tether.cwfrazier.com is a Tether-branded subdomain that PhishDestroy added to its blocklist after first detecting it on 2026-09-03. Its page presents itself as a "Private service - not affiliated with Tether Limited," which puts the Tether name in front of USDT holders while disclaiming any link to the company. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online, and its content loaded behind an access protection layer.
How the scam works
PhishDestroy has not yet assigned this domain a specific scheme type. The page title shows the risk: an unofficial "private service" built around the Tether name, which can draw in people looking for USDT-related help or tools. Sites like this put users at risk when they ask for wallet connections, seed phrases, login details or transfers of stablecoins to a third party. Funds sent or approved through an unaffiliated service cannot be recovered through Tether.
Evidence
Six of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain as of 2026-10-17: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, PhishFort and SOCRadar. That is a minority, but several of those vendors track phishing and brand abuse specifically, so the detections are meaningful. PhishDestroy is the only blocklist listing it so far, so many browsers and filters may not warn visitors yet. The page title openly disclaims affiliation with Tether Limited, while PhishDestroy lists the domain as suspicious.
Infrastructure
The parent domain, cwfrazier.com, was registered on 2010-08-15 through Tucows Domains Inc. That is about sixteen years before this Tether-named subdomain came to PhishDestroy's attention, so an old domain is hosting the newer brand-themed content. The site resolves to 18.172.112.6 on Amazon's network in Germany. It uses an Amazon-issued TLS certificate, so the padlock in the browser says nothing about whether the service is legitimate.
What to do
Do not connect a wallet, sign transactions or send USDT through this site. If you already connected a wallet, revoke any token approvals it requested and move remaining funds to a fresh wallet if you entered a seed phrase. If you typed passwords or exchange credentials there, change them and reset your two-factor authentication. Only use Tether's own official channels for anything involving USDT. Security teams should block the hostname and its IP at the proxy and DNS layer, watch logs for past visits, and treat other subdomains of cwfrazier.com with caution.
Certificate fingerprint449e2ffd134fff9f0f588d5e4fc33c61a9c6c321d33581cc3dd5154d5ea8675fCertificate names · 1 SANs
tether.10312027.com
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeReachable but protectedreason: HTTP access restricted50% confidence
Attributionmechanism: Access Restrictionsource: Current Http Probe
Evidence layersAvailability: Reachable but protectedContent: UnknownDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationReachable but protectedHTTP access restrictedAccess Restriction50%2026-10-19 22:14:33 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:14:33 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.
技术 · 2 identified
A
Amazon Web Services
PaaS
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is a comprehensive cloud services platform offering compute power, database storage, content delivery and other functionality.
Amazon CloudFront is a fast content delivery network (CDN) service that securely delivers data, videos, applications, and APIs to customers globally with low latency, high transfer speeds.
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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.
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