safepae.xyz is a fake cryptocurrency exchange that borrows the name of CME Group, the well-known derivatives marketplace operator. It presents itself as a decentralized trading platform with low fees and high liquidity, and it targets crypto traders and investors looking for a trustworthy venue. 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 DNS was still inactive at the last check on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
The page title, "CME Group: A decentralized trading platform with low fees and high liquidity," pairs a respected financial brand with the vocabulary of crypto trading to build instant credibility. Fake exchanges of this kind usually invite visitors to register, deposit cryptocurrency, and watch a dashboard that shows rising balances or profitable trades. Those numbers are fabricated. When users try to withdraw, the platform invents fees, taxes or verification steps, or simply blocks the account. Victims lose everything they deposited, along with any personal or identity details they submitted during sign-up.
Evidence
On 2026-09-13, VirusTotal showed 9 of 89 engines flagging the domain, including alphaMountain.ai, Chong Lua Dao, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, SOCRadar and VIPRE. That is a modest detection rate, but the classification is also supported by three blocklists: PhishDestroy, MetaMask and SEAL. The MetaMask and SEAL listings mean wallet users and crypto security teams were warned independently.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-09-10 through Dynadot Inc. It was served through Cloudflare, Inc. at an address geolocated to Canada, which hides the actual origin server. Its TLS certificate came from Let's Encrypt (YE1). Free, automated certificates like this one let a scam site display the padlock icon within minutes of going live.
What to do
If you deposited funds on safepae.xyz, stop sending money and ignore any request for a "release fee" or tax to unlock withdrawals, because these are part of the scam. Record your transaction hashes, deposit addresses and any chats, then report the theft to your local police and to the exchange you sent the funds from. If you reused the password from this site anywhere else, change it on those services. Be wary of later "recovery" offers, which often come from the same scammers. Defenders should block the domain, watch for lookalike domains that use the CME Group name with crypto-trading lures, and add any related indicators to their filtering.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年9月11日score 93/1001 brand signal
Submitted URLhttp://safepae.xyz/
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ICANN OVERSIGHT
认证和 RAA 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.
Primary outcomeDNS 非活动reason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation未知Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-19 01:14:48 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-15 22:18:09 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-09-15 22:18:09 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 353.95hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-23 07:16:32 UTC · precision low · basis bounded
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.
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After a phishing incident
针对受害者的建议与指导
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
我应该立即采取什么措施？
紧急
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
更改所有密码 — 电子邮件、Exchange 账户，以及任何使用同一密码的账户
启用双因素认证 使用身份验证器应用（而非短信）。禁用基于短信的恢复功能
冻结卡片 如果您在钓鱼网站上输入了银行信息
我应该为报告收集哪些信息？
联邦调查局（FBI）指南
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.
当地警方 — 即使无法立即采取行动，也能留下正式记录
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?
虚假网站 — 与正规网站完全一致的克隆网站，仅域名略有改动
猪的屠宰 — 通过Telegram/WhatsApp/交友软件花数周时间建立信任，随后钱被骗走
退款诈骗 — 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
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.
