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Is wfu.edu legit or a scam?
AboutUs doesn't label sites "legit" or "a scam": this page lists the dated registration, DNS, HTTPS, mail-authentication and safety checks we could verify, each with its source, so you can decide for yourself.
Who owns wfu.edu?
Nobody has completed AboutUs's owner verification for wfu.edu. That's true of most sites here — it isn't itself a warning sign.
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3 of 4 safety checks passed (Oct 26, 2026).
Site is live · HTTPS valid
Wfu.edu is an accredited university in Winston-Salem, NC
Wake Forest University is a private liberal arts university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, offering undergraduate, graduate, law, divinity, and medical programs. It serves students seeking small class sizes and a research-focused academic environment, supported by dedicated faculty. The university is a member of the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conference) and is reachable at (336) 758-1938.
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Current facts
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not yet retrieved
Registrar and registration date not retrieved yet — we retry on every view.
We withhold an authority number until independent evidence (global rank, link-graph presence) has accrued. The facts we do have about this site are shown below — we'd rather say “not enough signals yet” than invent a low score.
Safety evidence
No unexpired threat-feed result; name-similarity check available (recorded about 67 days ago); 3/3 transport and email checks available (oldest recorded about 67 days ago). This is evidence coverage, not a probability that a website is safe.
No caution flags in the available scoring observations; this is not a complete safety assessment
What wfu.edu said about itself, 2006
Quoted from the site's AboutUs wiki page in each year it changed (1 version). These are the page's own words at the time, not AboutUs's assessment. New words · dropped words
2006
A private liberal arts university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, offering small classes, dedicated faculty and advanced technology for student and faculty research.
Site history
Dated record — historical facts always carry their date; self-description below is the 2013 record.
2006
First tracked by AboutUs (Jun 21, 2006); profile edited 3 times through 2013.
2013
Self-description at the time:
“Wfu.edu is an accredited university in Winston-Salem, NC”
Checked in the last 30 daysOlder, dated recordFrom registration records
On AboutUs since 2006 · one registrar since Jan 13, 2025 · no ownership change on record since 2009 · last checked Oct 3, 2026.
Registration
No registration date on file yet. AboutUs reads it from RDAP when the site is checked.
AboutUs record
AboutUs wiki pageAboutUs wiki pageJun 21, 2006 – Nov 13, 2013An AboutUs wiki page described wfu.edu from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 13, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023Said about itself in 2006Jul 1, 2006“A private liberal arts university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, offering small classes, dedicated faculty and advanced technology for student and faculty research.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Registrar
EducauseJan 13, 2025 – Apr 26, 2025 (latest)Registrar Educause (IANA 365) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for wfu.edu, from Jan 13, 2025 to Apr 26, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Ownership
Ownership recordsJan 5, 2009 – Jun 13, 2026Registration records for wfu.edu are held from Jan 5, 2009 to Jun 13, 2026 (200 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
No ownership changes recorded, 2009–2026
Zone file
Nameservers: ncren.net, wfu.eduNameservers: ncren.net, wfu.eduJan 5, 2009 – May 2, 2023Registration records listed ncren.net, wfu.edu nameservers (ncnoc.ncren.net, ns1.wfu.edu, ns2.wfu.edu…) for wfu.edu from Jan 5, 2009 to May 2, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)Nameservers: Amazon Route 53
Certificate
Let's EncryptOct 6, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Let's Encrypt issued 136 certificates for wfu.edu from Oct 6, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 24, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)Google Trust ServicesOct 8, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026
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Every dated fact on this lifeline (15)
Jun 21, 2006 – Nov 13, 2013AboutUs record: An AboutUs wiki page described wfu.edu from Jun 21, 2006 to Nov 13, 2013 (3 edits).Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006–2023
Jul 1, 2006AboutUs record: “A private liberal arts university in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, offering small classes, dedicated faculty and advanced technology for student and faculty research.”Source: AboutUs wiki archive, 2006
Jan 5, 2009 – Jun 13, 2026Ownership: Registration records for wfu.edu are held from Jan 5, 2009 to Jun 13, 2026 (200 records). None shows a change of registrant. Privacy-service and redaction changes are not counted.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is); counted by registrant name and organization only
Jan 5, 2009 – May 2, 2023Zone file: Registration records listed ncren.net, wfu.edu nameservers (ncnoc.ncren.net, ns1.wfu.edu, ns2.wfu.edu…) for wfu.edu from Jan 5, 2009 to May 2, 2023.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Jun 7, 2023 – Jun 13, 2026Zone file: Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1302.awsdns-34.org, ns-171.awsdns-21.com, ns-1856.awsdns-40.co.uk…) for wfu.edu from Jun 7, 2023 to Jun 13, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
Current AboutUs record
Jul 2, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026 (latest)
Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.
Source: AboutUs checks
Nameservers: Amazon Route 53Jun 7, 2023 – Jun 13, 2026Registration records listed Amazon Route 53 nameservers (ns-1302.awsdns-34.org, ns-171.awsdns-21.com, ns-1856.awsdns-40.co.uk…) for wfu.edu from Jun 7, 2023 to Jun 13, 2026.Source: From registration records (WHOIS / RDAP archive, who.is)
DNS moved to Amazon Route 53Jun 7, 2023wfu.edu's nameservers moved from ncren.net, wfu.edu to Amazon Route 53 between May 2, 2023 and Jun 7, 2023. Last seen at ncren.net, wfu.edu: May 2, 2023 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jun 7, 2023 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Google Trust Services issued 15 certificates for wfu.edu from Oct 8, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 15, 2027.
Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
DigiCert IncOct 8, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026DigiCert Inc issued 3 certificates for wfu.edu from Oct 8, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 29, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
GoDaddy.comOct 10, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026GoDaddy.com issued 4 certificates for wfu.edu from Oct 10, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 30, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
AmazonOct 10, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Amazon issued 8 certificates for wfu.edu from Oct 10, 2026, the latest valid until May 11, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Sectigo LimitedOct 25, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Sectigo Limited issued 1 certificate for wfu.edu from Oct 25, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 23, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Certificate from Let's EncryptAug 5, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026 (latest)Let's Encrypt certificate valid Aug 5, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, as seen on Oct 3, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 3, 2026
Jun 7, 2023
Zone file: wfu.edu's nameservers moved from ncren.net, wfu.edu to Amazon Route 53 between May 2, 2023 and Jun 7, 2023. Last seen at ncren.net, wfu.edu: May 2, 2023 (registration record). First seen at Amazon Route 53: Jun 7, 2023 (registration record).Source: Derived from the nameserver records on this lifeline (registration record → registration record)
Jan 13, 2025 – Apr 26, 2025Registrar: Registrar Educause (IANA 365) in the WHOIS and RDAP records held for wfu.edu, from Jan 13, 2025 to Apr 26, 2025.Source: WHOIS / RDAP archive (who.is)
Jul 2, 2026 – Aug 20, 2026AboutUs record: Authority and Safety last refreshed Aug 20, 2026.Source: AboutUs checks
Aug 5, 2026 – Oct 3, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt certificate valid Aug 5, 2026 to Nov 3, 2026, as seen on Oct 3, 2026.Source: TLS check, Oct 3, 2026
Oct 6, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Let's Encrypt issued 136 certificates for wfu.edu from Oct 6, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 24, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Google Trust Services issued 15 certificates for wfu.edu from Oct 8, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 15, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Oct 8, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: DigiCert Inc issued 3 certificates for wfu.edu from Oct 8, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 29, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Oct 10, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: GoDaddy.com issued 4 certificates for wfu.edu from Oct 10, 2026, the latest valid until Apr 30, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Oct 10, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Amazon issued 8 certificates for wfu.edu from Oct 10, 2026, the latest valid until May 11, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)
Oct 25, 2026 – Oct 26, 2026Certificate: Sectigo Limited issued 1 certificate for wfu.edu from Oct 25, 2026, the latest valid until Jan 23, 2027.Source: Certificate Transparency logs (AboutUs's own certificate-log reader)