# PhishDestroy threat dossier — usdt-trustwallet.com
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Fetched:   2026-05-20 11:50:28 UTC
Canonical: https://phishdestroy.io/domain/usdt-trustwallet.com/

## VERDICT
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CRITICAL THREAT — DO NOT VISIT
Composite threat score: 93/100 (PhishDestroy scoring — see methodology below)
Scam classification: AML Scam
Targeted brand: Trust Wallet

## DETECTION EVIDENCE
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VirusTotal:      3/92 security vendors flagged this domain
  Flagging vendors: Ermes, Fortinet, Gridinsoft

## INFRASTRUCTURE
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IP address:      172.67.223.249 (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:     ["chase.ns.cloudflare.com", "gigi.ns.cloudflare.com"]
Registered:      2026-05-18
Page title:      Trust Wallet AML Service
HTTP response:   403

## TLS CERTIFICATE
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Issuer:     Let's Encrypt / E8
Expires:    2026-08-14
Status:     INVALID chain
Fingerprint: e3e56cb07664b54d23a099280462d9c5c54abfb7239a83f1b26cda82734745f9

## 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: 2026-05-18 (per WHOIS / CT — may reflect a renewal or transfer date, not first-ever registration)
First detected:    2026-05-18 14:48:08 UTC (by PhishDestroy tracker)
Last verified:     2026-05-20 13:40:04 UTC
Current status:    ACTIVE / observable

## EXTERNAL CORROBORATION (third-party evidence)
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URLScan.io:       https://urlscan.io/result/019e3ae8-d82b-72ef-b001-c51370389af7/
Wayback Machine:  https://web.archive.org/web/*/usdt-trustwallet.com
crt.sh CT logs:   https://crt.sh/?q=%25.usdt-trustwallet.com
Google transparency: https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=usdt-trustwallet.com
AlienVault OTX:   https://otx.alienvault.com/indicator/domain/usdt-trustwallet.com
URLhaus:          https://urlhaus.abuse.ch/host/usdt-trustwallet.com/

## ANALYST NARRATIVE
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[Generated: 2026-05-18 14:48:59 UTC — narrative may predate facts above. Treat fields in TIMELINE / DETECTION EVIDENCE / INFRASTRUCTURE as authoritative if they differ from the prose below.]

PhishDestroy identifies usdt-trustwallet.com as an active brand impersonation site targeting Trust Wallet users. This domain was flagged as a fraudulent replica designed to deceive cryptocurrency holders into depositing USDT tokens into attacker-controlled wallets. The site falsely presents itself as an official Trust Wallet service, exploiting the trust associated with the legitimate brand to trick victims into surrendering control of their digital assets.  This domain was flagged by PhishDestroy on May 16, 2026. Security scans by VirusTotal currently show 0 detections out of 95 antivirus engines, indicating low immediate detection but high risk due to active impersonation. The domain resolves to IP address 172.67.223.249 and is registered through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED using a Let’s Encrypt SSL certificate to appear legitimate.  If you visited usdt-trustwallet.com, immediately disconnect your wallet from any online services, transfer remaining funds to a newly created, verified wallet, and revoke any connected permissions. Never enter your seed phrase, private key, or wallet passwords on untrusted sites. Report the domain to Trust Wallet’s official security team and your local cybercrime unit. Always verify URLs against official channels and use hardware wallets for large holdings.

## EVIDENCE HASHES
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Favicon MD5:       49f180a8b47fe2a7940afd1f218fdbed
TLS cert SHA-256:      e3e56cb07664b54d23a099280462d9c5c54abfb7239a83f1b26cda82734745f9

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