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Scammers Unleash Flood of Slick Online Gaming Sites

Fraudsters are flooding Discord and other social media platforms with ads for hundreds of polished online gaming and wagering websites that lure people with free credits and eventually abscond with any cryptocurrency funds deposited by players. Here’s a closer look at the social engineering tactics and remarkable traits of this sprawling network of more than 1,200 scam sites.

....The gaming sites all require users to create a free account to claim their $2,500 credit, which they can use to play any number of extremely polished video games that ask users to bet on each action. At the scam website gamblerbeast[.]com, for example, visitors can pick from dozens of games like B-Ball Blitz, in which you play a basketball pro who is taking shots from the free throw line against a single opponent, and you bet on your ability to sink each shot.

The financial part of this scam begins when users try to cash out any “winnings.” At that point, the gaming site will reject the request and prompt the user to make a “verification deposit” of cryptocurrency — typically around $100 — before any money can be distributed. Those who deposit cryptocurrency funds are soon asked for additional payments.

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/07/scammers-unleash-flood-of-slick-online-gaming-sites/

Here's what some of these scam gambling (scambling?) sites look like. They're pretty polished.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNjqXIq1s5g

An alert pops up when you try to withdraw winnings from these gambling platforms: It shows a black exclamation point in a red circle under the message "withdrawal error." "Your withdrawal of $2,500.00 was rejected because you did not pass verification." According to Curacao Gaming regulations you need to verify your details. Verification of your account will take no more than 15 minutes. we apologize for the inconvenience."

A screenshot of the fake gambling site spinora dot cc, which features attractive young women holding or throwing cards, or just smiling at the camera.

A fake news story superimposed under a BBC masthead says the world famous YouTuber Mr.Beast is launching an exciting new challenge! He has introduced a unique promotional offer on his new website Gambwex dot com. But using the promo code "BONUS" you can instantly claim a $2,500." Below is a stock photo of MrBeast announcing his Beast Games platform.