Tier · dangerous
Verdict

Likely scam — do not engage

Our AI analyst read the message body and judged it likely to be phishing.

jamesjburger@aol.com
At a glance
AI · 75% phishingDNSBL · 1 list
Risk score
74
/ 100
malicious
AI analyst

MalwareTips analyst · message material

generic_spam

This is an unsolicited text message from an unknown sender that triggered a platform-level spam warning.

Phishing likelihood75%
Spam likelihood90%
Red flags identified
  • The message originates from an unknown, unverified phone number.
  • The platform's built-in spam detection system flagged the communication as potentially malicious.
  • The content follows a common social engineering pattern used to initiate unsolicited contact for scams.
What to do

Do not reply to the message or engage with the sender. Use the platform's built-in report feature to block the number and delete the conversation.

Why this verdict

Every scoring adjustment, in dominance order. Shows exactly how we got from 100 to the final trust number.

Why this verdict

10026

The scorer starts every address at 100 trust and applies each signal below in turn. Negative deltas are penalties (red), positive deltas are bonuses (emerald). Final clamped trust: 26.

  • AI analyst flagged 75% phishing likelihood (generic_spam).
    ai_phishing_detected
    -38
  • Screenshot OCR + visual pass flagged 75/100 phishing risk: The screenshot shows an iMessage conversation with an unknown sender, triggering the platform's built-in spam warning. The interaction is characteristic of unsolicited SMS-based phishing or scam attempts.
    screenshot_phishing_visual
    -23
  • Listed on 1 DNSBL: URIBL.
    dnsbl_listed
    -15
  • AI analyst flagged 90% spam likelihood.
    ai_spam_detected
    -14
  • Domain publishes strong authentication policy: DMARC p=reject · SPF none.
    dmarc_reject_enforced
    +11
Sender identity

Display name, domain reputation, and authentication checks for the From address.

Display-name impersonation

NO BRAND CLAIM

The display name doesn't resemble any of the top phished brands we track — this isn't a brand-impersonation attempt.

Brand-lookalike radar

ok

No typosquat or homoglyph match against the top 50 phished brands.

Domain age

ok

well-known free provider — age check skipped

Content evidence

Signals extracted from the message body, embedded URLs, and uploaded screenshot.

Screenshot vision analysis

VISUAL · 75/100

The screenshot shows an iMessage conversation with an unknown sender, triggering the platform's built-in spam warning. The interaction is characteristic of unsolicited SMS-based phishing or scam attempts.

Visual red flags
  • unsolicited text message from unknown number
  • system-generated spam warning
Infrastructure

MX records, deliverability probe, provider classification, and DNS blocklists.

Deliverability

ok
  • RFC 5322 syntax valid
  • 1 MX record published
    mx-aol.mail.gm0.yahoodns.net
  • SMTP probe · unknownSMTP probe disabled (set SMTP_PROBE_ENABLED=true to enable)

Provider classification

ok

Hosted on the consumer freemail provider aol. Not a red flag in itself — billions of legitimate users — but do verify identity through other channels for anything sensitive.

DNS blocklists

ok

Listed by 1 of 3 blocklists:

URIBL
Reputation

Breach history for this address and the structural identity of the sending domain.

Breach exposure (HIBP)

ok

HIBP_API_KEY not configured

Sender infrastructure

Domain
aol.com
Domain age
well-known free provider — age check skipped
Provider
aol (free)
MX hosts
mx-aol.mail.gm0.yahoodns.net
This report URL contains a SHA-256 hash, while the cached report retains normalized sender components, display name when available, and derived evidence. Raw .eml and screenshot bytes are discarded after extraction. The page is noindex, but anyone with the link may be able to view it; do not submit secrets or confidential messages. If you received this email and are worried, do not click any links and do not reply — verify the sender through a known-good channel.