Crypto scam / wallet-drainer
Flagged on major browser safety blocklists as social engineering. Signals match fake investment platforms and wallet drainers. Never connect a wallet, paste a seed phrase, or deposit crypto here.
Is coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com legit or a scam?
Fake Coinbase airdrop site flagged as phishing by ten engines including BitDefender, ESET, and Fortinet.
Score breakdown
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.
Intelligence
The domain name coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com directly impersonates Coinbase to lure users into a fake airdrop. Ten of 92 antivirus engines flagged the page as phishing, with BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, and others explicitly detecting the threat. Browser blocklists also flagged it for social engineering, confirming the credential-harvesting intent. The subdomain structure on b12sites.com is a common pattern for disposable scam pages. The hosting IP shows no abuse history, but that does not outweigh the clear malicious signals from multiple detection layers. The combination of brand impersonation, phishing detections, and blocklist hits makes this a high-risk site.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com and did not find scam reports, complaints, or impersonation signals. The domain age, registration record and aggregator reviews shown above are consistent with a legitimate site.
Domain Timeline
- Feb 13, 2017Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 9.4 years old today.
- Jul 9, 2026Latest security review — Flagged as dangerous
This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.
coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.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
Detected threat categories: SOCIAL_ENGINEERING.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Scam-Type Likelihood
2 scam-type patterns detected
2 of 14 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 14 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as crypto fraud / wallet-drainer.
- AI analyst tagged this as an airdrop / drainer.
- Google Safe Browsing flagged this as social engineering / phishing.
- AI analyst tagged this as phishing / data-harvesting.
2 of 14 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 14 distinct scam categories so the verdict tells you not just how risky the page is, but what kind of risk it carries. Each meter pulls from page signals, web reports, our AI analyst, vision, and the scam-network cluster — not from raw AV labels.
- AI analyst tagged this as crypto fraud / wallet-drainer.
- AI analyst tagged this as an airdrop / drainer.
- Google Safe Browsing flagged this as social engineering / phishing.
- AI analyst tagged this as phishing / data-harvesting.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedDomain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1308http://coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com/
- 2404https://coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com/
Server Reputation
What to do
Crypto scam / wallet-drainer indicators
The page shows patterns common to crypto-investment scams, fake airdrops, and wallet drainers.
- Do not interact with coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- Never paste your seed phrase anywhere
Legitimate wallets, exchanges and support staff will never ask for your 12/24-word recovery phrase. Typing it into any website — even one that looks real — gives attackers full access to your funds.
- If you already connected a wallet
Revoke token approvals immediately using revoke.cash or Etherscan's Token Approvals tool. Move remaining funds to a fresh wallet (new seed phrase). Assume the original wallet is compromised.
- OpenReport the wallet and URL
File a report at IC3 (FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center) or your country's cybercrime portal. Recovery is unlikely, but reports help law enforcement map the network.
Safer Alternatives
Trying to handle crypto? Use a safe option instead
Dealing with crypto? Use a regulated, well-established exchange rather than an unknown site — and never connect your wallet or enter a seed phrase on a page you can't verify.
Publicly-listed, regulated US exchange.
Long-established, regulated exchange.
Regulated US exchange & custodian.
Suggestions for safety only — not endorsements. Always verify the address bar before signing in or paying, even on well-known sites.
Final Verdict
This is a fake Coinbase airdrop page designed to steal crypto credentials. Ten security engines flagged it as phishing, and major browser blocklists block it for social engineering.
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 flags coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E8, expiring in 30 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com is 9.4 years old, registered on 2/13/2017 through Amazon Registrar, Inc.. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 10 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com as malicious or suspicious (10 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- Yes. The major browser blocklist feeds flagged coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com with the following threat categories: SOCIAL_ENGINEERING. This protects billions of browser users from visiting the site.
- coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.com resolves to an IP operated by Amazon Technologies Inc. in US (usage type: Data Center/Web Hosting/Transit). 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 coinbase-airdrop.b12sites.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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