# PhishDestroy threat dossier — payments.credits-center.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-04 13:33:58 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/payments.credits-center.com/

## VERDICT
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ACTIVE + CLOAKED — returns HTTP 666 to scanners, real fraudulent site to victims
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: Facebook
Cloaking: DETECTED — domain returns custom HTTP 666 to scanners while serving fraudulent content to real users (type: content_divergence) (score: 3/6)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      18/95 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: ADMINUSLabs, BitDefender, Cluster25, CRDF, CyRadar, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky, Lionic, OpenPhish, Seclookup, SOCRadar, Sophos, VIPRE, Webroot
URLQuery:        3 detections
Public blocklists: listed on 2 independent blocklists

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      188.114.96.3 (CA, Toronto)
ASN:             AS13335 Cloudflare, Inc.
Hosting org:     CloudFlare, Inc.
Registrar:       Gransy, s.r.o.
Nameservers:     ["anirban.ns.cloudflare.com", "wally.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-05-04
Page title:      Become a Meta Business Partner specialising in Facebook, Instagram and Messenger
HTTP response:   200

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-07-27
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 907e499b8a9be595205a042bfe016b18b723eee7dc1733af5fa15acb94c5c0a9
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - credits-center.com

## 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: 2026-05-04 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-04 11:59:17 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Earliest abuse rec: 2026-05-04 09:01:29 UTC — PREDATES current WHOIS registration; retained from a previous registration cycle of the same domain name
Last verified:     2026-05-04 16:30:11 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE — cloaked behind HTTP 666 to evade scanners

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)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019df235-24a5-7541-beb7-f2538a2d03ce/
URLQuery:         https://urlquery.net/report/53cb7003-d795-465d-bb40-f9b2fd00b6f7
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/payments.credits-center.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.payments.credits-center.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=payments.credits-center.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/payments.credits-center.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/payments.credits-center.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-04 12:00:04 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

Threat Overview
The domain payments[.]credits-center[.]com has been identified as a cryptocurrency phishing website. This malicious site targets Web3 users by mimicking legitimate crypto platforms to steal wallet credentials and digital assets.
Attack Analysis
Phishing sites in the cryptocurrency space commonly employ wallet-draining techniques, fake token approval requests, and seed phrase harvesting to steal digital assets from unsuspecting victims.
Risk Indicators

- Domain registered on com TLD
- Contains cryptocurrency-related keywords
- Domain length: 27 characters
- Vt Detected
- Drainer Detected

Protection Tips
Always verify URLs before connecting your wallet. Use bookmarks for frequently visited crypto platforms. Enable transaction simulation tools to preview what you're signing.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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PhishDestroy Case ID:  PD-20260504-469D8C
Favicon MD5:       c2d889cfd5130cb6f8f6b68b1821ef4c
TLS cert SHA-256:      907e499b8a9be595205a042bfe016b18b723eee7dc1733af5fa15acb94c5c0a9

## 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/payments.credits-center.com/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=payments.credits-center.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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