DIX-Digital Webshop Review

URL: http://www.dix-digital.com [mirror]

Known aliases: http://www.dixdigital.com / http://www.dixidigital.net

Do you recognize them already? Here is a hint: Anepax, Centice. Entac, etc.

We found this one through a Google Ad on a large photography related forum.

Dix-Digital Google Ad

The design is used in other scamsites as well (just haven’t saved the layouts back then). So either the old-guys are back, or someone bought the scammers website template online somewhere.

Even the camera’s on the website are ripped from another website [mirror], and have been seen before. If you know the original website where these camera images come from, please drop it in the comments.

There’s also a discussion on the talkphotography.co.uk forum regarding these scammers.

Note that the original design has been taken from Futureshop.ca. This webshop / online retailer is 100% legit!!!!

Whois

Looks like they launched just a few days ago.

Domain Name: DIX-DIGITAL.COM

Registrar: MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE

Whois Server: whois.melbourneit.com

Referral URL: http://www.melbourneit.com

Name Server: YNS1.YAHOO.COM

Name Server: YNS2.YAHOO.COM

Status: clientTransferProhibited

Updated Date: 22-dec-2009

Creation Date: 22-dec-2009

Expiration Date: 22-dec-2010

> ping www.dix-digital.com -> 68.180.151.76

Website is hosted by Yahoo

> whois 68.180.151.76

OrgName:    Yahoo! Inc.
OrgID:      YHOO
Address:    701 First Ave
City:       Sunnyvale
StateProv:  CA
PostalCode: 94089
Country:    US

NetRange:   68.180.128.0 – 68.180.255.255
CIDR:       68.180.128.0/17
NetName:    A-YAHOO-US6
NetHandle:  NET-68-180-128-0-1
Parent:     NET-68-0-0-0-0
NetType:    Direct Allocation
NameServer: NS1.YAHOO.COM
NameServer: NS2.YAHOO.COM
NameServer: NS3.YAHOO.COM
NameServer: NS4.YAHOO.COM
NameServer: NS5.YAHOO.COM

Comment:
RegDate:    2006-09-22
Updated:    2007-05-02

RTechHandle: NA258-ARIN
RTechName:   Netblock Admin
RTechPhone:  +1-408-349-3300
RTechEmail:  rauschen @ yahoo-inc.com

RAbuseHandle: NETWO857-ARIN
RAbuseName:   Network Abuse
RAbusePhone:  +1-408-349-3300
RAbuseEmail:  network-abuse @ cc.yahoo-inc.com

OrgAbuseHandle: NETWO857-ARIN
OrgAbuseName:   Network Abuse
OrgAbusePhone:  +1-408-349-3300
OrgAbuseEmail:  network-abuse @ cc.yahoo-inc.com

OrgTechHandle: NA258-ARIN
OrgTechName:   Netblock Admin
OrgTechPhone:  +1-408-349-3300
OrgTechEmail:  rauschen @ yahoo-inc.com

The second linked domain name (dixdigital.com) ‘reveals’ additional info (probably fake as well), and has been around since August 2009.

Domain Name: DIXDIGITAL.COM

Registrar: ENOM, INC.

Whois Server: whois.enom.com

Referral URL: http://www.enom.com

Name Server: NS1.DIXDIGITAL.COM

Name Server: NS2.DIXDIGITAL.COM

Status: clientTransferProhibited

Updated Date: 08-dec-2009

Creation Date: 21-aug-2009

Expiration Date: 21-aug-2010

Dix-digital.com and Dixidigtal.net are hosted on the same (yahoo) server, while dixdigital.com is hosted on a different server (in Sweden) (thanks to one of the commenters for pointing this out). We wonder if they’re using the same backend……

The address is one of the stores mentioned on the stores page [mirror]. The name in the registration is also fake (see: Nick Naylor).

Registrant Contact:
DIX LIMITED
Joseph Roth ()
Fax:
27 WRIGHTS LANE
London, London W8 5SW
GB

Administrative Contact:
DIX LIMITED
Joseph Roth (joseph_roth@consultant.com)
+44.2086599456
Fax: +1.5555555555
27 WRIGHTS LANE
London, London W8 5SW
GB

Technical Contact:
DIX LIMITED
Joseph Roth (joseph_roth@consultant.com)
+44.2086599456
Fax: +1.5555555555
27 WRIGHTS LANE
London, London W8 5SW
GB

Status: Locked

Name Servers:
ns1.dixdigital.com

ns2.dixdigital.com

Creation date: 21 Aug 2009 15:51:47
Expiration date: 21 Aug 2010 15:51:47

Prices

As we’re used to it, the pricing on the goods is extremely low. A Nikon D700 goes for €1315,00 [mirror]. A normal price would be at least €500 higher (just check B+H, Adorama, etc.). Please do mind the Euro versus USD currency rate (and taxes).

Just check any photogear pricing, and compare that to any other (legit) webshop. We guarantee that the prices listed here are always much lower.

They also have a nice assortment of Apple equipment at very ‘reasonable’ prices…..

Payment

Payment can only be done in wire transfers (or a credit card if you’re from the UK). The only way to really lose your money.

Dix-Digital.com Payment Options

This is weird, since it’s the ‘biggest’ outlet around (just check the stores page [mirror]). You would think that they would accept credit cards from all over the place…….

Other stuff

Starfield SSL

Like every other big scammers site, they have invested in an SSL certificate.

This time from Starfield. The certificate itself only provides encryption. There’s no real link to an actual company, since it’s one of those cheap SSL certificates. They only verified that the holder of the domain (postmaster or webmaster@dixdigital.com) could be reached. Nothing more. No credibility checks, no company verification. Nothing.

Verdict

Scam
(oldskool style)

Unsico Webshop Review

Unsico.com

URL: http://www.unsico.com [mirror]

We ran into this one when we researched a previous scam.

Whois

Domain Name: UNSICO.COM
Registrar: BIZCN.COM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.bizcn.com
Referral URL: http://www.bizcn.com
Name Server: NS1.DNSPOOD.NET
Name Server: NS2.DNSPOOD.NET
Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 03-oct-2009
Creation Date: 03-sep-2009
Expiration Date: 03-sep-2010

Registration information is complete bogus

Domain name: unsico.com
Registrant Contact:
wenqiao
wenqiao wenqiao sjhjh@dfs.com
86-0352-12457889 fax: 0352-12457889
shanghaishanghaishanghai
shanghai Shanghai 123458
cn

Administrative Contact:
wenqiao wenqiao sjhjh@dfs.com
86-0352-12457889 fax: 0352-12457889
shanghaishanghaishanghai
shanghai Shanghai 123458
cn

Technical Contact:
wenqiao wenqiao sjhjh@dfs.com
86-0352-12457889 fax: 0352-12457889
shanghaishanghaishanghai
shanghai Shanghai 123458
cn

Billing Contact:
wenqiao wenqiao sjhjh@dfs.com
86-0352-12457889 fax: 0352-12457889
shanghaishanghaishanghai
shanghai Shanghai 123458
cn

DNS:
ns1.dnspood.net
ns2.dnspood.net

Created: 2009-09-03
Expires: 2010-09-03

The IP address (98.126.5.178) which hosts the unsico.com website belongs to the Krypt Technologies range.

Pricing

Absurdly low prices for Nikon and Apple gear [mirror]. This cannot be right.

Payment

Taken from the User Agreement page [mirror]:

Payment Options
We accept Bank Wire Transfer or Western Union

A.k.a. You lose your money….

Other Weird Stuff

They seem to import iPhones from the US and ship them after that. But US iPhones are locked to the AT&T carrier, and are not SIMLOCK-free (taken from the ‘Contact Us‘ page [mirror])…..

Anonymous user ( 2009-12-05 09:33:26 )

How can I be insured that the your apple Iphone 3Gs 32GB is genuine?
I only want to buy 10 types of that iphones at once (after becoming an VIPretailer) if I am guaranted of the original phone. Looking forward to your answer soon,
my best regards,
mr.Sprinter in Belgium

Administrator:dear sir,we import it from usa. when you receive it , it comes with certification card.after you get it, you have 30 days to check and use , if you are not satisfied with it, we can return your money.

There’s also no ‘About Us‘ page, or a page that shows the billing information..

Verdict

SCAM

It seems that the website has some trouble serving data (MySQL errors etc.). It’s slow as hell….

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in D:\clientweb\soft115\wwwroot000unsico\includes\cls_mysql.php on line 265

Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 30 seconds exceeded in D:\clientweb\soft115\wwwroot000unsico\includes\cls_session.php on line 233

Page Views

seem to go down the last couple of days. Could be a couple of reasons;

• People already spent all their money for the holidays
• People are getting better information on these scams, and start using more common sense before buying stuff online
• We’re being blacklisted (has happened before)

Anyway, with the holiday just around the corner;

We wish you all a merry X-Mas and most of all, a care free online shopping experience in 2010.

Brand Shop Webshop Review

Brand Shop Wholesale

URL: http://www.brandiscountshop.com [mirror]

This one was submitted through the comment.
Mind that the ‘d‘ on bran (or iscount) is missing from the URL.

Whois

Domain Name: BRANDISCOUNTSHOP.COM
Registrar: HICHINA ZHICHENG TECHNOLOGY LTD.
Whois Server: grs.hichina.com
Referral URL: http://www.net.cn
Name Server: DNS7.HICHINA.COM
Name Server: DNS8.HICHINA.COM
Status: ok
Updated Date: 22-oct-2009
Creation Date: 11-oct-2009
Expiration Date: 11-oct-2010

The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and
Registrars.
Domain Name ………………… brandiscountshop.com
Name Server ………………… dns7.hichina.com
dns8.hichina.com
Registrant ID ………………. hc782759664-cn
Registrant Name …………….. shaohua yu
Registrant Organization ……… brandiscountshop
Registrant Address ………….. No.138 Meixi Road,NanYang City, Henan,China
Registrant City …………….. NanYang
Registrant Province/State ……. HeNan
Registrant Postal Code ………. 473000
Registrant Country Code ……… CN
Registrant Phone Number ……… +86.037761800187 -
Registrant Fax ……………… +86.037761800187 -
Registrant Email ……………. vip@brandiscountshop.com
Administrative ID …………… hc782759664-cn
Administrative Name …………. shaohua yu
Administrative Organization ….. brandiscountshop
Administrative Address ………. No.138 Meixi Road,NanYang City, Henan,China
Administrative City …………. NanYang
Administrative Province/State … HeNan
Administrative Postal Code …… 473000
Administrative Country Code ….. CN
Administrative Phone Number ….. +86.037761800187 -
Administrative Fax ………….. +86.037761800187 -
Administrative Email ………… vip@brandiscountshop.com
Billing ID …………………. hc782759664-cn
Billing Name ……………….. shaohua yu
Billing Organization ………… brandiscountshop
Billing Address …………….. No.138 Meixi Road,NanYang City, Henan,China
Billing City ……………….. NanYang
Billing Province/State ………. HeNan
Billing Postal Code …………. 473000
Billing Country Code ………… CN
Billing Phone Number ………… +86.037761800187 -
Billing Fax ………………… +86.037761800187 -
Billing Email ………………. vip@brandiscountshop.com
Technical ID ……………….. hc782759664-cn
Technical Name ……………… shaohua yu
Technical Organization ………. brandiscountshop
Technical Address …………… No.138 Meixi Road,NanYang City, Henan,China
Technical City ……………… NanYang
Technical Province/State …….. HeNan
Technical Postal Code ……….. 473000
Technical Country Code ………. CN
Technical Phone Number ………. +86.037761800187 -
Technical Fax ………………. +86.037761800187 -
Technical Email …………….. vip@brandiscountshop.com
Expiration Date …………….. 2010-10-11 11:08:04

They registered the domain in October 2009 (just before the holidays), and it’s located in China. The website (IP address: 205.209.172.178) itself is hosted within the managed-dsg-inc.com IP range in the US. The actual hoster is Colo ALA Carte.

About us

According to their ‘about us‘ page [mirror], they are some sort subsidiary of the ‘famous’  electrondiscountshop.com. Try to access that website and you’ll end up nowhere.

Domain Name: ELECTRONDISCOUNTSHOP.COM
Registrar: XIN NET TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
Whois Server: whois.paycenter.com.cn
Referral URL: http://www.xinnet.com
Name Server: NS1.BLUEHOST.COM
Name Server: NS2.BLUEHOST.COM
Status: clientHold
Updated Date: 10-dec-2009
Creation Date: 09-dec-2008
Expiration Date: 09-dec-2010

Website as registered early December 2008 (just before the holiday season). Hosted on a Bluehost server (cheap hosting service). Not really a stable environment to host your mission critical website if you ask us .

Payment

As usual, MoneyGram, Western Union etc.

Other weird stuff

According to their wholesale page [mirror] the haven’t got a clue who they are. At least two other company names / websites are mentioned.

• jackbridal.com
• MyBusiness.com

Both have no direct relation with Brand Shop. It seems that info was copied and used on Brand Shop.

Verdict

SCAM

Fast Camera Store Webshop Review

URL: http://www.fastcamerastore.com [mirror]

Submitted through the comments on this website.

Whois

Domain Name: FASTCAMERASTORE.COM
Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.wildwestdomains.com
Referral URL: http://www.wildwestdomains.com
Name Server: NS35.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS36.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Updated Date: 12-may-2009
Creation Date: 12-may-2009
Expiration Date: 12-may-2010

Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States

Registered through: Bonphire Website Hosting Domain Name Registration and SSL
Domain Name: FASTCAMERASTORE.COM
Created on: 12-May-09
Expires on: 12-May-10
Last Updated on: 12-May-09

Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration  FASTCAMERASTORE.COM @ domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599      Fax — (480) 624-2598

Technical Contact:
Private, Registration  FASTCAMERASTORE.COM @ domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599      Fax — (480) 624-2598

Domain servers in listed order:
NS35.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
NS36.DOMAINCONTROL.COM

The website is up since May 2009, so it’s relatively old.

Hosted @ GoDaddy according to the IP address of the website

whois 68.178.254.149

OrgName:    GoDaddy.com, Inc.
OrgID:      GODAD
Address:    14455 N Hayden Road
Address:    Suite 226
City:       Scottsdale
StateProv:  AZ
PostalCode: 85260
Country:    US

Pricing

Cheap nikon D700

Ultra cheap (as usual). You basically lose your money, or you receive a box with bricks).

A Nikon D700 for a mere €1099. (could be real Blowout Sale!!…. or not)

Payment Options

Payment Methods:
(Supported Payment options: Western Union, Bank Transfer) [mirror]

Other Signs

The addresses they use on the website seem to have no relation to any webshop.

Serebryakova, 10
129343 Moscow
Russia
(compare the address with this [mirror])

EU office:

In de Tarpen 39, Gate 4
22848 Norderstedt
Germany

US office:

275 Madison Avenue, Office 264
New York, NY 10016

The addresses in the EU and the US have (according to Google) no real office there. The Germany address in a industrial area.

Verdict

SCAM

Pixel Store Online Webshop Review

Pixel-Store-Online

URL: http://www.pixel-store-online.net/ [mirror]

The website seems to be targeting the Italian people among us, since a several pieces of information are translated in Italian.

Whois Information

The information is shielded from the regular whois queries.

Domain Name: PIXEL-STORE-ONLINE.NET
Registrar: RANGER REGISTRATION (MADEIRA) LLC.
Whois Server: whois.register.com
Referral URL: http://www.register.com
Name Server: DNS010.D.REGISTER.COM
Name Server: DNS021.A.REGISTER.COM
Name Server: DNS048.C.REGISTER.COM
Name Server: DNS230.B.REGISTER.COM
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 03-sep-2009
Creation Date: 03-sep-2009
Expiration Date: 03-sep-2010

Registrant:
Domain Discreet
ATTN: pixel-store-online.net
Rua Dr. Brito Camara, n 20, 1
Funchal, Madeira 9000-039
PT
Phone: 1-902-7495331
Email: 513653540a141150003c8375c98e65e6 @ domaindiscreet.com

Registrar Name….: Register.com
Registrar Whois…: whois.register.com
Registrar Homepage: www.register.com

Domain Name: pixel-store-online.net
Created on…………..: 2009-09-03
Expires on…………..: 2010-09-03

Administrative Contact:
Domain Discreet
ATTN: pixel-store-online.net
Rua Dr. Brito Camara, n 20, 1
Funchal, Madeira 9000-039
PT
Phone: 1-902-7495331
Email: 513653350a141150011bf922b3ba9a1a @ domaindiscreet.com

Technical  Contact:
Domain Discreet
ATTN: pixel-store-online.net
Rua Dr. Brito Camara, n 20, 1
Funchal, Madeira 9000-039
PT
Phone: 1-902-7495331
Email: 513653550a141150001c8432b12a593a @ domaindiscreet.com

DNS Servers:
dns010.d.register.com
dns048.c.register.com
dns230.b.register.com
dns021.a.register.com

It seems that the domaindiscreet.com / register.com domain is being used in several phishing schemes.

Pricing

Either the euro has gained strength on the currency market or the prices are too good to be true. €1200 for a Nikon D3 cannot be right.

Pixel Store Online - Cheap Nikon D3

They also provide special offers (wholesale-like), and you even get free games!!!!

Pixel Store Online - Bulk

Contact Details

They listed contact information on their website.

Pixel Store Online - About Us

But after google-ing the address we found that the address is real, but it belongs to a legitimate camera shop.

Payment Information

Available options are:

• Western Union
• Money Gram
• BancoPosta Money Gram

Not available:

• Bank Transfer
• Contrassegno (???)
• PayPal

Pixel Store Online - Payment

It seems that their PayPal account has been locked out . Their explanation is that a customer committed fraud. We think is that a customer was scammed and reported it to the authorities, which had their account taken offline.

Verdict

SCAM

Epixium Webshop Review

One of our readers submitted epixium.com to us. Here’s a short review of that website.

URL: http://www.epixium.com [mirror]

Whois Information

Domain Name: EPIXIUM.COM
Registrar: TUCOWS INC.
Whois Server: whois.tucows.com
Referral URL: http://domainhelp.opensrs.net
Name Server: VZ121-NS1.NUBLUEDNS.COM
Name Server: VZ121-NS2.NUBLUEDNS.COM
Status: ok
Updated Date: 03-apr-2009
Creation Date: 03-apr-2009
Expiration Date: 03-apr-2011

Registrant:
Epixium.com
Unit # 11138
26 York Street
London,  W1U 6PZ
GB

Domain name: EPIXIUM.COM
Administrative Contact:
MacLeod, Ally  contact @ epixium.com
Unit # 11138
26 York Street
London,  W1U 6PZ
GB
020 74862526
Technical Contact:
MacLeod, Ally  contact @ epixium.com
Unit # 11138
26 York Street
London,  W1U 6PZ
GB
020 74862526

Registration Service Provider:
services@123-reg.co.uk
08712309525
08709126612 (fax)

http://www.123-reg.co.uk

This company may be contacted for domain login/passwords,
DNS/Nameserver changes, and general domain support questions.

Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 02-Aug-2009.
Record expires on 03-Apr-2011.
Record created on 03-Apr-2009.

Registrar Domain Name Help Center:

http://domainhelp.tucows.com

Domain servers in listed order:
VZ121-NS2.NUBLUEDNS.COM
VZ121-NS1.NUBLUEDNS.COM

The ‘office’ (26 York Street) is a virtual office. And the telephone number supplied with the domain name registration is of an electronics repair shop.

So far this are not looking good.

Pricing

Products are cheap. The pricing difference on a Nikon D3x is almost €1200 [mirror]. Which is too good to be true in our opinion.

Other Signs….

The things that makes us not want to buy there;

• The name on the whois registration information (MacLeod, Ally). Falls into the same category as Nick Naylor.
• The webshop is run from a virtual office (26 York Street, London,  W1U 6PZ), which makes the person behind it hard to find. Probably rented with fake credentials.
• Phone number on the whois information belongs to another (brick&mortar) store.
• The customer Service / About us information looks like its been taken from a template.
• Even though they specify that multiple delivery methods are available (UPS, TNT, etc.) only one is selectable through the ordering process.

Delivery Methods

Verdict

SCAM

More information

There’s a french blog/website [English version] that documents a ’sales’ transaction. It seems that they are selling used equipment. Possibly even stolen equipment. We wonder if there’s a website that reports serial numbers of stolen equipment…..

After reading the story on that blog we’re wondering why we haven’t received take-down-notices

All Your Favorite Webshops

…on a single webpage.

We found the following Google Ads on one single website (about photography);

SunToBay Webshop Review

URL: http://www.suntobay.com [mirror]

First Signs

Webshop based in China……

They are located in the Tianshi Building in Beijing. A location where more electronics resellers are/were located.

Their about page alse shows that they ripped the content from “Kicks on Fire” (like many others);

100% Guaranteed
At Kicks On Fire we stand behind every product we sell. If for any reason you are not happy with your order once you get it. You can send it back to us for a full refund or exchange. All items must be in new unworn condition.

Whois Information

Domain Name: SUNTOBAY.COM
Registrar: HICHINA ZHICHENG TECHNOLOGY LTD.
Whois Server: grs.hichina.com
Referral URL: http://www.net.cn
Name Server: NS.YOVOLE.COM
Name Server: NS1.YOVOLE.COM
Status: ok
Updated Date: 08-jun-2009
Creation Date: 08-jun-2009
Expiration Date: 08-jun-2010

Domain Name ………………… suntobay.com
Name Server ………………… ns.yovole.com
ns1.yovole.com
Registrant ID ………………. hc787102709-cn
Registrant Name …………….. adsadsa asdasd
Registrant Organization ……… dwqweq
Registrant Address ………….. bjhaidian
Registrant City …………….. bj
Registrant Province/State ……. BJ
Registrant Postal Code ………. 100021
Registrant Country Code ……… CN
Registrant Phone Number ……… +021.86123211 -
Registrant Fax ……………… +021.86123211 -
Registrant Email ……………. koobshop@hotmail.com
Administrative ID …………… hc774842955-cn
Administrative Name …………. adsadsa asdasd
Administrative Organization ….. dwqweq
Administrative Address ………. bjhaidian
Administrative City …………. bj
Administrative Province/State … BJ
Administrative Postal Code …… 100021
Administrative Country Code ….. CN
Administrative Phone Number ….. +021.86123211 -
Administrative Fax ………….. +021.86123211 -
Administrative Email ………… koobshop@hotmail.com
Billing ID …………………. hc274842955-cn
Billing Name ……………….. adsadsa asdasd
Billing Organization ………… dwqweq
Billing Address …………….. bjhaidian
Billing City ……………….. bj
Billing Province/State ………. BJ
Billing Postal Code …………. 100021
Billing Country Code ………… CN
Billing Phone Number ………… +021.86123211 -
Billing Fax ………………… +021.86123211 -
Billing Email ………………. koobshop@hotmail.com
Technical ID ……………….. hc674842955-cn
Technical Name ……………… adsadsa asdasd
Technical Organization ………. dwqweq
Technical Address …………… bjhaidian
Technical City ……………… bj
Technical Province/State …….. BJ
Technical Postal Code ……….. 100021
Technical Country Code ………. CN
Technical Phone Number ………. +021.86123211 -
Technical Fax ………………. +021.86123211 -
Technical Email …………….. koobshop@hotmail.com
Expiration Date …………….. 2010-06-08 07:48:33

Weird, the domain is up since June, 2009, and this is the first time it turned up on our radar.

Pricing

Cheap… as usual. A Nikon D700 < €1300 [mirror].

Payment

Normally, Bank Transfer, Western Union, MoneyGram and Paypal all accept Credit Card payments.

You can choose your favor method of payment.

Payment online:
Online Bank Transfer: most banks offer such service, it depends on your loaction bank

Paypal: Pay online only available for VIP member

Source [mirror]

Verdict

SCAM

UPDATE: it seems that x-mas is on its way, because Suntobay.com started the discount weeks (thanks to Tomas for dropping it in the comments).

Discounts

We think that by the time we reach Valentine’s Day everything will go for a dollar.

Cngosale.com Webshop Review

URL: http://www.cngosale.com [mirror]

Yet another China based electronics store with some fishy characteristics. One of them being that they’re not older than a month….

Whois information

Registrant:
chong he
NO.10 haidian qutangjin qu
beijing, N/A 100021
CN

Domain name: CNGOSALE.COM

Administrative Contact:
he, chong  cngosale@hotmail.com
NO.10 haidian qutangjin qu
beijing, N/A 100021
CN
+1.8610813277×61

Technical Contact:
Administrator, System  hostmaster@l u n a r p a g e s.com
1360 N. Hancock St.
Anaheim, California 92807
US
+1.7145218150

Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 04-Nov-2009.
Record expires on 26-Oct-2010.
Record created on 26-Oct-2009.

Registrar Domain Name Help Center:

http://domainhelp.tucows.com

Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.LUNARIFFIC.COM
NS2.LUNARIFFIC.COM

Other Signs

From the About Us page:

Company and Customers

Cngosale.com was the first Internet wholesaler in China, founded in 2005. We are the biggest wholesale provider of hi-tech gadgets and consumer electronics products from the China market. Our service headquarters are in Shenzhen, the world’s fastest growing city, situated in China’s Guangdong Province right next to Hong Kong.

cngosale.com - About Us

And according to the whois information for that website it was established in October 2009.

Pricing

A Nikon D700 is ~ $1000 USD cheaper than your average trustworthy online retailer.

cngosale.com - Cheap D700

No need to look any further into their pricing.

Verdict

SCAM