Warning signs detected
Old nonprofit domain repurposed into a people-search data broker with multiple privacy complaints after the original organization closed. Several risk indicators suggest caution. This site might be legitimate — but treat it as unverified until you can independently confirm.
Is menstoppingviolence.org legit or a scam?
Old nonprofit domain repurposed into a people-search data broker with multiple privacy complaints after the original organization closed.
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 domain is over 27 years old and carries a clean technical scan with no malware detections. After the original Men Stopping Violence nonprofit dissolved in mid-2024, the site switched to publishing personal records as a commercial data broker. BBB Scam Tracker entries and user reports on Reddit explicitly note the change and warn that the site is no longer connected to the former charity. Five complaints center on difficulty removing personal information. The combination of domain history and ongoing privacy issues makes the current operation risky for visitors.
Website Preview
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Visual Screenshot Analysis
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Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The screenshot shows a clean, fully rendered professional website layout with no visible scam indicators such as fake trust seals, urgency elements, overlays, or suspicious forms.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for menstoppingviolence.org, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain menstoppingviolence.org originally belonged to Men Stopping Violence nonprofit (founded 1982, closed mid-2024 after 40+ years).
- Current site functions as people-search/data broker publishing names, addresses, phones, relatives, and other personal details.
- BBB Scam Tracker entries explicitly state the site 'is not actually the legitimate Men Stopping Violence nonprofit' and is a people search site.
- Reddit threads (r/privacy, r/TwoXChromosomes) report users finding their personal data on the site and difficulty removing it.
- Trustpilot review notes domain acquired by commercial third parties post-closure and now operates as public data broker.
- Original org had Georgia address (Decatur, GA) and archived records at Georgia State University; no current active registration for the nonprofit.
- BBB Scam Trackeropen
"menstoppingviolence . org is not actually the legitimate Men Stopping Violence nonprofit. It is a people search website that operates ..."
- BBB Scam Trackeropen
"I have requested by email, and their online contact form that my personal identifiable information be removed from this public website."
Original Men Stopping Violence Inc. (EIN 58-1618891) was 501(c)(3) nonprofit; closed mid-2024
BBB Scam Tracker lists two reports that identify the site as a people-search service unrelated to the former Men Stopping Violence nonprofit. Reddit discussions in privacy-focused communities and independent review aggregator reviews describe users finding their personal details published and facing removal obstacles. The original Georgia nonprofit closed in 2024, after which the domain was repurposed for commercial data-broker use.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://menstoppingviolence.org/
- 2403https://www.menstoppingviolence.org/cross-domain
Server Reputation
Proceed with caution
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Treat menstoppingviolence.org as unverified
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- Verify the business through independent channels
Check the company's social profiles, registry records, and search for recent news or reviews that are not hosted on the site itself.
- Never use irreversible payment methods
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
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 marked menstoppingviolence.org as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
- menstoppingviolence.org currently scores 55/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
- Yes. menstoppingviolence.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 52 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- menstoppingviolence.org is 27.2 years old, registered on 3/30/1999 through Network Solutions, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 91 antivirus engines in our malware network report menstoppingviolence.org as clean.
- No. menstoppingviolence.org is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- menstoppingviolence.org resolves to an IP operated by Cloudflare, Inc. in US (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.
- 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.
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