# PhishDestroy threat dossier — scam-assist.co.uk
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Fetched:   2026-05-02 01:48:51 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/scam-assist.co.uk/

## VERDICT
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STATUS STALE — last probed 19 days ago, treat as ACTIVE until re-verified
Composite threat score: 67/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      1/93 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Gridinsoft
Public blocklists: listed on 1 independent blocklist

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      64.29.17.1 (US, Walnut)
ASN:             ASAS16509 AMAZON-02, US
Hosting org:     AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.
Registrar:       123-Reg Limited t/a 123-reg
Nameservers:     ["ns1.vercel-dns.com.", "ns2.vercel-dns.com."]
Registered:      2026-02-21
Page title:      ScamAssist - Cryptocurrency Scam Support Community

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     R10
Status:     INVALID chain

## 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: 2026-02-21 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-02-26 23:23:32 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-04-13 01:40:30 UTC (STALE — 19 days ago, re-verify)
Flagged dead:      2026-02-22 18:04:06 UTC (NOT RE-VERIFIED IN 19 DAYS — treat as unconfirmed)
Current status:    UNCONFIRMED (our live-probe is 19 days stale)

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/01988f16-e8e7-7048-b23c-d51a7650b471/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/scam-assist.co.uk
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.scam-assist.co.uk
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=scam-assist.co.uk
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/scam-assist.co.uk
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/scam-assist.co.uk/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-03-24 01:00:08 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies scam-assist.co.uk as a generic phishing domain masquerading under the guise of a cryptocurrency scam support community. The site was designed to deceive visitors by offering assistance while potentially harvesting sensitive information related to cryptocurrency scams.

Technical indicators include a very low trust score of 0/100 from Gridinsoft and listing on one security blocklist. VirusTotal scans flagged the domain by 1 out of 95 vendors, reflecting minimal but notable suspicion. The domain was registered through 123-Reg Limited and created on February 21, 2026, suggesting it was a relatively new setup aimed at exploiting cryptocurrency-related concerns.

Currently, scam-assist.co.uk is offline and no longer accessible, reducing immediate risk to users. PhishDestroy recommends vigilance against similar domains using supportive language as a phishing lure and advises verifying domain reputations before engagement.

[Updates since narrative was generated:]
  - VirusTotal detections: now 1/93 (narrative was written when count was lower)

## 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/scam-assist.co.uk/
JSON API:          https://api.destroy.tools/v1/check?domain=scam-assist.co.uk
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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