Is tellrlf.sbs legit or a scam?
A malicious Messenger clone site created 19 days ago that is flagged by BitDefender and ESET for phishing.
Score breakdown
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
Critical risk detected
15 of 92 antivirus engines flag this page (13 outright malicious). Multiple independent checks — antivirus engines, browser safety blocklists, and threat databases — flagged this site. Don't enter personal information, deposit money, or download files.
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site.
MT Intelligence
Our analysis identifies this site as a credential-harvesting operation. The domain was registered only 19 days ago, which is a common timeframe for temporary phishing setups. Multiple security partners, including BitDefender, ESET, and G-Data, have already blacklisted the URL for phishing and malicious activity. The page uses the title 'Messenger' to impersonate the legitimate social platform while lacking any actual business infrastructure or contact information. Furthermore, the use of a self-signed SSL certificate issued to 'Telegram' on a 'Messenger' themed site is a major technical red flag.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for tellrlf.sbs, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
No independent reviews or scam reports were found in public databases, which is expected for a domain registered less than 20 days ago.
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
Checked against the major public blocklists used by browsers and security tools — no hits.
Technical checksdomain · encryption · redirects · server reputation
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
Server Reputation
Avoid this site
Our automated review flagged enough risk that you should treat this site as unverified.
- Do not interact with tellrlf.sbs
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.
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 tellrlf.sbs as dangerous. Multiple threat indicators were detected — treat the site as a scam until proven otherwise.
- No — tellrlf.sbs scored 1/100 on our trust scale. We detected active threat indicators, so we recommend avoiding the site entirely.
- Yes. tellrlf.sbs presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Telegram · *.local, expiring in 803 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- tellrlf.sbs is 19 days old, registered on 6/14/2026 through NICENIC INTERNATIONAL GROUP CO., LIMITED. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- 15 out of 92 antivirus engines in our malware network flagged tellrlf.sbs as malicious or suspicious (13 outright malicious). Even one detection is a meaningful signal.
- No. tellrlf.sbs is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- tellrlf.sbs resolves to an IP operated by CTG Server Ltd. in HK (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 3, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around tellrlf.sbs have changed, MalwareTips staff can run a fresh scan, which re-runs every check from scratch and publishes an updated report.
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