Security Review

Is mos5tel.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Safe· 74/100

Mos5tel.com is the official portal for a licensed Bangladeshi VoIP provider that, despite its outdated design and invalid SSL, shows no signs of fraudulent activity.

mos5tel.comScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
SAFE
Score breakdown
Heuristics 66·MT 78
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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
15 years old
Registered Jul 30, 2011
MT Intelligence
Safe
Low likelihood · 85% 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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mos5tel.com

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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.

35
/ 100
Moderate visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The website exhibits very poor design quality and relies on obsolete technology like Adobe Flash, which is often used as a vector for social engineering, though it appears to be a neglected or poorly maintained business site rather than an active phishing clone.

Visual risk35/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Outdated 'Get Adobe Flash Player' prompt in the header

Low-resolution and stretched logo for 'Mos 5 Tel'

Poor design quality with inconsistent text alignment and overlapping elements

Use of the SingTel logo without clear context or authorization

Broken layout in the 'Our Service' section with truncated text

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Low scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust78/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspection
0%
Confidence
Our analysis confirms this domain belongs to Mos 5 Tel Limited, a company holding an active International Gateway license from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission. The domain has been registered for over 14 years, which is a strong indicator of stability compared to the short-lived domains used by scammers. Although the website is poorly maintained and features broken layouts and obsolete Adobe Flash prompts, these are signs of technical neglect rather than malicious intent. No antivirus engines or blocklists flag the site, and our research found no consumer complaints or scam reports. The site serves as a corporate landing page for wholesale telecom services rather than a consumer-facing shop.
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Page Content

The website functions as a corporate profile for a VoIP and voice termination provider. It lists specific technical services such as A-Z termination and IPLC routes between Dhaka, Singapore, and London. The presence of a physical address in Dhaka and specific mentions of industry events from 2012 suggest a long-standing, albeit technologically stagnant, business presence.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted on an IP with a clean reputation and no history of abuse reports. However, the SSL certificate is currently invalid and significantly expired, which triggers browser warnings but does not inherently indicate a scam. The site relies on external resources from Google and Adobe, though many of these links point to deprecated technologies.

Domain History

Registered in 2010, the domain age of over 5,400 days is a major positive signal. It has been managed by the same registrar for a long duration, which is inconsistent with the 'burn-and-abandon' patterns seen in phishing or fake-shop operations.

Web Reputation

Independent regulatory data from Bangladesh confirms the company is a licensed operator. While historical news reports mention past regulatory disputes regarding revenue sharing in 2013, there are no modern indicators of fraud, malware distribution, or credential harvesting associated with this URL.
Risk Factors
4
  • The SSL certificate is invalid and expired, which may cause browser security warnings.
  • The site contains prompts to download Adobe Flash Player, an obsolete and insecure technology.
  • Visual design is poor with broken layouts and low-resolution graphics.
  • No direct contact email or modern support portal is visible on the main page.
Positive Signals
4
  • Domain age is over 14 years, indicating long-term ownership.
  • Zero detections across more than 90 antivirus engines and blocklists.
  • Verified as a licensed International Gateway operator by national regulators.
  • No scam reports or fraud complaints found in global databases.
AI Recommendation
The site is safe to visit for informational purposes, but do not attempt to download or install any 'Flash Player' updates prompted by the page. Because the SSL is expired, do not enter sensitive personal or financial information.
Next-gen fraud intelligence
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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 mos5tel.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
14 yrs
Registered Jul 2011
Business registration
Active · Bangladesh
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
4 positive
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain mos5tel.com hosts official site for Mos5Tel / Mos 5 Tel Limited, a Bangladesh-based VoIP/IGW telecom provider (PoPs in Dhaka, London, Singapore)
  • Company holds International Gateway (IGW) license from Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC), issued around April/May 2012; listed in official BTRC IGW license document as of Oct 2024
  • Physical address: Plot 56/61 or 59/61, Lotus Kamal Tower-2 (11th Floor), Gulshan, Dhaka-1212, Bangladesh; phone +88029853501; email info@mos5tel.com
  • Operates AS132306 (MOS5TEL-BD); IP ranges associated with mos5tel.com; listed in APNIC and BGP data
  • Historical regulatory actions: BTRC blocked/suspended operations of Mos5 Tel Ltd (and others) in 2013 for revenue defaults/non-payment (e.g., Dhaka Tribune, The Daily Star reports)
  • No scam reports, fraud complaints, Trustpilot/ScamAdviser/Reddit mentions, or consumer reviews found across searches
  • Company profiles on Crunchbase, Clutch.co, LinkedIn describe it as licensed IGW entrant in Bangladesh VoIP market since 2012; no customer reviews visible on those platforms
Business registration
Status: active · Bangladesh

Mos5 Tel Limited listed as licensed IGW operator by BTRC; appears in official 2024 IGW license list (BTRC/LL/IGW references); registered address Plot 56/61 or 59/61 Lotus Kamal Tower-2, Gulshan, Dhaka-1212; IGW license issued ~April/May 2012

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
We searched scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, and general web sources for mos5tel.com and didn't find any scam reports or complaints. Business registration records show Mos 5 Tel Limited is an active, licensed International Gateway (IGW) operator in Bangladesh, with its license originally issued in 2012. The company is listed in official 2024 regulatory documents from the BTRC, confirming its status as a legitimate telecommunications provider.

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.

Technical checks

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 numbers+88029853501
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles4
Signal Summary
Contact details look reasonable
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Phone number listed (+88029853501).
  • Links to 4 social profiles.

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age15 years old
RegistrarPDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
RegisteredJul 30, 2011
ExpiresJul 30, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusInvalid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuercPanel, Inc. · cPanel, Inc. Certification Authority
ExpiresSep 28, 2019 (-2472d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingWebhosting Holdings LLC
Server locationNL
Web serverLiteSpeed

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPWebhosting Holdings LLC
Usage typeData Center/Web Hosting/Transit

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 mos5tel.com and not a lookalike like m-os5tel.com.com or an IDN homoglyph.

  • Use a password manager

    Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.

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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
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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 found no threat indicators on mos5tel.com. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
  • mos5tel.com passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 74/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
  • No. mos5tel.com has an invalid or broken SSL certificate. Browsers will display a security warning and we recommend avoiding the site.
  • mos5tel.com is 14.9 years old, registered on 7/30/2011 through PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com. 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 mos5tel.com as clean.
  • No. mos5tel.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • mos5tel.com resolves to an IP operated by Webhosting Holdings LLC in NL (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.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 5, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around mos5tel.com have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·mos5tel.com
SAFE

This is the official website for Mos 5 Tel Limited, a licensed telecommunications provider based in Bangladesh. While the site uses extremely outdated technology and has poor design, it represents a legitimate business with a verified regulatory history. You can browse the site, but avoid downloading any legacy files like Flash players.

The site is safe to visit for informational purposes, but do not attempt to download or install any 'Flash Player' updates prompted by the page. Because the SSL is expired, do not enter sensitive personal or financial information.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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