# PhishDestroy threat dossier — coincelo.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-01 16:21:01 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coincelo.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 89/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: avalanche (and: chainlink, ethereum, mastercard, solana, sui)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      104.21.5.21 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Buy/Sell Bitcoin, Ether and Altcoins | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Coin Celo

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: CLOSED — no report required.
This domain was neutralised before the abuse-report cycle could be dispatched — either
the hosting provider / registrar suspended it on their own, the DNS went dead, or the
operator abandoned the infrastructure. PhishDestroy keeps the evidence bundle on file
for audit but no formal notice was sent.

## TIMELINE
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Domain registered: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:21:28 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-18 13:06:46 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-04-09 10:41:03 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01991263-2e12-755e-ae75-de7f4926ef91/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/coincelo.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.coincelo.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=coincelo.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/coincelo.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/coincelo.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 00:39:14 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies coincelo.com as a low-risk brand impersonation domain targeting the Avalanche cryptocurrency brand. This type of threat matters because it can mislead users into trusting a fraudulent platform, potentially exposing them to scams or loss of funds. Despite the low risk level, users should remain cautious as brand impersonation can escalate.

The domain coincelo.com was created in February 2026 and currently resolves to IP address 104.21.5.21. VirusTotal flags it with a single security vendor out of 95, and it appears on one security blocklist, indicating some recognition of suspicious activity. The site uses the page title "Buy/Sell Bitcoin, Ether and Altcoins | Cryptocurrency Exchange | Coin Celo," which attempts to present itself as a legitimate crypto exchange.

Users should avoid providing personal or financial information on coincelo.com due to its impersonation of Avalanche. It’s advisable to use official Avalanche channels and well-known exchanges when trading cryptocurrency. Reporting suspicious domains to security services and maintaining up-to-date security software can further reduce exposure to such threats.

## SCORING METHODOLOGY
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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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/coincelo.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=coincelo.com
Appeal a flag:     https://phishdestroy.io/appeals/  (responded to within 48 hours, FP rate <0.01%)
Submit a report:   https://t.me/PhishDestroy_bot

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