Is markbrookseducation.com a scam?

Our automated security review found no threat indicators on markbrookseducation.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.

Is markbrookseducation.com safe to use?

markbrookseducation.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 82/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.

Does markbrookseducation.com have a valid SSL certificate?

Yes. markbrookseducation.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 70 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.

Has markbrookseducation.com been flagged by antivirus engines?

No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report markbrookseducation.com as clean.

Is markbrookseducation.com on any phishing or malware blacklists?

No. markbrookseducation.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.

Where is markbrookseducation.com hosted?

markbrookseducation.com resolves to an IP operated by 20i Limited in GB (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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.

How often is the markbrookseducation.com report updated?

This is a permanent record of the scan run on June 15, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around markbrookseducation.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Security Review

Is markbrookseducation.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 82/100

SafeSuspiciousDangerous

Established UK educational consultancy (registered 2010) placing students into British boarding schools, with government Export Champion status and clean reputation.

Why we trust it

UK Companies House registration (07175712) active since 2010 with current filing status.Recognized as UK Department for Business & Trade Export Champion for three consecutive years.Zero malware detections across our antivirus network and clean browser blocklists.

markbrookseducation.comScanned 55m ago

Post Facebook

Trust score

SAFE

Heuristics 82·MT 82

Warning signals (1)

Redirects to another domain

Positive signals (4)

Antivirus clear Not on major blacklists Encrypted connection Clean server reputation

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence

0/92

All engines report clean

Domain Age

—

Registration date unknown

MT Intelligence

Safe

Low likelihood · 92% 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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LIVE RENDER

markbrookseducation.com

Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence

MT Security Analyst

Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust82/100

MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection

Confidence

Our analysis confirms markbrookseducation.com belongs to MARK BROOKS EDUCATION LIMITED, a UK private company incorporated in 2010 and currently active per Companies House records. The domain carries no malware detections, no abuse reports on its hosting IP, and valid SSL encryption. The business operates transparently with a registered office in Gloucester, published company filings, and active partnerships with real UK boarding schools. Web research found no scam complaints, fraud reports, or negative mentions across consumer-review platforms. The company holds official UK Department for Business & Trade Export Champion status and organizes legitimate educational exhibitions in Nigeria and West Africa. Contact information is sparse on the website (no email or phone listed), which is atypical but not fraudulent — many B2B consultancies use inquiry forms instead. The 15-year operational history, government recognition, and clean compliance record all point to a genuine business.

Full dossier

Analysis complete

Page Content

The site presents as an educational consultancy focused on placing students from Africa into UK independent boarding schools. The homepage describes the service, lists exhibitions and events, and mentions 15+ years of operation in Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa. No login forms, countdown timers, or pressure tactics are present. External resources load from LinkedIn and Vimeo (legitimate third-party services).

Infrastructure

The domain uses valid SSL encryption (Let's Encrypt, 70 days to expiry) and is hosted on IP 185.151.30.136, which has zero abuse reports and a clean reputation score. Our antivirus network flagged no malware or suspicious content. Browser blocklists show the site as clean.

Domain History

WHOIS data is unavailable, but Companies House records confirm the underlying business entity (MARK BROOKS EDUCATION LIMITED, company 07175712) was incorporated on 3 March 2010 and remains active. The company is registered at 3 Coniston Road, Longlevens, Gloucester, GL2 0NA, with accounts and confirmation statements filed up to 2025/2026.

Web Reputation

Web research found zero scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative mentions on consumer-review platforms. Two positive mentions appeared in Nigerian news outlets (Guardian.ng and Legit.ng) confirming the company's government Export Champion status and role organizing UK boarding school exhibitions. The company maintains active social media presence (LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube) with school partnership videos and event coverage. No clone-site indicators detected.

Risk Factors

No contact email or phone number displayed on the website; users must use an inquiry form to reach the business.
WHOIS data is unavailable, limiting transparency on domain registration details.
Site is not indexed in global traffic rankings, suggesting limited organic search visibility (typical for niche B2B consultancies).

Positive Signals

UK Companies House registration (07175712) active since 2010 with current filing status.
Recognized as UK Department for Business & Trade Export Champion for three consecutive years.
Zero malware detections across our antivirus network and clean browser blocklists.
Legitimate partnerships with real UK boarding schools and government-backed exhibition events.
No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative reviews found in web research.

AI Recommendation

This site is safe to use. If you are seeking UK boarding school placement services for a student from Africa, you can contact the business via the inquiry form on their website. For additional verification, you can look up the company directly on the UK Companies House website using company number 07175712.

Next-gen fraud intelligence

Evidence-backedCross-checked

Web Research Findings

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

Business registration

Active · United Kingdom

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

markbrookseducation.com is the website of MARK BROOKS EDUCATION LIMITED, a UK-registered private limited company (07175712) incorporated on 3 March 2010 and currently active per Companies House
The company specializes in educational consultancy for placing students (primarily from Nigeria and West Africa) into UK independent boarding schools; has operated since at least 2008 according to its own materials
Mark Brooks (director) claims over 25 years experience in the independent schools sector, PR/communications, and education marketing (MBA); co-director Tracey Brooks
Recognized as a UK Department for Business & Trade (formerly DIT) Export Champion; organizes UK Boarding Schools exhibitions and fairs in Nigeria in association with UK government
No scam reports, fraud complaints, negative Reddit/Trustpilot/Scamadviser mentions, or customer complaints found across multiple targeted searches
Active presence on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube with school partnership videos, magazines, and events; partners with real UK boarding schools (e.g. Worth School, Windlesham House)
Registered office: 3 Coniston Road, Longlevens, Gloucester, GL2 0NA; privacy policy dated 2018; no red flags in company filings

Positive reviews (2)

Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.

Guardian.ngopen
"UK's Minister for Exports thanks consultancy working with schools and families across Nigeria as given UK government Export Champion status for third year"
Legit.ngopen
"The event is in association with the UK's Department for International Trade and is Organised by Mark Brooks Education."

Business registration

Status: active · United Kingdom

MARK BROOKS EDUCATION LIMITED (company 07175712), incorporated 3 March 2010, registered office Gloucester GL2 0NA, SIC 70229 Management consultancy, accounts and confirmation statements filed up to 2025/2026

Research summary

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

Our research confirmed that markbrookseducation.com is the official website of MARK BROOKS EDUCATION LIMITED, a UK-registered private company (07175712) incorporated on 3 March 2010. The company specializes in educational consultancy for placing students from Africa into UK independent boarding schools and holds official UK Department for Business & Trade Export Champion status. Two positive news mentions appeared in Guardian.ng and Legit.ng documenting the company's government recognition and role organizing UK boarding school exhibitions in Nigeria. No scam reports, fraud complaints, or negative mentions were found across consumer-review platforms, Reddit, or general web sources. The company maintains active social media presence and partnerships with legitimate UK boarding schools.

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

No clear contact details on the page

Emails on site's domainNone

Phone numbersNone

Postal addressNot listed

Linked social profiles1

Signal Summary

Several contact red flags

No contact email found anywhere on the page.
No phone number listed on the page.
No postal address visible on the page.

Links to 2 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Encryption Certificate

StatusValid

ProtocolTLSv1.3

IssuerLet's Encrypt · R12

ExpiresAug 25, 2026 (70d)

Self-signedNo

Hosting & Technology

Hosting20i Limited

Server locationGB

Web serverApache

Platform / CMSWordPress

Redirect Chain

Hops

Cross-domain

Yes

Lookalike

Punycode

1301http://markbrookseducation.com/
2301https://markbrookseducation.com/
3200https://www.markbrookseducation.com/cross-domain

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence

Confidence score0%

Reports on file0

ISP20i Limited

Usage typeContent Delivery Network

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.

Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on markbrookseducation.com and not a lookalike like m-arkbrookseducation.com.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 ↗

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Referenced Domains

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

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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 markbrookseducation.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
markbrookseducation.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 82/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
Yes. markbrookseducation.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · R12, expiring in 70 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 markbrookseducation.com as clean.
No. markbrookseducation.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
markbrookseducation.com resolves to an IP operated by 20i Limited in GB (usage type: Content Delivery Network). 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 June 15, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around markbrookseducation.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

Trust / 100

Final Verdict·markbrookseducation.com

SAFE

Mark Brooks Education is a legitimate UK-registered educational consultancy specializing in boarding school placements for African families. The company is active since 2010, recognized by the UK government as an Export Champion, and operates with full business registration and no fraud complaints.

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