Is Merlin DEX a scam?

Confirmed scam on GACS with 3 user reports. Rug $1.8M Apr 2023

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CONFIRMED SCAM

Merlin DEX

$MERLIN · zksync

CRITICAL risk

TOKEN

3 reports

✓ Verified by GACS · gacs.app/scam/merlin-dex-499713

Critical riskGACS Risk Score

Composite score from 6 signals below.

In GACS scam database+40
On active blacklist+30
Critical severity+15
3 community reports+10
Active 60+ days+5
Confirmed by curated_public_records+5

Why we flagged this

Reported by 3 usersActive 60dtokencurated_public_recordsOn active blacklist

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GACS verdict: Do not engage

Listed on the GACS active blacklist (multi-source confirmed).
Severity classified as CRITICAL based on harm pattern.
3 independent user reports on file.
Cross-referenced against external feed: curated_public_records.
Tactic category: token.

First flagged May 23, 2026Last verified May 23, 2026How we score

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What we know

Rug $1.8M Apr 2023

Originally published on GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety. Verify the latest status of this report at https://gacs.app/scam/merlin-dex-499713. Browse the full public scam registry, see live scam alerts, or report a scam. © GACS · Licensed CC BY 4.0 with attribution to gacs.app.

Identifiers flagged

Token
$MERLIN · zksync

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Timeline

First reported: 5/23/2026
Last activity: 5/23/2026
Source: curated_public_records
Status: Confirmed scam

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BibTeX: @misc{gacs_scam_merlin_dex_499713, author = {GACS}, title = {Merlin DEX — GACS scam report}, howpublished = {GACS — Global Anti-Crime & Safety}, year = {2026}, note = {Accessed: July 22, 2026}, url = {https://gacs.app/scam/merlin-dex-499713} }

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