Is folks-finance.website a scam?

folks-finance.website has been flagged by 4 security vendors on VirusTotal and appears in 2 blocklists. Exercise extreme caution.

Who owns folks-finance.website?

folks-finance.website is registered through NAMECHEAP INC. Check our full WHOIS report for detailed ownership data.

Is folks-finance.website safe to visit?

folks-finance.website is currently offline (taken down). It was previously flagged as a potentially dangerous website.

How do I report folks-finance.website?

You can report folks-finance.website to your local cybercrime authorities, Google Safe Browsing, and anti-phishing organizations. Our report page includes country-specific reporting contacts and pre-filled complaint templates.

folks-finance[.]website

Domain Security & Threat Intelligence Report

4/95 VT Detections URLScan: Scanned Taken Down Detected Nov 13, 2025 2 Blocklists

36 Threat Score

VirusTotal

4/95 VT Detections

URLScan.io

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Scamadviser

26/100 View ↗

Domain Age

112 days New

Site Status

Taken Down (HTTP 403)

DestroyList

Listed

User Reports

1 report

Threat Response Pipeline

12/13

Pre-emptive Discovery & Ingestion

30+ Proprietary Parsers · Infrastructure Analysis · Threat Ingested

3/3 ✓

30+ Proprietary Parsers

Distributed network scanning Google Ads (malvertising), SEO-manipulated results, Twitter/X, YouTube & Telegram campaigns

Infrastructure Analysis

dnstwist & typosquatting detection to catch look-alike domains targeting established brands

Threat Ingested

folks-finance.website detected and queued for full analysis

Nov 13, 2025

Global Ecosystem Submission

50+ Vendor Submissions · VirusTotal · Blocklist Detection

3/3 ✓

50+ Vendor Submissions

Data submitted to Cloudflare, Google Safe Browsing, Microsoft, VirusTotal, Netcraft, ESET, Bitdefender, Norton, Avira, PhishTank, Dr.Web, URLScan.io, PolySwarm & more

VirusTotal

4/95 vendors flagged on VirusTotal

Feb 23, 2026

Blocklist Detection

Found in 2 blocklists: ScamSniffer, PhishDestroy

Feb 25, 2026

Legal Notifications & Reporting

ICANN Compliance Reports · DestroyList Published · Abuse Report Pending · Re-detection Logic

3/4

ICANN Compliance Reports

Formal abuse notifications aligned with ICANN standards, including forensic evidence packages (metadata, screenshots, PDF)

DestroyList Published

Added to PhishDestroy/DestroyList — open-source blocklist for wallets & extensions

Nov 13, 2025

Abuse Report Pending

Will be sent to registrar (NAMECHEAP INC) & hosting

Re-detection Logic

Follow-up alerts if threat remains active beyond 24 hours — automated re-reporting cycle

Public Transparency & Takedown

Open Threat Database · Social Broadcasting · Domain Taken Down

3/3 ✓

Open Threat Database

Real-time commits to GitHub repository & live monitoring at phishdestroy.io/live

Social Broadcasting

Automated alerts on Twitter, Telegram & Mastodon channels

Domain Taken Down

Phishing site is offline — no longer serving malicious content

Public Blocklist Status

Listed in 2 public blocklists — ScamSniffer, PhishDestroy

Checked against 11 community-maintained threat databases

Website Screenshot

Malicious Content

Screenshot of folks-finance.website captured during automated security scan

Automated capture by URLScan.io View full scan

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Domain Intelligence

Domainfolks-finance.website

RegistrarNAMECHEAP INC

IP Address162.0.215.135

CreatedNov 04, 2025 (112 days — New)

ExpiresNov 04, 2026

Nameserversdns1.namecheaphosting.com
dns2.namecheaphosting.com

Abuse Contactsabuse@namecheap.com
admin@mx1-hosting.jellyfish.systems
abuse@mx1-hosting.jellyfish.systems
postmaster@mx1-hosting.jellyfish.systems
cpanel@tech.namecheap.com
abuse@mx2-hosting.jellyfish.systems
postmaster@mx3-hosting.jellyfish.systems
abuse@namecheaphosting.com
4ca34681deb746c8a3a6a77a2ee0a227.protect@withheldforprivacy.com
admin@mx2-hosting.jellyfish.systems
admin@mx3-hosting.jellyfish.systems
abuse@mx3-hosting.jellyfish.systems
postmaster@mx2-hosting.jellyfish.systems

First DetectedNov 13, 2025

Registrar Response0h

HTTP Status403

VirusTotal Analysis

4 / 95 security vendors flagged this domain

View on VT

CRDF

Gridinsoft

SOCRadar

Trustwave

Evidence & External Reports

URLScan Report

VirusTotal

URLQuery

Scamadviser 26/100

Wayback Machine

WHOIS Lookup Deep Analysis ThreatFox

Shodan

ChainAbuse

Were You Affected by This Site?

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Chainabuse

Report crypto wallet address, transaction, or phishing URL

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Report internet crime (US)

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Action Fraud

Report fraud & cyber crime (UK)

SEAL-ISAC

Security Alliance — crypto threat intelligence

Domain Appeal

Contest this listing if false positive

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