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verdant-solar-rebate.example.com scam alert: Verdant Solar Rebate Scheme

Business named in this report

Monitoring
Company name
Verdant Solar Rebate Scheme
Address given
Uses a government department's real street address without authorisation
Opened Aug 9, 2026Updated 29 days agoOther Reports

Verdant Solar Rebate Scheme advertises a government-backed solar rebate and collects a processing fee plus identity documents through a portal. No confirmed loss has been reported yet, but the scheme name does not appear in any government programme register, the domain is nine weeks old, and the document upload flow requests more identity material than any rebate requires.

Monitoring: Reported and published for transparency while checks continue. No confirmed loss yet.

Sample recordAn illustrative alert used while the live intake feed is being connected. The domain belongs to the reserved example.com documentation namespace and does not name a real business.

Indicators

Objective, checkable findings behind this severity level

  • Uses a government seal and street address without authorisation
  • Scheme name does not appear in any government programme register
  • Requests passport, licence, and utility bill images before any eligibility check
  • Charges an upfront processing fee for a rebate application
  • Domain registered nine weeks before the first report

Sequence

What happened, in order

  1. Jun 14, 2026

    Domain registered

  2. Jul 20, 2026

    Advertising begins

    Paid social and cold SMS driving to a claim portal.

  3. Aug 9, 2026

    First alert filed

    Filed by a recipient who checked the programme register before paying.

  4. Aug 19, 2026

    Under review

    Published for transparency while verification continues.

Evidence log

What was checked and what it showed

  • Domain age

    whois

    Registered 2026-06-14, nine weeks old at the first report.

  • Unauthorised government branding

    content

    Seal, layout, and accessibility footer copied from a government energy department.

  • Programme not registered

    contact

    The scheme name does not appear in the relevant government programme register.

  • Upfront fee

    payment

    A processing fee is charged before any eligibility assessment.

Identifiers on record

Contact points, wallets, and payment details as reported

Domain

  • verdant-solar-rebate.example.com

Operator name

  • Verdant Solar Rebate Scheme

Aliases used

  • National Solar Rebate Office

Approach platforms

  • Paid social ads
  • Cold SMS

Handles & accounts

  • @verdant.rebate (social ads)

Wallet addresses

None on record

Phone numbers

  • +1 (415) 555-0173

Email addresses

  • claims@verdant-solar-rebate.example.com

Addresses claimed

  • Uses a government department's real street address without authorisation

Payment routes requested

  • Card 'processing fee'
  • Bank transfer

Bank beneficiaries (masked)

  • Verdant Claims Co · Payment processor · ••••8104 · US

Assets copied from

  • A government energy department's page layout, seal, and accessibility footer

Related domains

None on record

Bank and card numbers are published in masked form only. Full details are retained for law enforcement requests and are not disclosed publicly.

Frequently asked: verdant-solar-rebate.example.com

The questions people search before they pay, answered from this record

Is verdant-solar-rebate.example.com a scam or legitimate?

verdant-solar-rebate.example.com, operating as Verdant Solar Rebate Scheme, carries a severity of "monitoring" in the Scam Alerted feed — reported and published for transparency while checks continue. No confirmed loss yet. Verdant Solar Rebate Scheme advertises a government-backed solar rebate and collects a processing fee plus identity documents through a portal. No confirmed loss has been reported yet, but the scheme name does not appear in any government programme register, the domain is nine weeks old, and the document upload flow requests more identity material than any rebate requires. This alert was first published Aug 9, 2026 and last updated Aug 19, 2026.

How much has been reported lost to Verdant Solar Rebate Scheme?

No confirmed financial loss has been documented yet. This alert is published on objective indicators rather than a completed payment.

When was verdant-solar-rebate.example.com registered?

The domain was registered Jun 14, 2026 through Privacy-shielded registrar, making it about 3 months old. Genuine reported operators do not run a business of this size on a domain that new, so registration age alone is a significant warning sign.

What address and contact details does Verdant Solar Rebate Scheme use?

The address published for this business is Uses a government department's real street address without authorisation. Buyers were dealt with by phone on +1 (415) 555-0173 and by email at claims@verdant-solar-rebate.example.com. The website is verdant-solar-rebate.example.com. These are published so that anyone searching a number, an address, or a domain before paying finds this record first. An address or phone number shown on a website is not proof that a business trades from it — verify it against the state business register and independent imagery before you send funds.

How did Verdant Solar Rebate Scheme ask people to pay?

Reported payment routes: Card 'processing fee', Bank transfer. Beneficiaries on record (masked): Verdant Claims Co at Payment processor. A beneficiary name that does not match the advertised brand is one of the strongest single indicators of fraud.

What other identifiers has this operation used?

Brand names and aliases: National Solar Rebate Office. Handles and accounts: @verdant.rebate (social ads). Phone numbers: +1 (415) 555-0173. Searching these identifiers is usually what links a brand-new site to an operation already on record.

Can I get my money back after paying verdant-solar-rebate.example.com?

The window is set by the rail you paid on, and it starts closing the moment the payment settles rather than the moment you realise. A wire is the narrowest: while the funds are still sitting in the receiving account, your bank can ask the beneficiary bank to send them back, which is why the first call is your own bank's fraud line and not the seller. Card and PayPal goods-and-services payments carry a formal dispute route that stays open for weeks. Cryptocurrency has none at all. Once your bank has opened a recall, file with your national fraud body so investigators can approach the receiving institution independently of you. Anyone who contacts you afterwards offering to recover the money for a fee up front is running a second attempt on the same victim.

If you already paid

Act on the payment route first, the paperwork second

  1. Call your bank or card issuer now and ask for a recall, indemnity claim, or chargeback. Odds fall sharply after the first 24 to 72 hours.
  2. Send nothing further. Withdrawal taxes, liquidity fees, compliance deposits, and unlock payments are all the same scheme continuing.
  3. Secure your accounts — change passwords, revoke active sessions, re-enrol two-factor, and revoke any wallet token approvals you granted.
  4. Preserve everything, then file with your national fraud body and refuse every recovery agent who contacts you afterwards.
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