=== NAME THEFT: "xmrwallet" brand parasitism === REAL xmrwallet = Monerujo (m2049r/xmrwallet) Created: 2017-08-02 Stars: 683, Forks: 286 License: Apache 2.0 Language: Java (Android) Website: monerujo.io Description: "monerujo: An Android Monero Wallet" LEGITIMATE open-source Monero wallet used by thousands SCAM XMRWallet = XMRWallet/Website (nathroy) Created: 2018-05-10 Stars: 23, Forks: 32 License: none stated Language: JavaScript/PHP Website: xmrwallet.com PARASITIZED the "xmrwallet" name to: 1. Appear in Google searches for "xmr wallet" (SEO hijacking) 2. Confuse users searching for Monerujo 3. Gain legitimacy by association with real project 4. GitHub search for "xmrwallet" shows both repos side by side Domain xmrwallet.com registered: 2016-08-29 (before Monerujo repo) Monerujo repo m2049r/xmrwallet created: 2017-08-02 XMRWallet GitHub org created: 2018-05-10 The operator squatted the domain BEFORE the legitimate Monerujo project was established, then launched a scam wallet with the same name. COMMUNITY DAMAGE: - Users searching "xmr wallet" find the scam before Monerujo - Google Ads by phishing clones redirect "xmr wallet" searches to scam - SEO articles list xmrwallet.com as "best XMR wallet" alongside legitimate wallets - GPT-3.5 recommends xmrwallet.com as #2 = AI directs new users to scam - keeri_ on Reddit: "are you sure it was .com and not .org?" = constant confusion - Users can't distinguish m2049r/xmrwallet (Monerujo) from XMRWallet/Website (scam) === SUPPRESSION EVIDENCE: DELETED ACCOUNTS === From 100 Reddit posts about xmrwallet.com: 20 authors now [deleted] (20%) 38 post bodies [removed] 26 removed by category: automod_filtered: 12 author_deleted: 12 reddit (legal takedown): 1 moderator: 1 DELETED VICTIM/WARNING POSTS (body NOT preserved in PullPush): "Funds stuck on XMRWallet.com which is completely abandoned" "Lost money with XMRWallet.com" "Don't use Xmrwallet.com. The site is under attack. Lost the funds" "Lost funds using xmrwallet" (posted in 2 subs, both deleted) "Don't use xmrwallet.com! Lost funds" (posted in 2 subs, both deleted) "XMRWallet.com Scam" (22 upvotes!) "Was I scammed out of $200 by xmrwallet.com?" "Scammed by xmrwallet.com :(" WHY ACCOUNTS ARE DELETED: 1. Operator contacts victims via DM threatening legal action 2. Operator files Reddit reports against victim posts (automod_filtered) 3. Operator files DMCA/legal takedowns with Reddit (removed_by: reddit) 4. Victims delete own accounts after being harassed 5. Victims delete accounts out of shame 6. Some accounts may have been shadowbanned for "spam" after operator mass-reports PROOF OF ACTIVE SUPPRESSION: - dEBRUYNE_1 (Monero maintainer) admitted deleting victim posts initially - WiseSolution filed reports against phishing domains = legitimate activity used as cover - WiseSolution's "Statement" post blamed everything on clones - r/xmrwallet subreddit was BANNED by Reddit as spam, craig_d_79 requested reinstatement - 5 posts removed by Reddit itself (legal/DMCA requests from operator) - 60% removal rate in r/Monero vs 5% in r/monerosupport = targeted suppression === COMPLETE REGISTRAR SCORECARD === ACTED ON ABUSE (suspended/killed): .cc PDR / PublicDomainRegistry (India, IANA #303) SUSPENDED .biz WebNic (Malaysia/KL, IANA #460) SUSPENDED .net NiceNIC (China, IANA #3765) DNS DEAD .homes Dynadot (IANA #472) DEAD/EXPIRED Total: 4 registrars acted, 4 domains killed REFUSED TO ACT: .com NameSilo LLC (USA/AZ, IANA #1479) PROTECTED scammer Then operator transferred to Namecheap May 13, 2026 STILL ACTIVE: .me Key-Systems GmbH (Germany, IANA #269) Infra active, backend off .app Njalla (privacy, IANA #69) Vercel dead === PHILIPPINES REGISTRATION === xmrwallet.net: Registrant Country = Philippines, Admin Country = Philippines xmrwallet.me: Registrant Country = PH Both escape domains registered FROM Philippines = sock puppet operators (craig_d_79, purpleandviolet, Extra-Expert7685) may have REGISTERED the domains, not just promoted them === PREPAID YEARS (total investment in domains) === .com: 2016-2036 = 20 years (just extended!) .net: 2026-2036 = 10 years .biz: 2026-2031 = 5 years (wasted - suspended) .cc: 2026-2034 = 8 years (wasted - suspended) .me: 2026-? = unknown .homes: 2026-2027 = 1 year (wasted - dead) TOTAL: 44+ years of domain registration "Can't afford server costs" = LIE === NAME PARASITISM === HTML title: "Best Monero Wallet (XMR) - Send & Receive Monero Securely" NO brand name in title 'XMR' = public ticker, 'wallet' = generic word Parasitizes: - Monero brand (XMR ticker) - Monerujo repo name (m2049r/xmrwallet, 683 stars, Apache 2.0) - Google search term "xmr wallet" Never created original brand identity Never listed on getmonero.org Never endorsed by Monero community ONLY promoted through: paid articles, sock puppets, SEO spam