winzbet.surf is a phishing site that posed as a legitimate service to get visitors to trust it with their logins or funds. Its listing by MetaMask and SEAL, two crypto-focused blocklists, shows the people at risk were cryptocurrency users. PhishDestroy first flagged the domain on 2026-08-31. The site went offline on 2026-09-11, and on 2026-10-19 its DNS was still inactive.
How the scam works
An impersonation page copies the look, name and wording of a service the victim already uses, so nothing seems out of place when it asks the user to sign in, verify an account or connect a wallet. Whatever the victim types goes straight to the operator. That can include passwords, one-time codes and, on crypto-themed fakes, wallet recovery phrases. A captured recovery phrase gives full control of the wallet, and any funds taken that way are usually gone for good.
Evidence
Eight of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain on 2026-09-10: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, PhishFort, SOCRadar and VIPRE. That is a minority of engines, but it includes PhishFort, a phishing specialist, alongside several major web-filtering vendors. Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL under the phishing category. MetaMask and SEAL block it alongside PhishDestroy, and four AlienVault OTX pulses reference it, so several independent teams reached the same verdict.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Global Domain Group LLC on the inexpensive .surf extension, a common pick for short-lived throwaway sites. The timeline was short. PhishDestroy flagged the domain on 2026-08-31, VirusTotal engines caught up on 2026-09-10, and the site was gone the next day. A collapse like that, right after wide detection, is typical of phishing domains that get blocked and then dropped.
What to do
If you entered a password or 2FA code on winzbet.surf, change that password now, along with any other account that shares it. Then reset your two-factor authentication and review recent logins. If you typed a wallet recovery phrase, treat that wallet as compromised. Create a new wallet and move any remaining assets to it immediately, because changing the wallet password will not lock the attacker out. Defenders should block the domain at DNS and proxy level, search logs for past visits since 2026-08-31, and keep the block in place in case the domain is reactivated.
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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%2026-10-19 01:13:18 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-08-31 17:28:07 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-08-31 17:28:07 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 718.78hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-15 16:51:31 UTC · precision low · 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.
Casino / Gambling License Verification
Unverified gambling license
This domain markets casino/gambling services. Scam casinos routinely display fake Curaçao, MGA, or Kahnawake license badges that don’t exist in the real registries. Always verify the license number against the official regulator database before depositing. If the site shows a seal but no clickable registry link — or the linked registry page doesn’t exist — treat it as fraudulent.
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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