Peakgatefinance.com is an impersonation phishing site built to look like a banking or financial services brand. It targets people who believe they are dealing with a legitimate finance provider. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-10-07. As of 2026-10-19 it was still online and serving live content, so anyone landing on it is still exposed.
How the scam works
Sites like this copy the look and wording of a generic bank or investment portal. They then ask visitors to sign in, verify an account or enter card and identity details. Everything typed into the forms goes to the operators, who can use it to take over real accounts, move money or run follow-up fraud. The page currently titles itself "406 Not Acceptable", a server error message. We nonetheless classify the site as a banking impersonation page based on its detected content.
Evidence
On 2026-10-11, 13 of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain. They include BitDefender, ESET, Kaspersky, Fortinet, G-Data, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, CRDF and alphaMountain.ai. That is a modest share, but these are major, independent vendors reaching the same conclusion. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and matched the page to its generic banking brand category. Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL as phishing, and one AlienVault OTX threat pulse references it.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-08-09 through Global Domain Group LLC, 59 days before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap suggests it was prepared in advance rather than spun up on the day of the campaign. It is hosted in the United States on the PONYNET network of FranTech Solutions. Its TLS certificate comes from Let's Encrypt, so the browser padlock only shows an encrypted connection and says nothing about whether the site is trustworthy.
What to do
If you entered a username or password here, change it right away on the genuine service and on any account that reuses it. Then turn on two-factor authentication. If you submitted card or bank details, call your bank, ask them to block the card and watch closely for unfamiliar transactions. Do not send money or answer further messages from anyone tied to this site. Defenders should block the domain at DNS, proxy and mail gateways and search logs for earlier visits or form submissions.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 10/10/2026score 93/1002 brand signals
Submitted URLhttp://peakgatefinance.com/
Favicon Hash
Observed page title
406 Not Acceptable
Automated brand references
FoundationGoogle
Certificato TLS
Emesso da Let's Encrypt / YR2· stored validity ends in 76 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
198.251.89.30
Network ASN
AS53667
Organization
FranTech Solutions
Observed location
Cheyenne, US
Server header
LiteSpeed
Nameserver 1
ns24.asurahosting.com
Mail routing 1 MX record
peakgatefinance.compriority 0
Location describes the IP network.
Certificato TLS
Issuer
Let's Encrypt / YR2
Valid from
2026-10-06 16:38:07
Valid until
2027-01-04 16:38:06
Hostname coverage
Certificate hostname mismatch
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-10-07 22:02:14 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint54ff4f5ce5c1657cfc9a631328f158f9a3def7e1265be96342037a6e462fa7f6Certificate names · 1 SANs
www.peakgatefinance.com.smartcargolink.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 22:31:55 UTC
RDAP registrationSconosciuto
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:35:36 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:31:55 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.
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 · peakgatefinance.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.
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 →
Template-based draft · optional AI wording assistance requires separate consent
Bozza assistita dall'intelligenza artificiale: i dettagli dell'incidente vengono elaborati dal fornitore di intelligenza artificiale · Controllalo e invialo tu stesso
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 peakgatefinance.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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