Is travelepedia.co.in safe?
http://travelepedia.co.in/
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How we checked
Coverage: partial · 5 of 6 applicable core capabilities
- Antivirus (67 of 96 engines answered) · saved result: did not fully complete
- Google Safe Browsing: completed
- page reading: completed
- page capture: completed
- domain records: completed
- web research: completed
Five-day-old travelepedia.co.in reuses the real Travelepedia brand, phone number and email, without any verifiable connection to the 2016 site.
Travelepedia.co.in presents itself as a travel agency offering customized holiday packages, but its domain was only registered 5 days ago. Its contact block reproduces the exact phone number and email of the established travelepedia.com, which claims to have been in business since 2016, and its two primary calls to action are a 'Get Free Quote' button and WhatsApp links. No malware or phishing detection was returned, but the reuse of another operator's contact details on a brand-new domain is the core deception signal here, so the site is scored High Risk rather than merely young.
Where this site sits
- Dangerous1–20
- High Risk21–44
- Moderate Risk45–69
- Low Risk70–84
- Safe85–100
The score combines saved evidence strength and analysis quality. Coverage is reported separately.
Why 34/100
High Risk covers scores 21–44. 3 findings pulled the score down; 1 pushed it up.
What pulled the score down
- ModerateThe new domain lists booking@travelepedia.com and +91 84474 42994, the same contact footprint independently found on the established travelepedia.com, without any verifiable ownership link between the two.
- ModerateBoth primary calls to action push the visitor off the target domain: a free-quote lead form and WhatsApp links to wa.me, removing the enquiry from any on-site record.
- MinorThe registrable domain travelepedia.co.in is 5 days old, while it claims to represent a travel brand established since 2016.
What pushed the score up
- SupportsThe browser threat feed returned no threat warning for the domain.
No points per finding are stored for this report: our analysis weighed all findings together to set the score. Each finding shows its saved severity instead (Decisive, Strong, Moderate or Minor). Community reviews never change the Safety Score.
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01 · Investigation Brief
Investigation Brief
Travelepedia.co.in presents itself as a travel agency offering customized holiday packages, but its domain was only registered 5 days ago. Its contact block reproduces the exact phone number and email of the established travelepedia.com, which claims to have been in business since 2016, and its two primary calls to action are a 'Get Free Quote' button and WhatsApp links. No malware or phishing detection was returned, but the reuse of another operator's contact details on a brand-new domain is the core deception signal here, so the site is scored High Risk rather than merely young.
A new domain wearing an established brand's contact details
The target domain, travelepedia.co.in, was registered only 5 days before this review. That alone is not proof of wrongdoing, but it does mean the site has no track record of its own.
What makes the age material is what the site does with it: the page lists booking@travelepedia.com as its contact email and shows the phone number +91 84474 42994 on a WhatsApp button. Independent research on the established travelepedia.com site shows that same email and the claim of being founded in 2016. In other words, the newly registered Indian domain reproduces the identity and contact footprint of a long-running travel brand, while offering no verifiable registration, address or ownership link back to it.
How a visitor is routed: free-quote button and off-site WhatsApp contact
The site's visible commercial mechanism is a 'Get Free Quote' button. That is the standard lead-capture pattern for a travel service: a visitor submits details to receive a price for a holiday package.
The second route moves the conversation entirely off the target domain. 'WhatsApp Us Now' and the number +91 84474 42994 push the visitor to wa.me, a cross-site handoff that takes the enquiry, and any subsequent payment negotiation, outside the travelepedia.co.in site and outside any on-site record of the transaction.
Taken together, a visitor is invited to treat a 5-day-old domain as the booking front for a brand that has operated since 2016, and then to finalize contact on WhatsApp. If the domain is not an authorized regional site, anyone responding at that shared email or number controls the flow of a traveler's personal details and deposits with no verifiable accountability.
No malware detected, but the operator risk is the real issue
The technical layer is quiet: the browser threat feed returned no threat warning for the domain. The most recent saved antivirus analysis, however, predates the domain's current registration, so it describes an earlier owner's site and neither clears nor condemns this one.
The risk that remains is operator-level, not code-level. A brand-new domain that copies a 2016 travel brand's email and phone number, pushes visitors to WhatsApp and offers no independent proof of who actually runs it is a classic setup for impersonation. Nothing here proves a specific traveler was defrauded, but the combination of a 5-day-old domain and reused brand contacts is exactly the profile that precedes booking or deposit scams. That is why the score sits in the High Risk band.
Why the score is 34
The new domain lists booking@travelepedia.com and +91 84474 42994, the same contact footprint independently found on the established travelepedia.com, without any verifiable ownership link between the two. Coverage remains separate so missing sources cannot be mistaken for clean results.
02 · Security Evidence
Security evidence
Antivirus Engines
0/ 96
No resultsSaved analysis from October 11, 2024 - stale
Analysis predates the current registration
The saved antivirus analysis is from October 11, 2024, which is before this domain's current registration, so it may describe an earlier owner. It is not counted as a clean result.
- Malicious
- 0
- Suspicious
- 0
- Total
- 96
All 96 engine results
- 0xSI_f33d - Unrated
- Abusix - Clean
- Acronis - Clean
- ADMINUSLabs - Clean
- AILabs (MONITORAPP) - Clean
- AlienVault - Clean
- alphaMountain.ai - Clean
- AlphaSOC - Unrated
- Antiy-AVL - Clean
- ArcSight Threat Intelligence - Unrated
- Artists Against 419 - Clean
- AutoShun - Unrated
- Axur - Unrated
- benkow.cc - Clean
- Bfore.Ai PreCrime - Unrated
- BitDefender - Clean
- Bkav - Unrated
- BlockList - Clean
- Blueliv - Clean
- Certego - Clean
- Chong Lua Dao - Clean
- CINS Army - Clean
- Cluster25 - Unrated
- CMC Threat Intelligence - Clean
- CRDF - Clean
- Criminal IP - Clean
- CSIS Security Group - Unrated
- Cyan - Unrated
- Cyble - Clean
- CyRadar - Clean
- desenmascara.me - Clean
- DNS8 - Clean
- Dr.Web - Clean
- EmergingThreats - Clean
- Emsisoft - Clean
- Ermes - Unrated
- ESET - Clean
- ESTsecurity - Clean
- Feodo Tracker - Clean
- Forcepoint ThreatSeeker - Unrated
- Fortinet - Clean
- Fortra - Unrated
- G-Data - Clean
- GCP Abuse Intelligence - Unrated
- Google Safe Browsing - Clean
- GreenSnow - Clean
- Gridinsoft - Unrated
- Heimdal Security - Clean
- Hunt.io Intelligence - Unrated
- IPsum - Clean
- Juniper Networks - Clean
- Kaspersky - Unrated
- Lionic - Clean
- Lumu - Unrated
- Malwared - Clean
- MalwarePatrol - Clean
- malwares.com URL checker - Clean
- MalwareURL - Unrated
- Netcraft - Unrated
- OpenPhish - Clean
- PhishFort - Unrated
- Phishing Database - Clean
- Phishtank - Clean
- PREBYTES - Clean
- PrecisionSec - Unrated
- Quick Heal - Clean
- Quttera - Clean
- Rising - Clean
- SafeToOpen - Unrated
- Sangfor - Clean
- Sansec eComscan - Unrated
- Scantitan - Clean
- SCUMWARE.org - Clean
- Seclookup - Clean
- securolytics - Clean
- Snort IP sample list - Clean
- SOCRadar - Unrated
- Sophos - Clean
- Spam404 - Clean
- StopForumSpam - Clean
- Sucuri SiteCheck - Clean
- ThreatHive - Clean
- Threatsourcing - Clean
- Trustwave - Clean
- Underworld - Unrated
- URLhaus - Clean
- URLQuery - Unrated
- Viettel Threat Intelligence - Clean
- VIPRE - Unrated
- ViriBack - Clean
- VX Vault - Clean
- Webroot - Clean
- Xcitium Verdict Cloud - Clean
- Yandex Safebrowsing - Clean
- ZeroCERT - Clean
- ZeroFox - Unrated
Security Scans
Checked against the browser threat feeds available to this scan — no hit.
What we observed
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Visual context from the captured page
Travelepedia
What the captured page showed
1 observation- 01
Travelepedia
What the page says about itself
What the site says about itself, quoted from the pages we read. The site wrote these words; they are not our findings.
- Page title
Travelepedia — Customised Holiday Packages in India | Himachal, Rajasthan, Kerala
- Meta description
Plan your dream holiday with Travelepedia. Customised tour packages to Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan and Kerala for families, couples and groups. Get a free quote today.
Pages we read
- Main page/Read
- About page/aboutRead
- Contact page/contactRead
03 · Investigation Story
Investigation story
What the site claims
Travelepedia — Customised Holiday Packages in India | Himachal, Rajasthan, Kerala
What we observed
The page content was captured and checked alongside 67 antivirus results.
What independent research found
2 external findings were saved and compared with the page evidence.
What remains unverified
1 of the 6 applicable core capabilities did not complete, so those gaps remain visible in the coverage ledger.
What kind of site and risk is this?
Threat category
Phishing & Impersonation
Service and business model
Shop
Observed behavior
Evidence behind this classification
- 01The registrable domain travelepedia.co.in is 5 days old, while it claims to represent a travel brand established since 2016.
- 02The new domain lists booking@travelepedia.com and +91 84474 42994, the same contact footprint independently found on the established travelepedia.com, without any verifiable ownership link between the two.
- 03Both primary calls to action push the visitor off the target domain: a free-quote lead form and WhatsApp links to wa.me, removing the enquiry from any on-site record.
Web research findings
Independent findings for travelepedia.co.in, including public complaints, named review sources, registration records, and look-alike-domain evidence. A missing result is shown as unverified, never converted into a clean bill of health.
No independently sourced scam reports or credibility records were found for travelepedia.co.in. That is common for new or low-traffic sites and does not clear the site.
Reputation Sources
How this domain rates across independent threat-intelligence and blocklist providers.
04 · Domain & Infrastructure
Domain & infrastructure
The plumbing behind the site — who registered it, how it’s encrypted, where it’s hosted, and where it links out. A valid certificate or a calm server doesn’t mean the business is honest — scam sites pass these checks too. Use this to corroborate the verdict, not to overturn it.
Infrastructure map
How the saved page connected to the wider web.
- Domaintravelepedia.co.in
- Redirects totravelepedia.co.in
- Hosted byGoDaddy.com, LLC
- Referencesgoogletagmanager.com · wa.me
Domain Timeline
- Oct 25, 2026Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 5 days old when this review was saved.
- Oct 30, 2026Saved security review — Rated High Risk
The completed checks from this saved scan are detailed above.
travelepedia.co.in was registered very recently when this review was saved and was already flagged. Freshly-registered domains are disproportionately used for scams, and a young domain with active threat signals warrants extra caution.
Contact Verification
Saved contact details can help identify the operator. Their presence supports traceability; it does not prove the business is trustworthy.
- Phone number listed (+91 84474 42994).
- Links to 4 social profiles.
Domain & Encryption
Report this domain to its registrar: send the address and what happened to this contact.
A certificate issued weeks or days before the scan on a domain registered recently is common on short-lived sites, though new legitimate sites look the same.
Certificate issued for travelepedia.co.in.
A shared content-delivery network address answers for many sites, so it is not the site's own server and says nothing about who runs it.
Analytics and ads
- Google Tag Manager
Payment providers the page loads
None seen among the outside domains we saved.
Read from the first 20 outside domains the page loads and the shop platform it uses; the web server and platform rows are under Hosting & Technology. A payment script on the page does not prove the shop accepts that method at checkout, or that you are protected.
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://travelepedia.co.in/
- 2200https://travelepedia.co.in/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
05 · Evidence Ledger
Evidence ledger
- Antiviruspartial
- Browser threat feedcomplete
- Page contentcomplete
- Analysiscomplete
- Visual evidencecomplete
The conclusion is supported by the evidence saved with this report.
Technical threat
suspiciousMalware, phishing, credential theft and hostile infrastructure.
The new domain lists booking@travelepedia.com and +91 84474 42994, the same contact footprint independently found on the established travelepedia.com, without any verifiable ownership link between the two. · Both primary calls to action push the visitor off the target domain: a free-quote lead form and WhatsApp links to wa.me, removing the enquiry from any on-site record.
Operator / customer risk
unknownComplaints, withdrawals, business conduct and commercial traps.
No confirmed evidence in this dimension.
Source coverage and freshness
Status shows whether usable evidence was saved; finding shows what that evidence observed.
| Source | Result | Completion | Finding | Freshness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antivirus | 0 of 96 engines flagged | Limited | No saved finding | stale fallback · analysed Oct 11, 2024 |
| Browser protection | No browser threat-list match | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 30, 2026 |
| Page content | Page fetched · HTTP 200 | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 30, 2026 |
| Visual evidence | 1 visible observation saved with the page capture | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 30, 2026 |
| Independent research | 2 independent findings were saved | Completed | No adverse finding | this scan · Oct 30, 2026 |
- Antivirus
- Result0 of 96 engines flagged
- CompletionLimitedFindingNo saved finding
- Freshnessstale fallback · analysed Oct 11, 2024
- Browser protection
- ResultNo browser threat-list match
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 30, 2026
- Page content
- ResultPage fetched · HTTP 200
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 30, 2026
- Visual evidence
- Result1 visible observation saved with the page capture
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 30, 2026
- Independent research
- Result2 independent findings were saved
- CompletionCompletedFindingNo adverse finding
- Freshnessthis scan · Oct 30, 2026
07 · Safety FAQ
Safety FAQ
Common questions, answered directly from the scan data above — so the answers reflect the saved verdict and evidence in this report.
Is travelepedia.co.in a scam or a legit website?
Is travelepedia.co.in safe to use?
I already paid or entered my details on travelepedia.co.in — what should I do?
Can I get my money back from travelepedia.co.in?
Did travelepedia.co.in steal my password or personal information?
How do I report travelepedia.co.in?
travelepedia.co.in looks professional — how can it still be a scam?
Has travelepedia.co.in been flagged by antivirus engines?
Is travelepedia.co.in on any phishing or malware blacklists?
How old is the travelepedia.co.in domain?
Does travelepedia.co.in have a valid SSL certificate?
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08 · Final Verdict
Final verdict
Five-day-old travelepedia.co.in reuses the real Travelepedia brand, phone number and email, without any verifiable connection to the 2016 site.
Travelepedia.co.in presents itself as a travel agency offering customized holiday packages, but its domain was only registered 5 days ago. Its contact block reproduces the exact phone number and email of the established travelepedia.com, which claims to have been in business since 2016, and its two primary calls to action are a 'Get Free Quote' button and WhatsApp links. No malware or phishing detection was returned, but the reuse of another operator's contact details on a brand-new domain is the core deception signal here, so the site is scored High Risk rather than merely young.
09 · Community
Community
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