Is banksfraudalert.com safe?
http://banksfraudalert.com/
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How we checked
Coverage: partial · 4 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (60 of 92 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading · not available: did not fully complete
- page capture · not available: did not fully complete
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
banksfraudalert.com is flagged as phishing by nine independent antivirus families, and its own pages could not be reviewed.
banksfraudalert.com presents itself as a bank-fraud alert service, but a saved antivirus observation shows nine independent antivirus families reporting an adverse result against the domain, and the site's own page, contact, About and policy text could not be captured because the host did not resolve. The domain is 910 days old and sits behind Cloudflare name servers, and the browser threat feed currently returns no warning, but a clean Safe Browsing line does not cancel nine vendor detections. Because the site's own pages were never reviewed and the only substantive adverse signal is a phishing classification, this lands in the High Risk band rather than Dangerous.
Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 22/100
High Risk covers scores 21–44. 2 findings pulled the score down; 2 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- Decisive9 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.-10 pts
- ModerateOne public warning in public web research: "The name server configuration of `legalrconsultation.com` is shared with other domains, for instance `banksfraudalert.com`, `vaal.co.ug`, `tpao-tech.com` and…"-4 pts
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe registrable domain is 910 days old.
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning for the domain.
Points come from the saved evidence ledger: it lowered the score from 36 to 22 and split those 14 points between the findings that show points; the others carry no points in the ledger. Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
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- Report the site
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- Report the domain to its registrar
Cloudflare, Inc. takes abuse reports at registrar-abuse@cloudflare.com (+1.6503198930). Include the address and what happened.
- Ignore anyone offering to recover your money
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Full answers about refunds and reporting are in the Safety FAQ below.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
banksfraudalert.com presents itself as a bank-fraud alert service, but a saved antivirus observation shows nine independent antivirus families reporting an adverse result against the domain, and the site's own page, contact, About and policy text could not be captured because the host did not resolve. The domain is 910 days old and sits behind Cloudflare name servers, and the browser threat feed currently returns no warning, but a clean Safe Browsing line does not cancel nine vendor detections. Because the site's own pages were never reviewed and the only substantive adverse signal is a phishing classification, this lands in the High Risk band rather than Dangerous.
Nine antivirus families flag this domain as phishing
The strongest target-bound evidence is a saved antivirus observation in which nine independent antivirus families reported an adverse result, naming alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender and Forcepoint ThreatSeeker among the engines. That is a phishing classification attached to this exact host, not a generic category guess, and it is the reason the score sits in the High Risk band.
The detection record is marked stale, so it reflects a prior observation rather than a fresh submission, and it should be read as a real but time-stamped vendor verdict. The browser threat feed currently returns no threat warning for the domain, which is a genuine counter-signal, but a single clean reputation line does not outweigh nine vendor detections on the same host.
The site's own pages could not be reviewed
The page content could not be captured because the host dashboard.bankfraudalert.com failed to resolve, so the site's own page, contact, About and policy text was never reviewed. We cannot confirm what the site currently shows, what it asks visitors to do, or who operates it.
The registrable domain is 910 days old and the hosting IP carries an abuse confidence score of 0/100 across zero saved reports, which are neutral-to-supportive context points rather than evidence of safety. A valid TLS certificate exists for the host, but the scanned address was served over plain HTTP with no redirect to HTTPS, so the connection to it was not encrypted.
Shared infrastructure and an unverified operator
Independent research found that the name server configuration of legalrconsultation.com is shared with other domains, including banksfraudalert.com, vaal.co.ug and tpao-tech.com. Shared DNS infrastructure is common and is not proof of wrongdoing on its own, but it does mean this domain is not operating on isolated, dedicated infrastructure.
The operator identity remains unknown, and because the site's own pages could not be reviewed, there is no first-party text to explain who runs the service or what it actually does. The combination of an unreviewable site and a phishing classification from multiple vendors is what drives the High Risk score.
Why the score is 22
9 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
11/ 92
detectionsSaved analysis from October 2, 2026 - stale
11 engines flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 10
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| alphaMountain.aiMalicious | phishing |
| BitDefenderMalicious | phishing |
| Forcepoint ThreatSeekerMalicious | phishing |
| FortinetMalicious | phishing |
| G-DataMalicious | phishing |
| KasperskyMalicious | phishing |
| LionicMalicious | phishing |
| SeclookupMalicious | malicious |
| SophosMalicious | phishing |
| WebrootMalicious | malicious |
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- alphaMountain.ai - phishing - Malicious
- BitDefender - phishing - Malicious
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - phishing - Malicious
- Fortinet - phishing - Malicious
- G-Data - phishing - Malicious
- Kaspersky - phishing - Malicious
- Lionic - phishing - Malicious
- Seclookup - Malicious
- Sophos - phishing - Malicious
- Webroot - Malicious
- Gridinsoft - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- ChainPatrol - Unrated
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Unrated
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- CTX AI - Clean
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Unrated
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- GreyNoise - Unrated
- Guardpot - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - Unrated
- LevelBlue - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Mimecast - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Unrated
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- Synthient - Unrated
- ThreatHive - Clean
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
How security vendors categorise this site
- alphaMountain.aiPhishing
- Forcepoint ThreatSeekerphishing and other frauds
- Sophosphishing and fraud
- WebrootPhishing and Other Frauds
- BitDefendermisc
Each vendor’s own label for the site, saved with the antivirus result. Labels are separate from the engine verdicts above and can disagree with each other.
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
No page claim could be verified for banksfraudalert.com because no usable page content or saved capture was available.
What we observed
The page itself could not be fully inspected, so the report relies on the other saved checks.
What independent research found
1 external finding was saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
2 of the 6 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
Phishing & Impersonation
Service and business model
Unknown
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 019 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
- 02The page content could not be captured because dashboard.bankfraudalert.com did not resolve, so the site's own page, contact, About and policy text was not reviewed.
- 03The registrable domain is 910 days old.
Web research findings
Independent findings for banksfraudalert.com, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
- DNS Ninjaopen
"The name server configuration of `legalrconsultation.com` is shared with other domains, for instance `banksfraudalert.com`, `vaal.co.ug`, `tpao-tech.com` and two others."
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainbanksfraudalert.com
- Redirects todashboard.bankfraudalert.com
- Hosted byCloudflare, Inc.
Domain Timeline
- Apr 30, 2024Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 2 years old when this review was saved.
- Oct 28, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
banksfraudalert.com is an established domain now carrying threat signals. An older domain that starts tripping security checks is a classic pattern for an asset that was sold, repurposed, or compromised — the age alone is not reassurance.
Domain & Encryption
Cloudflare DNS is used by legitimate and scam sites alike, so it does not identify who runs the site.
Report this domain to its registrar: send the address and what happened to this contact.
Certificate issued for banksfraudalert.com.
A shared Cloudflare address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://banksfraudalert.com/
- 2blockedhttps://dashboard.bankfraudalert.com/cross-domain
Server Reputation
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentunavailable
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidenceunavailable
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
9 independent antivirus families reported an adverse result. This comes from a saved antivirus observation rather than a new submission, so treat the detection as real but confirm the timing.
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
One public warning in public web research: "The name server configuration of `legalrconsultation.com` is shared with other domains, for instance `banksfraudalert.com`, `vaal.co.ug`, `tpao-tech.com` and…"
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 11 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 28, 2026 |
| Page content | Page content was not available for semantic review | Unavailable | No saved finding | Not available |
| Visual evidence | The saved page capture was not reliable enough to use | Unavailable | No saved finding | Not available |
| Independent research | 1 independent finding was saved | Completed | Adverse | this scan · Oct 28, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result11 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 2, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 28, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage content was not available for semantic review
- CompletionUnavailableFindingNo saved finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Visual evidence
- ResultThe saved page capture was not reliable enough to use
- CompletionUnavailableFindingNo saved finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Independent research
- Result1 independent finding was saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingAdverse
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 28, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is banksfraudalert.com a scam or a legit website?
Is banksfraudalert.com safe to use?
What should I do if I already gave my details to banksfraudalert.com?
Can I get my money back from banksfraudalert.com?
Did banksfraudalert.com steal my password or personal information?
How do I report banksfraudalert.com?
Why does banksfraudalert.com look legitimate if it's a scam?
Has banksfraudalert.com been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is banksfraudalert.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the banksfraudalert.com domain?
Does banksfraudalert.com have a valid SSL certificate?
How often is the banksfraudalert.com report updated?
08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
banksfraudalert.com is flagged as phishing by nine independent antivirus families, and its own pages could not be reviewed.
The written conclusion remains part of the saved report.
banksfraudalert.com presents itself as a bank-fraud alert service, but a saved antivirus observation shows nine independent antivirus families reporting an adverse result against the domain, and the site's own page, contact, About and policy text could not be captured because the host did not resolve. The domain is 910 days old and sits behind Cloudflare name servers, and the browser threat feed currently returns no warning, but a clean Safe Browsing line does not cancel nine vendor detections. Because the site's own pages were never reviewed and the only substantive adverse signal is a phishing classification, this lands in the High Risk band rather than Dangerous.
09 · Community
Community
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