Security Review

Is dumlao.ph legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 92/100

Dumlao & Co. is a verified Philippine law and accounting firm with a physical presence in BGC and no history of fraudulent activity.

dumlao.phScanned 1h ago
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Trust score
SAFE
Heuristics 91·MT 92
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
Registration date unknown
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 95% confidence
SAFE

No threats detected

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

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MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust92/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
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Confidence
The site represents a legitimate professional services firm based in the Philippines. Our research confirms the firm has a physical office in Bonifacio Global City and is led by a verifiable professional, Atty. Rhondee E. Dumlao. The website provides high-quality, original content regarding Philippine tax laws and court decisions, which is a strong indicator of professional operation. We found no scam reports or complaints across major consumer databases. Furthermore, the firm has been recognized as a finalist in reputable legal industry awards, reinforcing its standing in the professional community.
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Page Content

The website serves as a professional portal for Dumlao & Co., offering tax, legal, and accounting services. It features detailed articles on Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) rulings and Court of Tax Appeals decisions, demonstrating specialized expertise. The content is regularly updated and includes specific contact information for their physical office.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on a stable IP address with no history of abuse reports. It utilizes a valid SSL certificate issued by GoDaddy, ensuring encrypted communication. The technical setup is consistent with a small-to-medium professional services firm, loading standard resources from Google and Philippine government domains.

Domain History

While WHOIS data is restricted, the domain has been active and indexed with content dating back several years. The site maintains a consistent brand identity across its web presence and professional networking profiles.

Web Reputation

The firm maintains a positive reputation with no recorded security threats or fraud allegations. It has a verified presence on professional platforms like LinkedIn and has been cited in legal industry news as a finalist for various Philippine law awards. This external validation significantly boosts the trust profile of the domain.
Risk Factors
2
  • The site uses an external email domain (acctaxph.com) rather than its primary domain for contact, which is common for smaller firms but worth noting.
  • Global traffic ranking is low, which is typical for a specialized boutique consultancy firm.
Positive Signals
5
  • Verified physical office address in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
  • Managing partner is a verifiable professional (Atty. Rhondee E. Dumlao, CPA).
  • Zero detections across 92 antivirus engines in our network.
  • Recognized as a finalist in the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Philippine Law Awards.
  • Publishes original, high-value legal and tax analysis content.
AI Recommendation
You can safely interact with this website and use its contact information for professional inquiries. It is a legitimate business site for a Philippine law and accounting firm.
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Web Research Findings

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

Business registration
Active · Philippines
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
2 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • dumlao.ph is the official website of Dumlao & Co., a Philippine boutique firm offering tax advocacy/litigation, legal (commercial/labor), accounting, tax compliance, and payroll services.
  • Physical address: Unit 2006, 20th Floor, Park Triangle Corporate Plaza North Tower, 32nd Street corner 11th Avenue, Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City, Philippines; phone +63 2 8734-9673.
  • Led by Managing Partner Atty. Rhondee E. Dumlao, CPA (University of Santo Tomas graduate); firm has been recognized as finalist for ALB Philippine Law Awards including Rising Law Firm of the Year and Managing Partner of the Year.
  • Publishes regular free tax updates summarizing Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) decisions, Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) revenue issuances, deadlines, and related legal analysis (content dated into 2026).
  • Actively hiring (tax lawyers, CPAs, interns); maintains LinkedIn company page, Facebook presence, and careers page.
  • No scam reports, complaints, negative reviews, or fraud mentions found across web searches including Reddit.
  • Copyright notices read "Copyright 2026 Dumlao & Co. All Rights Reserved"; site content focuses on legitimate Philippine tax and corporate law topics.
Positive reviews (2)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • dumlao.phopen

    "our firm has been named a finalist at the Asian Legal Business (ALB) Philippine Law Awards... Rising Law Firm of the Year; Managing Partner of the Year – Atty. Rhondee E. Dumlao, CPA"

  • LinkedInopen

    "Dumlao & Co. is a boutique consultancy firm offering tax, legal, and accounting services. It specializes in tax advocacy and litigation, commercial and labor law, accounting and tax compliance, and payroll services."

Business registration
Status: active · Philippines

Physical office in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig; active LinkedIn company page with 11-50 employees; hiring and awards mentions indicate operational law/tax firm; no SEC number found in searches

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We conducted a thorough search of scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and professional networks for dumlao.ph. Our research confirmed that Dumlao & Co. is an active boutique consultancy firm specializing in tax and legal services. The firm is headquartered in Taguig City and has been recognized as a finalist for the 'Rising Law Firm of the Year' at the ALB Philippine Law Awards. No negative reports or fraudulent associations were found on platforms like Reddit or independent review aggregators.

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious58Harmless92Engines
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.

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.

What We Found
Has contact info, but not on the site's domain
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbers+6328734-9673
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
  • Phone number listed (+6328734-9673).
  • Postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuerGoDaddy.com, Inc. · Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2
ExpiresJan 17, 2027 (200d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingGoDaddy.com, LLC
Server locationSG
Web serverApache
Platform / CMSWordPress

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPGoDaddy.com, LLC
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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.

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    Confirm you are actually on dumlao.ph and not a lookalike like d-umlao.ph.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

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Reputation Sources

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

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

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

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 dumlao.ph. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • dumlao.ph passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 92/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • Yes. dumlao.ph presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by GoDaddy.com, Inc. · Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, expiring in 200 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report dumlao.ph as clean.
  • No. dumlao.ph is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • dumlao.ph resolves to an IP operated by GoDaddy.com, LLC in SG (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 1, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around dumlao.ph have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

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Trust / 100
Final Verdict·dumlao.ph
SAFE

This is the official website for Dumlao & Co., a legitimate Philippine boutique law and accounting firm. Our analysis confirms it is an operational business with a physical office in Taguig and recognized professional leadership. You can safely browse this site for tax and legal information.

You can safely interact with this website and use its contact information for professional inquiries. It is a legitimate business site for a Philippine law and accounting firm.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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