# PhishDestroy threat dossier — fudomex.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-17 07:12:57 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/fudomex.com/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 24 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: cryptocurrency
Targeted brand: x.com

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      12/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Lionic, SOCRadar, Sophos
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.173.86 (US, San Francisco)
ASN:             ASAS13335 CLOUDFLARENET, US
Hosting org:     AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      Fudomex: Elon Musk’s Official Crypto Casino Powered by Blockchain

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     WE1
Status:     INVALID chain

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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Status: pending notification queue. No abuse reports filed yet — this domain is
waiting for the next cycle of our automated abuse-reporter.

## 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 23:24:39 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-23 06:05:53 UTC (STALE — 24 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-03-30 12:06:57 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 24 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 24 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019bb68c-724c-72dd-a1d6-0d4394975d1e/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/fudomex.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.fudomex.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=fudomex.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/fudomex.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/fudomex.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-19 01:47:05 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies fudomex.com as a high-risk brand impersonation domain pretending to be MEXC, a legitimate cryptocurrency platform. It uses the lure of Elon Musk’s name to attract victims to a fake crypto casino, increasing the chance of credential theft and financial loss.

The domain resolves to IP 172.67.173.86, was created on February 21, 2026, and is currently active. VirusTotal flags it by 12 out of 95 security vendors, and it appears on a security blocklist, confirming its malicious intent.

Users should avoid visiting fudomex.com, never input personal or financial data, and report suspicious activity. Always verify official sites through trusted channels to prevent falling victim to scams.

## 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/fudomex.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=fudomex.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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