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bet298.co

Category: Phishing

Scanned: Aug 7, 2026, 15:05 UTC · First seen: Aug 7, 2026 · Threat Engines: 18 / 91 · Times Scanned: 1
5 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
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Screenshot of bet298.co Captured Aug 7, 2026
https://bet298.co
Screenshot of bet298.co
Sensitive content
6 years 9 months
Not Ranked - This website does not appear in the Tranco top list
Flagged by 18 of 91 engines
✓ Valid (TLS)
Netsec Limited
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
nginx
Unknown
216.118.239.164
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar NameSilo, LLC
Registered December 4, 2019
Expires December 4, 2026
Name Servers ASA.NS.CLOUDFLARE.COM
DNSSEC Unsigned
Hosting Netsec Limited
Reputation & Threat Check 91 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
1 file scanned
No threats
1
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
0
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
bet298.co/# 555 B No threats
External Links & Domains
0
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
0
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
bet298.co Overview

Description of bet298.co

bet298.co appears to present itself as an online gambling and betting website, offering sections for live casino, sports betting, poker, slot games, fishing, and lottery-style games. The page title and screenshot use Chinese-language branding and prominently reference "bet365"-style visuals, suggesting the site is targeting users interested in sportsbook and casino services.

Based on the screenshot and metadata, the site appears to be aimed at a Chinese-speaking audience while also showing multilingual navigation options. The operator is not clearly identified in the provided scan data, and the branding shown on the page does not appear to match the scanned domain name directly, which may indicate the site is operating under alternate branding or attempting to resemble a better-known gambling brand.

Safety Assessment for bet298.co

Multiple security signals indicate elevated risk at the time of this scan. The domain was flagged by 18 out of 91 security engines, with many classifying it as phishing or fraud-related, and several web-classification sources also categorized it as phishing while one categorized it as gambling. In addition, the page visually resembles a well-known betting brand while using a different domain, which may indicate a look-alike or impersonation attempt rather than an official brand property.

At the same time, some signals were less severe: the malware scan did not detect malicious files in the limited content it checked, and major content-malice blacklist databases in the provided data were clean at the time of this scan. However, the domain's IP address is listed on one mail-reputation blocklist, which is a weaker signal on its own but still worth noting. Given the strong multi-engine phishing consensus and the apparent brand resemblance, these cleaner signals do not outweigh the broader concerns.

Based on these findings, this website may pose potential risks to visitors.

Technical Description

The site uses a valid Let's Encrypt SSL certificate that was active at the time of the scan, is served over nginx, and resolves to an IP hosted by Netsec Limited in Hong Kong. Its nameservers are on Cloudflare, while DNSSEC appears to be unsigned. A valid certificate helps encrypt traffic in transit, but it does not by itself confirm legitimacy.

From an infrastructure perspective, the domain is not newly registered, with an age of about six years, which can sometimes reduce suspicion but does not negate other findings. The main technical concerns here are not certificate-related; they stem more from the strong phishing-related detection consensus, the mismatch between domain and displayed branding, and the single DNS-based mail-reputation listing.

HTTP Redirect Chain
No redirects detected - direct connection to destination
Website Insights
Not Ranked
Tranco Rank
Not in Top 1M
Visitors Unknown
Category: Phishing
Rank History (30 days)
No rank data available
5 cookies detected
Essential5
Analytics0
Advertising0
Social0
5 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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