Safe to trust
The domain appears on one or more DNS blocklists used for spam filtering.
MalwareTips analyst · message material
legitimateThis appears to be a professional legal communication regarding a criminal case, though it contains unusual disclaimer repetition.
- The email contains redundant, repeated legal disclaimers in multiple languages at the end of the message.
- The sender domain is flagged by a DNSBL (URIBL), which may indicate past reputation issues with the mail server.
- The SPF record for the sending domain results in a hard-fail, suggesting potential misconfiguration in the sender's email infrastructure.
The email appears to be a legitimate legal inquiry. If you are not the intended recipient, follow the instructions in the disclaimer to notify the sender and delete the message.
Every scoring adjustment, in dominance order. Shows exactly how we got from 100 to the final trust number.
Why this verdict
100 → 84The 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: 84.
- Listed on 1 DNSBL: URIBL.dnsbl_listed-15
- Domain publishes strong authentication policy: DMARC p=quarantine · SPF hard-fail.spf_hard_fail_policy+11
- AI analyst flagged 20% phishing likelihood (legitimate).ai_phishing_detected-10
- AI analyst flagged 10% spam likelihood.ai_spam_detected-2
Display name, domain reputation, and authentication checks for the From address.
Display-name impersonation
NO BRAND CLAIMThe display name doesn't resemble any of the top phished brands we track — this isn't a brand-impersonation attempt.
Brand-lookalike radar
okNo typosquat or homoglyph match against the top 50 phished brands.
Domain age
errorRDAP check did not run.
MX records, deliverability probe, provider classification, and DNS blocklists.
Deliverability
ok- RFC 5322 syntax valid
- 2 MX records publishedd324988.a.ess.de.barracudanetworks.comd324988.b.ess.de.barracudanetworks.com
- SMTP probe · unknown — SMTP probe disabled (set SMTP_PROBE_ENABLED=true to enable)
Provider classification
okNot on our disposable-provider list and not a recognised consumer freemail (Gmail / Outlook / Yahoo etc.) — likely a custom domain.
DNS blocklists
okListed by 1 of 3 blocklists:
Breach history for this address and the structural identity of the sending domain.
Breach exposure (HIBP)
okHIBP_API_KEY not configured