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Flagged on major browser safety blocklists as social engineering. This page looks designed to steal credentials. Don't log in — and if you already did, change the password anywhere you reused it and turn on two-factor authentication.
Is nearprotocol-checker.xyz legit or a scam?
Fake NEAR Protocol points checker that clones near.org to drain cryptocurrency wallets, flagged for social engineering with a 2-day-old domain and confirmed scam reports.
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 site presents itself as a NEAR Protocol checker but loads content from nearprotocol.claims while mimicking near.org. The domain was registered only 2 days ago through a privacy-protected registrar, which is a strong red flag for scam sites. Browser blocklists have already flagged it for social engineering, and three antivirus engines marked it suspicious. Independent reports confirm it is a fraudulent page designed to steal cryptocurrency by tricking users into connecting wallets. No legitimate business registration or positive signals exist to offset these risks.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for nearprotocol-checker.xyz, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain nearprotocol-checker.xyz registered approximately 2 days ago (as of May 26, 2026).
- PCRisk article (May 26, 2026) identifies it as fraudulent $NEAR Points Allocation Checker scam that drains cryptocurrency wallets.
- Article states: 'The real project is not associated with the page on nearprotocol-checker[.]xyz in any way.'
- No mentions or discussions found on Reddit or other forums.
- Appears in multiple automated security scanner listings as suspicious/low-trust domain.
- Official NEAR Protocol site is near.org with no connection to this domain.
- pcrisk.comopen
"nearprotocol-checker[.]xyz is a fraudulent page that misuses the NEAR Protocol name and branding to lure users into connecting cryptocurrency ..."
Misuses NEAR Protocol name and branding for fake $NEAR Points Allocation Checker site.
Scam Network Intelligence
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Detected threat categories: SOCIAL_ENGINEERING.
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.
- No contact email found anywhere on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
- Phone number listed ((59 130 246).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://nearprotocol-checker.xyz/
- 2200https://nearprotocol-checker.xyz/
Server Reputation
Scam-Type Likelihood
3 scam-type patterns detected
0 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.
- Google Safe Browsing flagged this as social engineering / phishing.
- AI analyst tagged this as phishing.
- AI analyst tagged this as a brand / clone-site impersonation.
- Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.
- AI analyst tagged this as crypto fraud / wallet-drainer.
0 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.
- Google Safe Browsing flagged this as social engineering / phishing.
- AI analyst tagged this as phishing.
- AI analyst tagged this as a brand / clone-site impersonation.
- Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.
- AI analyst tagged this as crypto fraud / wallet-drainer.
Phishing site — act fast
This page shows signs of attempting to steal credentials or impersonate a trusted brand.
- Do not interact with nearprotocol-checker.xyz
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- If you already typed your password — change it now
Change the password on the legitimate site and anywhere else you re-used it. Turn on two-factor authentication. Review recent account activity.
- OpenReport the phishing URL
APWG (Anti-Phishing Working Group) accepts phishing reports at reportphishing@apwg.org. Google Safe Browsing reports help protect other users.
- OpenGet help on the forum
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
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 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 flags nearprotocol-checker.xyz as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — nearprotocol-checker.xyz scored 7/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. nearprotocol-checker.xyz presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · E8, expiring in 86 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- nearprotocol-checker.xyz is 2 days old, registered on 5/23/2026 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 3 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged nearprotocol-checker.xyz as malicious or suspicious. Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- Yes. The major browser blocklist feeds flagged nearprotocol-checker.xyz with the following threat categories: SOCIAL_ENGINEERING. This protects billions of browser users from visiting the site.
- nearprotocol-checker.xyz 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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