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@spaceship.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.
westbrookcounsel.com is an impersonation phishing page that presents itself as a "National Crypto Helpline" offering to recover money lost to crypto fraud. Its Russian-language page title, which translates as "refund of funds after crypto fraud," shows it is aimed at Russian-speaking people who have already been scammed. The law-firm-style domain name adds to the appearance of an official recovery service. PhishDestroy first detected it on 2026-09-17, and it was still online with live content on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Recovery scams target people at their most desperate, right after a loss, by posing as a helpline, legal counsel or investigative body that can trace and return stolen crypto. The usual next step is a request for an upfront payment, described as a fee, a tax, a deposit or a "verification" transfer, before any funds are released. Many of these schemes also collect ID documents and details of the original theft, and some ask for wallet access or seed phrases. No money is ever recovered. The victim loses a second sum and often hands over personal data that can be reused in later fraud.
Evidence
On 2026-09-29, 7 of 91 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky and SOCRadar. That count is modest, but it comes from several independent vendors. The domain is also listed by MetaMask and SEAL alongside PhishDestroy, so wallet users and the security-alliance community are already warned. It appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-09-09 through Spaceship, Inc. and was flagged only eight days later. That short gap fits a site set up quickly for a fresh campaign rather than a long-standing business. It is hosted on DigitalOcean, LLC cloud infrastructure in the US.
What to do
Do not pay any fee, tax or deposit this site or its "agents" ask for, and stop all contact if you have already engaged. If you sent money, report it to your bank or exchange and to police, and keep every message and transaction ID. If you shared ID documents, watch for identity misuse. If you disclosed a seed phrase or connected a wallet, move your funds to a new wallet and revoke token approvals. Be aware that real recovery never requires upfront crypto payments. Defenders should block the domain and warn fraud-support channels about this helpline lure.
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%2026-10-19 22:33:17 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:35:40 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:33:17 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.
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.
