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The Duolingo Refund Page That Wants Your CVV

duolingo-abonnement.com ↗ · Suspicious Gentlemen · score 83.0
○Open: public page gives enough substance to understand the site $Paid: pricing, booking, ecommerce, subscription, or paid access is visible ADAds: visible ad load or ad-supported content ✦Pretty: notable design, copy, craft, or presentation ◆Pro: polished, finished-feeling, serious, or operationally mature ◇Niche: specific audience, workflow, or unusually focused use case ◉Human: personal, local, community, civic, handmade, or real-person signal !Suspicious: scammy, spammy, trust theater, finance fog, or credibility concern

A French-language page posing as a Duolingo subscription-renewal notice and offering a €137.99 refund.

Why it surfaced

The page copies Duolingo’s branding and support links, then walks visitors through personal details, card number, expiration date, and CVV collection under the promise of a refund. Its polished three-step flow is a useful specimen of trust theater—and the domain does not belong to Duolingo.

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