SAFE

No threats detected

All checks passed. This site appears legitimate — but always stay alert for phishing even on trusted domains.

Security Review

Is bbsfbank.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 88/100

Official site of Banque Bemo Saudi Fransi, a 21-year-old Syrian bank with verified registration and no scam reports.

bbsfbank.comScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Score breakdown
Heuristics 95·MT 85
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Positive signals (5)
Antivirus clearNot on major blacklistsDomain is 21 years oldEncrypted connectionClean server reputation
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
21 years old
Registered Jul 26, 2005
Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 90% confidence

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Visual analysis

We capture a fresh screenshot of the live page and ask a vision model to look for scam visual patterns — fake trust badges, countdown timers, overlay pop-ups, and visual clones of legitimate brands.

50
/ 100
Visual inspection

Visual similarities noted — cleared by the overall checks

Our vision model noted some visual similarity to a known brand, but the domain, security records, and reputation checks confirm this is the legitimate site — so this is shown for transparency, not as a red flag.

Visual similarity50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

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Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust85/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The domain bbsfbank.com was registered in 2005 and has remained active for two decades. Our antivirus network returned zero detections across 92 engines and the hosting IP carries no abuse reports. The evidence package confirms this is the real Banque Bemo Saudi Fransi, registered in Syria since 2003 with active branches and a Damascus Securities Exchange listing. No scam reports, complaints, or impersonation indicators appear in the search results. The visual scan was inconclusive due to slow rendering, but the domain age, business registration, and clean technical signals outweigh that limitation.
Full dossier
Analysis complete

Page Content

The site presents as the official online presence for Banque Bemo Saudi Fransi (BBSF), a Syrian private bank founded in 2004. Evidence confirms the domain matches the bank's branding exactly and links to their mobile app and online banking portal at bbsfonline.com. The bank operates approximately 35 branches across Syrian governorates and offers standard retail and corporate services.

Infrastructure

The domain resolves to IP 185.194.126.188 with an abuse score of zero and no reported incidents. SSL is valid through GlobalSign with 148 days remaining. No redirects occur and the page loads directly without cross-domain hops.

Domain History

The domain was registered on 26 July 2005 through NameCheap, Inc. and has maintained continuous registration for 21 years. WHOIS privacy protection is disabled, which is consistent with a long-established financial institution.

Web Reputation

Our research found zero scam reports or consumer complaints across major platforms. The bank is officially registered in the Syrian commercial register since December 2003 and listed on the Damascus Securities Exchange since 2009. Social media accounts on Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn direct users to bbsfbank.com and the bank has publicly warned about phishing attempts impersonating them.

What this means for you

The combination of a 21-year-old domain, verified business registration, clean security scans, and absence of fraud reports indicates this is the legitimate bank website. Users can safely access banking services through this domain.

Positive Signals
5
  • Domain registered 21 years ago in 2005 with continuous ownership.
  • Zero detections from our antivirus network across 92 engines.
  • Hosting IP carries zero abuse reports and clean reputation.
  • Business registration confirmed in Syrian commercial records since 2003.
  • No scam reports or complaints found in web research.
AI Recommendation
This is the legitimate bank website. You can use it for official banking services, but always verify the URL before entering credentials.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for bbsfbank.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
Active · Syrian Arab Republic
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
No scam reports found
No complaints, no negative coverage turned up in our sweep.
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain bbsfbank.com is the official website of Banque Bemo Saudi Fransi (BBSF), a Syrian private commercial bank founded in 2004 as the first private bank in Syria after ~20 years.
  • Bank registered in Syrian commercial register No. 13901 on 29 Dec 2003; banks register No. 8; listed on Damascus Securities Exchange since Feb 2009.
  • Headquartered in Damascus, Syria; operates ~35 branches across Syrian governorates; SWIFT code BBSFSYDAXXX.
  • Offers retail, corporate, digital banking services including mobile app 'BBSF Mobile+', online banking at bbsfonline.com, loans, transfers, MoneyGram, etc.
  • Active social media presence (Facebook @BBSFSYR, Instagram @bbsfbank, LinkedIn) with official posts directing to bbsfbank.com.
  • Bank has issued public warnings about phishing/fraudulent ads impersonating them on social media.
  • No scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews found on major platforms (Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, Reddit, etc.) in web searches; no evidence of fraud or impersonation of other brands.
Business registration
Status: active · Syrian Arab Republic

Registered in commercial register No. 13901 dated 29 December 2003; listed in banks register under No. 8; listed on Damascus Securities Exchange since 2009. Capital 200,000,000 SYP. First private bank in Syria since ~2004.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above

We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for bbsfbank.com and didn't find scam reports or complaints. The evidence package confirms this is the official website of a registered Syrian bank with active operations and public listings.

Domain Timeline

  1. Jul 26, 2005
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 21 years old today.

  2. Jul 9, 2026
    Latest security review — Reviewed as safe

    This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.

bbsfbank.com has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.

Threat Detection

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious59Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
Not listedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Technical Details

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age21 years old
RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.
RegisteredJul 26, 2005
ExpiresJul 26, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGlobalSign nv-sa · GlobalSign GCC R6 AlphaSSL CA 2025
ExpiresDec 5, 2026 (148d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingProfessionals Company for Communication Services and Technologies LLC
Server locationSY

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPProfessionals Company for Communication Services and Technologies LLC
Usage typeFixed Line ISP

What to do

Still, stay alert

No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.

  • Double-check the exact URL in your address bar

    Confirm you are actually on bbsfbank.com and not a lookalike like b-bsfbank.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

  • Discuss this site on the forum

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Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·bbsfbank.com
SAFE

This is the official website of Banque Bemo Saudi Fransi, a legitimate Syrian bank. The domain is 21 years old with clean security scans and matches the bank's registered business details exactly.

This is the legitimate bank website. You can use it for official banking services, but always verify the URL before entering credentials.

AV engines
92
Domain age
21 yrs
Flagged
0
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Safety FAQ

Common questions about this site, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • Our automated security review found no threat indicators on bbsfbank.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • bbsfbank.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 88/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. bbsfbank.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by GlobalSign nv-sa · GlobalSign GCC R6 AlphaSSL CA 2025, expiring in 148 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • bbsfbank.com is 21.0 years old, registered on 7/26/2005 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report bbsfbank.com as clean.
  • No. bbsfbank.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • bbsfbank.com resolves to an IP operated by Professionals Company for Communication Services and Technologies LLC in SY (usage type: Fixed Line ISP). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad, but unusual geography for a brand's claimed country is one of many signals we weigh.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 9, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around bbsfbank.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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