Critical risk detected
Legitimate non-profit domain now hosting a gift-card data-harvest pop-up that lacks proper branding or contact details.
Is bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com legit or a scam?
Legitimate non-profit domain now hosting a gift-card data-harvest pop-up that lacks proper branding or contact details.
The site presents as a legitimate Canadian non-profit but shows a deceptive pop-up collecting personal data with a gift-card lure. The domain is 9.6 years old and the organization is registered since 1975, yet the current page uses a high-pressure subscription form without clear branding.
Score breakdown
See the live page ↓These checks passed — but they don't clear the site. A clean antivirus result, valid SSL, and a calm server only mean it isn't hosting malware; they say nothing about whether the business is real. This verdict is based on the site's conduct and content, not a malware detection.
Analysis Summary
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. Marker positions are approximate. See full visual analysis →
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.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The site uses a common deceptive pattern where a pop-up modal offers a high-value incentive in exchange for personal information without providing clear business context or branding.
What our vision model saw
3 signalsIntrusive pop-up modal covering the page content
Incentivized data collection using a high-value gift card prize
Lack of branding or company identification on the subscription form
Intelligence
The domain and organization check out: registered in 2016, incorporated in Canada in 1975, and referenced in local news. However, the live page displays an intrusive modal offering a high-value gift card in exchange for personal information. No email address, postal address, or branded contact section appears on the captured page. The visual assessment flags this exact pattern as a common deceptive data-collection tactic. One antivirus engine flagged the page as malware and another as suspicious, though browser blocklists remain clean. The combination of a trusted domain hosting an unbranded prize-entry form raises the risk level above normal for a charity site.
Web Research Findings
Independent findings for bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.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.
- The Bonnyville Friendship Centre is a long-standing, legitimate non-profit organization based in Bonnyville, Alberta, incorporated in 1975.
- The organization provides various community services, including a food bank, youth programs, and recently opened women's shelters and transitional housing.
- The website serves as an informational hub for the centre's programs, mission, and community initiatives.
- The site's description mentioning 'Avada & WordPress' is a standard template artifact from the web design process and does not indicate malicious intent.
- The organization is frequently cited in local news (Lakeland Today) and municipal directories as a key community service provider.
Incorporated under the Societies Act on January 30, 1975.
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com and didn't find scam reports or complaints. The evidence package confirms the Bonnyville Friendship Centre is a long-standing, legitimate non-profit incorporated in Alberta in 1975 and frequently cited in local news as a community service provider.
Domain Timeline
- Dec 7, 2016Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 9.6 years old today.
- Jul 23, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as dangerous
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.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.
Threat Detection
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
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.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedThe 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.
Contact Verification
We fetched the page and looked for real-world contact details. Legitimate businesses almost always publish an email on their own domain, a phone number, and a postal address. Scam shops usually don't.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Phone number listed (2026-06-29).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com/
- 2200https://bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
What to do
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
- OpenShare your experience
If you have additional context, drop a comment below or post on the MalwareTips forum.
Final Verdict
The site presents as a legitimate Canadian non-profit but shows a deceptive pop-up collecting personal data with a gift-card lure. The domain is 9.6 years old and the organization is registered since 1975, yet the current page uses a high-pressure subscription form without clear branding.
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.
- bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com shows every sign of being a scam site — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for data harvester. 2 of 92 security engines flag it (1 as outright malicious). The domain is 9.6 years old through Promo People, Inc.. This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.
- No — bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com scored just 8/100 on our trust scale, and we detected active threat indicators. We recommend avoiding it entirely: don't log in, pay, download anything, or connect a wallet.
- If you've already paid or handed over details on bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
- Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
- Just viewing a scam page is usually low-risk on an up-to-date browser — the real danger is what it asks you to DO (enter details, download a file, send money). If you downloaded anything, run a full antivirus scan and treat the file as untrusted. If you entered a password or card number, change the password everywhere you reused it and contact your bank.
- You can report bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
- Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
- Yes. 2 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com, 1 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
- No — bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
- bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com is 9.6 years old, registered on December 7, 2016 through Promo People, Inc.. A multi-year registration history is one of the stronger signals against a scam, though it's never a guarantee on its own — established domains can still be misused.
- bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
- This report is a record of the scan run on July 23, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about bonnyvillefriendshipcentre.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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