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@gen.xyz.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 7 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.
Results reflect each source’s collection time. Zero detections do not guarantee safety. OTX references are community publications.
ネットワークセキュリティインテリジェンス Registrar context
Registrar contextNiceNIC
Stored registration data identifies NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED (IANA 3765) as the registrar. PhishDestroy maintains separate NiceNIC abuse-report research; registrar association is contextual and is not an independent detection for this domain.
vegaswow.icu presents itself as "Vegas Wow", a casino-style brand, and PhishDestroy classifies it as an impersonation phishing page. urlscan.io tags it as a crypto scam, which points at people who gamble or pay with cryptocurrency. We first caught it on 2026-10-13. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving its scam content.
How the scam works
Impersonation pages like this borrow a familiar, trustworthy-sounding name so visitors sign up, log in or deposit without questioning who actually runs the site. With a "Vegas Wow" front and a crypto-scam tag, the likely lure is a gaming or bonus platform that takes crypto deposits. These schemes typically show inflated balances or winnings, then block withdrawals until the victim pays a "fee" or "verification" charge, and that payment is also lost. Any login details or personal information typed into the site go straight to the operators.
Evidence
Twelve of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain as of 2026-10-17. The named vendors include alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft and Kaspersky. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict. Spamhaus lists the domain on its DBL as phishing, which matters because many mail and network filters use that list. Four AlienVault OTX pulses also reference it, so other researchers have tracked it as well.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-10-10 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED and went live fast enough for us to flag it three days later. That quick turnaround is typical of throwaway scam domains on cheap extensions like .icu. The site sits behind Cloudflare, with the edge IP geolocated to Canada, so the real origin server is hidden. It uses a free, automatically issued Let's Encrypt certificate, so the padlock in the browser says nothing about whether the site is legitimate.
What to do
Do not deposit funds or pay any "withdrawal", "tax" or "unlock" fee the site demands, because further payments will not get earlier deposits back. If you created an account or logged in, change that password everywhere you reused it and turn on two-factor authentication. If you sent cryptocurrency, keep the transaction IDs and screenshots and report them to the exchange you sent from and to local police. Defenders should block vegaswow.icu at DNS and mail gateways and check logs for users who visited it.
登録情報作成日 2026年10月10日 (10d · Very New!)—Expires 2027年10月10日
HTTPステータス200
技術詳細Provenance & timestamps
初確認2026年10月13日
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年10月13日score 100/100
Submitted URLhttps://vegaswow.icu/
Favicon Hash
ケース ID
SHORTDOTゾーン · 公開証拠.icu
ShortDot zone evidence
The linked repository preserves daily zone observations across seven ShortDot-operated TLDs, including registration volume and abuse-related indicators. This registry context is supporting background and is not an independent detection for the domain in this report.
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 observationコンテンツ公開中Ordinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-20 02:33:45 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-20 02:33:45 UTClast content: 2026-10-20 02:33:45 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.
使用技術 · 3 identified
Cloudflare Browser Insights
AnalyticsRUM
Cloudflare Browser Insights is a tool that measures the performance of websites from the perspective of users.
Cloudflare is a web-infrastructure and website-security company, providing content-delivery-network services, DDoS mitigation, Internet security, and distributed domain-name-server services.
PDF notice generated Notice text archived (416 chars)
Abuse notice text as sent to the provider
Registrar: NICENIC International Group Co., Limited (Hong Kong (China))
Policy Violations: “Services may be used only for lawful purposes… fraud, abuse and illegal activity prohibited. Violations may result in immediate suspension.” + dedicated abuse handling and takedown
Applicable Laws: Crimes Ordinance Cap.200 (Fraud), Theft Ordinance Cap.210 §16A (fraud by deception), Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance Cap.486
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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