No threats detected
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Is turtletime.org legit or a scam?
Established Florida sea turtle conservation nonprofit with 24-year domain history and verified state filings.
Analysis Summary
Website Preview
Automated page render — captured in a safe sandbox. What an ordinary visitor would see when loading the site. See full visual analysis →
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.
Visual red flags detected in the screenshot
The website appears to be a legitimate, fully-rendered informational or non-profit site for sea turtle conservation with no visible scam indicators.
What our vision model saw
5 signalsProfessional navigation menu with standard organizational links
High-quality, relevant hero image with consistent branding
Clear call-to-action button for educational or charitable purposes
No aggressive urgency tactics, fake trust badges, or intrusive pop-ups
Consistent typography and layout design
Intelligence
The domain turtletime.org was registered in 2002 and the organization itself was incorporated as a Florida not-for-profit in 1990. Florida state records confirm the entity remains active with recent annual reports filed through 2026. Our antivirus network returned zero detections and the hosting IP shows minimal abuse history. The page content matches the organization's stated mission of tracking turtle nests and promoting light ordinances on Fort Myers Beach. No scam reports or complaints appear in our web research. The combination of age, official registration, and clean technical signals supports a safe classification.
Web Research Findings
Our live research agent queries scam-report databases, consumer-review sites, news coverage, and general web search for turtletime.org, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.
- Domain turtletime.org registered 2002-06-01 (age ~24 years); organization Turtle Time, Inc. established 1989 as Florida not-for-profit for marine turtle conservation and nesting monitoring on Fort Myers Beach and nearby areas.
- EIN 65-0228858 confirmed as 501(c)(3) public charity by Candid/GuideStar, CauseIQ, and organization site; accepts tax-deductible donations (e.g., Amazon Smile link uses this EIN).
- Florida Division of Corporations (Sunbiz) lists TURTLE TIME, INC. (N38685) as active Florida Not For Profit Corporation with recent annual reports (2024-2026).
- Site content describes volunteer turtle patrols, nest data tracking (e.g., 2026 season: 230 nests, 10 hatched), contact info (P.O. Box 2621, Fort Myers Beach, FL 33932; phone 239-481-5566), and references to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conser
- Local references: Town of Fort Myers Beach government site, chamber events, Instagram/Facebook posts, and news articles link to turtletime.org for sea turtle nesting season info (May 1 - Oct 31); organization mentioned in town resolutions f
- No scam reports, complaints, negative reviews, or fraud mentions found across searches on Reddit, BBB, Trustpilot, ScamAdviser, or general web for the domain/organization (distinct from unrelated 'Turtle Time' events or other entities).
- Site homepage includes unrelated spam text (e.g., 'Buy Propecia No Insurance...') in title/meta, but core content and registration confirm legitimate nonprofit status.
Florida Not For Profit Corporation, Document Number N38685, FEI/EIN 65-0228858, filed 06/19/1990, status ACTIVE, last annual report filed 02/05/2026. Principal address in Fort Myers, FL. Officers include Eve M. Haverfield (PD), William T. Haverfield, Carol A. Lis, etc.
Our research found the organization listed as an active Florida Not For Profit Corporation (N38685) since 1990 with EIN 65-0228858. State records show recent annual reports through 2026 and a Fort Myers address. The same EIN appears in federal charity databases as a 501(c)(3) public charity. No scam reports, complaints, or negative reviews were found on Reddit, BBB, or general web sources. Local government sites and news articles reference turtletime.org for official sea turtle nesting information.
Domain Timeline
- Jun 1, 2002Domain registered
First appeared in WHOIS records — 24 years old today.
- Jul 7, 2026Latest security review — Reviewed as safe
This scan re-ran every check and found no active threat signals.
turtletime.org has operated for years with no threat signals in this review — a long, stable track record, though it is never a guarantee on its own.
Threat Detection
Antivirus Engines
Security Scans
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.
Technical Details
domain · encryption · redirects · server reputation · referencedContact 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 postal address visible on the page.
- Phone number listed ((239) 481-5566).
Domain & Encryption
Redirect Chain
- 1301http://turtletime.org/
- 2200https://turtletime.org/
Server Reputation
Referenced Domains
Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.
What to do
Still, stay alert
No major threat indicators — but a clean scan does not guarantee every page is safe, and phishing emails routinely spoof real domains.
- Double-check the exact URL in your address bar
Confirm you are actually on turtletime.org and not a lookalike like t-urtletime.org.com or an IDN homoglyph.
- Use a password manager
Password managers only auto-fill on the exact domain they were saved for — they refuse to fill lookalike domains, which is the single best phishing defence.
- OpenDiscuss this site on the forum
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Final Verdict
Turtle Time, Inc. is a long-established Florida nonprofit focused on sea turtle conservation. The 24-year-old domain, active state registration since 1990, and clean scan results all point to a legitimate organization.
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 found no threat indicators on turtletime.org. The site appears legitimate based on the signals we checked, but always stay alert for phishing emails that spoof real domains.
- turtletime.org passed our automated security checks with a trust score of 92/100. No antivirus engines or major blacklists flagged the site at the time of the last scan.
- Yes. turtletime.org presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Let's Encrypt · YR1, expiring in 62 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
- turtletime.org is 24.1 years old, registered on 6/1/2002 through Network Solutions, LLC. Scam domains are often freshly registered — a site under 6 months old warrants extra caution.
- No. All 92 antivirus engines in our malware network report turtletime.org as clean.
- No. turtletime.org is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
- turtletime.org resolves to an IP operated by Fastly, 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 7, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around turtletime.org 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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