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www.ãmericånexpress.ph

www.xn--mericnexpress-veb9a.ph

68of 100

Credential phishing, aimed at bank customers. 97% 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--mericnexpress-veb9a" (ãmericånexpress) 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, 23-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 08:51 UTC

VAKYN verdict

464 ms

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

  • Likely used for phishing or a scam?

    yes97% sure

    • yes97%
    • no3%
  • How dangerous for an ordinary visitor?

    Clearly malicious53% sure

    • Clearly malicious53%
    • Probably malicious44%
    • Unclear2%
  • What is it most likely for?

    credential phishing40% sure

    • credential phishing40%
    • payment fraud38%
    • unclear6%
  • Which brand does it pretend to be?

    American Express83% sure

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

    bank customers71% sure

    • bank customers71%
    • general public17%
    • shoppers9%
  • Would it ask visitors to sign in?

    yes51% sure

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

    yes76% sure

    • yes76%
    • no24%
  • Plausible innocent explanation?

    no98% sure

    • yes2%
    • no98%