Scam Jailbreaks and Unlocks

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.

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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