Security Review

Is stakeitaly.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Dangerous· 1/100

A malicious 16-day-old clone of the official Stake.it platform designed to deceive Italian users into depositing cryptocurrency on an unlicensed, blocked site.

stakeitaly.comScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
DANGEROUS
Score breakdown
Heuristics 0·MT 12
Category tags
gamblingcrypto casino scamfake casino#crypto casino scam#fake casino#clone site#phishing95% MT confidence

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
4/92
Engines flagged this URL
Domain Age
16 days old
Registered Jun 17, 2026
MT Intelligence
Dangerous
Critical likelihood · 95% confidence
DANGEROUS

Brand impersonation — not the real site

4 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (4 outright malicious). This page is styled as a brand but is not the brand's real site. Go to the official site directly, and treat any download, login, or payment request here as unsafe.

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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.

50
/ 100
High visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

We could not capture a fully-rendered screenshot of this page; visual analysis is inconclusive.

Visual risk50/100

What our vision model saw

1 signal

Screenshot incomplete — site may be slow to render

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
Critical scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust12/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation
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Confidence
The domain was registered just 16 days ago and immediately triggered multiple security alerts. Emsisoft, Fortinet, Kaspersky, and Netcraft all flag the site as a phishing or malicious threat. Our fingerprinting confirms it is a typosquat and clone of the legitimate, regulated Italian site stake.it. While the real Italian platform is strictly fiat-only and government-licensed, this site falsely claims to be a 'decentralized Web3' crypto casino active since 2017. Furthermore, this specific domain appears on official Italian regulatory blocklists for unauthorized gambling operators.
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Page Content

The storefront attempts to mimic the branding of the official Stake platform but introduces deceptive claims. It markets itself as a 'decentralized Web3' casino for crypto users, which contradicts the actual regulatory framework of the brand it is impersonating.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted behind a common CDN to mask its origin, but its technical fingerprint matches known scam-site templates. The 16-day domain age is a major red flag for a site claiming to have operated since 2017.

Domain History

Registered via a privacy-protected service just over two weeks ago, the domain has no legitimate history. It was created specifically to capitalize on the brand's recent entry into the Italian market by using a confusingly similar name.

Web Reputation

The domain is already listed on the Italian ADM (Customs and Monopolies Agency) list of prohibited gambling sites. This indicates that authorities have already identified it as an illegal or fraudulent operator.
Risk Factors
6
  • Domain is only 16 days old.
  • Flagged as phishing by Emsisoft, Fortinet, and Kaspersky.
  • Confirmed clone and typosquat of the official stake.it domain.
  • Listed on the Italian ADM regulatory blocklist for illegal gambling.
  • False claims of operating since 2017 despite recent registration.
  • Promotes unregulated crypto gambling while impersonating a fiat-only licensed brand.
Positive Signals
1
  • Valid SSL certificate issued by Google Trust Services.
AI Recommendation
Avoid this site entirely. Do not provide any personal information or deposit cryptocurrency, as this is an unlicensed clone designed to steal funds.
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 stakeitaly.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
16 days
Registered Jun 2026
Business registration
Active · Italy
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Clones stake.it
The page impersonates a well-known brand's site.
Typosquat check
Typosquat of stake.it
Deliberate misspelling of a real brand's domain.
Web mentions
2 scam reports
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain stakeitaly.com registered ~16 days ago (per user input); no independent reviews, Trustpilot, ScamAdviser or Reddit mentions found.
  • Official Italian Stake brand operates as stake.it with ADM license GAD 16017 via Stake Italy S.r.l. (P.IVA 01602370338, est. 2011, Bussolengo).
  • stakeitaly.com homepage claims 'decentralized Web3 Gambling Site... active for crypto users since 2017' and 'provably fair'.
  • stake-italy.com and similar variants (stakeitaly.com) appear on Italian ADM elenco_siti_inibiti_giochi.txt blocked gambling sites list.
  • Stake entered Italy 2024 via acquisition of Idealbet.it / Baldo Line S.r.l.; operates only in euros, no crypto on regulated site.
  • No scam reports, complaints or positive reviews specifically referencing stakeitaly.com located in searches.
  • Stake.com (global crypto site) has mixed Trustpilot/Reddit feedback including scam allegations, but unrelated to .com domain here.
Business registration
Status: active · Italy

Stake Italy S.r.l. (P.IVA 01602370338, CF 01602370338) incorporated 2011, address Via Del Lavoro 10, 37012 Bussolengo (VR); operates in gambling/betting; previously Baldo Line S.r.l.; ADM concession GAD 16017 referenced on official app listing.

Impersonation / typosquat
Typosquat of stake.it

Domain stakeitaly.com mimics Stake.it (official Italian regulated site of Stake brand); listed in ADM inibiti (blocked) sites list alongside other stake- variants; site claims decentralized Web3 casino active since 2017 while official Stake.it is fiat-only regulated platform.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
Our research found that stakeitaly.com is a fraudulent clone of the official, regulated Italian platform stake.it. While the legitimate business (Stake Italy S.r.l.) has been active since 2011 and holds a valid ADM license, this specific .com domain is a recent creation that has already been added to the Italian regulatory blocklist for unauthorized gambling. We found no positive reviews or legitimate business ties for this domain, only evidence of it being used to bypass legal gambling restrictions.

Scam Network Intelligence

Cross-site correlation

This site shares signals with a broader cluster

Critical cluster

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 (3)
  • Evidence confirms this site is a clone of stake.it.
  • Domain is a typosquat of stake.it.
  • Domain is only 16 days old and already carries multiple network-level red flags.
Linked signals (2)
Clone of stake.itTyposquat of stake.it

Antivirus Engines

Detection matrix · live
4 engines 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.

4Malicious0Suspicious56Harmless92Engines
0
of 92
Emsisoft
Malicious· phishing
Fortinet
Malicious· phishing
Kaspersky
Malicious· phishing
Netcraft
Malicious· malicious

4 antivirus engines 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.

Technical checks

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age16 days old
RegistrarFewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com
RegisteredJun 17, 2026
ExpiresJun 17, 2027
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresSep 15, 2026 (73d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS

Server Reputation

Abuse Intelligence
Confidence score0%
Reports on file0
ISPCloudflare, Inc.
Usage typeContent Delivery Network

Scam-Type Likelihood

2 scam-type patterns detected
Scam-Type Likelihood

2 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.

Top match: Brand Impersonation
Brand Impersonation
Moderate likelihood
50/100
  • Domain is a typosquat of stake.it.
  • AI analyst tagged this as a brand / clone-site impersonation.
  • Clustered with known brand-impersonation infrastructure.
Phishing
Moderate likelihood
35/100
  • Domain is a typosquat of stake.it.
  • AI analyst tagged this as phishing / data-harvesting.

Brand impersonation detected

This page is styled as a known brand but is not the brand's real site.

  • Do not interact with stakeitaly.com

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

  • Go to the brand's real site directly

    Type the brand name into a search engine or open it from your bookmarks — don't use links from emails, SMS, ads, or social posts, which are the delivery vectors for impersonation.

  • Never download or sign in here

    Even if the page "just" offers a download or a giveaway, impersonation pages frequently deliver malware or set up follow-up phishing. Assume anything accepted from this site is hostile.

  • Report the impersonation to the brand

    Most major brands have a dedicated abuse or anti-phishing reporting channel — reporting helps them take the site down and protects other users.

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Reputation Sources

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

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

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 flags stakeitaly.com as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
  • No — stakeitaly.com scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
  • Yes. stakeitaly.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 73 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • stakeitaly.com is 16 days old, registered on 6/17/2026 through Fewmoretaps OU d/b/a Trustname.com. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
  • 4 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged stakeitaly.com as malicious or suspicious (4 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
  • No. stakeitaly.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • stakeitaly.com 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.
  • This is a permanent record of the scan run on July 3, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around stakeitaly.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·stakeitaly.com
DANGEROUS

This is a fraudulent gambling site that impersonates the official Italian Stake brand to steal cryptocurrency and personal data. It is a known typosquat registered only 16 days ago and is already flagged by multiple security engines. Do not deposit funds or connect your wallet.

Avoid this site entirely. Do not provide any personal information or deposit cryptocurrency, as this is an unlicensed clone designed to steal funds.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
2
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