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www.amėricǎnexpress.ph

www.xn--amricnexpress-qzb26y.ph

68of 100

Credential phishing, aimed at bank customers. 96% likely a scam.

Copies American ExpressHosted in SingaporeNew domain

Why it was flagged

How the score works
  • Name and certificate
  • Registration and DNS
  • VAKYN verdict
  1. IDN "xn--amricnexpress-qzb26y" (amėricǎnexpress) reads as "americanexpress", brand keyword "americanexpress"+48
  2. no mail servers, AS63949 AKAMAI-LINODE-AP Akamai Connected Cloud, same IP hosts 50 other flagged domain(s)+14
  3. 3 hyphens, 24-character name+5
  4. certificate covers only this name+1

Evidence

Registration

Hosting

Country
Singapore
Network
AKAMAI-LINODE-AP Akamai Connected Cloud
IP
45.79.222.138

DNS

A
45.79.222.138
MX
none

Certificate

Issuer
Let's Encrypt
Names
1
Seen
30 Oct 2026 07:29 UTC

VAKYN verdict

440 ms

Eight questions about the site, each with how sure the answer is.

  • Likely used for phishing or a scam?

    yes96% sure

    • yes96%
    • no4%
  • How dangerous for an ordinary visitor?

    Probably malicious48% sure

    • Clearly malicious49%
    • Probably malicious48%
    • Unclear3%
  • What is it most likely for?

    credential phishing41% sure

    • credential phishing41%
    • payment fraud34%
    • unclear7%
  • Which brand does it pretend to be?

    American Express83% sure

    • american express83%
    • none17%
  • Who is it aimed at?

    bank customers70% sure

    • bank customers70%
    • general public17%
    • shoppers9%
  • Would it ask visitors to sign in?

    yes51% sure

    • yes51%
    • no49%
  • Would it ask visitors to pay?

    yes69% sure

    • yes69%
    • no31%
  • Plausible innocent explanation?

    no98% sure

    • yes2%
    • no98%