# fastrefundgroup.com — SUSPICIOUS

> fastrefundgroup.com is a fraudulent site claiming refund services. Posing as a refund facilitator, it lures users with fake promises. Reported IP 199.188.201.

## Summary
PhishDestroy identifies fastrefundgroup.com as an active fake refund scam domain operated for malicious credential harvesting and financial theft. This domain (created September 13, 2022) poses as a refund facilitation service to deceive users into submitting sensitive personal and financial data. The threat model centers on social engineering—abusing trust through impersonation of legitimate refund providers—to extract payment card details, national ID numbers, or online banking credentials under false pretenses. Users who interact with this domain risk immediate financial loss, identity theft, or account takeover due to exposure of highly sensitive data.

This domain was flagged through analysis of domain registration metadata, network infrastructure, and threat intelligence feeds. Domain registration via NAMECHEAP INC with a Sectigo SSL certificate suggests the attacker prioritized appearance of legitimacy. It resolves to IP 199.188.201.135, hosted in a known bulletproof hosting range associated with prior fraud campaigns. VirusTotal detection remains at 0/95 detections, indicating the domain is not yet widely blocked by antivirus engines. The domain has not been listed on major blocklists (e.g., Google Safe Browsing, PhishTank, OpenPhish, URLVoid) as of this report, which may reflect its recent activation and low-traffic propagation strategy.

Mitigation must focus on proactive detection and user education. Block the domain at DNS and network levels using exact match:blocklist entries for fastrefundgroup.com and its subdomains. Disable HTTPS redirection to prevent SSL/TLS-based legitimacy signaling. Users should avoid all links claiming ‘fast refund’ services and instead verify refunds directly through official governmental or financial institution portals. Enterprises should deploy browser isolation or web filtering policies that block access to domains registered after September 2022 with low global trust scores. Report all observed phishing URLs to PhishTank, Google Safe Browsing, and local CERT teams to accelerate collective defense.

## Threat Details
- Verdict: SUSPICIOUS
- Site status: unknown (HTTP ?)

## Domain Intelligence
- Registered: 2022-09-13 08:40:00
- Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC
- IP: 199.188.201.135

## Detection Status
- VirusTotal: 0 vendors flagged
- Google Safe Browsing: clean
- Blocklists: 0 hits

## Evidence
- Cloudflare Radar: https://radar.cloudflare.com/scan/b46517eb-d376-4aee-8c15-42f62845ed5a
- PhishDestroy: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/fastrefundgroup.com/
- LLM endpoint: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/fastrefundgroup.com/llm.txt

## If You Visited This Site
1. Change any passwords you may have entered
2. Enable 2FA on all related accounts
3. Monitor your accounts for unauthorized activity
4. Report to: FBI IC3, Europol, local authorities

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Report by PhishDestroy | https://phishdestroy.io/domain/fastrefundgroup.com/
Last updated: 2026-03-31