/exchanges · verified 2026-09-25

Swapter

Name: Swapter
Brand: Swapter

Instant swap that holds large orders. kycnot.me marked it a scam (2026-09-25): 700 XMR held since Nov 2025, 391 XMR unpaid on BestChange since Apr 2026. Small swaps complete to keep reviews looking clean.

⚠ INCIDENT

⚠ Incident 2026-09-25 severity: critical

Reported by kycnot.me (2026-09-25) as a scam. Pattern: small swaps complete normally to keep the public reviews looking good, while large swaps are held for months and never paid or refunded, even after the user submits ID and proof of funds. Two documented large orders: (1) a 700 XMR swap held since November 2025 — Swapter blamed its liquidity provider for four months, then changed its story and demanded ID; (2) a 391 XMR swap on BestChange unpaid since April 2026, which Swapter marked "solved" on BestChange while the funds remained undelivered. Full proofs are published by kycnot.me at kycnot.me/service/swapter. This is a third-party report corroborated by an unresolved BestChange complaint, not a first-party routing finding — xmr.club never offered Swapter as a standalone engine; it was reachable only as a Trocador bridge sub-provider, now excluded from routing.

Curator advice: Do not send large amounts to Swapter. Small test swaps may complete, but multiple large orders (700 XMR, 391 XMR) remain unpaid for months with shifting excuses and after-the-fact ID demands. Treat any Swapter swap as at-risk until kycnot.me records an on-record resolution (delivery of the owed coin or a full refund). Source: kycnot.me/service/swapter.

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Incident timeline

2025-11 700 XMR swap taken and held. For four months Swapter blamed its liquidity provider, then changed its story and demanded ID + proof of funds. Never paid or refunded. (Reported by kycnot.me.)
2026-04 391 XMR swap via BestChange left unpaid. Swapter marked the BestChange complaint "solved" while the funds remained undelivered. (Reported by kycnot.me / BestChange.)
2026-09-25 kycnot.me publicly marked Swapter a SCAM, citing the held large swaps and the pattern of small swaps completing to keep reviews looking good. Proofs at kycnot.me/service/swapter.
2026-09-25 xmr.club action: Swapter added to the router's EXCLUDED_PROVIDERS (refused via Trocador bridge regardless of rate) and removed from the exchange-weather board. Listed here at grade F as a scam warning.

INSTANT-SWAP KYC-LEVEL-3 FUNDS-HELD SCAM-FLAGGED

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At a glance

Grade: F ()
Rate integrity: 98.7% of quoted delivered (moderate sample · 30d, measured by kyc.rip)
Last verified: 2026-09-25
Incident: ⚠ Active since 2026-09-25 — /incidents

curator verdict · bottom line

Curator Verdict & OpSec Breakdown

THE BOTTOM LINE

Swapter carries significant OpSec reservations, unverified compliance claims, or unresolved incident flags. It is not recommended for critical privacy workflows.

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Proven Strengths

▸ Established listing actively reviewed in the xmr.club crypto exchange directory.

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OpSec Trade-offs & Caveats

▸ ACTIVE INCIDENT (2026-09-25): Reported by kycnot.me (2026-09-25) as a scam. Pattern: small swaps complete normally to keep the public reviews looking good, while large swaps are held for months and never paid or refunded, even after the user submits ID and proof of funds. Two documented large orders: (1) a 700 XMR swap held since November 2025 — Swapter blamed its liquidity provider for four months, then changed its story and demanded ID; (2) a 391 XMR swap on BestChange unpaid since April 2026, which Swapter marked "solved" on BestChange while the funds remained undelivered. Full proofs are published by kycnot.me at kycnot.me/service/swapter. This is a third-party report corroborated by an unresolved BestChange complaint, not a first-party routing finding — xmr.club never offered Swapter as a standalone engine; it was reachable only as a Trocador bridge sub-provider, now excluded from routing.
▸ Clearnet-only footprint: lacks an official .onion hidden service mirror; exposes visitor network IP unless routed through VPN/Tor.

Review

> SCAM WARNING (2026-09-25) — grade F. KYCnot.me has marked Swapter a scam: large swaps are held for months and never paid or refunded — even after users send ID and proof of funds — while small swaps keep completing so the public reviews stay clean. Two documented cases: a 700 XMR swap held since November 2025 (for four months Swapter blamed its liquidity provider, then changed its story and demanded ID), and a 391 XMR swap on BestChange unpaid since April 2026 — a complaint Swapter marked "solved" anyway. Do not send large amounts to Swapter.

This is a third-party report from kycnot.me (a KYC Level 3 exchange), corroborated by an unresolved BestChange complaint — not a first-party routing finding. We never offered Swapter as a standalone engine; it was reachable only as a Trocador bridge sub-provider, which we have now excluded from routing, and we removed it from our exchange-weather board.

Live ops data

kyc.rip hasn't routed swaps through Swapter yet, so we have no first-party settlement data (typical XMR settlement, slow-tail, confirmations) for it.

Operator? Request integration: @kyc_rip_bot

Integration status does not affect this provider’s grade or review.

Audit trail — receipts for the editorial claim

● UPSTREAM Up · HTTP 200 · 96ms · checked 2h ago
○ ONION No .onion mirror listed
✎ MANUAL Last manual verification 2026-09-25 (<7d)
⌕ LOG See curator log for Swapter

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