# PhishDestroy threat dossier — paypal.me
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Fetched:   2026-07-30 12:55:13 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/paypal.me/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 100/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: Impersonation
Targeted brand: PayPal

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      0/91 security vendors flagged this domain
AlienVault OTX:  6 pulses (threat-intel feed mentions)
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      151.101.65.21 (CA, Montreal)
ASN:             AS54113 Fastly, Inc.
Hosting org:     Fastly, Inc.
Page title:      PayPal.Me
HTTP response:   301

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     DigiCert Inc / DigiCert Global G2 TLS RSA SHA256 2020 CA1
Expires:    2026-11-25
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: 6e107db3ac75cc896b0584c8c4e1361ef49d57e5ed8d898473067b8c4360aa50
Subject Alternative Names (related infrastructure — often same operator):
  - braintreepayments.com
  - buyindiaonline.com
  - cash2india.com
  - curv.cc
  - curv.co
  - fastlane.paypal.com
  - paypal-australia.com.au
  - paypal-business.co.uk
  - paypal-business.com.au
  - paypal-businesscenter.com
  - paypal-communications.com
  - paypal-corp.com
  - paypal-danmark.dk
  - paypal-deutschland.de
  - paypal-donations.co.uk
  ... +86 more

## 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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First detected:    2026-07-27 20:43:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-07-30 12:32:02 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-07-27 20:44:55 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

paypal.me: Under Investigation for Phishing Risk

This report assesses the domain paypal.me as of July 27, 2026, following a report of banking phishing activity. The domain currently appears on one security blocklist, PhishDestroy, and has been scanned by 91 vendors on VirusTotal, with zero detections at the time of analysis. However, the absence of detections is not proof the domain is safe, and it remains under active investigation. The domain is still active and returns an HTTP status of 301 (redirect).

No additional technical details such as ASN, country of hosting, SSL certificate status, or registrar information were available for this assessment. The exact content of the site has not been analyzed, so no specific brand or scam type can be confirmed beyond the reported banking phishing classification. Defenders should treat this domain with caution given its presence on a blocklist and the active phishing report.

It is recommended to monitor the domain for changes, block access at the network level, and review any associated email or traffic patterns for indicators of compromise. Further investigation may reveal redirect targets or infrastructure connections that clarify the threat. The risk level is currently under investigation, and no definitive verdict of safety or maliciousness can be issued without additional evidence.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       e1528b5176081f0ed963ec8397bc8fd3
TLS cert SHA-256:      6e107db3ac75cc896b0584c8c4e1361ef49d57e5ed8d898473067b8c4360aa50

## 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 (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
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Full HTML report:  https://phishdestroy.io/domain/paypal.me/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=paypal.me
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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