Critical risk detected
Fake OpenClaw trading bot site using stolen branding to promote impossible 98.7% win-rate investment returns.
Is openclawtrading.net legit or a scam?
Fake OpenClaw trading bot site using stolen branding to promote impossible 98.7% win-rate investment returns.
This is a fake AI trading platform impersonating the legitimate OpenClaw open-source project. The domain is only 87 days old, shows classic high-yield investment scam signals, and has no verifiable business registration.
Score breakdown
See the live page ↓These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Website Preview

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. Marker positions are approximate. See full visual analysis →
Visual analysis
We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The site exhibits classic characteristics of a high-yield investment program (HYIP) or automated trading scam, utilizing exaggerated performance metrics and fake partnership associations to build false trust.
What our vision model saw
5 signalsHigh-pressure financial claims including a '98.7% win rate' indicator
Unverified 'Ecosystem Partners' list featuring major brands like Binance and Coinbase to imply false legitimacy
Aggressive 'Get Started' call-to-action button with a glowing red aesthetic typical of high-yield investment scams
Use of buzzwords like 'HFT AI bot' and 'institutional grade' security without verifiable credentials
Prompts for 'Real Account' login alongside a 'Free' demo mode to encourage user engagement
Intelligence
The site presents itself as an AI-powered trading terminal with exaggerated performance claims and fake partnerships with Binance and Coinbase. It is a documented clone of the legitimate openclaw.ai project, which is an open-source automation framework, not a commercial trading service. The domain registered only 87 days ago with no business registration or contact details found. The hosting IP carries 46 abuse reports and the visual analysis flags high-pressure tactics typical of HYIP scams. No scam reports exist yet, but the impersonation pattern and infrastructure signals are strong enough to reach a malicious verdict.
Web Research Findings
Independent findings for openclawtrading.net, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
- OpenClaw is a legitimate, viral open-source AI agent framework (formerly Clawdbot/Moltbot) designed for local, self-hosted automation, not a commercial 'trading platform'.
- The domain openclawtrading.net uses the branding of the legitimate OpenClaw project to market itself as an 'AI Execution Terminal' for 'High-Frequency Market Control'.
- Legitimate OpenClaw documentation and community resources emphasize that it is a self-hosted tool requiring technical setup, not a web-based trading service.
- There is no evidence linking the legitimate OpenClaw project to the openclawtrading.net domain.
- The site appears to be an impersonation attempt leveraging the popularity of the OpenClaw open-source project to attract users interested in automated trading.
The domain 'openclawtrading.net' misappropriates the name of 'OpenClaw', a well-known, legitimate open-source AI agent framework (often hosted at openclaw.ai or GitHub), to present itself as a 'trading platform' or 'execution terminal'.
Domain Timeline
- Apr 25, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 3 months old today.
- Jul 22, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as dangerous
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
openclawtrading.net was registered very recently and is already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.
Threat Detection
Scam Network
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedThe plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Contact Verification
We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://openclawtrading.net/
- 2200https://openclawtrading.net/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
What to do
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with openclawtrading.net
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
- OpenShare your experience
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Safer Alternatives
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Final Verdict
This is a fake AI trading platform impersonating the legitimate OpenClaw open-source project. The domain is only 87 days old, shows classic high-yield investment scam signals, and has no verifiable business registration.
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- openclawtrading.net shows every sign of being a scam site — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for investment scam and clone site. The domain is only 2 months old through Name.com, Inc. — a fresh registration is a classic scam fingerprint. This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.
- No — openclawtrading.net scored just 3/100 on our trust scale, and we detected active threat indicators. We recommend avoiding it entirely: don't log in, pay, download anything, or connect a wallet.
- If you've already paid or handed over details on openclawtrading.net, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on openclawtrading.net and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
- Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
- Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.
- You can report openclawtrading.net through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
- Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
- No — all 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network currently report openclawtrading.net as clean. That's a good sign, though antivirus coverage is only one of the many signals we weigh, and brand-new scam sites can appear clean before vendors catch up.
- No — openclawtrading.net is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
- openclawtrading.net is 2 months old, registered on April 25, 2026 through Name.com, Inc.. Scam sites are very often freshly registered and short-lived, so an age under six months is a reason for extra caution.
- openclawtrading.net resolves to an IP operated by Google LLC in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
- This report is a record of the scan run on July 22, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about openclawtrading.net has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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