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Recent developer tuning: previously obvious fake payment and login pages were judged as "suspicious" rather than "scam," but now strong signals (such as an impersonated brand on a payment or login page) directly escalate the result to "scam."
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Short-term (~14 days)
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10/16/2026
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Valid until: 10/30/2026
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