# New scam website?

**URL:** <https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/new-scam-website/22596>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 25, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/new-scam-website/22596 "2022-08-25T14:15:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![gustavosmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5e925/32.png) [@gustavosmen](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/gustavosmen)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 2:15pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/new-scam-website/22596/1 "2022-08-25T14:15:32Z")

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> **[Anki App 🖥️ Download Anki for Free: Install on Windows PC, Android APK &...](https://anki-app.com/)**
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> Memorize words with the Anki app 🖥️ Download Anki for Windows PC & Linux 🔵 Create your own deck or use a ready-made deck for a variety of themes 🔵 Teach anything, anywhere, anytime

The download link refers to a unknown website.

Well, the title say by itself.

If not, I apologize and delete my post immediately.

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**Author:** ![BlackBeans](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/blackbeans/32/2283_2.png) [@BlackBeans](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/BlackBeans)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2022, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/new-scam-website/22596/2 "2022-08-25T14:35:39Z")

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See [AnkiApp is not part of the Anki ecosystem - Frequently Asked Questions](https://faqs.ankiweb.net/ankiapp-is-not-part-of-the-anki-ecosystem.html).  
This is not really new, and yes AnkiApp is sort of a scam (in the sense that they very likely chose their name in order to trick people and / or to abuse Anki’s brand), but is not (at least not that I’m aware) a phishing company or anything like that.

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**Edit** ah it seems that it’s not actually AnkiApp either, I legitimately can’t tell what that site is. I followed the links to download, and ended (after at least 5 pages) up on [ankiweb.net](http://ankiweb.net) (which is the official website). What I can tell for sure is that it wasn’t registered by @dae (unless he tried to hide himself…): [https://who.is/whois/anki-app.com](https://who.is/whois/anki-app.com).

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**Edit 2** [according to them](https://anki-app.com/about), this is a fanmade website.

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**Author:** ![dae](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/forums.ankiweb.net/dae/32/65_2.png) [@dae](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/dae)\
**Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 11:04am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/new-scam-website/22596/3 "2022-08-30T11:04:32Z")

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Judging by the download links, my guess is they’re trying to make money on advertising to people who stumble across their site.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/anki2/original/1X/8f1279ababc5879d54e4838989f606cfe55af8c7.jpeg) [@system](https://forums.ankiweb.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 1, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/new-scam-website/22596/4 "2023-05-01T04:05:10Z")

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Closed on May 1, 2023, 4:05am UTC