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Security Review

Is globalnursing.mindauthors.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 25/100

Predatory conference organizer using urgency tactics and Google impersonation; listed on predatory-publishing tracker with multiple complaints about mass similar invitations.

globalnursing.mindauthors.comScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Heuristics 54·MT 40
Category tags
predatory conferencefake event#Fake Giveaway#Countdown / Urgency78% MT confidence
Technical red flags (2)
Impersonates GoogleCountdown / Urgency

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.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
6 years old
Registered Jul 8, 2020
MT Intelligence
Suspicious
High likelihood · 78% confidence

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust40/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation
0%
Confidence
The site promotes 'Global Nursing 2027' as a legitimate international conference, but multiple signals point to a predatory event-organizer pattern. Mind Authors, Inc. operates from a virtual office suite in Beaverton, Oregon and runs dozens of similar low-barrier conferences across nursing, healthcare, and other fields — a hallmark of for-profit predatory conference operators. The page triggers countdown urgency tactics and uses Google branding on a non-official domain, both common manipulation techniques. Most critically, the operator is listed on Kscien.org's predatory-publishing tracker grouped with known predatory organizers, and a ResearchGate post from February 2026 questions the company's legitimacy due to mass similar invitations sent to researchers. While the company is registered as active in the USA and no major scam-report sites flag it, the combination of predatory-conference red flags, urgency manipulation, and listing on academic fraud trackers indicates high risk for researchers.
Full dossier
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Page Content

The page promotes 'Global Nursing 2027,' a conference scheduled for March 2027 in Singapore with virtual options. It includes a countdown timer creating artificial urgency, a 'Join Now' call-to-action, and claims of a 'global platform' for researchers and academics. The page title is duplicated and the meta description is empty — both signs of low-quality or template-based construction.

Infrastructure

The domain is hosted on IP 68.178.199.171 with a clean abuse score and valid SSL certificate (Let's Encrypt, 47 days to expiry). No antivirus engines flag the page as malicious, and it is not indexed in global traffic rankings. External resources load from googleapis.com, tawk.to, and sibling mindauthors.com subdomains.

Domain History

The domain globalnursing.mindauthors.com is part of the mindauthors.com network, which is approximately 5–6 years old. The registrar is GoDaddy.com, LLC. The operator, Mind Authors, Inc., is registered at a virtual office address (9450 SW Gemini Dr, Suite 71868, Beaverton, Oregon 97008) — a common setup for event organizers but also a red flag when combined with other signals.

Web Reputation

The operator is listed on Kscien.org's predatory-publishing tracker under 'Nursing Diversity' and grouped with known predatory conference organizers like Mind Space Conferences. A ResearchGate post from February 2026 questions Mind Authors Inc.'s legitimacy, citing mass similar invitations as a common predatory-conference tactic. No positive reviews were found on independent aggregators; no scam reports appear on major consumer-review sites, but the absence of complaints does not indicate legitimacy in this context — predatory conferences often operate below the radar of mainstream complaint databases.

Risk Factors
7
  • Operator listed on Kscien.org predatory-publishing tracker alongside known fraudulent conference organizers.
  • Countdown timer and artificial urgency detected — common manipulation tactic used by predatory events.
  • Page impersonates Google branding on a non-official domain, increasing perceived credibility.
  • Operator runs dozens of similar low-barrier conferences across multiple fields with minimal peer-review barriers.
  • ResearchGate post from Feb 2026 reports mass similar invitations from Mind Authors Inc., a hallmark of predatory conference spam.
  • Company operates from a virtual office suite, typical of for-profit predatory-event operators.
  • Page title is duplicated and meta description is empty, indicating low-quality or template-based construction.
Positive Signals
4
  • Mind Authors, Inc. is registered as an active business in the USA (Beaverton, Oregon).
  • No antivirus engines flag the page as malicious or suspicious.
  • SSL certificate is valid and current.
  • Hosting IP has zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score.
AI Recommendation
Do not register for or pay fees to this conference. If you are a researcher or academic, verify any conference invitation independently through the host institution's official website and check predatory-conference databases before submitting abstracts or paying registration fees. Report suspicious conference invitations to your institution's research-integrity office.
Scam network detected
4 linked domains correlated

Mind Authors, Inc. operates a network of similar predatory-conference subdomains across nursing, healthcare, and materials science. The operator is listed on Kscien.org predatory-publishing tracker and uses countdown urgency and Google impersonation tactics across multiple event sites.

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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 globalnursing.mindauthors.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
5.9 yrs
Registered Jul 2020
Business registration
Active · USA
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Clones google.com
The page impersonates a well-known brand's site.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
2 scam reports
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain globalnursing.mindauthors.com belongs to Mind Authors, Inc., organizer of multiple nursing and scientific conferences (Global Nursing 2026/2027, Nursing Diversity, etc.) with events listed in Bangkok, hybrid formats.
  • Company address is a virtual office suite in Beaverton, Oregon, USA; contact +1 833 649 1689, emails like info@mindauthors.us.
  • Listed on Kscien.org predatory publishing tracker under Nursing Diversity and mindauthors sections, grouped with known predatory organizers like Mind Space Conferences.
  • ResearchGate post from Feb 2026 questions legitimacy of Mind Authors Inc. due to mass similar invitations, a common predatory conference red flag.
  • Page title and content heavily promote "Global Nursing 2027" across Singapore/USA/Europe/Asia/Middle East with urgency elements (countdown detected).
  • No specific user complaints or scam reports found on Reddit, Trustpilot, or major review sites; ScamAdviser rates mindauthors.com as likely legit.
  • Organizer runs dozens of similar low-barrier events across fields; typical of for-profit predatory conference operators charging registration without rigorous peer review.
Scam reports (2)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • kscien.orgopen

    "https://nursingconference.mindauthors.com/speakers/ listed under predatory-publishing/nursing-diversity/ and non-recommended lists alongside Mind Space Conferences"

  • ResearchGateopen

    "Does anyone have experience with mind authors inc? I have received several very similar conference invitations from all over the world"

Business registration
Status: active · USA

Registered as Mind Authors, Inc. at 9450 SW Gemini Dr, Suite 71868, Beaverton, Oregon 97008. Virtual office address commonly used by event organizers; domain ~5-6 years old.

Impersonation / typosquat
Clone of google.com

Page uses countdown/urgency tactics and detected as Google impersonation/clone attempt per scanner data; typical of predatory conference sites mimicking trusted brands for credibility.

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

Kscien.org's predatory-publishing tracker lists nursingconference.mindauthors.com under 'Nursing Diversity' and groups Mind Authors Inc. with known predatory conference organizers. A ResearchGate post from February 2026 reports that researchers received multiple very similar conference invitations from Mind Authors Inc. across different fields — a common red flag for predatory event operators. The operator is registered as Mind Authors, Inc. at a virtual office address in Beaverton, Oregon, and runs dozens of similar low-barrier conferences. No positive reviews were found on independent aggregators, and no complaints appear on major consumer-review sites, but this absence is typical of predatory conferences that operate below the radar of mainstream complaint databases.

Scam Network Intelligence

Cross-site correlation

This site shares signals with a broader cluster

Moderate correlation

Many scams don't operate alone. We correlate third-party scripts, hosting infrastructure, brand-impersonation signals, and the AI evidence package to detect when a site is part of a broader scam network.

Suspicion score
0/100
ClearLowModerateHighCritical
Evidence (1)
  • Evidence confirms this site is a clone of google.com.
Linked signals (1)
Clone of google.com

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.

0Malicious0Suspicious60Harmless92Engines
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.

Sandbox Render
Sandbox capture incomplete — no traffic recorded
Requests made0
Unique IPs0
Countries0
Detected brandsNone

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
Free-mail addressesglobalnursingscientificconf@gmail.com
Phone numbers+1 833 649 1689
Postal addressPresent
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
  • Contact address uses a free-mail provider (gmail.com) — unusual for a real business.
  • Countdown timer or 'limited time' urgency pressure detected.
  • Page impersonates Google on a non-official domain.
  • Scam family match: Countdown / Urgency.
  • Phone number listed (+1 833 649 1689).
  • Postal address visible on the page.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age6 years old
RegistrarGoDaddy.com, LLC
RegisteredJul 8, 2020
ExpiresJul 8, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuerLet's Encrypt · R12
ExpiresJul 25, 2026 (47d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingGoDaddy.com, LLC
Server locationUS
Web serverApache
Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://globalnursing.mindauthors.com/
  • 2200https://globalnursing.mindauthors.com/

Server Reputation

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

Scam-Type Likelihood

2 scam-type patterns detected
Scam-Type Likelihood

2 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.

Top match: Brand Impersonation
Brand Impersonation
High likelihood
60/100
  • Page claims to be Google.
  • Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.
Fake Giveaway
Low-level signals
12/100
  • AI analyst tagged this as a giveaway / airdrop / lottery scam.

Brand impersonation detected

This page is styled as a known brand but is not the brand's real site.

  • Do not interact with globalnursing.mindauthors.com

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  • Go to the brand's real site directly

    Type the brand name into a search engine or open it from your bookmarks — don't use links from emails, SMS, ads, or social posts, which are the delivery vectors for impersonation.

  • Never download or sign in here

    Even if the page "just" offers a download or a giveaway, impersonation pages frequently deliver malware or set up follow-up phishing. Assume anything accepted from this site is hostile.

  • Report the impersonation to the brand

    Most major brands have a dedicated abuse or anti-phishing reporting channel — reporting helps them take the site down and protects other users.

    Open

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 flags globalnursing.mindauthors.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
  • No — globalnursing.mindauthors.com scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
  • Yes. globalnursing.mindauthors.com presents a valid TLSv1.2 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 47 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • globalnursing.mindauthors.com is 5.9 years old, registered on 7/8/2020 through GoDaddy.com, LLC. 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 globalnursing.mindauthors.com as clean.
  • No. globalnursing.mindauthors.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • globalnursing.mindauthors.com resolves to an IP operated by GoDaddy.com, LLC 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.
  • We cache results for 24 hours. Signed-in MalwareTips members can trigger a manual rescan at any time using the "Rescan" button on the report page, which re-runs every check from scratch and refreshes this page.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·globalnursing.mindauthors.com
DANGEROUS

This is a predatory conference-organizer site run by Mind Authors, Inc., which operates dozens of low-barrier academic events across multiple fields. The domain uses countdown urgency tactics, impersonates Google branding, and the operator is listed on predatory-publishing trackers alongside known fraudulent conference organizers.

Do not register for or pay fees to this conference. If you are a researcher or academic, verify any conference invitation independently through the host institution's official website and check predatory-conference databases before submitting abstracts or paying registration fees. Report suspicious conference invitations to your institution's research-integrity office.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
1
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