# PhishDestroy threat dossier — gamefi198.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-05-20 16:46:28 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/gamefi198.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 82/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation Targeted brand: WalletConnect ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 0/91 security vendors flagged this domain ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 174.35.120.229 (US, New York) ASN: AS54994 Meteverse Limited. Hosting org: CDNetworks Inc Registrar: Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com !!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — Trustname / Fewmoretaps OU !!! Trustname (IANA #4318) is a shell company declaring EUR 120 annual revenue, 1 employee, negative equity, Belarusian ownership. Explicitly advertises itself as 'bulletproof' in its DNS TXT records. Primary source: https://phishdestroy.io/trustname-bulletproof-exposed Nameservers: ["ariadne.ns.cloudflare.com", "leonidas.ns.cloudflare.com"] Registered: 2026-04-28 Page title: Welcome to PlayFi HTTP response: 200 ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / R13 Expires: 2026-07-17 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: e44ea3cf4f4f9ecb9ef1a083d8311a0015e181c582e437974c2ee27e5fa6a289 ## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response) ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Domain registered: 2026-04-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-04-28 18:07:02 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) Earliest abuse rec: 2026-04-28 15:10:02 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name Last verified: 2026-05-20 19:45:33 UTC Neutralised: 2026-05-15 21:13:16 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) Note: one or more events above predate the WHOIS creation date. This typically means the same domain name was previously registered, detected, dropped, and then re-registered by a new party. PhishDestroy preserves the full historical record for operator-attribution research even when the underlying infrastructure changes hands. ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019dd49e-ac89-73fa-aa70-d309628010e1/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/22bb2e12-e3a2-4baf-bbb0-479ff09fc7bc Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/gamefi198.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.gamefi198.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=gamefi198.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/gamefi198.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/gamefi198.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-04-28 18:08:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] PhishDestroy identifies gamefi198.com as an active crypto drainer phishing domain registered on October 08, 2025. This domain is not impersonating a specific brand but is engineered to deceive users into connecting cryptocurrency wallets or entering seed phrases under false pretenses, likely through fake gaming or financial incentive campaigns. The infrastructure is consistent with modern crypto drainer toolkits that intercept wallet transactions or harvest credentials via spoofed login portals. While no specific drainer kit signature is publicly available, the domain’s behavior aligns with documented campaigns targeting DeFi users. This domain was flagged with 0 out of 95 VirusTotal detections as of the latest scan, indicating low detection coverage by antivirus engines despite its malicious intent. It was registered through Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com and resolves to IP address 174.35.120.229. The domain is protected by a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate, which may enhance user trust while facilitating credential theft. It remains unlisted in Google Safe Browsing (GSB) and has not been widely blocklisted, presenting a high risk to unsuspecting users engaging with its content. As of the latest assessment, gamefi198.com is classified as an active threat under investigation, with a risk level marked as 'under_investigation.' Immediate actions include blocking the domain at the network level, avoiding interaction, and reporting the domain to threat intelligence platforms and browser security vendors. Users are strongly advised to verify URLs manually, use hardware wallets for transactions, and never enter private keys or seed phrases on unverified websites. The current risk remains elevated due to low detection and the domain’s recent creation, highlighting the need for proactive monitoring and user vigilance. ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260428-0C268B Favicon MD5: cfb74be535fdb8163c0e60ff9a235877 TLS cert SHA-256: e44ea3cf4f4f9ecb9ef1a083d8311a0015e181c582e437974c2ee27e5fa6a289 ## 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/gamefi198.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=gamefi198.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 About PhishDestroy: volunteer-driven open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 152,097 domains (42,884 alive under monitoring, 108,858 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io