Motori di sicurezza che segnalano un rilevamento: 6. Prestare estrema cautela: non inserire credenziali o informazioni personali.
ABUSE NOTICE · 7D+ OPEN
Outgoing abuse reports are recorded; the latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable.
Notification and current-status evidence
The sent-report ledger records the first outgoing report at .
The recorded recipient is abuse@whiteprivacy.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 1 month has elapsed since the first outgoing report.
ICANN RAA §3.18 describes registrar abuse-contact and handling obligations.
This section records outgoing timestamps, listed recipients, case identifiers, and later availability. It does not by itself prove receipt, acknowledgement, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
vanillabalance.online is an impersonation phishing page dressed up as a balance checker for Vanilla prepaid gift cards. It uses Mastercard branding, and its page title reads "How to Check Your Vanilla Gift Card Balance | Visa & Mastercard". It targets people holding prepaid gift cards who want to see what is left on them. PhishDestroy first flagged the domain on 2026-09-03, and the site was still online and serving content as of 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Fake balance checkers rely on a simple step: to see your balance, you type in the full card number, expiration date and security code, sometimes with a PIN or ZIP code. Prepaid gift cards carry no name or bank login. Anyone who has those details can spend the card online right away, so the balance is usually gone within minutes of submission. The page title mentions both Visa and Mastercard, while we classified the site as Mastercard impersonation. Victims lose whatever value was on the card, along with any personal details the form collected.
Evidence
Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL under the phishing category, which is a strong signal that filtering infrastructure treats it as malicious. VirusTotal returned 6 detections out of 89 engines on 2026-09-11, from alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. That count is modest, so many security tools may still let the page through. The domain also appears in 5 AlienVault OTX threat pulses and on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-01-08 through Global Domain Group LLC, almost eight months before PhishDestroy detected it. A gap like that fits a domain held in reserve or one that ran quietly before being reported. It resolves to an address on the NEW DHAKA HARDWARE network, located in the US. The Let's Encrypt certificate gives the page a padlock, which proves nothing about who runs it.
What to do
If you entered a gift card number, expiry date or security code here, call the issuer immediately using the phone number printed on the back of the card. Ask them to freeze the card and, where possible, issue a replacement. Keep the card and your purchase receipt, because issuers often require both before refunding any unspent balance. Check balances only through the website or phone number printed on the card itself, never through a search result or ad. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and proxy level, and retailers and card issuers can share it with fraud teams handling gift card complaints.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 09/10/2026score 88/1002 brand signals
Submitted URLhttps://vanillabalance.online/
Favicon Hash
ID del caso
ICANN OVERSIGHT
Accreditamento e contesto RAA
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
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 22:36:42 UTC
RDAP registrationSconosciuto
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:36:42 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:36:42 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 · vanillabalance.online
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.
IP condiviso 163.61.188.96
Questo IP di origine ospita più domini di phishing: l'infrastruttura può essere condivisa tra campagne.
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.
6 evidence signal groups linked1 stored notification recordsUltimo attivo conosciuto
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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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 vanillabalance.online)
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.
