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 inativoreason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationDesconhecidoProbe Inconclusive20%2026-10-20 10:06:28 UTC
RDAP registrationDesconhecido
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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Os relacionamentos armazenados são agrupados pelo atributo de correspondência exata. Um provedor ou registrador compartilhado por si só não prova propriedade comum.
Mapa da infraestrutura · instantrefundresolution.online
Cada faixa representa um motivo pelo qual um domínio está vinculado a este host. O tamanho dos nós indica as detecções do VirusTotal, e os nós tracejados já estão offline. As listas completas seguem abaixo.
IP compartilhado 198.251.89.306
Este IP de origem hospeda vários domínios de phishing — a infraestrutura pode ser compartilhada entre campanhas.
Registrados pelo mesmo registrador. Um registrador atende a milhões de clientes sem qualquer relação entre si; portanto, isso apenas agrupa os registros, em vez de comprovar uma ligação.
4 evidence signal groups linked0 stored notification recordsNão verificado
Listed domains receive at least one abuse report; this entry has no retained notification history.
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
Se você inseriu credenciais de conta, informações pessoais ou de pagamento, ou baixou um arquivo deste domínio, tome medidas imediatas. Abaixo estão os recursos para ajudá-lo a relatar o incidente e se proteger.
Cuidado com os golpistas que prometem recuperação! Os criminosos podem entrar em contato novamente com as vítimas fingindo ser investigadores, advogados ou agentes de recuperação. Não pague taxas antecipadas nem compartilhe credenciais.Saiba mais sobre fraudes relacionadas à recuperação →
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After a phishing incident
Recomendações e orientações para as vítimas
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
O que devo fazer agora mesmo?
Urgente
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Alterar todas as senhas — e-mail, contas do Exchange, qualquer coisa que use a mesma senha
Ativar a autenticação de dois fatores usando um aplicativo autenticador (não por SMS). Desative a recuperação por SMS
Cartões de congelamento se você inseriu dados bancários no site de phishing
Que informações devo coletar para o meu relatório?
Diretrizes do FBI
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.
Datas e horários exatos — de cada transação e do primeiro contato com o golpista
Capturas de tela — sites fraudulentos, mensagens de bate-papo, e-mails, transações em carteiras digitais, redes sociais
Todas as URLs e domínios utilizado pelo golpista (incluindo instantrefundresolution.online)
Comunicações — e-mails, mensagens de texto, números de telefone e nomes de usuário que o golpista utilizou
Mesmo que você não tenha todos os detalhes — registre uma ocorrência mesmo assim. Mesmo informações parciais ainda ajudam nas investigações.
A quem devo denunciar o golpe?
FBI IC3 — Centro de Denúncias de Crimes na Internet (sistema federal de denúncias dos EUA)
Europol — Relatórios sobre crimes cibernéticos na Europa (UE)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Polícia local — cria um registro oficial, mesmo que não possam agir imediatamente
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?
Sites falsos — clones idênticos, até o último pixel, de sites legítimos, com domínios ligeiramente alterados
Abate de suínos — confiança construída ao longo de semanas pelo Telegram, WhatsApp e aplicativos de namoro; em seguida, o dinheiro foi roubado
Golpes relacionados à recuperação — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
Golpes baseados em IA — deepfakes, phishing automatizado e sites gerados por IA, o que torna a fraude mais difícil de detectar
Como posso me proteger no futuro?
Adicione os sites oficiais aos favoritos — nunca clique em links de e-mails, mensagens diretas ou anúncios
Verificar domínios — verificar PhishDestroy antes de interagir. Verifique se o site usa HTTPS, a ortografia e a idade do domínio
"Bom demais para ser verdade" = golpe — retornos garantidos, endossos de celebridades, prazos urgentes
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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