Verdict
EXTREME CAUTION: This entity matches patterns of known fraudulent operations. Do not engage with this entity or anyone associated with it. Do not disclose any personal information. Verify the legitimacy of this entity before making any further decisions.
Findings
- Google Safe Browsing: clean (not on Google's malware/phishing blocklist).
- GLEIF (Global) — NOT FOUND in register.
- OpenSanctions: no matching entities in global sanctions/PEP/warning lists.
- Crawler policy: site discourages indexing (Homepage <meta robots> contains noindex). Neutral on its own; aggravating only with other risk signals.
- The domain microbtwhatsminerd1.com is a confirmed fraudulent clone website impersonating the legitimate Chinese cryptocurrency mining hardware manufacturer, MicroBT (Shenzhen MicroBT Electronics Technology Co., Ltd) [1.1.2].
- The official MicroBT company operates only two official websites: www.microbt.com and www.whatsminer.com. The official MicroBT team has explicitly warned the public about microbtwhatsminerd1.com as a pirated/scam website.
- Numerous consumer reports on platforms like Reddit and Prohashing confirm that microbtwhatsminerd1.com is a non-delivery scam where users paid for ASIC miners and received nothing.
- Trustpilot reviews for this domain show a poor rating of 2.0 out of 5 stars, with users reporting fraudulent activity.
- Scam Detector gives the domain a very low trust score of 21.9/100, flagging it as suspicious and unsafe.
- The domain is listed on French consumer warning lists (e.g., warning-trading.com / 'les sites à fuir' on cryptoFR/scambitcoin.com) as a site to avoid.
- The site's crawler policy actively discourages indexing (noindex), which is an aggravating factor when combined with the lack of official registry matches and the presence of scam warnings.
Sources
- https://www.whatsminer.com
- https://www.reddit.com
- https://www.trustpilot.com
- https://www.reddit.com/r/BitcoinMining/comments/bpxv8m/scammer_alert_mining_hardware_microbt_whatsminer/
- https://prohashing.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7611
- https://www.trustpilot.com/review/microbtwhatsminerd1.com
- https://scam-detector.com/validator/microbtwhatsminerd1-com-review/
This report was generated automatically by Scam AI based on publicly available data, regulator warning lists, WHOIS records, community scam databases and other open-source signals. It is a research aid, not financial or legal advice. Always perform your own due diligence before sending money to or sharing personal information with any entity.
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