Is hopebuilt.org safe?
http://hopebuilt.org/
Coveragestrong3 of 4 applicable core capabilities
Hopebuilt.org solicits donations using copied expired campaigns and issues bogus refund receipts when challenged.
Hopebuilt.org presents itself as a fundraising platform with Donate Now and Start a Campaign buttons, but multiple independent reports show it re-uses long-expired campaigns from other sites, fails to provide campaign links after payment, and supplies fake refund receipts. Security services flag the domain as suspicious.
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Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Hopebuilt.org presents itself as a fundraising platform with Donate Now and Start a Campaign buttons, but multiple independent reports show it re-uses long-expired campaigns from other sites, fails to provide campaign links after payment, and supplies fake refund receipts. Security services flag the domain as suspicious.
User reports and third-party flags
an independent review platform reviewers state that Hopebuilt.org copies expired fundraising campaigns from other platforms onto social media to solicit donations, then refuses to provide active campaign links after payment.
an independent site-rating service and Gridinsoft both classify the site as suspicious or a potential scam, citing low trust scores and payment-related complaints.
Observed donation and campaign buttons
The page displays prominent Donate Now and Start a Campaign buttons that serve as the primary commercial calls to action for collecting funds.
A Sign In link redirects to a Shopify-hosted account page, indicating the site uses Shopify infrastructure for checkout and account management.
Why the score is 18
Multiple an independent review platform reports describe copied expired campaigns, missing campaign links, and bogus refund receipts. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
1/ 92
detectionsSaved result - stale
1 engine flagged this URL
Every saved adverse engine is listed below. The full provider matrix remains available for audit.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 1
- Total
- 92
| Engine | Finding |
|---|---|
| GridinsoftSuspicious | suspicious |
All 92 engine results
- Gridinsoft - suspicious - Suspicious
- 0xSI_f33d - unrated - Clean
- Abusix - clean - Clean
- Acronis - clean - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - clean - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - clean - Clean
- AlienVault - clean - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - unrated - Clean
- AlphaSOC - unrated - Clean
- Antiy-AVL - clean - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- AutoShun - unrated - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - unrated - Clean
- BitDefender - clean - Clean
- Bkav - unrated - Clean
- BlockList - clean - Clean
- Blueliv - clean - Clean
- Certego - clean - Clean
- ChainPatrol - unrated - Clean
- Chong Lua Dao - unrated - Clean
- CINS Army - clean - Clean
- Cluster25 - unrated - Clean
- CRDF - clean - Clean
- Criminal IP - unrated - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - unrated - Clean
- CTX AI - clean - Clean
- Cyan - unrated - Clean
- Cyble - clean - Clean
- CyRadar - clean - Clean
- desenmascara.me - clean - Clean
- DNS8 - unrated - Clean
- Dr.Web - clean - Clean
- EmergingThreats - clean - Clean
- Emsisoft - clean - Clean
- Ermes - unrated - Clean
- ESET - clean - Clean
- ESTsecurity - clean - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - unrated - Clean
- Fortinet - clean - Clean
- Fortra - unrated - Clean
- G-Data - clean - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- Google Safe Browsing - clean - Clean
- GreenSnow - clean - Clean
- GreyNoise - unrated - Clean
- Guardpot - unrated - Clean
- Heimdal Security - clean - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - unrated - Clean
- IPsum - clean - Clean
- Juniper Networks - clean - Clean
- K7AntiVirus - unrated - Clean
- Kaspersky - clean - Clean
- LevelBlue - clean - Clean
- Lionic - clean - Clean
- Lumu - unrated - Clean
- Malwared - clean - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - clean - Clean
- MalwareURL - unrated - Clean
- Mimecast - unrated - Clean
- Netcraft - unrated - Clean
- OpenPhish - clean - Clean
- PhishFort - unrated - Clean
- Phishing Database - clean - Clean
- Phishtank - clean - Clean
- PREBYTES - clean - Clean
- PrecisionSec - unrated - Clean
- Quick Heal - clean - Clean
- Quttera - clean - Clean
- Rising - clean - Clean
- SafeToOpen - unrated - Clean
- Sangfor - clean - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - unrated - Clean
- Scantitan - clean - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - clean - Clean
- Seclookup - clean - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - unrated - Clean
- SOCRadar - unrated - Clean
- Sophos - clean - Clean
- StopForumSpam - clean - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - clean - Clean
- ThreatHive - clean - Clean
- URLhaus - clean - Clean
- URLQuery - unrated - Clean
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - clean - Clean
- VIPRE - unrated - Clean
- ViriBack - clean - Clean
- VX Vault - clean - Clean
- Webroot - clean - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - clean - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - clean - Clean
- ZeroCERT - clean - Clean
- ZeroFox - unrated - Clean
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
Fundraising that actually works.
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Fundraising that actually works.
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
HopeBuilt
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 92 antivirus results.
What independent research found
3 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 4 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
Fake Shop & Commercial Deception
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01Multiple an independent review platform reports describe copied expired campaigns, missing campaign links, and bogus refund receipts.
- 02an independent site-rating service and Gridinsoft both flag the domain as suspicious or a potential scam.
- 03an independent site-rating service and Gridinsoft both flag the domain as suspicious or a potential scam.
Web research findings
Independent findings for hopebuilt.org, 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.
- Trustpilotopen
"Hopebuilt.org places copies of long expired fund raising campaigns from other platforms on social media in order to get you to send them money. If you donate, they will not provide a link to the campaign. When pressed on the issue, they send a bogus refund receipt."
- Scamadviseropen
"In summary, we scanned hopebuilt.org for several indicators and we think the website may be a scam. Exercise extreme caution when using this website."
- Gridinsoftopen
"Hopebuilt.org is listed as a suspicious shop. Reports in this class often describe payment accepted first, delivery issues later."
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The 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.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domainhopebuilt.org
- Redirects tohopebuilt.org
- Hosted byShopify, Inc.
- Referencesfonts.googleapis.com · fonts.gstatic.com
Domain Timeline
- Jun 19, 2025Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 1.2 years old today.
- Aug 25, 2026Saved security review — Flagged as dangerous
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- No direct contact email found on the captured page.
- Phone number listed (93132783883).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://hopebuilt.org/
- 2200https://hopebuilt.org/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
unknownMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
Additional evidence review
Operator / customer risk
suspiciousComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
Additional evidence review · Additional evidence review
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 1 of 92 engines flagged | Limited | Adverse | stale fallback · Aug 25, 2026 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | Not available |
| Independent research | 3 independent findings were saved | Completed | Adverse | Not available |
- Antivirus
- Result1 of 92 engines flagged
- CompletionLimited
- FindingAdverse
- Freshnessstale fallback · Aug 25, 2026
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingNo adverse finding
- FreshnessNot available
- Independent research
- Result3 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompleted
- FindingAdverse
- FreshnessNot available
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is hopebuilt.org a scam or a legit website?
Is hopebuilt.org safe to use?
What should I do if I already gave my details to hopebuilt.org?
Can I get my money back from hopebuilt.org?
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Why does hopebuilt.org look legitimate if it's a scam?
Has hopebuilt.org been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is hopebuilt.org on any phishing or malware blacklists?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Hopebuilt.org solicits donations using copied expired campaigns and issues bogus refund receipts when challenged.
Hopebuilt.org presents itself as a fundraising platform with Donate Now and Start a Campaign buttons, but multiple independent reports show it re-uses long-expired campaigns from other sites, fails to provide campaign links after payment, and supplies fake refund receipts. Security services flag the domain as suspicious.
09 · Community
