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; 14 days 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.
pinnacletradeservices.top presents itself as "pinnacle trade services," a CFD trading platform offering positions on stocks, gold, oil and indices. It targets retail investors looking for an online broker, and PhishDestroy classifies it as an impersonation phishing page. We first flagged it on 2026-10-06. As of 2026-10-19 the domain still responded, but its DNS was no longer serving the page content.
How the scam works
Fake CFD brokers like this one copy the look and language of a legitimate trading firm, with promises of leveraged returns on commodities and indices. Victims register, often hand over identity documents and login details, and are pushed to fund an account by card, bank transfer or crypto. The dashboard then shows invented profits to encourage larger deposits. When the victim tries to withdraw, the operators demand "taxes," "verification" or "withdrawal fees," and the money never comes back. The page title advertises a CFD trading service, while our classification is impersonation phishing.
Evidence
On 2026-10-10, 13 of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain, including BitDefender, ESET, Kaspersky, Fortinet, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, alphaMountain.ai and LevelBlue. That is a modest share, but the vendors are mainstream and unrelated to each other. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and matched the page to a generic scam template. Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL as spam, and it appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses alongside the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-07-27 through Global Domain Group LLC, about ten weeks before we detected it. That gap leaves time to build the fake platform and start recruiting victims through ads or social media. It sits on 163.61.188.2, on a network registered to NEW DHAKA HARDWARE in Bangladesh but geolocated to the US. The cheap .top extension and a free Let's Encrypt certificate are typical of disposable investment-fraud sites.
What to do
Do not deposit more money, and ignore any request for fees, taxes or "unlock" payments to release your balance. Report card or bank transfers to your bank immediately and ask about a chargeback or recall. If you sent crypto, record the transaction details for police and exchange reports. Change any password you reused on the site, enable 2FA elsewhere, and watch for identity misuse if you uploaded ID documents. Be wary of "recovery" services that contact you afterward. Defenders should block the domain and its IP, and alert users to fake CFD broker lures.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年10月9日score 98/1004 brand signals
Submitted URLhttp://pinnacletradeservices.top/
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ICANN OVERSIGHT
認定と RAA の背景
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.
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 10:06:23 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-07 10:15:12 UTClast content: 2026-10-07 10:15:12 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-10-08 20:20:32 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-10-07 10:15:12 UTC → 2026-10-08 20:20:32 UTC · 34.09hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-10-08 03:17:52 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.
使用技術 · 10 identified
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Programming languages
PHP is a general-purpose scripting language used for web development.
jQuery is a JavaScript library which is a free, open-source software designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, as well as event handling, CSS animation, and Ajax.
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
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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