets to a new wallet right away. If you reused a password there, change it everywhere and enable two-factor authentication. Defenders should block safepae.my at DNS and proxy level and add it to mail and web filters. They should also watch for lookalike domains using the CME Group name with crypto-trading themes.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
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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
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