Listings with Status: Scam

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Businesses

Buy products and services with Monero (XMR). These businesses allow you pay with Monero through a variety of payment processors or directly.

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Blockchain Services

• ❌ Duino-Coin - Anti-privacy centralized “Crypto” project with closed server code and a long history of banning users for using VPN and criticizing the project.

Clothing, Apparel & Accessories

• ❌ Kryptoez - Cryptocurrency themed socks. (Note: No response to email (2024-07-02))

Digital Goods/ Services

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• ❌ CJS CDKeys - Video game keys for Steam, Origin, Uplay, Xbox, Playstation, and other gaming platforms. (Note: Possible order issues. See: report 1 and report 2. CoinPayments invoices sometimes take longer to process. Failed to deliver order.)

• ❌ OwnSpy - Parental control app. (Note: Avoid, is a virus see report)

• ❌ Z Intelligence - An OSINT tool reseller.

Electronics/ Computer Hardware

Physical devices such as computers, laptops, phones and device peripherals.

• ❌ Apple Bitcoins - Wide range of Apple Products and electronics (Note: scam reported, domain redirects as well.)

Gambling

• ❌ Gamegram.com - Casino with slots, live games, black jack and more. (Note: See report)

Gift & Prepaid Cards

• ❌ Bitoncard - Anonymous, Instant, 3DS secure virtual Mastercard debit cards for online shopping. Available worldwide. (Note: Cards are issued instantly without involving any third parties. You can manage your card details, settings, and transactions directly from your Bitoncard dashboard. 2025-08-25: emails bounce, customer complained of money not loading on card)

• ❌ Keys 4 Coins - Video game keys for Steam, Origin, Uplay, Xbox, Playstation, and other gaming platforms. Also gift cards to Amazon, Netflix, Uber, Apple and other merchants. (Note: 2025-08-03: Takes money but does not fulfill orders)

• ❌ PayCryptoCard.com - No KYC Virtual Crypto Cards - Reloadable Debit Cards. (Note: They offer virtual Mastercards that can be easily funded with cryptocurrency (XMR included), which should work for your needs on the internet. (Support does not respond, XMR top up does not work))

• ❌ Prepaidify (Note: company does not fulfill orders after payment, they are a scam and must be avoided)

• ❌ Top Up Balance - Giftcards, mobile cards and pre-paid cards. (Note: They don't fulfill orders with XMR consistently and may have to refund you.)

Luxury Goods

• ❌ Crypto Luxury Store - Luxury goods in Dudley, UK (Note: See scam report)

Phone Plans, SMS & SIM Cards

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• ❌ MoneroSMS | Tor - Send and receive SMS for monero. No KYC, minimal data collection (Note: Accepts funds, doesn't allow you to use service to "prevent abuse." Lost money three times trying this over the last year, avoid.)

• ❌ SimXL - eSIM Internet Data packages (Note: Send invoice but doesn't fulfill order)

• ❌ Textverified - Real US mobile numbers backed by physical SIMs – compatible with all platforms. (Note: scam reports)

Postage & Shipping Services

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• ❌ Bitstamps - Shipping site (Note: asks user to run malicious script to access site)

• ❌ Cryptostamps | Tor - Buy postage with popular cryptocurrencies. No JavaScript.

Precious Metals

• ❌ Bitgolder - Buy gold and silver. (Note: Not responding to customer transaction email)

Proxy Shopping

• ❌ monero.shopping - Buy anything, anywhere with Monero. An order-forwarding and fulfillment service. (Note: Not fulfilling orders)

Seeds & Spores

• ❌ SpawnMagic (Note: this company creates an invoice but does not fulfill orders, avoid!)

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Exchanges

These are places to buy and sell Monero.

KYC Exchanges (Non-United States)

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• ❌ BigONE - XMR/USDT (Note: scam reports)

• ❌ Changelly - A global crypto exchange platform serving over 7 million users worldwide. Founded in 2015, Changelly offers safe and fast crypto-to-crypto and fiat-to-crypto exchanges of over 330,000 trading pairs. Changelly support team works 24/7 to smooth your purchase or exchange experience. (Note: see: Distrusted by the Community and this report)

• ❌ FMFW.io - Pairs: XMR/BTC (5x), XMR/USDT (10x), XMR/ETH (Note: report)

• ❌ Freewallet - Digital currency wallets with a built-in exchange. (Note: Distrusted by the Community)

• ❌ HitBTC - Pairs: XMR/BTC (5x), XMR/ETH, XMR/USDT (10x), XMR/HIT, XMR/DAI, XMR/EURS

Non-KYC Exchanges

No KYC exchanges that offer an instant swap feature that doesn't require an account.

• ❌ BitHash - Instant exchange. (Note: See report)

• ❌ Changer-man - Instant swap

• ❌ CoreSwap | Tor - Swap 400+ currencies across 30 blockchains—Bitcoin, Monero, Ethereum & more. No KYC. Powered by CORE & Coreswap to find top rates from 1000s of DEXs & pools. (Note: See reports)

• ❌ Goblin Swap | Tor - Trade faster than a goblin can grumble. (Note: part of the same scammer group as malgoswap / malgo.finance, darkchange, porkswap, crowswap and others)

• ❌ Lizex - An anonymous crypto exchanger without registration and KYC, where you can quickly and conveniently find more than 2000 coins. (Note: See scam report)

• ❌ Monero Exchange Swap - Anonymous Monero Exchange – Swap XMR with BTC, ETH, USDT, and More (Note: Emails bounce, report of failed exchange on 2025-09-05 where XMR was not received or refunded)

• ❌ Swapter - Non-KYC exchange. (Note: see report)

• ❌ Swapuz - Instant crypto exchange (Note: Instant crypto exchange known for selective scamming/exorbitant price hikes on the pretext of "tainted" coins, even if the AML score is preapproved by their own support team. Trustpilot: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)

Peer-to-Peer Exchanges

• ❌ OpenMonero | Tor | I2P - Buy and sell Monero (XMR) online without ID verification - use PayPal, credit/debit card or bank transfer, gift cards, cash by mail, Venmo, BTC or any other method. (Note: See report 1, 2 & 3)

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Finance

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Interest/ Loans

• ❌ CoinLoan - Earn interest in Monero, get loans using Monero as collateral. (Note: 2023-04-26 withdrawls suspended)

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Merchant Services

Includes ways to accept Monero as a merchant using a payment processor.

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Integrations

• ❌ OxaPay - From 0.4% Fees, 24/7 Support, No hidden fee, No KYC/KYB (Note: Reports of stolen funds, see report)

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Non-Profits

Organizations and individuals who receive donations in Monero for their work.

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Media

• ❌ Redflix - Free streaming service provider (Note: sketchy streaming site which asks to install software)

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Wallets

These are software utilities and applications to store and send Monero.

Note: For maximum privacy, consider using your own node, open source software and wallets that do not store your viewkey on a remote server.

Web Wallets

These wallets share your private view key with a remote server, which continuously scans the blockchain looking for your transactions. They are faster to use, but your privacy can be lessened if you don't control the remote server.

Note: Generally discouraged to use for privacy and safety reasons.

• ❌ Mon3ro - Web wallet (Note: Closed source code, blocks right mouse button to prevent opening devtools)

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