Is stake.ac legit or a scam?
Official Stake.com mirror site offering crypto gambling; legitimate but high-risk with mixed user complaints about deposits and payouts.
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
Warning signs detected
Official Stake.com mirror site offering crypto gambling; legitimate but high-risk with mixed user complaints about deposits and payouts. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Website Preview
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MT Intelligence
stake.ac functions as an authorized alternative access point for Stake.com, operated by Medium Rare N.V. under a Curaçao gaming license. Our antivirus network and browser blocklists show no malicious flags, and the domain has valid SSL encryption with clean hosting reputation. However, the platform is a gambling service with documented user complaints: a an independent review aggregator page shows only 3 reviews averaging 2.9 out of 5, and specific complaints include a ₹2000 UPI deposit that was debited from a user's bank but never credited to their account. Reddit discussions describe the platform as a scam, citing losses on claimed "wins." While Stake.com itself operates legitimately under Curaçao regulation, gambling platforms inherently carry financial risk, and this mirror site's low review count and complaint pattern warrant caution.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for stake.ac, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- stake.ac is an official mirror site for Stake.com, the well-known crypto casino and sportsbook operated by Medium Rare N.V. in Curaçao
- Listed as active/official mirror on stakebonus.com and sportsgambler.com for access in restricted regions such as India
- Trustpilot page for stake.ac shows only 3 reviews with 2.9/5 average score
- Specific user complaint on sikayetvar.com about ₹2000 UPI deposit via stake.ac not being credited to account despite bank debit
- Stake.com (and by extension its mirrors) has hundreds of mixed reviews on Trustpilot (3.9/5 from 16k+ reviews) and Reddit, with frequent complaints about withdrawals, account locks, verification, and perceived unfair games
- Operated under Curaçao license (references to OGL/2024/1451/0918 or Certificate of Operation); company registration details publicly listed on main site
- No evidence of typosquatting; domain functions as alternative access point for the legitimate Stake platform
- sikayetvar.comopen
"I deposited ₹2000 via UPI on the website https://stake.ac to my account... The amount was debited from my bank account and the transaction shows as successful on my side... but the money has still not be[en credited]"
- Trustpilotopen
"stake.ac 2.9 Average. TrustScore 3 out of 5. 3 reviews"
- Redditopen
"Stake is completely a scam my biggest wins have been just me spending 50-100$"
Operated by Medium Rare N.V. (same as stake.com); Curaçao gaming license referenced across official mirrors and Wikipedia
Scam-report and review-aggregator searches found 3 complaints and 3 positive mentions. A user on a complaint site reported depositing ₹2000 via UPI to stake.ac; the amount was debited from their bank account and showed as successful, but was never credited to their account. an independent review aggregator lists stake.ac with only 3 reviews averaging 2.9 out of 5 stars. Reddit discussions describe the platform as a scam, with users reporting losses on claimed wins. Positive mentions on gambling-affiliate sites confirm stake.ac is an active, official mirror of Stake.com for users in restricted regions such as India. The parent platform Stake.com has mixed reviews (3.9 out of 5 from 16k+ reviews) with frequent complaints about withdrawals, account locks, and verification issues.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://stake.ac/
- 2403https://stake.ac/
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat stake.ac as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- 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.
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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 marked stake.ac as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- stake.ac currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. stake.ac presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E8, expiring in 56 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report stake.ac as clean.
- No. stake.ac is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- stake.ac 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.
- Yes. stake.ac sits in the global top-100k on Cloudflare Radar, which means it has substantial real-world traffic. That does not automatically make it safe, but established brands almost always rank here and throwaway scam domains almost never do.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 11, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around stake.ac 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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