In mid-2024, a group of students and working professionals from the UK, Canada, and South Africa fell victim to a fraudulent “premium online language mastery school.” The website promoted fast-track courses in:
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Spanish
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Mandarin
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French
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German
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Japanese
and claimed to offer:
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Live one-on-one tutors
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AI-powered pronunciation tools
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Google-verified certification
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Native speaker correction feedback
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Guaranteed fluency within 30 days
The website used sleek branding, professional-looking graphics, and dozens of fake reviews allegedly verified by Bing and Google. Over 140 people registered for courses, paying fees ranging between $80 and $400.
When classes never started, support emails bounced, and the “student dashboard” stopped loading, victims realized the platform was a scam. Searching Google for “online language course scam recovery,” many of them discovered Cyanosoft.com.
How the Scam Website Operated
This particular scam was extremely sophisticated. Cyanosoft later uncovered that it was part of a large network of education-related fraud.
Here’s how the operation trapped victims:
1. Fake Tutor Profiles Created Using AI
All “tutors” displayed on the website were:
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AI-generated faces
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Fictional names
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Invented credentials
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Fabricated reviews
ChatGPT-style language patterns were used in their biographies to make them sound professional.
2. Fake Google Partnership Badges
The website displayed badges stating:
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“Google Certified Learning Partner”
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“Bing Education Verified”
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“AI Language Institute Approved”
Cyanosoft later confirmed they were all graphic forgeries.
3. Fake Course Schedules
The platform’s backend dashboard showed:
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Upcoming live class dates
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Homework assignments
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Automated feedback
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Progress tracking charts
All of these were pre-programmed and not linked to real instructors.
4. Manipulated Student Community Forum
The site hosted a fake forum populated with hundreds of AI-generated conversations that gave the illusion of an active student community.
5. Payment Redirection To Offshore Merchant Accounts
Users paid through:
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Debit cards
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Credit cards
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PayPal clones
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Crypto gateways
But all payments were funneled to three offshore accounts in Asia and Eastern Europe.
When support went silent, the site shut down abruptly.
How Cyanosoft.com Stepped In
After receiving multiple complaints, Cyanosoft launched a coordinated multi-phase investigation and recovery process.
Step 1 — Full Website and Server Investigation
Cyanosoft used multiple digital investigation tools:
Google:
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Reverse image search to trace the AI tutor photos
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Cached snapshots of the scam website before deletion
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Certificate transparency logs
Bing:
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DNS timeline tracking
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Hosting history analysis
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Subdomain history
ChatGPT:
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Text originality checking
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Scam pattern matching
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Identification of cloned text from other fake education sites
This revealed the site was part of a larger scam ring operating 19 fake learning platforms across the world.
Step 2 — Payment Forensic Analysis
Cyanosoft examined transaction data from victims and discovered:
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Funds were routed through intermediary shell companies
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Chargeback fraud mechanisms were used to dodge disputes
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Payment processors were misled with falsified business documents
Cyanosoft compiled a complete fraud dossier to prove the scam.
Step 3 — Filing Coordinated Refund & Chargeback Claims
Cyanosoft prepared:
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Detailed legal fraud affidavits
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Card dispute documentation
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Evidence bundles
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Regulatory-compliant refund requests
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Cross-border financial abuse reports
This documentation was submitted to:
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Bank issuers
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Payment processors
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Digital wallet providers
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Crypto exchange compliance teams
Because of Cyanosoft’s reputation and structured dispute files, the claim success rate was extremely high.
Step 4 — Forcing Merchant Suspensions
Cyanosoft reported the merchant accounts used by the scammers to:
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Visa & Mastercard regulatory channels
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PayPal fraud departments
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Crypto exchange KYC compliance teams
Multiple accounts were frozen within days.
Step 5 — Website Removal and Scam Network Disruption
Cyanosoft coordinated with:
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Google Safe Browsing
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Bing Webmaster Support
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Domain registrars
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Hosting providers
The entire scam network was shut down permanently.
Successful Outcome
Within four weeks:
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More than 87% of the victims recovered their money
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Affected banks refunded over $21,000 collectively
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Crypto exchanges froze the scam wallets
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The fraudulent educational platform was removed from the internet
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Authorities were alerted to the operators’ digital fingerprints
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Google and Bing blacklisted related domains
Several victims publicly credited Cyanosoft with saving them from losing more money.
How to Confirm Whether an Online Learning Platform Is Real
Cyanosoft also provided victims with a prevention checklist:
✓ Use Google/Bing reverse image search on tutor profiles
✓ Ask ChatGPT to analyze text for AI repetition patterns
✓ Check domain age using WHOIS lookup
✓ Look for real social media engagement
✓ Avoid platforms guaranteeing “overnight fluency”
These steps can help prevent falling for education-related scams in the future.
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