# PhishDestroy threat dossier — money4gifts.com
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Fetched:   2026-06-30 07:40:00 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/money4gifts.com/

## VERDICT
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TAKEN DOWN (neutralised)
Composite threat score: 93/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      2/91 security vendors flagged this domain
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.97.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED

!!! REGISTRAR INTEGRITY ALERT — NiceNIC !!!
NiceNIC International: over 90% of its registered domains are associated with
illegal content; documented systematic abuse-report non-response. Primary sources:
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-real
  https://phishdestroy.io/nicenic-verdict

Nameservers:     aragorn.ns.cloudflare.com, cass.ns.cloudflare.com
Registered:      2026-06-23
Expires:         2027-06-23
Page title:      Money For Gifts - Sell Gift Cards for Cash

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Google Trust Services / WE1
Expires:    2026-09-21
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: ff6bc518a5f83941c0806387fbdabfa1ec5ac258bbfefa2cc1453a034a8e8e75

## ABUSE-REPORT HISTORY (evidence of registrar non-response)
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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
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Domain registered: 2026-06-23 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-06-28 13:46:06 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-06-30 08:20:34 UTC
Neutralised:       2026-06-29 00:03:03 UTC
Current status:    taken down (registrar suspended or DNS dead)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019f0e0b-d727-72d5-81fc-1749e7df2bdc/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/money4gifts.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.money4gifts.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=money4gifts.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/money4gifts.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/money4gifts.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-06-28 18:01:16 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

money4gifts.com presents a significant threat as a generic phishing site, aiming to deceive users into selling their gift cards for cash. The domain's malicious intent is indicated by its setup aimed at social engineering attacks that target individuals looking for legitimate gift card exchanges.

Analysis of the domain reveals that it is currently flagged by 2 out of 95 security vendors on VirusTotal, indicating potential recognition of its phishing characteristics. The domain was registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED on June 23, 2026, and is noted to resolve to the IP address 188.114.97.3. Furthermore, it appears on one known security blocklist, suggesting some level of community consensus regarding its malicious behavior.

Users who have interacted with money4gifts.com, especially those who have provided personal or financial information, are advised to take immediate actions to ensure their online safety. It is crucial to monitor for any unauthorized transactions and to change any relevant account passwords. Additionally, users should consider reporting any suspicious activity to their financial institutions and to relevant cybersecurity authorities.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       5a1261067246a6ac51c71543b7abe3b9
TLS cert SHA-256:      ff6bc518a5f83941c0806387fbdabfa1ec5ac258bbfefa2cc1453a034a8e8e75

## 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/money4gifts.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=money4gifts.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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