# PhishDestroy threat dossier — amexcapital.org ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-01 18:33:05 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/amexcapital.org/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- STATUS STALE — last probed 18 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Fake Exchange Targeted brand: american express (and: amex, google, mexc, telegram) ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 11/95 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, DNS8, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Lionic, Netcraft, Sophos URLQuery: 100 detections Public blocklists: listed on 3 independent blocklists Victim re-reports (public form): 1 ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 68.168.220.124 (US, New York City) ASN: ASAS19318 IS-AS-1, US Hosting org: AS19318 Interserver, Inc Registrar: Tucows Domains Inc. Nameservers: dns3004a.trouble-free.net, dns3004b.trouble-free.net Registered: 2025-02-24 Expires: 2026-02-24 Page title: Amex-capital ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-05-12 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: 359fc358f513d0efd2fc567614558935e8f43a2c03287c054287151d501e8114 Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator): - www.cron.amexcapital.org ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter. ## TIMELINE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2025-02-24 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-02-25 02:39:27 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2025-08-10 02:03:35 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-04-13 09:45:43 UTC (STALE — 18 days ago, re-verify) Flagged dead: 2026-03-15 06:12:30 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 18 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed) Current status: UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 18 days stale) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019891b7-af75-759e-926c-f1184b6ba00e/ Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/amexcapital.org crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.amexcapital.org Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=amexcapital.org AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/amexcapital.org URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/amexcapital.org/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-03-19 01:53:18 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies amexcapital.org as a high-risk phishing domain impersonating the American Express brand. This threat is significant because it aims to deceive users into divulging sensitive information by mimicking a trusted financial institution. Users who fall victim to such scams may suffer financial loss or identity theft. The domain amexcapital.org was registered recently, on February 24, 2025, through Tucows Domains Inc. It resolves to IP address 68.168.220.124 and has a very low trust score of 1/100 from both Gridinsoft and Scamadviser. The domain was flagged by 11 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears on three security blocklists. Its poor PageSpeed score of 30/100 suggests a hastily constructed phishing page, which is now taken offline. Users are strongly advised to avoid visiting amexcapital.org or submitting any personal data. Always verify the URL and access American Express services through official channels or trusted sources. If you suspect you have interacted with this domain, consider monitoring your accounts for suspicious activity and updating your security credentials immediately. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - VirusTotal detections: now 11/95 (narrative was written when count was lower) ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- Favicon MD5: 9fce5b854a0cf4242543b5de25d471b8 TLS cert SHA-256: 359fc358f513d0efd2fc567614558935e8f43a2c03287c054287151d501e8114 ## SCORING METHODOLOGY ---------------------------------------------------------------- Composite score is NOT derived from VirusTotal alone. PhishDestroy aggregates: - VirusTotal positive ratio - Public blocklist consensus (MetaMask, ScamSniffer, OpenPhish, PhishTank, URLhaus, CryptoFirewall, SEAL, Polkadot, Enkrypt, Phishunt, DiscordPhishing, PhishingDB) - Cloaking detection (HTTP 666 or rendering delta between bot and real visitor) - DNS-filter consensus (Quad9, CleanBrowsing, NextDNS, AdGuard, Cloudflare, etc.) - AlienVault OTX pulses + Cloudflare Radar + Google Safe Browsing - URLScan / URLQuery verdicts - Brand-impersonation heuristics (DOM analysis of forms, logos, wording) - Known phishing-kit fingerprinting (favicon hash, JS obfuscation signatures) - Wallet-drainer family classification (Angel, MS, Rainbow, Pink, Inferno, ...) - Free-TLS vs paid-cert ratio (throwaway infrastructure signal) - Registrar/hosting abuse history (this registrar's track record) - Human researcher sign-off (volunteer takedown team) A domain present in our database is ALREADY flagged. A low VT count by itself does NOT mean the domain is safe — new scam domains routinely show 0/95 VT for their first 7–30 days while actively draining wallets. Always cross-reference the composite score and the individual indicators above, not just VT. ## CORRECTIONS / APPEALS ---------------------------------------------------------------- Full HTML report: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/amexcapital.org/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=amexcapital.org Appeal a flag: https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/ (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%) Submit a report: https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 131,000+ phishing domains. Confirmed takedowns: 91,000+. Site: https://phishdestroy.io