Scam Jailbreaks and Unlocks

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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. (Companies make money when you fill out surveys, so they promise a jailbreak to get you to fill them out.) 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 - if you find something people aren't talking about it, be very skeptical and check trusted sources.

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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.

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Jailbreak fakes

Domain Notes
7evasi0n.com Fake
7jailbreak.com On-device survey scam
71jailbreak.com Fake
8jailbreak.net Fake
alphajailbreak.com Survey scam
alpinejb.blogspot.com Fake
apps.appshed.com/[various #] On-device fake, webclips and profiles
celtikios7.com Survey scam
cyberelevat0r.net Fake
cyberelevat0r.us Fake
cydia8jailbreak.com Fake has you download multiple free-to-play apps hoping for in-app purchases
cydia-download.us On-device scam, cost is unknown as it wants to install a profile and I'm not willing to go that far ;p
cyrooting.com Affiliated with cydia-download.us which installs a profile from cyrooting.com
downgradeios7.com Fake on-device downgrade tool
downgradeiphone.com Sells a false promise (universal iOS/baseband downgrade) for $29
ecydia.com Sells an unspecified tool for $24.99
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 http://bit.ly/1Jcl1hw
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 http://bit.ly/1Jcl1hw
evasion7download.info/geeksn0w Malware. See http://bit.ly/1Jcl1hw
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
getthebest365.com Sells unspecified tool for $27.00
greenpois0n-gc.blogspot.com Survey scam
icysn0w.com Survey scam
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
ijailbreakpro.com Sells an unspecified tool for $29.90, $39.90 and $49.90
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
ios-6-1-4-jailbreak.com Survey scam
ios-jailbreak.com Provides fake 8.4.1 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
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
irevert.wordpress.com/ Claims to be able to downgrade firmware
jailbreak.cc Sells jailbreaking tools
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-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
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"
latestiphoneunlock.com Sells an unspecified tool for $9.95 or $29.95
newios7jailbreak.com Directs visitors to unlock-jailbreak.net
opensn0w.net Survey scam
overcast7.com Survey scam
pangu8.com Fake. Installs webclip from semijb.com
pangudownload.com Fake
pangu-jailbreak.com Fake
pangujailbreak.info Fake, survey scam, poor things can't even pay their hosting bill :)
pangujb.blogspot.com Fake
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
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
rocky-racoon.com Survey scam, copy of Dev-Team Blog
safera1n.com Sells an unspecified tool for $24.99
silv3rwind.com Sells an unspecified tool for $20
semijb.com Fake. Does not install "the cydia." :D
semirestore.org Fakes and redistributes of SemiRestore and SemiRestore7
spirit-jb.com Survey scam
spiritjb.net Survey scam
synergyjailbreak.com Survey scam
taigremote.com On-device app-download scam, basically a survey scam
taig8.net Fake
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
trianglejailbreak.com Sells jailbreaking tool
u7xjailbreak.com Survey scam
unja1l.com Survey scam
untetheredjailbreakios8.com Survey scam

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
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
iphone5break.com Sells unspecified jailbreaking + unlocking software for $49.99
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
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
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
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 easyiphoneunlocking.com