Scam Lookup
Automated Website Trust & Risk Intelligence Report
https://scamlookup.net/website/venmo
Generated: Sat, 05 Sep 2026 11:28:25 GMT
Target Website: venmo.com
Overall Trust Score: 91/100 (Trusted)
venmo.com
Trusted
Scanned: Sep 5, 11:28 AMTRUST SCORE
91
CONFIDENT
Low Risk
91/100
TRUST SCORE
CONFIDENT
Low Risk
SAFETY
91/100
91/100
TRANSPARENCY
90/100
90/100
DOMAIN RISK
LowLow Tier
LowRisk
SSL SECURITY
100/100
100/100
PAYMENT RISK
YesRisk Present
YesRisk
VERDICT
Trusted
Trusted
AI Security Summary
91/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (17.7 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Verdict driven by: scam-correlated payment methods mentioned: gift-card payment; missing Content Security Policy; large response served uncompressed — worth extra caution before trusting.
No malware/phishing on feedsGood reputationHTTPS enabled
HTTPS & SSL
SecureSecure
C=US, O=Amazon, CN=Amazon RSA 2048 M04
Threat Status
Threat FoundThreat Found
Threat intelligence alert
Domain Age
17.7 years17.7 years
Registered 12/26/2008
Reputation
High TrustHigh Trust
Based on 65+ verified signals
IP & Server
52.84.150.5052.84.150.50
cloudflare
Email Security
ProtectedProtected
SPF, DMARC, MX active
Performance
89 / 10089 / 100
Fast response time
Redirects
DirectDirect
No redirect hops
Top Priority RecommendationCritical
Scam-correlated payment methods mentioned: gift-card payment
Crypto-only, wire-only, gift-card, or peer-to-peer-only payment demands are hallmarks of scams. Legitimate businesses accept reversible payment methods like credit cards.
Why it matters
Addressing this signal prevents trust downgrades and potential security risks.
View Glossary GuidePositive Signals
- Site responded with 200
- HTTPS is enforced
- Fast response (217ms)
- Served through Cloudflare
- 4 address record(s) resolved
- 4 authoritative nameservers
- Domain registered 18+ years ago
- Owner information disclosed
Warnings
- Missing Content Security Policy
- Large response served uncompressed
Critical Issues
- Scam-correlated payment methods mentioned: gift-card payment
- Registrar Name
- MarkMonitor Inc.
- Creation Date
- December 26, 2008 (17.7 years ago)
- Last Updated
- November 24, 2025
- Registry Expiry Date
- December 26, 2026
- WHOIS Privacy Protection
- Publicly Visible
- Domain Status Codes
- client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited
ICANN Status Badges
client delete prohibitedclient transfer prohibitedclient update prohibitedserver delete prohibitedserver transfer prohibitedserver update prohibited
Domain registered 18+ years ago
Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
+15
Registered via MarkMonitor Inc.
Owner information disclosed
The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.
+2
Security Header Baseline
Strict-Transport-SecurityMissing
Content-Security-PolicyMissing
X-Frame-OptionsMissing
X-Content-Type-Options Present
Referrer-PolicyMissing
Permissions-PolicyMissing
Recommended Missing Headers
missing: Content Security Policymissing: X-Frame-Optionsmissing: Referrer Policymissing: Permissions Policy
All Response Headers (20)
HSTS is set
Tells browsers to only use HTTPS for this domain.
+6
Missing Content Security Policy
Restricts which scripts and resources the page can load.
-4
Missing X-Frame-Options
Prevents clickjacking by disallowing framing.
-3
X-Content-Type-Options is set
Blocks MIME-sniffing browser attacks.
+2
Missing Referrer Policy
Controls what referrer information is sent with requests.
-2
Missing Permissions Policy
Restricts access to powerful browser features (camera, mic, etc.).
-2
- IPv4 Addresses (A)
- 52.84.150.50, 52.84.150.38, 52.84.150.58, 52.84.150.34
- IPv6 Addresses (AAAA)
- None
- Mail Servers (MX)
- mx1.paypalcorp.com (Priority: 10), mx2.paypalcorp.com (Priority: 10), alt1.aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 20), aspmx.l.google.com (Priority: 20), aspmx2.googlemail.com (Priority: 40), aspmx3.googlemail.com (Priority: 50)
- Authoritative Nameservers (NS)
- ns-1457.awsdns-54.org, ns-1599.awsdns-07.co.uk, ns-304.awsdns-38.com, ns-665.awsdns-19.net
- TXT Records Found
- 11 TXT verification records
A Records (IPv4)
52.84.150.5052.84.150.3852.84.150.5852.84.150.34
TXT Verification Records
9729qkuraskqi0vr7u6mcf8d49
MS=5AC819E4FED67A8A1BF3CEA57717D6734CBDBFFB
MS=ms65330905
apple-domain-verification=6OGABxXS_kcZlt7_gGCpm3k8ZP8DVA45JigzLiZ4l44
atlassian-domain-verification=Q8BdHlO6NYSN5njfC2rlbPQxksVfADlcxarxq4fesYJErtGKylvfcfyfwrPD/wnv
ghilfs2b8o0k9m6r18jkvvl7t
google-site-verification= jUnvvQ8CzWsJIDQpJn8ticS07DMTfhtEys1fTqdceTg
google-site-verification=IZx3JE7ygg_GZMQt88aoTCi--HWiQgYc2PrVhKgYoZk
google-site-verification=h4sDIUWxgofF1tXZEhGZYwRzoo9BrtW69TXPqTOGfko
status-page-domain-verification=mp810lhmtwdv
v=spf1 ip4:66.211.170.95/32 ip4:66.211.170.86/31 ip4:66.211.170.88/29 ip4:66.211.168.230/31 ip4:74.112.67.243/32 ip4:173.0.84.0/29 ip4:173.0.84.224/28 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:sendgrid.net" " include:pp._spf.paypal.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:stspg-customer.com ~all
4 address record(s) resolved
+4
4 authoritative nameservers
+2
- Registrable Domain
- venmo.com
- Registrar Organization
- MarkMonitor Inc.
- WHOIS Privacy Status
- Public Registration Data
- Registry Status Codes
- client delete prohibited, client transfer prohibited, client update prohibited, server delete prohibited, server transfer prohibited, server update prohibited
- Delegated Authoritative Nameservers
- ns-1457.awsdns-54.org, ns-1599.awsdns-07.co.uk, ns-304.awsdns-38.com, ns-665.awsdns-19.net
- Registration Lifecycle
- Registered: 2008 → Expires: 2026
Nameservers (NS)
ns-1457.awsdns-54.orgns-1599.awsdns-07.co.ukns-304.awsdns-38.comns-665.awsdns-19.net
Domain registered 18+ years ago
Long-established domains are far less likely to be disposable scams.
+15
Registered via MarkMonitor Inc.
Owner information disclosed
The domain publishes registrant contact info — a small positive transparency signal.
+2
- SPF Record
- v=spf1 ip4:66.211.170.95/32 ip4:66.211.170.86/31 ip4:66.211.170.88/29 ip4:66.211.168.230/31 ip4:74.112.67.243/32 ip4:173.0.84.0/29 ip4:173.0.84.224/28 include:_spf.google.com include:amazonses.com include:sendgrid.net" " include:pp._spf.paypal.com include:mail.zendesk.com include:stspg-customer.com ~all
- DMARC Policy Mode
- Policy: REJECT
- DMARC Raw Record
- v=DMARC1;p=reject;sp=reject;pct=100;rua=mailto:d@rua.agari.com
- DKIM Selectors Detected
Email Protection Summary: This domain has strong email authentication configured to prevent spammers from sending emails impersonating this brand.
SPF record published
+5
DMARC published (reject)
+6
DKIM configured (google)
+3
URLhaus Malware
Clean / Not Listed
PhishStats Feed
Clean / Not Listed
Google Safe Browsing
Not checked
- Root Domain Label
- venmo
- Top-Level Domain (TLD)
- .com (Standard TLD)
- Punycode Obfuscation
- No (Standard ASCII)
- Homoglyph / Lookalike Script
- No mixed scripts
- Brand Match Analysis
- No recognized brand impersonation
- Typosquatting Risk
- Clean
No impersonation patterns detected
Domain doesn't look like a typosquat, doesn't embed a well-known brand, and uses ASCII characters.
+8
Detected Technologies by Category
js
Svelte
css
Tailwind CSSBootstrap
analytics
Google Analytics
cdn
Cloudflare
Page Metadata & Fingerprint
- HTML Title
- Pay Friends | Payments App | Venmo
- Meta Description
- Welcome to Venmo! Manage your account balance, send/receive money, split bills, pay friends, and stay connected with your network all in one place.
- Document Language
- en-US
- Character Encoding
- utf-8
- Viewport Setting
- width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
- Generator Software
- —
5 technologies detected
Svelte, Tailwind CSS, Bootstrap, Google Analytics, Cloudflare
Mobile viewport configured
+2
Items to Fix & Optimize
Text compression (Brotli/Gzip)
MUCH NEEDEDEnable on server or CDN
Modern image formats (WebP/AVIF/SVG)
OPTIONALConvert heavy images to WebP/AVIF
Protocol
HTTP/2
Binary framing, multiplexed
Compression
NONE
No compression detected
Optimization Signals (From Detectable Headers & Assets)
Image Formats
Legacy / Unchecked
Transfer
Uncompressed
Transport
HTTP/2
These are server-side signals. Actual Core Web Vitals (LCP, INP, CLS) require real-user measurement via PageSpeed Insights.
Detected Asset & Image Formats
WebPAVIFSVGJPEGPNG
- HTTP Response Time
- 217 ms
- Payload Body Size
- 246.2 KB
- Compression Status
- Uncompressed
- Cache Directives
- Standard caching rules
Large response served uncompressed
Enable gzip or brotli at the edge to cut transfer size dramatically.
-3
AI Content Evaluation
91/100 — trusted. Long-established domain (17.7 years old), clean threat reputation, no impersonation patterns. Verdict driven by: scam-correlated payment methods mentioned: gift-card payment; missing Content Security Policy; large response served uncompressed — worth extra caution before trusting.
- Payment Red Flags
- gift-card payment
- High-Pressure Language
- None (No artificial urgency detected)
- Disposable Domain Risk
- No (Established infrastructure)
- Text Scanned Depth
- 6,135 characters verified
Scam-correlated payment methods mentioned: gift-card payment
Crypto-only, wire-only, gift-card, or peer-to-peer-only payment demands are hallmarks of scams. Legitimate businesses accept reversible payment methods like credit cards.
-18
- Primary Web Server
- cloudflare
- CDN / Cloud Provider
- Cloudflare
- Primary IP Address
- 52.84.150.50
- HTTP Status Code
- 200 OK
- Final Landing Destination
- https://venmo.com/
- Redirect Hop Count
- 0 hops
Site responded with 200
Final URL: https://venmo.com/. Response time 217ms.
+8
HTTPS is enforced
All redirects stayed on HTTPS. Traffic is encrypted end-to-end.
+10
Fast response (217ms)
+6
Served through Cloudflare
Sites behind a major CDN benefit from DDoS protection and edge caching.
+4
- Certificate Authority (Issuer)
- C=US, O=Amazon, CN=Amazon RSA 2048 M04
- Subject Common Name (CN)
- emoji.venmo.com
- Validity Period
- 191 days remaining (Expires: 2027-03-15T23:59:59)
- Subject Alternative Names (SANs)
- 40 domains protected
- Certificates Logged (CT)
- 1175 certs recorded
Subject Alternative Names (Sample)
emoji.venmo.comid6.venmo.comid.venmo.comnow.id.venmo.comnow.venmo.comminiapp.venmo.comid6.sandbox.venmo.comid.sandbox.venmo.comminiapp.qa.venmo.comapi.venmo.comreference-app-repo.dev.validate.venmo.comreference-app-repo.ext.validate.venmo.comreference-app-repo.playground.validate.venmo.comreference-app-repo.prod.validate.venmo.comreference-app-repo.us-east-1.dev.validate.venmo.comreference-app-repo.us-east-1.ext.validate.venmo.comreference-app-repo.us-east-1.playground.validate.venmo.comreference-app-repo.us-east-1.prod.validate.venmo.comreference-app-repo.us-east-2.prod.validate.venmo.comaccount.qa2.venmo.com+20 more
Valid SSL / TLS certificate active
Issued by C=US, O=Amazon, CN=Amazon RSA 2048 M04, valid for 191 remaining days.
+10
Key Legal & Transparency Pages
- Published Contact Emails
- press@venmo.com
- Published Phone Numbers
- 1788596572713, 0 0 0 0.0625, 22.0264 9.00293, 12 19.0283, 1.97461 9.00293, 3.38867 7.58887
Privacy policy linked from home page
+6
Terms of service linked from home page
+5
Contact page linked from home page
+5
About page linked from home page
+3
No refund/return policy found
Reputable sites usually publish a refund/return policy.
-3
No cookie policy found
Reputable sites usually publish a cookie policy.
-2
Contact email published
+2
Phone number published
+2
- Robots.txt Directives
- Present & Configured
- Sitemaps Declared
- https://venmo.com/sitemap.xml
- Disallow Rules Count
- 8 rules
View Raw robots.txt
User-agent: * Disallow: /code* Disallow: /?utm* Disallow: /account* Disallow: /identity* Disallow: /cashout* Disallow: /incomplete* Disallow: /statements* Disallow: /recover* Allow: /account/sign-in Sitemap: https://venmo.com/sitemap.xml
robots.txt published
+2
sitemap.xml available
+2
Export & Share Intelligence
Download the complete official PDF verification report (all sections and technical signals expanded), or export raw JSON telemetry.
Scan Engine Performance
Automated multi-signal inspection pipeline
Signals Analyzed
40
This scan
Sources Checked
18
Live security feeds
Scan Duration
2.53s
Ultra-fast
Last Scan
9/5/2026
Live timestamp
Overall Risk
Low Risk