instantrefundresolution.online presents itself as an "Instant Refund" service, styled after a generic bank. It targets people who expect money back after a disputed charge, a cancelled order or an earlier scam. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-10-05. When rechecked on 2026-10-19, the domain was still responding, but its DNS no longer served the phishing content.
How the scam works
The page title, "Home - Instant Refund", sets the hook: a fast resolution of money the visitor believes they are owed. Fake refund portals like this usually ask for online banking logins, card numbers or one-time codes to "verify" the account. Some go further and push a "processing fee" or a remote-access session. Victims lose account credentials, and often the balance behind them, to the very operator promising to return their money.
Evidence
On 2026-10-07, 13 of 92 VirusTotal engines classed the domain as dangerous, including BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Lionic, CRDF and alphaMountain.ai. That is a modest share of engines, but it spans several unrelated vendors. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and matched the page to a generic banking brand template, which fits the refund-bank theme. The domain also appears in two AlienVault OTX threat pulses and on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Spaceship, Inc. on 2026-09-17, just 18 days before PhishDestroy detected it. That short lead time is typical of throwaway phishing domains. It is hosted on the PONYNET network of FranTech Solutions in the United States. Its free Let's Encrypt certificate means the browser padlock says nothing about whether the site is legitimate.
What to do
If you entered banking credentials or card details here, call your bank right away using the number on your card. Change your online banking password, reset any reused passwords and re-enroll two-factor authentication. Never pay a "fee" to release a refund, and uninstall any remote-access tool the site or a "support agent" asked you to install. Report the incident to your bank's fraud team and to local authorities. Defenders should block the domain and the hosting IP at DNS and proxy level, and watch for lookalike "refund resolution" domains registered through the same channels.
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Primary outcomeDNS 非アクティブreason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation不明Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-20 10:06:28 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-06 10:00:27 UTClast content: 2026-10-06 10:00:27 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-10-06 22:13:39 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-10-06 10:00:27 UTC → 2026-10-06 22:13:39 UTC · 12.22hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-10-06 16:07:03 UTC · precision medium · basis bounded
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.
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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.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
地元の警察 — たとえ直ちに行動を起こせなくても、公式な記録が残される
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
詐欺による金銭の返還を装った詐欺 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
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