Is recu.me legit or a scam?
Paid adult-content archive with hidden ownership, mixed security ratings, and user complaints about stolen performer content and subscription practices.
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
Critical risk detected
2 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page. Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
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MT Intelligence
Recu.me is a subscription-based service offering recorded webcam performances, registered in 2023 as a successor to recurbate.com after that domain was seized by Chaturbate in a WIPO dispute. The operator uses a privacy service to hide ownership details, which is a common pattern in high-risk subscription businesses. Security scanners show conflicting signals: ADMINUSLabs and Fortinet flag it as malicious or phishing, Gridinsoft rates it 35/100 (suspicious), and Scam-Detector gives it 38.8/100 (questionable); however, some independent reviewers classify it as legitimate. Reddit discussions and an independent review aggregator reviews for the predecessor site describe it as profiting from stolen performer content, with users expressing nervousness about providing payment details. The combination of hidden ownership, low trust scores from multiple vendors, and substantive complaints about content provenance and subscription practices creates a high-risk profile, even though the domain itself is not technically compromised and the SSL certificate is valid.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for recu.me, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered 2023-08-31 (approx. 2 years 9-10 months old as of mid-2026); hosted on Cloudflare; WHOIS owner hidden via Private by Design, LLC privacy service.
- Operates as paid archive of recorded Chaturbate and other adult webcam performances; requires subscription for full access and downloads; previously offered 7-day free trial now removed.
- Multiple security scanners give mixed-low scores: Scamadviser 'Very Likely Safe' but notes hidden owner; Scam-Detector 38.8/100 (questionable, high proximity to suspicious sites); Gridinsoft 35/100 (suspicious, blacklisted by some vendors);
- Reddit discussions in r/Piracy focus on download bypasses, trial abuse, high subscription prices ($20+/mo or $130+/yr), and concerns over providing card details; users describe it as a business profiting from pirated cam content.
- WIPO UDRP case (D2023-4983) confirms recu.me as the new home after recurbate.me was disputed by Chaturbate (Multi Media, LLC); site explicitly states it is not affiliated with Chaturbate.
- Technical issues reported: playback/download problems, Cloudflare challenges, changes to .ts video format making downloads harder; user scripts and third-party downloaders exist for the site.
- Trustpilot page for recu.me has no reviews; recurbate.com reviews heavily criticize it as using stolen content and scamming performers.
- Gridinsoftopen
"Our system marks Recu.me as suspicious. ... recu.me should not be treated as a safe website. Gridinsoft gives it a 35/100 trust score, and multiple security vendors blacklist the domain."
- Scam-Detectoropen
"Its medium-low trust score caused us to flag this site as questionable. ... The Scam Detector’s algorithm gives this business the following rank: 38.8/100 ... we caution you about using this website."
- Trustpilot (recurbate.com)open
"This site is using stolen original content from real performers so you are paying for stolen property and ripping off actors ... It’s entirely a scam!"
- Reddit r/Piracyopen
"Very nervous about subscribing with my real name and credit card details."
- Scamadviseropen
"In summary, we think recu.me is legit and safe for consumers to access. ... Very Likely Safe"
- ConsumingTechopen
"Recu.me is a legitimate site you can subscribe to. ... Recu.me received a Relatively Safe Website Trust Grade based on a Safety Index of 6.4."
- ConsumingTech user commentopen
"Recu.me is a legitimate website with real cam girl videos from Chaturbate recordings. Once you subscribe, they become unlocked."
Registered via privacy service Private by Design, LLC; owner details redacted. Successor to recurbate.com (seized by Chaturbate in 2023 per WIPO case D2023-4983).
Our research found 4 scam reports and complaints across multiple sources. Security vendors Gridinsoft and Scam-Detector assign low trust scores (35/100 and 38.8/100 respectively), citing suspicious activity and blacklisting by multiple vendors. Reddit discussions in r/Piracy express concern about subscription costs, payment-card security, and content provenance. an independent review aggregator reviews for the predecessor recurbate.com heavily criticize the service as using stolen performer content and scamming content creators. Conversely, some independent reviewers classify recu.me as legitimate and safe, though they note the hidden ownership as a concern. The domain is confirmed as the successor to recurbate.com, which was seized by Chaturbate following a WIPO dispute in 2023.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://recu.me/
- 2403https://recu.me/
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with recu.me
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- Verify the business through independent channels
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- Never use irreversible payment methods
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Safety FAQ
Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- Our automated security review flags recu.me as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — recu.me scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. recu.me presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 55 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- 3 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged recu.me as malicious or suspicious (2 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. recu.me is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- recu.me resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (usage type: Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 15, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around recu.me have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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