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This is an incomplete list of community-reported scam sites that pretend to distribute or sell jailbreaking and unlocking tools/services. (There are tons of other scam sites not listed here yet.)
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This is an ''incomplete'' list of community-reported '''scam sites''' that pretend to distribute or sell jailbreaking and unlocking tools/services. (There are many other scam sites not listed here yet.)
   
If you see a site selling jailbreaking or unlocking software (or asking you to do a survey before downloading), it's a scam. Some legitimate forms of unlocking are not free - third-party IMEI unlocks and SIM interposer devices both cost money - but ultrasn0w is always free.
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If you see a site selling jailbreaking or unlocking software (or asking you to do a survey before downloading), it's a scam. (Companies make money when you fill out surveys, so they promise a jailbreak to get you to fill them out.) Scam sites may also provide free fake tools that actually install adware or other kinds of malware in order to make money from you. Some legitimate forms of unlocking are not free - third-party IMEI unlocks and SIM interposer devices both cost money - but ultrasn0w is always free.
   
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In general, please consider: '''is what the site promises too good to be true?''' Does it promise a new jailbreak for the latest iOS version, when nobody from trusted sources (such as well-known blogs or Reddit or developers on Twitter) is talking about this new jailbreak? When a real new jailbreak gets released, huge numbers of people talk about it - so if you find something people aren't talking about, be very skeptical and check trusted sources.
Please contribute to this list if you find a scam site. By listing them here, we can help people find good information when they search Google for more information about these sites. (If your site is listed here and you believe that's a mistake, you can register an account and remove it from the list.)
 
   
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=== You can contribute to this list ===
Make sure not to link to these pages, as all links will boost their Google ranking.
 
   
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Please contribute to this list if you find a scam site. By listing them here, we can help people find good information when they search Google for more information about these sites. If your site is listed here and you believe that's a mistake, you may contact an administrator to request removal.
== Jailbreak fakes ==
 
   
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== Jailbreak fakes ==
 
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| apps.appshed.com/[various #] || On-device fake, webclips and profiles
| 7evasi0n.com || fake
 
 
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| 7jailbreak.com || On-device survey scam
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| checkrain.com || Fake, AppStore rank booster.
 
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| checkrain.org || Fake
| 71jailbreak.com || Fake. [https://twitter.com/search?q=%22hello%20it%20is%20really%20easy%2C%20follow%20this%20tutorial%22&src=typd&f=realtime Known to spam on Twitter]
 
 
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| alphajailbreak.com || Survey scam
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| checkra1n-windows.com || Fake, asks for money
 
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| alpinejb.blogspot.com || Fake
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| cyberelevat0r.net || Fake
 
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| celtikios7.com || Survey scam
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| cyberelevat0r.us || Fake
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| cydia8jailbreak.com || Fake has you download multiple free-to-play apps hoping for in-app purchases
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| cydiaappdownloader.wordpress.com || Fake. Virustotal.com analysis: 39 of 56 scanners detect malware.
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| cydiacloud.com || Scam. On-device webclip fakes jailbreak and prompts users to complete surveys.
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| cydia-download.us || Scam. On-device webclip fakes jailbreak and prompts users to complete surveys.
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| cydiadownloaders.com || On-device webclip scam offering $14.99 & $19.99 memberships
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| cydiafree.com || Scam. On-device webclip fakes jailbreak and prompts users to complete surveys.
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| cydiainstall9.weebly.com || Fake, makes you download apps from the AppStore, promo video has obvious edit.
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| cydiajailbreak.org || Scam. Offers links to taig-download.com offering $14.99 & $19.99 memberships
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| cydiapro.com || Scam. On-device webclip offers membership for donations of $14.99 & $19.99
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| cyrooting.com || Affiliated with cydia-download.us which installs a profile from cyrooting.com
 
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| downgradeios7.com || Fake on-device downgrade tool
 
| downgradeios7.com || Fake on-device downgrade tool
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| downgradeios8.com || Fake on-device downgrade tool
 
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| downgradeiphone.com || Sells a false promise (universal iOS/baseband downgrade) for $29
 
| downgradeiphone.com || Sells a false promise (universal iOS/baseband downgrade) for $29
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| downloadcydiainstaller.weebly.com || Scam, part of cydiapro.com group
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| download.net.ua || Malware/Survey. Replicates jailbreak websites. [https://www.virustotal.com/gui/file/e20abe709368abd14f53b69a8bfe296897167eb35f64ba9b0ea391dd2e6cc609/detection On PC it installs malware.] On IOS it does a survey scam
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| downloadpangu.org || Fake
 
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| ecydia.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $24.99
 
| ecydia.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $24.99
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| en-pangu.com || Fake, affiliated with i0n1c.com and taig9.com
 
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| equsi0n.com || Survey scam
 
| equsi0n.com || Survey scam
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| evasi0n-jailbreak.net || Survey scam, copy of evasi0n.com
 
| evasi0n-jailbreak.net || Survey scam, copy of evasi0n.com
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| evasi0njailbreak.com || Fake
 
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| evasion7.com || Fake
 
| evasion7.com || Fake
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| evasion7download.info/pangu || Malware. See [https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/fb64d5934ebd946c0a4cd49bb8adb13005a57c0ffb04b77e94d40563b6e001e2/analysis/1418953850/ VirusTotal results]
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| evasioniosjailbreak.com || Survey scam
 
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| evasionjailbreak.net || Survey scam, copy of evasi0n.com
 
| evasionjailbreak.net || Survey scam, copy of evasi0n.com
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| evasl0n.blogspot.com || Survey scam, copy of evasi0n.com
 
| evasl0n.blogspot.com || Survey scam, copy of evasi0n.com
 
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| evasi0n7.com/pangu || Fake
| evasion7download.info || Copy of evasi0n.com
 
 
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| evasion7download.info || Malware. See [https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/fb64d5934ebd946c0a4cd49bb8adb13005a57c0ffb04b77e94d40563b6e001e2/analysis/1418953850/ VirusTotal results]
| evasion7download.info/geeksn0w || Copy of Geeksn0w.it
 
 
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| evasion7-jailbreak.com || Fake
 
| evasion7-jailbreak.com || Fake
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| geeksn0w.net || Copy of geeksn0w.it
 
| geeksn0w.net || Copy of geeksn0w.it
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| geeksn0w.net/pangu || Fake
 
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| geeksn0wdownload.com || Copy of Geeksn0w.it
 
| geeksn0wdownload.com || Copy of Geeksn0w.it
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| getelectra.com || Fake
 
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| getthebest365.com || Sells unspecified tool for $27.00
 
| getthebest365.com || Sells unspecified tool for $27.00
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| getcydiapro.com || Requires downloading apps
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| greenpois0n-gc.blogspot.com || Survey scam
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| hexxaplus.com || Fake, claims 13.4 support, installs profile from pangu8.com
 
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| icysn0w.com || Survey scam
 
| icysn0w.com || Survey scam
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| idevicecentral.com || Clickbait and fake jailbreaks
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| idevicehacker07.com || Fake, claims to install R4m0n JB for iOS 9
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| idowngrade.com || Survey scam
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| iemu.org || Fake; previous site for [[iEmu]]
 
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| ievad3rs.com || Survey scam
 
| ievad3rs.com || Survey scam
 
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| ijailbreak-iphone.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $19.95
 
| ijailbreak-iphone.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $19.95
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| ijailbreaking.com || Fake, see iosjailbreakings.com entry
 
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| ijailbreakpro.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $29.90, $39.90 and $49.90
 
| ijailbreakpro.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $29.90, $39.90 and $49.90
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| ijailbreakpro.net || Sells an unspecified tool (for $29.90, $39.90, and $49.90), to which the most expensive purchase is required to use the tool more than once.
 
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| ijailbreaktool.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $24.99
 
| ijailbreaktool.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $24.99
 
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| imessagewin.com || Claims to have iMessage for Windows platform. Survey scam.
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| imessagewin.com || Claims to have iMessage for Windows platform; Survey scam
 
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| ineedjailbreak.com || Sells evasi0n / redsn0w for $24.95
 
| ineedjailbreak.com || Sells evasi0n / redsn0w for $24.95
 
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| inj3ct3d.klikkit.co.uk || asking for donations to publish a non-existent jailbreak
 
| inj3ct3d.klikkit.co.uk || asking for donations to publish a non-existent jailbreak
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| insanelyios.blogspot.com || Downgrade fake, survey scam
 
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| instajailbreaker.com || Sells unspecified tool(s) for $29.95
 
| instajailbreaker.com || Sells unspecified tool(s) for $29.95
 
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| installcydia.mobi || Fake. Takes you to appial.com for freemium appstore games
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| instantjb.com || Fake. Installs multiple profiles. Sells "premium" cydia for $9.99
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| ios-6-1-4-jailbreak.com || Survey scam
 
| ios-6-1-4-jailbreak.com || Survey scam
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| ios-jailbreak.com || Provides fake iOS 9.3 jailbreak tool that includes malware
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| ios8jailbreak.org || Fake
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| ios8jailbreak.tk || Fake (alternate domain name is ios8-jailbreak.weebly.com)
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| ios8jailbreakdownload.net || Survey scam
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| ios8pangu.com || Fake, webclip. Wants to install unsigned profile that cannot be removed
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| ios9.semijb.com || See semijb.com entry
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| ios11.site || Survey scam
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| iosjail.com || Survey scam
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| iosjailbreak.org || Scam. Links to webclip sites with $14.99 & $19.99 memberships for fake cydia
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| iosjailbreak.top || Requires downloading apps
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| iosjailbreakings.com || Fake, sends you to ijailbreaking.com
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| iosjailbreakpangu.com || Survey scam. Good copy of real pangu site
 
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| ipadjailbreak3.com || Forwards to jailbreakunlock.org
 
| ipadjailbreak3.com || Forwards to jailbreakunlock.org
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| ipangu.net || Fake. Passworded zip files
 
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| iphone5break.com || Sells unspecified tool for $49.99
 
| iphone5break.com || Sells unspecified tool for $49.99
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| iphonejailbreak-unlock.com || Sells unspecified tool for $27.00
 
| iphonejailbreak-unlock.com || Sells unspecified tool for $27.00
 
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| iremotejb.com || Fake. AppStore app download scheme to boost app rankings and profit scammer via in-app advertising.
| jailbreak-7.com || Appstore app dowmload+play time required, artificially inflating it's popularity
 
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| irevert.wordpress.com/ || Claims to be able to downgrade firmware
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| i0n1c.com/jailbreak-ios-9.1 || Fake browser-based tool
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| jail-ios.com || App Store app download scam, also a survey scam. They should sell it outright for the trifecta.
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| jailbreak.cc || Sells jailbreaking tools. The site is down now.
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| jailbreak.live || Fake
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| jailbreak-7.com || App Store app download+play time required, artificially inflating its popularity
 
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| jailbreak-absinthe.com || Survey scam
 
| jailbreak-absinthe.com || Survey scam
 
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| jailbreak-ios-7.com || Tells people to go to thejailbreakshop.com
 
| jailbreak-ios-7.com || Tells people to go to thejailbreakshop.com
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| jailbreak-ios7.net || Sells unspecified tools for $29.95 and $39.95
 
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| jailbreak-my-ipad.org || Sells evasi0n / redsn0w for $29.95 '''per month'''
 
| jailbreak-my-ipad.org || Sells evasi0n / redsn0w for $29.95 '''per month'''
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| jailbreak-my-iphone.com || Sells unspecified tool for $29.97
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| jailbreak-official.com || Sells "jailbreak membership" for $19.99
 
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| jailbreak-team.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $29.99
 
| jailbreak-team.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $29.99
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| jailbreakbj.com || Survey scam
 
| jailbreakbj.com || Survey scam
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| jailbreakgenie.com || Scam. Sells unspecified jailbreak tool for $9.99
 
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| jailbreakios7untethered.com || Survey scam, all set up in advance for iOS 7
 
| jailbreakios7untethered.com || Survey scam, all set up in advance for iOS 7
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| jailbreakiphone5s.com || Tells people to go to thejailbreakshop.com
 
| jailbreakiphone5s.com || Tells people to go to thejailbreakshop.com
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| jailbreakme10.com || ICU's attempt to cash in on Yalu
 
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| jailbreakmenow.net || Sells unspecified tools for $19.95, $29.95, and $39.95
 
| jailbreakmenow.net || Sells unspecified tools for $19.95, $29.95, and $39.95
 
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| jailbreaknewiphone.com || Survey scam after being strung along downloading a fake tool
 
| jailbreaknewiphone.com || Survey scam after being strung along downloading a fake tool
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| jailbreaktheipad2.com || Sells unspecified tool for $14.95
 
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| jailbreakthings.com || Exists solely to promote instajailbreaker.com, a scam site
 
| jailbreakthings.com || Exists solely to promote instajailbreaker.com, a scam site
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| jailbreakunlock.org || Sells evasi0n / redsn0w for $14.95
 
| jailbreakunlock.org || Sells evasi0n / redsn0w for $14.95
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| jailbroke.info || Sells jailbreaking "solutions"
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| jbadd.com || Requires downloading apps
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| k33n.mobi || Survey scam
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| k33nweb.com || Fake
 
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| latestiphoneunlock.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $9.95 or $29.95
 
| latestiphoneunlock.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $9.95 or $29.95
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| linxijb.weebly.com || Fake
 
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| newios7jailbreak.com || Directs visitors to unlock-jailbreak.net
 
| newios7jailbreak.com || Directs visitors to unlock-jailbreak.net
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| oneclickjailbreak.com || Sells an unspecified tool for at least $29.95
 
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| opensn0w.net || Survey scam
 
| opensn0w.net || Survey scam
 
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| overcast7.com || Survey scam
 
| overcast7.com || Survey scam
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| pangu8.com || Fake. Installs webclip from semijb.com. Also provides a lot of fake news.
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| pangu8.us || Scam. Part of the cydiapro.com group of on-device webclip scams with $14.99 & $19.99 "memberships"
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| pangu9.net || Scam. Charges paid "memberships"
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| pangu9.mobi || Fake
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| pangu10.mobi || Claims to have "injected" cydia into App Store apps, makes money off of you installing the apps.
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| pangu11.mobi || Fake, see pangu10.mobi
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| pangucydia.com || Survey scam
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| pangudownload.com || Fake
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| pangu-download.net || Fake
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| pangu-jailbreak.com || Fake
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| pangujailbreak.info || Fake, survey scam, poor things can't even pay their hosting bill :)
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| pangujb.blogspot.com || Fake
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| pangujb11.com || Survey scam
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| pangulive.com || Survey scam
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| pangunow.com || Fake
 
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| pod2gblog.blogspot.com || Copy of pod2g's blog
 
| pod2gblog.blogspot.com || Copy of pod2g's blog
 
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| p0sixspwn.co || Windows version is a malware downloader that eventually downloads the real p0sixspwn
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| p0sixspwn.co || Windows version is a malware downloader that eventually downloads the real [[p0sixspwn]]
 
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| posixspwndownload.com || Copy of p0sixspwn
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| posixspwndownload.com || Copy of [[p0sixspwn]]
 
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| ppjailbreak.com || Copy of [[PPJailbreak]] and copyright infringement
| purpletools.wordpress.com and all the other sites/people offering similar stuff || Scam - It sells [[PurpleRestore]] and other internal tools at high price promising they'll allow to downgrade any device/firmware and to install any firmware on any device (e.g. [[iOS]] 6.1.3 on [[iPhone 3G]]).
 
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| ppjailbreakdownload.com || Fake. Has links to real tools.
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| premiumjailbreak.com || Sells jailbreaking tools
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| purpletools.wordpress.com || (and all the other sites/people offering similar stuff)<br />Scam - Claims access to Apple's internal VPN
 
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| redpois0n.net || Survey scam
 
| redpois0n.net || Survey scam
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| red-snow.com || Sells unspecified tools for $29.95 and $39.95
 
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| redsn0w-r9-new.blogspot.com || Survey scam, text is ripped from Dev-Team Blog
 
| redsn0w-r9-new.blogspot.com || Survey scam, text is ripped from Dev-Team Blog
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| ricojb.com || Requires downloading apps
 
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| rocky-racoon.com || Survey scam, copy of Dev-Team Blog
 
| rocky-racoon.com || Survey scam, copy of Dev-Team Blog
 
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| safera1n.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $24.99
 
| safera1n.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $24.99
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| saigonjb.com || Fake. AppStore app download scheme
 
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| silv3rwind.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $20
 
| silv3rwind.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $20
 
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| semijb.com || Fake. Does not install "the cydia."
| semirestore.org || Fakes and redistributes of SemiRestore and SemiRestore7
 
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| semirestore.org || Fake redistributions of SemiRestore and SemiRestore7
 
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| spirit-jb.com || Survey scam
 
| spirit-jb.com || Survey scam
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| synergyjailbreak.com || Survey scam
 
| synergyjailbreak.com || Survey scam
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| taig-download.com || Scam. On-device webclip offers membership for $14.99 & $19.99
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| taig-nc.blogspot.com || Survey scam
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| taig8.net || Fake
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| taig9.com || Fake
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| taig9.mobi || Fake. AppStore app download scheme to boost app rankings and profit scammer via in-app advertising.
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| taig10.mobi || Fake. AppStore app download scheme.
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| taigremote.com || On-device app-download scam, basically a survey scam
 
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| team7jailbreak.com || On-device survey scam (redirects to 7jailbreak.com). [https://twitter.com/search?q=It%27s%20easy.%20%20Follow%20this%20realy%20simple%20guide%20from%20%40teamjailbreak7&src=typd&f=realtime Known to spam on Twitter]
 
| team7jailbreak.com || On-device survey scam (redirects to 7jailbreak.com). [https://twitter.com/search?q=It%27s%20easy.%20%20Follow%20this%20realy%20simple%20guide%20from%20%40teamjailbreak7&src=typd&f=realtime Known to spam on Twitter]
 
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| theios7jailbreaker.com || Directs people to scam sites (ijailbreakpro.com, appleunlocker.com, ijailbreaktool.com)
 
| theios7jailbreaker.com || Directs people to scam sites (ijailbreakpro.com, appleunlocker.com, ijailbreaktool.com)
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| theios8jailbreak.com || Fake
 
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| thejailbreakshop.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $29.97 and $49.97
 
| thejailbreakshop.com || Sells an unspecified tool for $29.97 and $49.97
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| topangajb.com || Fake. AppStore app download (rank boosting) scheme.
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| trianglejailbreak.com || Sells jailbreaking tool
 
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| u7xjailbreak.com || Survey scam
 
| u7xjailbreak.com || Survey scam
 
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| unc0ver.co || Survey scam
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| unc0ver.org|| Copy of unc0ver.dev, makes you fill out surveys.
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| unc0ver.vip || Copy of unc0ver.dev. Claims 13.3.1 support, wants to install unsigned profile and asks you to complete a survey.
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| unja1l.com || Survey scam
 
| unja1l.com || Survey scam
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| unjailme.com || AppStore rank boosting scheme
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| untetheredjailbreakios8.com || Survey scam
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| zjailbreak.com || Claims iOS 11 - iOS 13.4.5 jailBreak, wants to install signed profile, claims to be freemium, ask for money donations.
 
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| appleunlocker.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $19.95
 
| appleunlocker.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $19.95
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| bestra1n.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $24.99
 
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| cheapestiphoneunlock.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $9.99
 
| cheapestiphoneunlock.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $9.99
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| how-jailbreak-iphone.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $19.95
 
| how-jailbreak-iphone.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $19.95
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| ih8sn0w.mobi || Sells who knows what for 20 Euros. Quite funny, but don't be a sucker.
 
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| ijailbreakpro.com || Sells redsn0w for $29.90, $39.90, or $49.90
 
| ijailbreakpro.com || Sells redsn0w for $29.90, $39.90, or $49.90
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| ios7jailbreak.fr || Survey scam
 
| ios7jailbreak.fr || Survey scam
 
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| iphone-unlocker.org || Survey scam
| iphone5break.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $49.99
 
 
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| iphone-instant-unlock.com || Sells unspecified unlocking software for $14.95
 
| iphone-instant-unlock.com || Sells unspecified unlocking software for $14.95
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| iphone-unlockme.com || Sells unspecified unlocking software for $14.95
 
| iphone-unlockme.com || Sells unspecified unlocking software for $14.95
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| iphone5break.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $49.99
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| iphoneimei.net || Fake
 
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| iphoneunlocker.org.uk || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for £14.99
 
| iphoneunlocker.org.uk || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for £14.99
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| jailbreakiphone5express.com || Links to ijailbreakpro.com, appleunlocker.com and ijailbreaktool.com
 
| jailbreakiphone5express.com || Links to ijailbreakpro.com, appleunlocker.com and ijailbreaktool.com
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| jailbreakmenow.net || Sells unspecified tools for $19.95, $29.95, and $39.95
 
 
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| myappledownload.com || Sells undefined non-existing jailbreaks, unlocks, downgrades for $19.99
 
| myappledownload.com || Sells undefined non-existing jailbreaks, unlocks, downgrades for $19.99
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| myunlocker.org || On-device survey / app download scam
 
| myunlocker.org || On-device survey / app download scam
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| officialiphoneunlock.co.uk || Fake
 
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| phoneunlockguy.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $14.95
 
| phoneunlockguy.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $14.95
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| unlock-apple-iphone.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $29.99
 
| unlock-apple-iphone.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $29.99
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| unlock-appleiphone.com || Sells IMEI unlocks for ANY carrier (including Singtel, which is factory unlocked, and including Sprint, which is nearly impossible, and certainly not done for that price) for $29.95
 
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| unlock-ijailbreak.net || Added a letter to the URL, otherwise it's the same site as unlock-jailbreak.net
 
| unlock-ijailbreak.net || Added a letter to the URL, otherwise it's the same site as unlock-jailbreak.net
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| unlock-iphone.info || Fake. Claims that donating will expedite your request.<!-- Not to mention the request form isn't even an HTML <form>. The "submit" button is just a link. -->
 
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| unlock-jailbreak.net || Sells unspecified unlocking software for $24.99
 
| unlock-jailbreak.net || Sells unspecified unlocking software for $24.99
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| unlockimeiiphone.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking tool for $19.95
 
| unlockimeiiphone.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking tool for $19.95
 
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| unlockingfox.com || Survey scam
| unlockiphone.org || Sells unspecified unlocking software for $24.95
 
 
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| unlockiphone.net || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking tool
 
| unlockiphone.net || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking tool
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| unlockiphone.org || Sells unspecified unlocking software for $24.95
 
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| unlockiphoneios5.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $14.95
 
| unlockiphoneios5.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $14.95
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| unlockjailbreaktool.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $24.99
 
| unlockjailbreaktool.com || Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $24.99
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| unlockmecentral.com || Sells jailbreaking "membership"
 
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| ultrasn0wtool.com || Claims to unlock via a GUI app
 
| ultrasn0wtool.com || Claims to unlock via a GUI app
 
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| ziphone.org || Directs visitors to easyiphoneunlocking.com
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| ziphone.org || Directs visitors to iphone-unlocker-pro.com
 
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Latest revision as of 02:50, 18 July 2023

This is an incomplete list of community-reported scam sites that pretend to distribute or sell jailbreaking and unlocking tools/services. (There are many other scam sites not listed here yet.)

If you see a site selling jailbreaking or unlocking software (or asking you to do a survey before downloading), it's a scam. (Companies make money when you fill out surveys, so they promise a jailbreak to get you to fill them out.) Scam sites may also provide free fake tools that actually install adware or other kinds of malware in order to make money from you. Some legitimate forms of unlocking are not free - third-party IMEI unlocks and SIM interposer devices both cost money - but ultrasn0w is always free.

In general, please consider: is what the site promises too good to be true? Does it promise a new jailbreak for the latest iOS version, when nobody from trusted sources (such as well-known blogs or Reddit or developers on Twitter) is talking about this new jailbreak? When a real new jailbreak gets released, huge numbers of people talk about it - so if you find something people aren't talking about, be very skeptical and check trusted sources.

You can contribute to this list

Please contribute to this list if you find a scam site. By listing them here, we can help people find good information when they search Google for more information about these sites. If your site is listed here and you believe that's a mistake, you may contact an administrator to request removal.

Be sure not to link to these pages, as all links will boost their Google ranking.

Jailbreak fakes

Domain Notes
apps.appshed.com/[various #] On-device fake, webclips and profiles
checkrain.com Fake, AppStore rank booster.
checkrain.org Fake
checkra1n-windows.com Fake, asks for money
cyberelevat0r.net Fake
cyberelevat0r.us Fake
cydia8jailbreak.com Fake has you download multiple free-to-play apps hoping for in-app purchases
cydiaappdownloader.wordpress.com Fake. Virustotal.com analysis: 39 of 56 scanners detect malware.
cydiacloud.com Scam. On-device webclip fakes jailbreak and prompts users to complete surveys.
cydia-download.us Scam. On-device webclip fakes jailbreak and prompts users to complete surveys.
cydiadownloaders.com On-device webclip scam offering $14.99 & $19.99 memberships
cydiafree.com Scam. On-device webclip fakes jailbreak and prompts users to complete surveys.
cydiainstall9.weebly.com Fake, makes you download apps from the AppStore, promo video has obvious edit.
cydiajailbreak.org Scam. Offers links to taig-download.com offering $14.99 & $19.99 memberships
cydiapro.com Scam. On-device webclip offers membership for donations of $14.99 & $19.99
cyrooting.com Affiliated with cydia-download.us which installs a profile from cyrooting.com
downgradeios7.com Fake on-device downgrade tool
downgradeios8.com Fake on-device downgrade tool
downgradeiphone.com Sells a false promise (universal iOS/baseband downgrade) for $29
downloadcydiainstaller.weebly.com Scam, part of cydiapro.com group
download.net.ua Malware/Survey. Replicates jailbreak websites. On PC it installs malware. On IOS it does a survey scam
downloadpangu.org Fake
ecydia.com Sells an unspecified tool for $24.99
en-pangu.com Fake, affiliated with i0n1c.com and taig9.com
equsi0n.com Survey scam
evad3rs.me No survey, not selling anything, just has downloads of evasi0n 1.0.7, calling it 1.0.8 and saying it works on iOS 7.1.x. Pointless.
evad3rsdevteam.com Survey scam, copy of evasi0n.com
evad3rs-devteam.com Copy of evasi0n.com
evad3rsjb.com Fake
evad3rsteam.com Survey scam
evasi0nblog.com Repackaged evasi0n
evasi0ndevteam.com Sells evasi0n for $15
evasi0njb.net Copy of evasi0n.com
evasion-jailbreak.com Survey scam
evasion-jailbreak7.com Survey scam
evasi0n-jailbreak.net Survey scam, copy of evasi0n.com
evasi0njailbreak.com Fake
evasion7.com Fake
evasion7download.info/pangu Malware. See VirusTotal results
evasioniosjailbreak.com Survey scam
evasionjailbreak.net Survey scam, copy of evasi0n.com
evasionjailbreak.us Copy of evasi0n.com
evasionjailbreak7.com Survey scam
evasi0n-official.com Survey scam, loosely copied from evasi0n.com
evasl0n.blogspot.com Survey scam, copy of evasi0n.com
evasi0n7.com/pangu Fake
evasion7download.info Malware. See VirusTotal results
evasion7-jailbreak.com Fake
evazi0n.net Fake
ex0dus-jailbreak.com Unspecified tool, claims to be developed by @planetbeing and @pimskeks. Survey scam after being strung along downloading a fake tool which requires a patch, said patch download requiring survey completion.
factory-directme.com Sells redsn0w for $14.95
firest0rm.net Survey scam
freed0md00r.com Survey scam
future7ios7.com Survey scam
geeksn0w.net Copy of geeksn0w.it
geeksn0w.net/pangu Fake
geeksn0wdownload.com Copy of Geeksn0w.it
getelectra.com Fake
getthebest365.com Sells unspecified tool for $27.00
getcydiapro.com Requires downloading apps
greenpois0n-gc.blogspot.com Survey scam
hexxaplus.com Fake, claims 13.4 support, installs profile from pangu8.com
icysn0w.com Survey scam
idevicecentral.com Clickbait and fake jailbreaks
idevicehacker07.com Fake, claims to install R4m0n JB for iOS 9
idowngrade.com Survey scam
iemu.org Fake; previous site for iEmu
ievad3rs.com Survey scam
ijailbreak-iphone.com Sells an unspecified tool for $19.95
ijailbreaking.com Fake, see iosjailbreakings.com entry
ijailbreakpro.com Sells an unspecified tool for $29.90, $39.90 and $49.90
ijailbreakpro.net Sells an unspecified tool (for $29.90, $39.90, and $49.90), to which the most expensive purchase is required to use the tool more than once.
ijailbreaktool.com Sells an unspecified tool for $24.99
imessagewin.com Claims to have iMessage for Windows platform; Survey scam
ineedjailbreak.com Sells evasi0n / redsn0w for $24.95
inj3ct3d.klikkit.co.uk asking for donations to publish a non-existent jailbreak
insanelyios.blogspot.com Downgrade fake, survey scam
instajailbreaker.com Sells unspecified tool(s) for $29.95
installcydia.mobi Fake. Takes you to appial.com for freemium appstore games
instantjb.com Fake. Installs multiple profiles. Sells "premium" cydia for $9.99
ios-6-1-4-jailbreak.com Survey scam
ios-jailbreak.com Provides fake iOS 9.3 jailbreak tool that includes malware
ios8jailbreak.org Fake
ios8jailbreak.tk Fake (alternate domain name is ios8-jailbreak.weebly.com)
ios8jailbreakdownload.net Survey scam
ios8pangu.com Fake, webclip. Wants to install unsigned profile that cannot be removed
ios9.semijb.com See semijb.com entry
ios11.site Survey scam
iosjail.com Survey scam
iosjailbreak.org Scam. Links to webclip sites with $14.99 & $19.99 memberships for fake cydia
iosjailbreak.top Requires downloading apps
iosjailbreakings.com Fake, sends you to ijailbreaking.com
iosjailbreakpangu.com Survey scam. Good copy of real pangu site
ipadjailbreak3.com Forwards to jailbreakunlock.org
ipangu.net Fake. Passworded zip files
iphone5break.com Sells unspecified tool for $49.99
iphonejailbreakplus.com Sells evasi0n / redsn0w for $29.95
iphonejailbreak-unlock.com Sells unspecified tool for $27.00
iremotejb.com Fake. AppStore app download scheme to boost app rankings and profit scammer via in-app advertising.
irevert.wordpress.com/ Claims to be able to downgrade firmware
i0n1c.com/jailbreak-ios-9.1 Fake browser-based tool
jail-ios.com App Store app download scam, also a survey scam. They should sell it outright for the trifecta.
jailbreak.cc Sells jailbreaking tools. The site is down now.
jailbreak.live Fake
jailbreak-7.com App Store app download+play time required, artificially inflating its popularity
jailbreak-absinthe.com Survey scam
jailbreak-ios-7.com Tells people to go to thejailbreakshop.com
jailbreak-ios7.net Sells unspecified tools for $29.95 and $39.95
jailbreak-my-ipad.org Sells evasi0n / redsn0w for $29.95 per month
jailbreak-my-iphone.com Sells unspecified tool for $29.97
jailbreak-official.com Sells "jailbreak membership" for $19.99
jailbreak-team.com Sells an unspecified tool for $29.99
jailbreak71.com Fake
jailbreak7wizz.com Links to jailbreakthings.com, which in turn links to instajailbreaker.com, which sells unspecified tools for $29.95
jailbreakandunlock1.pressdoc.com Blog that is about jailbreak and unlock which uses fake tools.
jailbreakbj.com Survey scam
jailbreakgenie.com Scam. Sells unspecified jailbreak tool for $9.99
jailbreakios7untethered.com Survey scam, all set up in advance for iOS 7
jailbreakiosnewversion.elitegamershub.com Survey scam, copied/modified verion of evasi0n7
jailbreakiphone5s.com Tells people to go to thejailbreakshop.com
jailbreakme10.com ICU's attempt to cash in on Yalu
jailbreakmenow.net Sells unspecified tools for $19.95, $29.95, and $39.95
jailbreaknewiphone.com Survey scam after being strung along downloading a fake tool
jailbreaktheipad2.com Sells unspecified tool for $14.95
jailbreakthings.com Exists solely to promote instajailbreaker.com, a scam site
jailbreakunlock.info Sells unspecified tools for $19.95, $29.95, and $39.95
jailbreakunlock.org Sells evasi0n / redsn0w for $14.95
jailbroke.info Sells jailbreaking "solutions"
jbadd.com Requires downloading apps
k33n.mobi Survey scam
k33nweb.com Fake
latestiphoneunlock.com Sells an unspecified tool for $9.95 or $29.95
linxijb.weebly.com Fake
newios7jailbreak.com Directs visitors to unlock-jailbreak.net
oneclickjailbreak.com Sells an unspecified tool for at least $29.95
opensn0w.net Survey scam
overcast7.com Survey scam
pangu8.com Fake. Installs webclip from semijb.com. Also provides a lot of fake news.
pangu8.us Scam. Part of the cydiapro.com group of on-device webclip scams with $14.99 & $19.99 "memberships"
pangu9.net Scam. Charges paid "memberships"
pangu9.mobi Fake
pangu10.mobi Claims to have "injected" cydia into App Store apps, makes money off of you installing the apps.
pangu11.mobi Fake, see pangu10.mobi
pangucydia.com Survey scam
pangudownload.com Fake
pangu-download.net Fake
pangu-jailbreak.com Fake
pangujailbreak.info Fake, survey scam, poor things can't even pay their hosting bill :)
pangujb.blogspot.com Fake
pangujb11.com Survey scam
pangulive.com Survey scam
pangunow.com Fake
pod2gblog.blogspot.com Copy of pod2g's blog
p0sixspwn.co Windows version is a malware downloader that eventually downloads the real p0sixspwn
posixspwndownload.com Copy of p0sixspwn
ppjailbreak.com Copy of PPJailbreak and copyright infringement
ppjailbreakdownload.com Fake. Has links to real tools.
premiumjailbreak.com Sells jailbreaking tools
purpletools.wordpress.com (and all the other sites/people offering similar stuff)
Scam - Claims access to Apple's internal VPN
redpois0n.net Survey scam
red-snow.com Sells unspecified tools for $29.95 and $39.95
redsn0w-r9-new.blogspot.com Survey scam, text is ripped from Dev-Team Blog
ricojb.com Requires downloading apps
rocky-racoon.com Survey scam, copy of Dev-Team Blog
safera1n.com Sells an unspecified tool for $24.99
saigonjb.com Fake. AppStore app download scheme
silv3rwind.com Sells an unspecified tool for $20
semijb.com Fake. Does not install "the cydia."
semirestore.org Fake redistributions of SemiRestore and SemiRestore7
spirit-jb.com Survey scam
spiritjb.net Survey scam
synergyjailbreak.com Survey scam
taig-download.com Scam. On-device webclip offers membership for $14.99 & $19.99
taig-nc.blogspot.com Survey scam
taig8.net Fake
taig9.com Fake
taig9.mobi Fake. AppStore app download scheme to boost app rankings and profit scammer via in-app advertising.
taig10.mobi Fake. AppStore app download scheme.
taigremote.com On-device app-download scam, basically a survey scam
team7jailbreak.com On-device survey scam (redirects to 7jailbreak.com). Known to spam on Twitter
theios7jailbreaker.com Directs people to scam sites (ijailbreakpro.com, appleunlocker.com, ijailbreaktool.com)
theios8jailbreak.com Fake
thejailbreakshop.com Sells an unspecified tool for $29.97 and $49.97
topangajb.com Fake. AppStore app download (rank boosting) scheme.
trianglejailbreak.com Sells jailbreaking tool
u7xjailbreak.com Survey scam
unc0ver.co Survey scam
unc0ver.org Copy of unc0ver.dev, makes you fill out surveys.
unc0ver.vip Copy of unc0ver.dev. Claims 13.3.1 support, wants to install unsigned profile and asks you to complete a survey.
unja1l.com Survey scam
unjailme.com AppStore rank boosting scheme
untetheredjailbreakios8.com Survey scam
zjailbreak.com Claims iOS 11 - iOS 13.4.5 jailBreak, wants to install signed profile, claims to be freemium, ask for money donations.

Scam jailbreak and unlock sites

Domain Notes
appleunlocker.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $19.95
bestra1n.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $24.99
cheapestiphoneunlock.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $9.99
deblocage-iphone-fr.com Sells unspecified unlocking software for €29.99
desbloquear-iphone-pro.com Sells unspecified unlocking software for €29.99
e-imeiunlock.com Survey scam
easyiphoneunlocking.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $24.95
easyunlockiphone.net Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $24.99
easyunlockingsolutions.com Sells unspecified unlocking software for $19.99
how-jailbreak-iphone.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $19.95
ih8sn0w.mobi Sells who knows what for 20 Euros. Quite funny, but don't be a sucker.
ijailbreakpro.com Sells redsn0w for $29.90, $39.90, or $49.90
ijailbreaktool.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking software for $24.99
ios7jailbreaker.net Survey scam
ios7jailbreak.fr Survey scam
iphone-unlocker.org Survey scam
iphone-instant-unlock.com Sells unspecified unlocking software for $14.95
iphone-unlock-pro.com Redirects to unlock4iphone.com, desbloquear-iphone-pro.com, and deblocage-iphone-fr.com
iphone-unlocker-pro.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $24.95
iphone-unlock-me.com Sells unspecified unlocking software for $14.95
iphone-unlockme.com Sells unspecified unlocking software for $14.95
iphone5break.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $49.99
iphoneimei.net Fake
iphoneunlocker.org.uk Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for £14.99
iphoneunlockersoftware.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $24.97
iphoneunlockplus.com Sells unspecified unlocking software for $22.99
iphoneunlockwiz.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $29.97
jailbreakandunlockiphones.com Glowing reviews of, and links to, scam sites which are mostly offline now
jailbreakiphone5express.com Links to ijailbreakpro.com, appleunlocker.com and ijailbreaktool.com
myappledownload.com Sells undefined non-existing jailbreaks, unlocks, downgrades for $19.99
mydowngrade.com Sells undefined non-existing jailbreaks, unlocks, downgrades for $19.99
myunlocker.org On-device survey / app download scam
officialiphoneunlock.co.uk Fake
phoneunlockguy.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $14.95
solutions-directme.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking software for $14.95
superiorsim.com Sells SIM interposers, reported to be a scam by various websites
superunlockiphone.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for £14.99
tracyandmatt.co.uk Refers victims to unlock-jailbreak.net
transx-solutions.com Sells software for $14.95 which does not say what it is. Also requires a download
trusted-iphone-unlocker.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $24.95
ultimateiphoneunlocker.com Sells unspecified unlocking software for $19.95
unlock-your-phones.com Sells evasi0n as an unlock for €8.99
unlock-apple-iphone.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $29.99
unlock-appleiphone.com Sells IMEI unlocks for ANY carrier (including Singtel, which is factory unlocked, and including Sprint, which is nearly impossible, and certainly not done for that price) for $29.95
unlock-ijailbreak.net Added a letter to the URL, otherwise it's the same site as unlock-jailbreak.net
unlock-iphone.info Fake. Claims that donating will expedite your request.
unlock-jailbreak.net Sells unspecified unlocking software for $24.99
unlock-jailbreak-iphone.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $24.99
unlock-the-iphone.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $29.95, $37.95, or $49
unlock4iphone.com Sells unspecified unlocking software for $29.99
unlockimeiiphone.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking tool for $19.95
unlockingfox.com Survey scam
unlockiphone.net Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking tool
unlockiphone.org Sells unspecified unlocking software for $24.95
unlockiphoneios5.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $14.95
unlockiphonenow.org Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $24.99
unlockiphonepro.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $24.99
unlockjailbreaktool.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $24.99
unlockmecentral.com Sells jailbreaking "membership"
ultrasn0wtool.com Claims to unlock via a GUI app
ziphone.org Directs visitors to iphone-unlocker-pro.com