meta-appeal-required.com is a phishing page that impersonates Meta. Its name is built around a fake demand for an "appeal," which targets owners of Facebook and Instagram accounts, pages and business profiles who fear losing access. PhishDestroy first flagged the domain on 2026-09-24. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving live content, so it remains an active threat.
How the scam works
Scams of this type usually start with a message claiming that an account or page has violated Meta policy and will be disabled unless the owner files an appeal. The link leads to a page styled as Meta support, which asks for login credentials and often a two-factor code, sometimes along with personal details or ID documents to make the appeal look legitimate. Once submitted, the attacker can take over the account. Hijacked business and advertising accounts are especially valuable because they can be used to run fraudulent ads or spread the same lure to the victim's contacts.
Evidence
On 2026-10-03, 16 of 91 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain. They included BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, G-Data, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF and CyRadar. Several of these are major commercial vendors, so the detection is not a single outlier. Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL under the phishing category, which affects mail filtering for many organizations. The domain also appears in three AlienVault OTX threat pulses, and PhishDestroy carries it on its blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-07-29 through Cloudflare, Inc., about eight weeks before PhishDestroy detected it. It resolves to an Amazon.com, Inc. address in the United States, which places the phishing page on large, mainstream cloud infrastructure where it blends in with legitimate traffic. The free Let's Encrypt certificate means the browser padlock says nothing about whether the site is genuine.
What to do
If you entered your Facebook or Instagram login here, change that password immediately, along with any other account that shares it. Then turn on or reset two-factor authentication, preferably with an authenticator app. In your security settings, review active sessions and log out unknown devices, and check that your recovery email and phone number have not been changed. Business owners should also audit admins and payment methods in Meta Business settings. Remember that Meta does not handle appeals through standalone domains like this one. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and email gateways, use the Spamhaus DBL listing in mail filtering, and warn social media and marketing staff about appeal-themed lures.
Emesso da Let's Encrypt / YE1· stored validity ends in 67 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Shared CDN edge
Resolved IP
75.2.60.5
Network ASN
AS16509
Organization
AWS Global Accelerator (GLOBAL)
Observed location
Seattle, US
Server header
Netlify
La reputazione Edge-IP non è attribuita a questo dominio.
Nameserver 1
cory.ns.cloudflare.com
Location describes the IP network.
Certificato TLS
Issuer
Let's Encrypt / YE1
Valid from
2026-09-27 04:53:47
Valid until
2026-12-26 04:53:46
Hostname coverage
Certificate hostname mismatch
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-10-09 13:03:34 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint400af6ba2a48a2cac26ab241425f88c8c4126f1975016cc5a59f0abcf850b1cbCertificate names · 1 SANs
www.meta-appeal-required.com
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationContenuto attivoOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 10:31:14 UTC
RDAP registrationSconosciuto
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 10:31:14 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 10:31:14 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Recorded subdomains1
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
www.meta-appeal-required.comDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
Tecnologie · 4 identified
R
RequireJS
JavaScript frameworks
RequireJS is a JavaScript library and file loader which manages the dependencies between JavaScript files and in modular programming.
Le relazioni archiviate sono raggruppate in base all'attributo di corrispondenza esatta. Un fornitore o un registrar condiviso da solo non dimostra la proprietà comune.
Mappa delle infrastrutture · meta-appeal-required.com
Ogni riga rappresenta un motivo per cui un dominio è collegato a questo host. I nodi a dimensione intera indicano rilevamenti di VirusTotal, mentre quelli tratteggiati sono già offline. Di seguito è riportato l'elenco completo.
Risultati corrispondenti4
Stesso hash della favicon o stesso titolo della pagina di questo host.
Questi report si risolvono nello stesso IP edge condiviso. Aiutano con l'individuazione dei report ma non implicano la proprietà comune o un server di origine condiviso.
Registrati tramite lo stesso registrar. Un registrar serve milioni di clienti non collegati tra loro, quindi questo dato indica semplicemente un raggruppamento piuttosto che dimostrare un nesso.
4 evidence signal groups linked0 stored notification recordsUltimo attivo conosciuto
Listed domains receive at least one abuse report; this entry has no retained notification history.
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
Se hai inserito credenziali dell'account, informazioni personali o di pagamento oppure hai scaricato un file da questo dominio, agisci immediatamente. Di seguito sono riportate le risorse per aiutarti a segnalare l'incidente e proteggerti.
Attenzione ai truffatori che promettono il recupero dei fondi! I criminali possono contattare nuovamente le vittime fingendo di essere investigatori, avvocati o agenti di recupero. Non pagare commissioni anticipate né condividere credenziali.Scopri di più sulle frodi relative ai sussidi di recupero →
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After a phishing incident
Raccomandazioni e consigli per le vittime
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
Cosa devo fare subito?
Urgente
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Modifica tutte le password — e-mail, account Exchange, qualsiasi servizio che utilizzi la stessa password
Abilita l'autenticazione a due fattori (2FA) utilizzando un'app di autenticazione (non via SMS). Disattiva il recupero tramite SMS
Carte congelate se hai inserito i tuoi dati bancari sul sito di phishing
Quali informazioni devo raccogliere per la mia relazione?
Linee guida dell'FBI
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Date e orari esatti — di ogni transazione e del primo contatto con il truffatore
Schermate — siti web truffaldini, messaggi in chat, e-mail, transazioni tramite portafoglio digitale, social media
Tutti gli URL e i domini utilizzato dal truffatore (tra cui meta-appeal-required.com)
Comunicazioni — e-mail, SMS, numeri di telefono, nomi utente utilizzati dal truffatore
Anche se non conosci tutti i dettagli — sporgere comunque denuncia. Anche le informazioni parziali sono comunque utili alle indagini.
A chi devo segnalare la truffa?
FBI IC3 — Internet Crime Complaint Center (sistema di segnalazione federale degli Stati Uniti)
Europol — Segnalazioni relative alla criminalità informatica in Europa (UE)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Polizia locale — crea un documento ufficiale, anche se non è in grado di agire immediatamente
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
Siti web fasulli — cloni perfetti, al pixel, di siti legittimi con domini leggermente modificati
Macellazione dei suini — fiducia conquistata nel corso di settimane tramite Telegram/WhatsApp/app di incontri, per poi rubare i soldi
Truffe legate al recupero dei fondi — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
Truffe basate sull'intelligenza artificiale — i deepfake, il phishing automatizzato e i siti generati dall’intelligenza artificiale rendono più difficile individuare le frodi
Come posso proteggermi in futuro?
Aggiungi i siti ufficiali ai preferiti — Non cliccare mai sui link contenuti nelle e-mail, nei messaggi diretti o negli annunci pubblicitari
Verifica i domini — controllare PhishDestroy prima di interagire. Verifica l'HTTPS, l'ortografia e l'età del dominio
"Troppo bello per essere vero" = truffa — rendimenti garantiti, testimonial di personaggi famosi, scadenze urgenti
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
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