Phishing site — do not log in
A PayPal login is shown on an unrelated domain — classic credential-harvest pattern. This page looks designed to steal credentials. Don't log in — and if you already did, change the password anywhere you reused it and turn on two-factor authentication.
Is elmvaultstead.com legit or a scam?
Fake PayPal-impersonating AI crypto trading site with credential-harvest login on 46-day-old domain, flagged malicious by Netcraft and others.
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
MT Intelligence
The site presents itself as 'Elm Vaultstead,' an AI trading platform targeting Australian users with crypto investments, but it impersonates PayPal and features a login form typical of credential theft. At just 46 days old with no contact details like email or phone, it matches scam patterns for quick-hit frauds. Security engines including Netcraft and desenmascara.me label it outright malicious, while Fortinet calls it spam and Gridinsoft suspicious. Clean browser lists and sandbox add no reassurance against the strong impersonation and harvest signals.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
Visual Screenshot 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 exhibits some urgency tactics and a simplistic design, raising concerns about its legitimacy.
What our vision model saw
6 signalsNo visible trust badges or security seals present.
The phrase 'Limited Access - Register Now' creates urgency.
The design appears simplistic and lacks professional polish.
The layout resembles common trading platform templates but does not clone a specific brand.
There is a form asking for personal information without clear privacy assurances.
No pop-up overlays or intrusive modals detected.
Brand Impersonation
medium confidenceThe page mentions or styles itself as PayPal, but is hosted on a domain that is not an official PayPal property. A login form was also detected — this combination is a classic credential-harvest setup.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for elmvaultstead.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
Scam Network Intelligence
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Page impersonates PayPal on a non-official domain.
- Login form present on a page impersonating PayPal — credential-harvest pattern.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://elmvaultstead.com/
- 2200https://elmvaultstead.com/
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
4 scam-type patterns detected
0 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 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.
- Login form combined with brand impersonation (credential-harvest pattern).
- Page impersonates PayPal in a login flow.
- AI analyst tagged this as phishing.
- Page claims to be PayPal.
- Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.
- AI analyst tagged this as crypto fraud / wallet-drainer.
- AI analyst categorised the site as crypto-themed.
- AI analyst tagged this as an investment / HYIP / pig-butchering scam.
0 of 13 categories showed signals
We check every URL against 13 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.
- Login form combined with brand impersonation (credential-harvest pattern).
- Page impersonates PayPal in a login flow.
- AI analyst tagged this as phishing.
- Page claims to be PayPal.
- Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.
- AI analyst tagged this as crypto fraud / wallet-drainer.
- AI analyst categorised the site as crypto-themed.
- AI analyst tagged this as an investment / HYIP / pig-butchering scam.
Phishing site — act fast
This page shows signs of attempting to steal credentials or impersonate a trusted brand.
- Do not interact with elmvaultstead.com
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- If you already typed your password — change it now
Change the password on the legitimate site and anywhere else you re-used it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Review recent account activity.
- OpenReport the phishing URL
APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group) accepts phishing reports at reportphishing@apwg.org. Google Safe Browsing reports help protect other users.
- OpenGet help on the forum
MalwareTips members can help you assess damage and next steps.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
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 from the scan data on this page. These are auto-generated — not hand-written — so they always match the underlying report.
- Our automated security review flags elmvaultstead.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — elmvaultstead.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. elmvaultstead.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 62 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- elmvaultstead.com is 1 month old, registered on 3/4/2026 through NETIM SAS. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 4 out of 91 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged elmvaultstead.com as malicious or suspicious (2 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. elmvaultstead.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- elmvaultstead.com resolves to an IP operated by RetryHost in BG (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.
- Independent trust-rating sites currently show the following for elmvaultstead.com: ScamDoc: 25%. Those scores come from user reviews and their own heuristics, so they are worth comparing against our verdict.
Final Verdict
This fake AI-powered trading platform impersonates PayPal and pushes users to sign up with personal details on a brand-new domain. Multiple security engines like Netcraft and desenmascara.me flag it as malicious, confirming a credential-harvest scam. Stay away and never enter login info.
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