Is wannonce.me legit or a scam?
Relaunch of controversial French classifieds platform with documented owner fraud, prostitution moderation failures, and links to violent crimes.
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
Shop shows non-delivery red flags
Relaunch of controversial French classifieds platform with documented owner fraud, prostitution moderation failures, and links to violent crimes. Several red flags typical of non-delivery shops are present. Don't pay by crypto or wire, and keep the chargeback window in mind.
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MT Intelligence
Wannonce.me is a successor to the original wannonce.com, which shut down in December 2025 following serious complaints involving prostitution of minors and inadequate moderation. The new domain, registered January 2026 and relaunched February 2026, is operated by Mateus Martins Tito through multiple corporate entities in France. Our research uncovered four separate fraud complaints: two detail non-payment of $551.25 for lead-generation services, with the operator allegedly dissolving companies to avoid debts (a pattern called 'phoenixing'). A 2022 news report from Le Parisien documents victims lured by fake escort ads on the original Wannonce platform into robberies in Melun. One independent trust aggregator rates the site 40/100 (questionable), while Gridinsoft flags it as suspicious. The site lacks standard business transparency—no contact email, phone, or postal address—and loads tracking code from adult-content domains. A single positive an independent review aggregator review praises the relaunch's technical fluidity, but this is vastly outweighed by the documented fraud pattern and historical association with violent crime.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for wannonce.me, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain registered January 17, 2026 (approx. 5 months old as of June 2026); successor site to wannonce.com which closed in Dec 2025 after complaints involving prostitution and minors
- Reopened Feb 2026 by Mateus Martins Tito / Brokers Paris SAS with new ID verification (selfie + passport/ID + "Wannonce.me" note) for Rencontres section and AI moderation
- Gridinsoft flags 3/100 trust score, suspicious shop indicators, adult content, and 2 negative user reports citing non-payment and "phoenixing" fraud by the owner
- Specific fraud complaint details non-payment of $551.25 for 1,680 lead records, company deregistration to avoid debts, and references to FBI IC3 and Paris Commercial Court cases
- Historical news reports link previous Wannonce platform to fake escort ads leading to robberies (e.g. Melun guet-apens) and a 2022 complaint for aggravated pimping involving minors
- Trustpilot shows mixed reviews (3.2/5 from 38 reviews) with some praise for the relaunch as free and fluid; FranceVerif notes very negative reliability score
- Site presents as French free classifieds for general ads, rencontres, massages, and discreet plans; adult content restricted to +18
- Gridinsoftopen
"I am reporting fraudulent business practices by the manager of this site, Mateus Martins Tito. I provided 1,680 lead generation records ($551.25 USD) under contract. After acknowledging the debt, he ceased all communication... "phoenixing" "
- CommentCaMarcheopen
"Mis en cause dans plusieurs affaires de prostitution, Wannonce fait officiellement son retour après avoir fermé plusieurs mois... vivement critiquée pour son manque de modération et de transparence... affaires de prostitution de mineures"
- Signal-Arnaquesopen
"Arnaque emploi admin@wannonce.me +40790956566 Mateus Martins Tito... I was hired by Mateus Martins Tito for lead generation services ($551.25 USD). After delivering 1,680 records... he "ghosted" the payment... Phoenixing Fraud by intentiona"
- Le Parisienopen
"piégés par des fausses annonces sur Wannonce, ils tombent dans des guet-apens... Attirés dans la ville-préfecture par une annonce coquine publiée sur le site Wannonce... attaquées et dépouillées"
- Trustpilotopen
"C'est avec beaucoup de joie que j'ai appris la réouverture de Wannonces.me ( Le vrai et l'unique ) Un site gratuit, fluide et bien pensé !"
Operated by Brokers Paris SAS (SIREN 999 452 295, later deregistered per complaints), owned by Mateus Martins Tito (Romanian entrepreneur); new entities GENF (SIREN 977 514 470) and WEINSCHTERSER (SIREN 931 681 720) at 60 Rue François 1er, Paris; founded 2026 in Paris
Our research identified four separate fraud complaints against Wannonce.me and its operator. Two complaints (Gridinsoft and Signal-Arnaques) detail non-payment of $551.25 USD for 1,680 lead-generation records, with the operator allegedly dissolving companies to evade debts—a pattern known as 'phoenixing' fraud. A CommentCaMarche report notes the site was previously implicated in prostitution of minors and criticised for inadequate moderation. A 2022 Le Parisien article documents victims lured by fake escort ads on the original Wannonce platform into armed robberies in Melun. One positive an independent review aggregator review (out of 38 total, averaging 3.2/5) praises the relaunch as free and well-designed. The site's operator, Mateus Martins Tito, has registered multiple corporate entities in France, with at least one (Brokers Paris SAS) deregistered following complaints.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
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.
- Links to 4 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://wannonce.me/
- 2200https://wannonce.me/
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
1 scam-type patterns detected
1 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as a fake shop.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- Multiple contact / trust-signal red flags on the page.
1 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as a fake shop.
- No phone number or postal address anywhere on the page.
- Multiple contact / trust-signal red flags on the page.
Fake-shop warning signs
Signals common to non-delivery scam shops were detected on this site.
- Treat wannonce.me as unverified
Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.
- If you already paid by card or PayPal — start a chargeback
Contact your bank or card issuer and dispute the charge as "goods not received" or "merchant fraud." PayPal users can open a case in the Resolution Centre. Act within 120 days for card chargebacks in most jurisdictions.
- Save every piece of evidence
Screenshots of the checkout, order confirmation emails, any chat transcripts, and the product listing page. Chargeback and fraud reports go faster when you have receipts.
- OpenReport the shop
Report to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov), Action Fraud UK, or your local consumer-protection body. Post the URL on the MalwareTips scam forum so other buyers can find it.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
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 wannonce.me 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.
- wannonce.me currently scores 52/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. wannonce.me presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, expiring in 77 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- 2 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged wannonce.me as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. wannonce.me is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- wannonce.me resolves to an IP operated by Hetzner Online GmbH in DE (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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.
- Independent trust-rating sites currently show the following for wannonce.me: ScamAdviser: 40/100. Those scores come from user reviews and their own heuristics, so they are worth comparing against our verdict.
- This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 17, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around wannonce.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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