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Domain Due Diligence

Report for Almaktouminitiatives.org

Report Date
October 9, 2025
Recommendation
Caution
Overall Summary
Suspicious
  Why we think so? 

Quick verdict: the domain appears to be the public site for the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI) and has legitimate technical signals (WHOIS since 2015, valid SSL, Cloudflare protection, official social links). However multiple anti-fraud databases and scam-review sites list this exact domain (or closely named variants) in tender/procurement scam reports and the site itself publishes a disclaimer about impersonation. There are therefore credible red flags; treat requests for money, tenders, or ambassador-style offers as high risk and verify through official government or known MBRGI channels before engaging.

Confidence Score
55%

Risk Insights

⚠️

Mixed signals: infrastructure looks real, but fraud listings exist

  • WHOIS age and Cloudflare/ProofPoint suggest institutional hosting.
  • AA419/Scam Detector entries explicitly flag the domain or variants in tender scams.
  • Verify any financial requests independently before responding.
✅

No automated blacklist found

  • Google Safe Browsing and crypto-scam check show no active blacklist matches.
  • Absence of blacklist reduces urgency but does not eliminate targeted fraud risk.

Contradictory Signals

Either the legitimate site name is being actively spoofed (common for high-profile NGOs) or the domain is itself being used for fraudulent pages; both scenarios cause conflicting signals.

Signal A: WHOIS age + security stack indicate legitimate institutional site

Signal B: AA419 and scam-review listings identify the domain in tender/procurement scams

Category Scores

Red Flags & Warnings

  • AA419 / scam aggregator listings identify this domain (or close variants) in 'Tender/Procurement Scam Spoofing' entries — indicates active abuse or spoofing associated with the name.
  • Third-party scam reviews (Scam Detector) assign a borderline trust score and call the site 'questionable', advising extreme caution for financial transactions.
  • The site itself contains a disclaimer warning about impersonation and fraudulent communications, which suggests prior abuse of the brand.

🔎 Detailed Checks & Analysis

Domain age & WHOIS plausibility

Score: 70/100
Passed

"Registered 2015; registrar listed as an UAE entity and Cloudflare nameservers present, which matches institutional hosting patterns."

Reason: Domain registration date (2015) and UAE registrar align with an established organization rather than a brand-new throwaway domain.

Technical infrastructure & security

Score: 80/100
Passed

"Detected Cloudflare, ProofPoint, Sitefinity, and valid SSL issued 2025-09-13; these are positive technical signals but can also be used by impersonators."

Reason: Site uses Cloudflare, has a valid TLS certificate and common analytics/plugins — consistent with legitimate institutional sites.

Traffic & engagement signals

Score: 55/100
Passed

"SimilarWeb reports ~7.8K visits (recent months) and bounce/time-on-site figures that are plausible for content sites; low traffic does not rule out abuse."

Reason: Traffic levels are modest but real (thousands per month) and top countries include UAE and Nigeria; engagement metrics are mixed.

Contact details & social proof

Score: 60/100
Passed

"Scraper found info@almaktouminitiatives.org and Facebook/Instagram/LinkedIn links, but social links should be verified against official government or verified MBRGI accounts."

Reason: Site lists an info@ email and public social profiles that match other MBRGI accounts, which supports authenticity.

Reputation & third‑party scam reports

Score: 25/100
Failed

"AA419 and Scam Detector entries flag the domain for tender/procurement scams; these sources indicate active or historical abuse that materially lowers trust."

Reason: Independent anti-fraud databases and scam-review sites list this domain (or very similar domains) in scam/tender spoofing reports, which is a major negative signal.

Blacklist / automated blocks

Score: 70/100
Passed

"Google Safe Browsing returned no matched threats and crypto scam sniffer did not blacklist the domain. Lack of block reduces the probability of wide automated flagging but does not prove safety."

Reason: No matches in Google Safe Browsing or major crypto blacklist; the site is not currently blocked by these automated services.

Trademark / brand impersonation check

Score: 40/100
Failed

"USPTO search returned zero results for the exact query; the MBRGI brand exists across government channels but trademark records for this domain were not found."

Reason: No USPTO trademark entries for the exact domain string were found, and the brand name is used widely — absence of trademark records does not prevent impersonation risk.

Your Next Steps

  • 1

    Do not send money, personal ID, or bank details in response to unsolicited tenders, ambassadorships, or contracts allegedly from this domain.

  • 2

    Verify suspicious offers by contacting MBRGI via official, independently confirmed government channels (e.g., UAE government contact pages or the verified social accounts listed on government sites).

  • 3

    If you received a suspicious message from this site, save the message and report it to AA419/Scam Detector and your local fraud authority; forward phishing emails to the domain registrar abuse address listed in WHOIS.

  • 4

    When in doubt, check recent news and the official MBRGI pages on government domains or known large-media coverage before acting on high-value requests.

Evidence & Citations

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