DANGEROUS

Recovery scam — they can't get your money back

Domain was registered only 1 days ago — brand-new sites are higher-risk by default. This targets people who already lost money — but no one can "recover" funds already sent to a scammer, and legitimate services never contact victims first or ask for an up-front fee. Anyone promising to get your money back for a payment is running a second scam. Don't pay, and don't share ID or banking details.

Security Review

Is pwslawgroup.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 8/100

One-day-old recovery-scam site impersonating a law firm and already linked to multiple victim reports of upfront-fee fraud.

pwslawgroup.comScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Score breakdown
Heuristics 0·MT 12
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Category tags
recovery scam#recovery scam#clone site92% MT confidence
Technical red flags (3)
1 of 92 engines flaggedDomain is 1 day oldScam-network signals (45/100)
Positive signals (3)
Not on major blacklistsEncrypted connectionClean server reputation

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.

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Analysis Summary

Threat Intelligence
1/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
1 day old
Registered Jul 9, 2026
Intelligence
Dangerous
Critical likelihood · 92% confidence

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pwslawgroup.com

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Visual 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.

85
/ 100
Critical visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The site exhibits high-risk visual patterns typical of 'recovery scams,' including broken UI elements, generic legal branding, and promises to return funds lost to other scammers.

Visual risk85/100

What our vision model saw

6 signals

Broken layout with overlapping text elements in the main hero section

Promises of guaranteed fund recovery from scammers, a common recovery scam trope

Lead generation form asking for personal details and phone numbers

Generic legal-themed stock imagery used to project false authority

Unprofessional design with misaligned text layers ('ВОЗВРАЩАЕМ' is doubled and overlapping)

Intrusive cookie consent modal covering a significant portion of the lead form

Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
Analysis
Critical scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust12/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation
0%
Confidence
The domain pwslawgroup.com was registered on 9 July 2026, just one day before the scan. The page promises to recover money lost to brokers, a classic recovery-scam lure that asks victims for personal details and phone numbers. Our antivirus network flagged the page as phishing via SOCRadar. The site is a confirmed clone of pws-nordic.online, which itself appears in multiple scam reports. Independent sources document victims losing up to 9,200 euros after being charged upfront fees. The operator claims Swedish registration and years of operation, yet no business records exist and the domain age contradicts those claims.
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Page Content

The page presents itself as PWS Nordic International Law Firm and offers fund-recovery services. It contains a lead-generation form collecting name, email, and multiple phone numbers. The body text explicitly targets victims of broker fraud with promises to return stolen funds. No postal address or verifiable contact email appears anywhere on the site.

Infrastructure

The site loads from IP 194.48.203.206 with a clean abuse score and no prior reports. SSL is valid from Let's Encrypt and expires in 88 days. External resources are pulled from Tilda CDNs and Facebook. No redirects occur and the page serves directly.

Domain History

The domain is one day old, registered 9 July 2026 through NameCheap with privacy protection disabled. The registrar and registration date are the only WHOIS details available. No prior history exists.

Web Reputation

Three separate scam reports explicitly name PWS Nordic International Law Firm as a fraud operation. Victims report being charged upfront fees of 9,000–9,200 euros. The same branding appears on previously flagged domains pws-nordic.online and thepws-nordic.online. One positive review exists but is outnumbered by complaints.

What this means for you

Do not submit any personal information or pay any fees. This is a recovery scam that targets people who have already lost money. The combination of brand-new domain, cloned content, and documented victim reports makes engagement extremely risky.

Risk Factors
7
  • Domain registered only one day ago with no business history.
  • Promises to recover funds lost to brokers — a known recovery-scam pattern.
  • Confirmed clone of previously reported scam domains pws-nordic.online and thepws-nordic.online.
  • SOCRadar flagged the page as phishing.
  • No verifiable business registration despite claims of Swedish operation.
  • Multiple victim reports of upfront fees up to 9,200 euros.
  • Broken layout and overlapping text indicate rushed, low-quality scam template.
AI Recommendation
Do not enter any personal details or pay any fees. Close the page and report it if you already submitted information.
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 pwslawgroup.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Business registration
No public record found
Could not match the site to a registered company — common for small sites.
Clone check
Clones pws-nordic.online
The page impersonates a well-known brand's site.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
3 scam reports · 8 complaints · 1 positive
Key findings
5 headline facts from open-web research
  • The domain was registered on July 9, 2026, only one day before this scan.
  • Multiple reports identify 'PWS Nordic International Law Firm' as a recovery scam operation that targets victims of previous financial fraud.
  • Users report being asked for upfront fees (up to 9,200 euros) under the guise of recovering lost funds from brokers.
  • The entity frequently changes domains (pws-nordic.online, thepws-nordic.online, internordico.com) to evade blacklists.
  • Claims of being a long-standing Swedish firm are contradicted by the very recent domain registration and lack of verifiable corporate records.
Scam reports (3)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • metkaplus.comopen

    "PWS NORDIC INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM мошенники и аферисты. Со мной работал юрист Mark Krilov. Обманули на 9000 евро, придумывали разные способы вытягивания денег."

  • gridinsoft.comopen

    "Now I know for sure that PWS NORDIC INTERNATIONAL LAW FIRM are scammers, brazen and shameless. I was ripped off for 9200 euros when withdrawing money from a scam broker."

  • vsyapravda.netopen

    "У pws nordic international law firm уже другой сайт www.thepws-nordic.online Они продолжают оббирать людей. Не обращайтесь к ним и не верьте ни одному слову. Я их жертва."

Positive reviews (1)
Quotes indicating the site is legitimate.
  • metkaplus.comopen

    "Нет никаких предоплат там, оплату они берут после работы и всё ок."

Impersonation / typosquat
Clone of pws-nordic.online

The domain pwslawgroup.com uses the same 'PWS Nordic International Law Firm' branding and content as several previously flagged scam domains including pws-nordic.online and thepws-nordic.online.

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

Our research found three scam reports naming PWS Nordic International Law Firm as a recovery-scam operation. Victims on metkaplus.com, gridinsoft.com, and vsyapravda.net report losing between 9,000 and 9,200 euros after paying upfront fees. The same branding appears on previously flagged domains that the operator cycles through to evade detection. One positive review exists on metkaplus.com, but eight complaints outweigh it.

Domain Timeline

  1. Jul 9, 2026
    Domain registered

    First appeared in WHOIS records — 1 day old today.

  2. Jul 10, 2026
    Latest security review — Flagged as dangerous

    This scan re-ran every check; the current findings are detailed above.

pwslawgroup.com was registered very recently and is already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.

Threat Detection

Scam Network

Cross-site correlation

This site shares signals with a broader cluster

High correlation

Many scams don't operate alone. We correlate third-party scripts, hosting infrastructure, brand-impersonation signals, and the AI evidence package to detect when a site is part of a broader scam network.

Suspicion score
0/100
ClearLowModerateHighCritical
Evidence (2)
  • Evidence confirms this site is a clone of pws-nordic.online.
  • Domain is only 1 days old and already carries multiple network-level red flags.
Linked signals (1)
Clone of pws-nordic.online

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
1 engine flagged this URL

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. Each detection is listed below by engine name — even a single hit is a meaningful signal.

1Malicious0Suspicious57Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
SOCRadar
Malicious· phishing

1 antivirus engine flagged this URL. Even a single detection is a meaningful signal — treat this site with extra caution and avoid entering credentials, payment info, or downloading any files.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.

Reputation Sources

How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.

Google Safe Browsing
Not listedCheck ↗
VirusTotal
ListedCheck ↗
AbuseIPDB
Not listedCheck ↗

Scam-Type Likelihood

1 scam-type patterns detected
Scam-Type Likelihood

1 of 21 categories showed signals

We check every URL against 21 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.

Top match: Recovery / Refund Scam
Recovery / Refund Scam
High likelihood
85/100
  • Tagged as a recovery / refund scam.
  • Recovery / 'get your money back' language.

Technical Details

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 numbers1735410535562
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No contact email found anywhere on the page.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Phone number listed (1735410535562).

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age1 day old
RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.
RegisteredJul 9, 2026
ExpiresJul 9, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerLet's Encrypt · YE1
ExpiresOct 7, 2026 (88d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingTILDA PLATFORM CLOUD SERVICES CO. L.L.C
Server locationIE

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPTILDA PLATFORM CLOUD SERVICES CO. L.L.C
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Referenced Domains

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

What to do

Recovery / refund scam

This targets people who already lost money to a scam. No legitimate service can reverse funds already sent to a scammer.

  • Do not interact with pwslawgroup.com

    Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.

  • Never pay an up-front fee to "recover" money

    Real recovery (a bank chargeback, law enforcement) never charges you in advance. Any site or "agent" that asks for a fee, gift cards, or crypto to release your "recovered" funds is a second scam.

  • Be suspicious of anyone who contacts you first

    Scammers resell victim lists. If a "recovery expert" messaged you out of the blue, it's almost certainly the same crew (or a partner) coming back for a second hit.

  • Report it and use official channels only

    Report to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov), the FBI's IC3 (ic3.gov), or Action Fraud (UK). For card payments, your bank's dispute process is the only legitimate path.

    Open

Final Verdict

0
Trust / 100
Final Verdict·pwslawgroup.com
DANGEROUS

This is a recovery-scam site promising to retrieve funds lost to brokers. The domain is only one day old, multiple scam reports already name the same operation, and the page clones previously flagged domains.

Do not enter any personal details or pay any fees. Close the page and report it if you already submitted information.

AV engines
92
Domain age
1 day
Flagged
1
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Safety FAQ

Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers always reflect the latest verdict on this page.

  • pwslawgroup.com is a high-risk recovery / refund scam — avoid interacting with it. Our review tagged it for recovery scam and clone site. 1 of 92 security engines flag it (1 as outright malicious). The domain is only 1 day old through NameCheap, Inc. — a fresh registration is a classic scam fingerprint. This pattern matches throwaway sites built to take money or data and disappear.
  • No — pwslawgroup.com scored just 8/100 on our trust scale, and we detected active threat indicators. We recommend avoiding it entirely: don't log in, pay, download anything, or connect a wallet.
  • If you've already paid or handed over details on pwslawgroup.com, act quickly. 1) Contact your bank or card issuer immediately and ask to dispute the charge or open a chargeback — the sooner you act, the better your odds. 2) Report the site to the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or the FBI's IC3 at ic3.gov, and in the UK to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. 3) If you entered a password, change it on pwslawgroup.com and anywhere you reused it, and turn on two-factor authentication. 4) Watch your bank and email for follow-up fraud, and keep screenshots as evidence.
  • Often yes, if you act fast. Payments made by credit or debit card can frequently be reversed through a chargeback or dispute — contact your bank right away and explain it was a fraudulent site. Bank transfers and gift-card or voucher payments are much harder to recover, but you should still report them to your bank and to the FTC (reportfraud.ftc.gov) or Action Fraud (actionfraud.police.uk). Avoid any "refund" or "recovery" service that contacts you first — it's usually a follow-up scam.
  • No. Once money — especially crypto — has been sent to a scammer, no private "recovery" service can claw it back; that's simply not how payments or blockchains work. Sites and "agents" that promise to recover funds for an up-front fee are a second scam that preys on people already hurt once. The only legitimate routes are your bank's chargeback / dispute process for card payments and reporting to law enforcement (IC3, FTC, Action Fraud) — none of which charge you a fee in advance.
  • You can report pwslawgroup.com through several official channels: the U.S. FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) at ic3.gov, and — in the UK — Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk. You can also flag it to Google Safe Browsing (safebrowsing.google.com/safebrowsing/report_phish) so other browsers warn about it, and report it to the company being impersonated if there is one. Reporting helps get scam sites taken down faster.
  • Modern scams are built to look convincing. A valid SSL padlock, a polished template, stock photos, fake reviews, and a trust badge can all be added in minutes and prove nothing about who runs the site. Scammers buy cheap domains, clone real designs, and copy legal pages wholesale. That's exactly why an automated review that checks the domain's age, hosting, blacklists, and behaviour — rather than just how the page looks — is more reliable than a first impression.
  • Yes. 1 of 92 antivirus and blocklist engines in our malware network flagged pwslawgroup.com, 1 of them as outright malicious. Even a single detection from a reputable engine is a meaningful warning, and multiple detections rarely happen by accident.
  • No — pwslawgroup.com is not currently on the major browser blocklist feeds that Chrome, Safari, Firefox, and Edge rely on. Note that blocklists can lag behind brand-new scam domains, so "not listed" is reassuring but not a guarantee on its own.
  • pwslawgroup.com is 1 day old, registered on July 9, 2026 through NameCheap, Inc.. Scam sites are very often freshly registered and short-lived, so an age under six months is a reason for extra caution.
  • pwslawgroup.com resolves to an IP operated by TILDA PLATFORM CLOUD SERVICES CO. L.L.C in IE (Content Delivery Network). Hosting location alone doesn't make a site good or bad — but hosting that doesn't match a brand's claimed country, or that sits on networks known for abuse, is one of the many signals we weigh alongside the verdict above.
  • This report is a record of the scan run on July 10, 2026, and the verdict reflects that point in time. Scam sites change fast — they can go live, get flagged, or vanish within days — so if you believe something about pwslawgroup.com has changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan that re-checks every signal from scratch and republishes an updated verdict.
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