ventran.xyz presents itself as "Ventran ($VENT) · Arbitrum whitelist". It borrows the Arbitrum name to look like an official token sale or allowlist on that network. It targets crypto users hoping for early allocation in a new token. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-09-27. On 2026-10-19 the site was still online and redirecting visitors.
How the scam works
Fake whitelist pages exploit the fear of missing out on a launch. The visitor is told to secure a spot by connecting a wallet and confirming a transaction or signature, which is framed as registration or a small contribution. In schemes of this kind, that confirmation sends funds straight to the operators or grants them permission to move tokens, so the victim loses whatever was sent or approved. The Arbitrum branding on the page adds credibility the project itself does not have.
Evidence
On 2026-10-10, VirusTotal showed 4 of 92 engines flagging the domain: alphaMountain.ai, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. That count is low, so most security products will not warn a visitor yet. The domain appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses, which means other researchers have independently tracked it. PhishDestroy is currently the only blocklist listing it.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Namecheap on 2026-09-19, just eight days before PhishDestroy detected it. That short gap is typical of throwaway domains built for a single campaign. The site is served from Amazon network space in the United States at 216.150.1.1. Its free Let's Encrypt certificate means the padlock in the browser says nothing about legitimacy.
What to do
Do not connect a wallet or sign anything on ventran.xyz. Arbitrum does not run whitelists for third-party tokens like $VENT. If you already connected and approved anything, review your token approvals with a revocation tool and revoke any unfamiliar ones. If you signed a transaction you did not fully understand, move remaining assets to a fresh wallet. Defenders should block the domain and its hosting IP, and add the four OTX pulses to their watchlists to catch related infrastructure.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年10月9日score 86/1006 brand signals
IoC Extractionscanned 2026年9月28日1 wallet · 1 Telegram IoCs
Submitted URLhttps://www.ventran.xyz/
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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.
Latest HTTP observationRedirectingHTTP redirect observed80%2026-10-19 22:32:59 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:35:39 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.
Recorded subdomains4
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
app.ventran.xyzDomain record
claim.ventran.xyzDomain record
wl.ventran.xyzDomain record
www.ventran.xyzDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
使用技術 · 3 identified
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Vercel
PaaS
Vercel is a cloud platform for static frontends and serverless functions.
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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