Is this website a scam or legit?
Page title: Acme Bank Secure Sign-in
Fake page on a real host
Scam pages hosted on real Google/Microsoft/cloud platforms (sites.google.com, forms, storage buckets); the domain is real but the page is not the brand's.
How to spot it
- Brand login or payment page on a generic hosting subdomain
- Path or title names the brand, domain is a shared platform
What to do
A real domain proves who hosts the page, not who wrote it. Banks and payroll sign-ins live on the bank's or payroll provider's own domain.
What the real thing looks like
- Real Google or Microsoft sign-in pages on their sign-in domains
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