Is whalewins.site a scam? Red flags and warning signs

{
  "domain": "whalewins.site",
  "scanId": "a0b47ba8717a4f7eb7cb478b12ae1966",
  "status": "completed",
  "indexable": false,
  "publicNotice": null,
  "completedAt": "2026-09-15T06:23:42.903Z",
  "ageDays": 41,
  "fresh": false,
  "verdict": "dangerous",
  "trustScore": 13,
  "badges": [
    {
      "name": "antivirus_tier3",
      "chain": "antivirus",
      "tier": 3,
      "maxTier": 4,
      "score": -80,
      "description": "Detected by 5-9 engines"
    },
    {
      "name": "malicious_requests_tier1",
      "chain": "malicious_requests",
      "tier": 1,
      "maxTier": 2,
      "score": -6,
      "description": "5+ failed network requests"
    },
    {
      "name": "whois_privacy_tier1",
      "chain": "whois_privacy",
      "tier": 1,
      "maxTier": 1,
      "score": -1,
      "description": "WHOIS privacy protection enabled"
    }
  ],
  "reachable": true,
  "unreachableReason": null,
  "category": "gambling_betting",
  "categoryReasoning": "The site is an online gambling platform offering slot games and bonus incentives for registered users to play and win prizes.",
  "siteDesign": null,
  "regulatorFlagged": false,
  "regulators": [],
  "contacts": {
    "emails": [],
    "phones": [],
    "addresses": []
  },
  "technologies": [
    {
      "name": "Next.js",
      "category": "meta-framework"
    },
    {
      "name": "Cloudflare",
      "category": "cdn"
    },
    {
      "name": "Tailwind CSS",
      "category": "css-framework"
    }
  ],
  "antivirus": {
    "detections": [
      {
        "engine": "alphaMountain.ai",
        "result": "phishing",
        "engineType": "security_vendor"
      },
      {
        "engine": "Chong Lua Dao",
        "result": "malicious",
        "engineType": "phishing_authority"
      },
      {
        "engine": "CRDF",
        "result": "malicious",
        "engineType": "phishing_authority"
      },
      {
        "engine": "Forcepoint ThreatSeeker",
        "result": "phishing",
        "engineType": "security_vendor"
      },
      {
        "engine": "SOCRadar",
        "result": "phishing",
        "engineType": "security_vendor"
      }
    ],
    "enginesTotal": 89,
    "permalink": "https://www.virustotal.com/gui/domain/whalewins.site",
    "scannedAt": "2026-09-15T06:23:26.325Z"
  },
  "blacklists": [
    {
      "provider": "google_safe_browsing",
      "flagged": false,
      "threats": []
    }
  ],
  "registration": {
    "registrar": "NameCheap, Inc.",
    "registrarIanaId": null,
    "createdAt": "2026-06-02T04:45:23.922Z",
    "updatedAt": "2026-06-30T05:42:34.251Z",
    "expiresAt": "2027-06-02T04:45:23.922Z",
    "ageDays": null,
    "ageText": null,
    "privacyProtected": true,
    "nameservers": [
      "randy.ns.cloudflare.com",
      "rosalyn.ns.cloudflare.com"
    ]
  },
  "certificate": {
    "issuer": "Google Trust Services",
    "validFrom": "2026-08-28T09:04:54.000Z",
    "validUntil": "2026-11-26T10:02:30.000Z",
    "valid": true,
    "protocol": "TLSv1.3"
  },
  "hosting": {
    "ip": "172.67.155.4",
    "countryCode": "US",
    "countryName": "United States",
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "provider": "Cloudflare, Inc.",
    "asn": 13335,
    "serverSoftware": "cloudflare",
    "mapImageUrl": null,
    "latitude": 37.7621,
    "longitude": -122.3971,
    "behindCloudflare": true
  },
  "timing": {
    "dnsMs": 0,
    "connectMs": 0,
    "tlsMs": 0,
    "ttfbMs": 113,
    "downloadMs": 1,
    "domReadyMs": 397,
    "loadCompleteMs": 570
  },
  "resources": [
    {
      "kind": "scripts",
      "count": 24,
      "bytes": 0
    },
    {
      "kind": "fetch",
      "count": 14,
      "bytes": 0
    },
    {
      "kind": "fonts",
      "count": 12,
      "bytes": 0
    },
    {
      "kind": "images",
      "count": 6,
      "bytes": 4880042
    },
    {
      "kind": "stylesheets",
      "count": 3,
      "bytes": 0
    },
    {
      "kind": "documents",
      "count": 2,
      "bytes": 0
    }
  ],
  "networkStats": {
    "totalRequests": 61,
    "totalBytes": 4880042,
    "failedRequests": 6,
    "uniqueDomains": 1,
    "thirdPartyRatio": 0,
    "httpsPercentage": 100
  },
  "cookies": [],
  "identity": {
    "finalUrl": "https://whalewins.site/auth",
    "brandName": null,
    "faviconUrl": "/api/scan/favicon/a0b47ba8717a4f7eb7cb478b12ae1966"
  },
  "telemetry": {
    "statusCode": 200,
    "durationMs": 17030,
    "scraper": "patchright",
    "attempts": 1,
    "source": "single",
    "contentType": "text/html; charset=utf-8"
  },
  "securityHeaders": [
    {
      "key": "content_security_policy",
      "present": false,
      "value": null
    },
    {
      "key": "strict_transport_security",
      "present": false,
      "value": null
    },
    {
      "key": "x_frame_options",
      "present": true,
      "value": "SAMEORIGIN"
    },
    {
      "key": "x_content_type_options",
      "present": true,
      "value": "nosniff"
    },
    {
      "key": "referrer_policy",
      "present": true,
      "value": "strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
    },
    {
      "key": "permissions_policy",
      "present": true,
      "value": "camera=(), microphone=(), geolocation=(), payment=()"
    },
    {
      "key": "x_xss_protection",
      "present": false,
      "value": null
    },
    {
      "key": "cross_origin_opener_policy",
      "present": false,
      "value": null
    }
  ],
  "redirects": [
    {
      "from": "https://whalewins.site/",
      "to": "https://whalewins.site/auth?",
      "statusCode": null
    }
  ],
  "transactions": [
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "document",
      "statusCode": 307,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/auth?",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "document",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/media/DMSans_Bold-s.p.8bea84e5.ttf",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "font",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/media/DMSans_Medium-s.p.4f631073.ttf",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "font",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/media/DMSans_Regular-s.p.e7e0f28b.ttf",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "font",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/media/DMSans_SemiBold-s.p.432e74d4.ttf",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "font",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/media/Inter_Bold-s.p.fbbe7604.ttf",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "font",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/media/Inter_ExtraBold-s.p.331e95b9.ttf",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "font",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/media/Inter_Medium-s.p.93090983.ttf",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "font",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/media/Inter_Regular-s.p.b62ab84d.ttf",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "font",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/media/Inter_SemiBold-s.p.b21f16b2.ttf",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "font",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/media/Roboto_Bold-s.p.1734e663.ttf",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "font",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/media/Roboto_Medium-s.p.caaade52.ttf",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "font",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/media/Roboto_Regular-s.p.0a2e2b47.ttf",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "font",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/0448503e50396d87.css",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "stylesheet",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/4369fbd50de4af2f.css",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "stylesheet",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/a85c5f2112ae0905.css",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "stylesheet",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/op1.js?v=1.1.3",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/api/domains/landing-image/75199ebb-8faf-4cbf-941e-528a6d93759e.png",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "image",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 2399334,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/84514c7510b6b9ca.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/27b71be17762de0f.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/2bc650cf356eb7b5.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/aa2e459f1eb9cd97.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/1b665a0afce73dad.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/1389677cd9350410.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/turbopack-ca1bfdee2d568aff.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/be7248fa84c6d551.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/fcdabb53594fa7cf.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/d46c8391d5bdfe55.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/5664bd740cac6a96.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/740f14af721d510a.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/7728ae5f20e9e414.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/391202d523e12e46.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/2457f3df88fb3227.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/112c7a3e7a8a84a4.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/7b5f7061a68fefda.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/69a0cb5d5c970c87.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/d08c2f2254799987.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/c4c525fbdc8ea2f9.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/2bd3510f526aeb16.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/ce18b56cb42c6453.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/api/2/envelope/?sentry_version=7&sentry_key=undefined&sentry_client=sentry.javascript.nextjs%2F10.30.0",
      "method": "POST",
      "resourceType": "fetch",
      "statusCode": 404,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/_next/static/chunks/d9025b4f6a92ee7a.js",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "script",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/api/domains/landing-image/75199ebb-8faf-4cbf-941e-528a6d93759e.png",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "image",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 2399334,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/landings/first/free.svg",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "image",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/landings/first/keys.webp",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "image",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 20826,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/landings/first/wallet.webp",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "image",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 26886,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/landings/first/money.webp",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "image",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 33662,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/auth?_rsc=1sivf",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "fetch",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/api/track",
      "method": "POST",
      "resourceType": "fetch",
      "statusCode": 404,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/auth?_rsc=15zr1",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "fetch",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/auth?_rsc=1oxi5",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "fetch",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/auth?_rsc=1vr01",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "fetch",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/auth?_rsc=bck0v",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "fetch",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/auth?_rsc=3icn2",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "fetch",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/auth?_rsc=em2bl",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "fetch",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/auth?_rsc=1l8hb",
      "method": "GET",
      "resourceType": "fetch",
      "statusCode": 200,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/ingest/v1/web/start",
      "method": "POST",
      "resourceType": "fetch",
      "statusCode": 404,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/api/track",
      "method": "POST",
      "resourceType": "fetch",
      "statusCode": 404,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    },
    {
      "url": "https://whalewins.site/api/track",
      "method": "POST",
      "resourceType": "fetch",
      "statusCode": 404,
      "bytes": 0,
      "thirdParty": false
    }
  ],
  "hasCapture": true,
  "archive": {},
  "networkSize": 0
}