instantrefundresolution.online presents itself as an "Instant Refund" service, styled after a generic bank. It targets people who expect money back after a disputed charge, a cancelled order or an earlier scam. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-10-05. When rechecked on 2026-10-19, the domain was still responding, but its DNS no longer served the phishing content.
How the scam works
The page title, "Home - Instant Refund", sets the hook: a fast resolution of money the visitor believes they are owed. Fake refund portals like this usually ask for online banking logins, card numbers or one-time codes to "verify" the account. Some go further and push a "processing fee" or a remote-access session. Victims lose account credentials, and often the balance behind them, to the very operator promising to return their money.
Evidence
On 2026-10-07, 13 of 92 VirusTotal engines classed the domain as dangerous, including BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, Lionic, CRDF and alphaMountain.ai. That is a modest share of engines, but it spans several unrelated vendors. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and matched the page to a generic banking brand template, which fits the refund-bank theme. The domain also appears in two AlienVault OTX threat pulses and on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Spaceship, Inc. on 2026-09-17, just 18 days before PhishDestroy detected it. That short lead time is typical of throwaway phishing domains. It is hosted on the PONYNET network of FranTech Solutions in the United States. Its free Let's Encrypt certificate means the browser padlock says nothing about whether the site is legitimate.
What to do
If you entered banking credentials or card details here, call your bank right away using the number on your card. Change your online banking password, reset any reused passwords and re-enroll two-factor authentication. Never pay a "fee" to release a refund, and uninstall any remote-access tool the site or a "support agent" asked you to install. Report the incident to your bank's fraud team and to local authorities. Defenders should block the domain and the hosting IP at DNS and proxy level, and watch for lookalike "refund resolution" domains registered through the same channels.
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Primary outcomeDNS 비활성reason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation알 수 없음Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-19 01:28:58 UTC
RDAP registration알 수 없음
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-06 10:00:27 UTClast content: 2026-10-06 10:00:27 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-10-06 22:13:39 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-10-06 10:00:27 UTC → 2026-10-06 22:13:39 UTC · 12.22hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-10-06 16:07:03 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.
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After a phishing incident
피해자를 위한 권고 사항 및 조언
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
지금 당장 어떻게 해야 할까요?
긴급
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
모든 비밀번호 변경 — 이메일, 익스체인지 계정 등, 동일한 비밀번호를 사용하는 모든 것
2단계 인증 활성화 인증 앱(SMS 제외)을 사용합니다. SMS 기반 복구 기능을 비활성화하세요.
카드 동결 피싱 사이트에 은행 계좌 정보를 입력한 경우
보고서를 작성하기 위해 어떤 정보를 수집해야 할까요?
FBI 지침
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.
정확한 날짜 및 시간 — 각 거래 내역 및 사기범과의 첫 접촉 시점
스크린샷 — 사기 웹사이트, 채팅 메시지, 이메일, 지갑 거래, 소셜 미디어
모든 URL 및 도메인 사기꾼이 사용한 (다음과 같은 것들을 포함하여 instantrefundresolution.online)
커뮤니케이션 — 사기꾼이 사용한 이메일, 문자, 전화번호, 사용자 이름
비록 모든 세부 사항을 알지 못하더라도 — 어쨌든 신고를 하세요. 부분적인 정보라도 수사에 도움이 됩니다.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
지역 경찰 — 비록 당장 조치를 취할 수는 없더라도 공식 기록을 남깁니다
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
가짜 웹사이트 — 도메인을 약간만 변경한, 정식 사이트와 픽셀 단위로 완벽하게 일치하는 복제 사이트
pig butchering — Telegram·왓츠앱·데이트 앱을 통해 몇 주에 걸쳐 신뢰를 쌓은 뒤, 돈을 훔쳐갔다
회복 사기 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
AI를 이용한 사기 — 딥페이크, 자동화된 피싱, AI로 생성된 사이트 등으로 인해 사기 행각을 적발하기가 더 어려워지고 있다
앞으로 어떻게 하면 스스로를 지킬 수 있을까요?
공식 사이트 즐겨찾기 추가 — 이메일, DM 또는 광고에 포함된 링크는 절대 클릭하지 마세요
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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.
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