Critical risk detected
2 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page. Our security stack flagged multiple threat indicators on this website. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Is telegra.ph legit or a scam?
Official Telegram publishing platform frequently misused by phishers, producing AV flags despite clean hosting and valid SSL.
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 page is the real telegra.ph service launched by Telegram for simple article publishing. Two engines flagged it malicious and two more as suspicious because scammers routinely host phishing content there. The hosting IP shows zero abuse reports and the certificate is valid from GoDaddy. Evidence confirms the domain belongs to Telegram's network in the British Virgin Islands and is not a clone. The combination of legitimate ownership with documented third-party abuse makes the site itself safe but risky to visit via random links.
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 telegra.ph, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- telegra.ph is the official minimalist publishing platform launched by Telegram (telegram.org/blog/telegraph)
- Hosted on Telegram Messenger Network infrastructure (IP 149.154.164.13, BVI address)
- Used by phishers to host credential harvesting and crypto scam pages (1,429 malicious emails detected 2019-2022 per Inky)
- Trustpilot page for telegra.ph shows 3.8/5 rating from 6 reviews, including complaints about scammers/spammers using the platform
- No registration or login required for publishing; integrated with Telegram @Telegraph bot for management
- Multiple educational and developer resources reference it as a legitimate simple publishing tool
- Some security vendors have flagged the domain due to abuse by third parties
- Inkyopen
"From the end of 2019 through May 2022, INKY detected 1,429 malicious emails via the “Telegraph channel.”"
- Trustpilotopen
"Scammers using RAT Their zips contain executable files that install in your computer a remote access trojan (RAT)"
- Trustpilotopen
"It is scammers bay, avoid. Somebody hacked my mail and have sent hundreds emails with links to this scammers website."
- KnowBe4open
"Scammers send out phishing emails that contain a link as the call to action that lead to a telegra.ph webpage."
- Trustpilotopen
"Do you agree with Telegra's 4-star rating ? Check out what 6 people have written so far"
Hosted by Telegram Messenger Network, P.O. Box 146, Road Town, Tortola
Our research found four scam mentions across Inky, independent review aggregator, and KnowBe4 describing telegra.ph links used in phishing campaigns between 2019-2022. independent review aggregator shows a 3.8/5 rating from six reviews that include complaints about spam and RAT distribution. One positive review acknowledges the platform's 4-star rating. The domain is confirmed as Telegram's official publishing service with active registration in the British Virgin Islands.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
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 phone number listed on the page.
- No postal address visible on the page.
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://telegra.ph/
- 2200https://telegra.ph/
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with telegra.ph
Do not enter credentials, deposit money, download files, or install browser extensions from this site.
- 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
Crypto, gift cards, wire transfers, and cash apps offer zero buyer protection. Use a credit card or PayPal if you must pay.
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Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
Referenced Domains
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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 telegra.ph as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — telegra.ph scored 25/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. telegra.ph presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by GoDaddy.com, Inc. · Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, expiring in 143 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- 4 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged telegra.ph as malicious or suspicious (2 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. telegra.ph is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- telegra.ph resolves to an IP operated by Telegram Messenger Network in NL (usage type: Commercial). 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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