Security Review

Is vying-mbuk-cozen.com legit or a scam?

Our verdict:Suspicious· 54/100

This mobile gaming portal is linked to unsolicited £4.50 weekly subscription charges and numerous consumer complaints regarding unauthorized billing via premium SMS.

vying-mbuk-cozen.comScanned 1h ago
0
Trust score
SUSPICIOUS
Heuristics 78·MT 40
Category tags
tech-support-scamsubscription-trap#subscription trap#data harvester85% MT confidence
Technical red flags (1)
Warning signals (1)

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
0/92
All engines report clean
Domain Age
10 months old
Registered Sep 4, 2025
MT Intelligence
Suspicious
High likelihood · 85% confidence
SUSPICIOUS

Tech-support scare page — do not call the number

Some signals suggest this is a fake support / scare page. Don't call any displayed number and don't install any "support" software.

Website Preview

Screenshot of vying-mbuk-cozen.com
LIVE RENDER
vying-mbuk-cozen.com

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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.

20
/ 100
Low visual risk

Visual red flags detected in the screenshot

The page presents a professional and fully-rendered gaming subscription landing page with no immediate visual indicators of a scam or brand impersonation.

Visual risk20/100

What our vision model saw

5 signals

Professional layout with consistent branding and typography

Clear value proposition for a browser-based gaming subscription

Functional navigation menu with standard links (About, Pricing, Contact)

No immediate high-pressure urgency tactics or fake trust badges visible

Generic 'One Weekly Price' model often associated with mobile VAS, but visually standard

MT Intelligence

Advanced threat intelligence
MT Security Analyst
High scam likelihoodengineMT · Guardiantrust40/100
MT AgentLive web researchVisual inspectionNetwork correlation
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Confidence
The site operates a high-cost weekly subscription model for browser games that are typically available for free elsewhere. While the page looks professional, our research found multiple reports of users receiving unsolicited text messages claiming they are already subscribed to this service. The billing is handled via carrier billing, which bypasses traditional credit card protections and is a common tactic for 'subscription traps.' The domain is less than a year old and lacks any positive independent reviews, which is a significant red flag for a service claiming to have a large user base. Furthermore, the contact email does not match the website's domain, a common trait in ephemeral subscription schemes.
Full dossier
Analysis complete

Page Content

The storefront offers a library of 550+ HTML5 games for a recurring fee of £4.50 per week. While the layout is clean, the value proposition is questionable as most HTML5 games are freely accessible on the open web.

Infrastructure

The site is hosted behind a common content delivery network and uses a valid SSL certificate from Google Trust Services. However, the technical setup triggers our internal flags for tech-support and subscription-style landing pages.

Domain History

Registered 301 days ago via NameCheap, the domain is relatively young. It is part of a larger network of similar domains (such as stoop-colas.com) used by the same operator to funnel users into premium SMS billing cycles.

Web Reputation

Our research identified several complaints on UK consumer forums like giffgaff and who-called.co.uk. Users report receiving 'Reminder' texts for subscriptions they do not recall joining, with instructions to text 'STOP' to 65065 to cancel charges.
Risk Factors
6
  • Linked to unsolicited premium SMS billing complaints in the UK.
  • Uses a high-cost £4.50/week subscription model for free-to-play browser games.
  • Contact email address (silverlines.info) does not match the website domain.
  • Part of a known network of similar promotional domains operated by Mobici BV.
  • No physical business address is provided on the landing page.
  • Absence of any positive independent user reviews despite claiming a large library.
Positive Signals
3
  • The domain has been active for over 300 days.
  • No malware or phishing signatures were detected by our antivirus partners.
  • The site provides a clear 'cancel anytime' statement and a UK contact number.
AI Recommendation
Do not enter your mobile phone number on this site. If you have received a text message regarding a subscription to Ttopsgames, contact your mobile provider immediately to block premium charges.
Scam network detected
4 linked domains correlated

This domain is one of several near-identical landing pages operated by Mobici BV to promote the same premium SMS subscription service.

winks-jmuk-rebar.comstoop-colas.comttopsgames-rg-uk.comttopsgames-uk.com
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 vying-mbuk-cozen.com, then cross-checks business-registration records and look-alike domain patterns. Everything below is pulled from what it actually found.

Domain age
10 months
Registered Sep 2025
Business registration
Active · Belgium
Site traces back to an actively registered business.
Clone check
Not a clone
No well-known site's layout or branding detected here.
Typosquat check
No look-alike match
The domain doesn't resemble any well-known brand's spelling.
Web mentions
3 scam reports · 4 complaints
Key findings
7 headline facts from open-web research
  • Domain vying-mbuk-cozen.com is a promotional landing page explicitly stating it is operated by Mobici BV (Belgium, Turnhout, reg. BE0632.867.986).
  • Site promotes 'Ttopsgames — 550+ Browser Games' for a £4.50 weekly subscription billed via mobile/carrier, cancel by texting STOP to 65065 or unsubscribe link.
  • Contact listed: mobici.uk@silverlines.info and 03333137998. Offers 14-day refund under UK Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013.
  • Multiple similar domains (winks-jmuk-rebar.com, stoop-colas.com, ttopsgames-rg-uk.com, ttopsgames-uk.com) use near-identical branding and subscription model, often operated by Mobici BV or similar Dutch/Belgian entities.
  • User reports and forum posts show unsolicited SMS informing people of 'subscription' to Ttops Games / similar services at £4.50/week with the exact STOP-to-65065 instruction, leading to complaints of unauthorised billing.
  • Mobici BV's own site (mobici.be) describes itself as a provider of premium SMS/carrier billing for entertainment portals, mobile games, and digital content across multiple countries.
  • No independent positive reviews or Trustpilot/ScamAdviser profiles found for this specific domain or Ttopsgames; pattern matches known UK premium-rate mobile subscription traps.
Scam reports (3)
Direct quotes from public scam databases, forums, and news.
  • who-called.co.ukopen

    "You are subscribed to Ttops Games for £4.50 per week from Mobici B.V. unless you text STOP to 65065 . HELP? 03333137998"

  • community.giffgaff.comopen

    "text STOP to 65065 . HELP? 02071369915. FreeMsg: Reminder. You are subscribed to Metro Games for £4.50 per week from Lorena Medienagentur"

  • thisismoney.co.ukopen

    "I received a text saying I'd signed up to Jammit costing £4.50 - but have no idea what it is"

Business registration
Status: active · Belgium

Mobici BV (company number BE0632.867.986 / 0632.867.986), registered in Turnhout 2300, Belgium. Operates as mobile services provider using premium SMS/carrier billing for entertainment portals including games.

Research summary
Narrative write-up from our AI analyst, grounded on the facts above
Our research into this domain and its operator, Mobici BV, revealed several complaints on UK community forums such as giffgaff and who-called.co.uk. Users frequently report receiving text messages from shortcodes like 65065 informing them of a £4.50 weekly charge for 'Ttops Games' or 'Metro Games.' While the company is a registered entity in Belgium, the pattern of unsolicited billing has led to numerous consumer warnings. No positive independent reviews were found to verify the quality or legitimacy of the gaming portal.

Antivirus Engines

Clean pass · verified
Clean across 92 engines

We cross-check every URL against our antivirus network of 92 malware and blacklist engines. None of them flagged this URL in the last scan.

0Malicious0Suspicious57Harmless92Engines
Clean
Kaspersky
Clean
Bitdefender
Clean
Microsoft
Not in pass
ESET-NOD32
Not in pass
Avira
Not in pass
Sophos
Clean
Fortinet
Clean
Google Safebrowsing
Clean
Emsisoft
Clean

No engine detections. The URL passed every antivirus and blacklist engine we queried in this scan. Stay vigilant — AV coverage is only one signal among many.

Security Scans

Blacklist Check
Not flagged on major threat lists

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.

What We Found
Has contact info, but not on the site's domain
Emails on site's domainNone
Phone numbers03333137998
Postal addressNot listed
Linked social profiles0
Signal Summary
Several contact red flags
  • No email uses the site's own domain — legitimate shops usually do.
  • No postal address visible on the page.
  • Scam family match: Tech-Support Scam.
  • Phone number listed (03333137998).

Domain & Encryption

Domain History
Age10 months old
RegistrarNameCheap, Inc.
RegisteredSep 4, 2025
ExpiresSep 4, 2026
Owner privacyVisible
Encryption Certificate
StatusValid
ProtocolTLSv1.3
IssuerGoogle Trust Services · WE1
ExpiresSep 24, 2026 (84d)
Self-signedNo
Hosting & Technology
HostingCloudflare, Inc.
Server locationUS
Web servercloudflare

Redirect Chain

Hops
1
Cross-domain
No
Lookalike
No
Punycode
No
  • 1301http://vying-mbuk-cozen.com/
  • 2200https://vying-mbuk-cozen.com/

Server Reputation

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

Scam-Type Likelihood

1 scam-type patterns detected
Scam-Type Likelihood

1 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: Tech Support Scam
Tech Support Scam
High likelihood
90/100
  • Classic tech-support scare copy found (fake Microsoft/Apple alert, remote-access instructions).
  • Primary scraped category: fake tech-support page.

Possible tech-support scare page

Pages like this impersonate Microsoft, Apple, or your ISP to trick you into calling a number or granting remote access.

  • Treat vying-mbuk-cozen.com as unverified

    Do not enter credentials or send money until you have independently verified the business.

  • Do not call the number and do not install any "support" tool

    Microsoft, Apple, Google, and legitimate ISPs never show a pop-up with a phone number. Installing AnyDesk, TeamViewer, or "Windows Support" at their request hands over your computer.

  • Close the page — end the browser process if needed

    If the page has locked your browser, press Ctrl+Shift+Esc (Windows) or Cmd+Option+Esc (Mac) and end the browser task. Reopen your browser with "Don't restore tabs".

  • If you already gave remote access or paid

    Disconnect the device from the internet. Run a full scan with Malwarebytes or a reputable AV. Change your passwords from a different device. Call your bank to dispute any payment and request a new card.

    Open

Reputation Sources

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

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

Referenced Domains

Outbound domains this page links to or loads resources from. Each links to its own security scan.

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 marked vying-mbuk-cozen.com as suspicious. Several warning signs were detected; it may still turn out legitimate, but you should verify it through independent channels before trusting it with money or credentials.
  • vying-mbuk-cozen.com currently scores 54/100 on our trust scale. We found enough warning signals to recommend caution. Verify the site through independent channels before entering credentials or money.
  • Yes. vying-mbuk-cozen.com presents a valid TLSv1.3 certificate issued by Google Trust Services · WE1, expiring in 84 days. Note that SSL only encrypts the connection — it does not guarantee that the site itself is trustworthy.
  • vying-mbuk-cozen.com is 10 months old, registered on 9/4/2025 through NameCheap, Inc.. 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 vying-mbuk-cozen.com as clean.
  • No. vying-mbuk-cozen.com is not currently listed on the major browser blocklist feeds that modern browsers use.
  • vying-mbuk-cozen.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 2, 2026. The verdict and evidence above reflect that scan and do not change on their own. If circumstances around vying-mbuk-cozen.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·vying-mbuk-cozen.com
SUSPICIOUS

This site is a landing page for a premium mobile subscription service that bills users £4.50 per week through their phone bill. Multiple consumer reports indicate users are often subscribed via unsolicited text messages without clear consent. You should avoid entering your phone number or interacting with the SMS instructions.

Do not enter your mobile phone number on this site. If you have received a text message regarding a subscription to Ttopsgames, contact your mobile provider immediately to block premium charges.

AV engines
92
MT passes
2
Net signals
0
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