# PhishDestroy threat dossier — igaming-payment-gateway.com ================================================================ Fetched: 2026-07-04 02:08:17 UTC Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/igaming-payment-gateway.com/ ## VERDICT ---------------------------------------------------------------- TAKEN DOWN (neutralised) Composite threat score: 84/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below) Scam classification: Impersonation ## DETECTION EVIDENCE ---------------------------------------------------------------- VirusTotal: 1/91 security vendors flagged this domain Flagging vendors: Bfore.Ai PreCrime Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist ## INFRASTRUCTURE ---------------------------------------------------------------- IP address: 216.203.20.250 (NL, Amsterdam) ASN: AS399629 BL Networks Hosting org: BL Networks Registrar: DYNADOT LLC Nameservers: jasmine.ns.cloudflare.com, nero.ns.cloudflare.com Registered: 2025-07-28 Expires: 2026-07-28 Page title: Velgam — Sports & Slots Hub ## TLS CERTIFICATE ---------------------------------------------------------------- Issuer: Let's Encrypt / YE1 Expires: 2026-09-26 Status: INVALID chain Fingerprint: f2f0c2e0fbe76e4f5116d4227a6681ac0a602f69dda7bc342b5e0c2fa39913c8 ## 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: 2025-07-28 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration) First detected: 2026-07-03 17:15:21 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker) First reported: 2026-07-03 15:18:11 UTC (abuse notice filed) Last verified: 2026-07-04 00:20:35 UTC Neutralised: 2026-07-04 00:02:01 UTC Current status: taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead) ## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence) ---------------------------------------------------------------- URLScan.io: https://urlscan.io/result/019f288b-c26e-76ab-ad87-532173100ab3/ URLQuery: https://urlquery.net/report/f57cc1f3-1d1e-49b7-b52f-b48653e39ca6 Wayback Machine: https://web.archive.org/web/*/igaming-payment-gateway.com crt.sh CT logs: https://crt.sh/?q=%25.igaming-payment-gateway.com Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=igaming-payment-gateway.com AlienVault OTX: https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/igaming-payment-gateway.com URLhaus: https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/igaming-payment-gateway.com/ ## ANALYST NARRATIVE ---------------------------------------------------------------- [Generated: 2026-07-03 17:25:47 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.] This domain is flagged as a high-risk phishing infrastructure specifically targeting users of the Velgam iGaming platform. Analysis indicates the domain, igaming-payment-gateway.com, is designed to impersonate legitimate payment or account verification portals associated with Velgam, a known sports betting and slots hub. The threat type is classified as generic phishing with credential harvesting and financial fraud as primary objectives, given the domain's naming convention and page title alignment with online gambling services. Infrastructure analysis reveals the domain was registered on July 28, 2025, through DYNADOT LLC, a registrar frequently observed in phishing campaigns due to its accessibility and low-cost domain offerings. The domain currently resolves to IP address 216.203.20.250, which has no prior association with legitimate Velgam infrastructure. SSL certification is provided by Let's Encrypt, a common tactic among threat actors to lend superficial legitimacy to phishing sites. VirusTotal detection metrics show 1 out of 95 security vendors have flagged the domain, indicating low initial detection coverage and suggesting the campaign may still be in an early or evasive phase. No blocklist entries or trust score improvements were observed at the time of assessment, further confirming the domain's operational status and potential for undetected abuse. Mitigation steps specific to this threat type include immediate blocking of the domain and its resolving IP at the network perimeter. Organizations should update web filtering rules to categorize igaming-payment-gateway.com as a phishing resource and monitor for any attempts to access it from internal networks. End users should be advised to verify payment portals only through official Velgam channels, avoiding any links or redirects claiming to offer account updates or transaction processing. Security teams are recommended to conduct retrospective log analysis for connections to 216.203.20.250 or the domain since its creation date, as compromised credentials may already be in circulation. Domain registrars and hosting providers should be notified to facilitate takedown procedures under anti-phishing policies. [Updates since narrative was generated:] - Public blocklists: now listed on 1 feed ## EVIDENCE HASHES ---------------------------------------------------------------- PhishDestroy Case ID: PD-20260703-853E8D Favicon MD5: 1f4f27534a5b45b0928a99da4c9aa7f1 TLS cert SHA-256: f2f0c2e0fbe76e4f5116d4227a6681ac0a602f69dda7bc342b5e0c2fa39913c8 ## 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 (operator 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/igaming-payment-gateway.com/ JSON API: https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=igaming-payment-gateway.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: independent open-source threat-intelligence platform. Tracked: 174,417 domains (12,388 alive under monitoring, 161,211 confirmed takedowns/dead). Site: https://phishdestroy.io