Security engines reporting a detection: 2. Exercise extreme caution — do not enter credentials or personal information.
ABUSE NOTICE · 24H+ OPEN
Outgoing abuse reports are recorded; the latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable.
Notification and current-status evidence
The sent-report ledger records the first outgoing report at .
The recorded recipient is abuse@rashost.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 2 days has elapsed since the first outgoing report.
ICANN RAA §3.18 describes registrar abuse-contact and handling obligations.
This section records outgoing timestamps, listed recipients, case identifiers, and later availability. It does not by itself prove receipt, acknowledgement, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
blackstonepublishingstore.shop is a counterfeit e‑commerce storefront that mimics the legitimate Blackstone Publishing brand. It lures readers, writers and educators looking to purchase books or publishing services. PhishDestroy first recorded the domain on 2026-10-17. The site remains live as of the last check on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
The page title "Blackstone Publishing House | Blackstone Publishing" is used to give the impression of an official storefront. Victims are presented with fake product listings and are asked to provide payment details or complete checkout steps. Once the data is submitted, the operators capture credit‑card numbers, billing addresses and personal identifiers, then disappear with the funds while the buyer receives no goods. The scheme relies on the trust associated with the well‑known publishing name to extract money from unsuspecting customers.
Evidence
VirusTotal flagged the domain in 2 of 92 scanning engines, with alphaMountain.ai and SOCRadar reporting it as malicious. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and explicitly marked the site as a fake shop. PhishDestroy has added the domain to its blocklist, and the Open Threat Exchange records four pulses referencing the same threat. These independent detections corroborate the classification as an e‑commerce scam.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-05-20 through Dynadot Inc., giving the operators roughly five months before PhishDestroy’s first sighting. Hosting is provided from IP 162.222.90.219, belonging to Malakmadze Web LLC in the United States. The site uses a Let’s Encrypt / YE1 TLS certificate, which is common for short‑lived malicious sites and does not imply abuse by the certificate authority.
What to do
Anyone who entered payment information should immediately contact their card issuer, dispute the charge and monitor accounts for unauthorized activity. Change any passwords used on the site and enable two‑factor authentication where possible. Security teams should block the domain at the network perimeter, add it to internal blocklists, and watch for new registrations that mimic publishing brands. Continuous monitoring of related registrars and hosting providers can help catch future replicas before they reach victims.
For this gTLD, the registrar above operates under an ICANN accreditation agreement. The links below provide the official fee schedule and current DNS abuse compliance guidance.
Accreditation is a contract, not a safety certification.
RAA §3.18 establishes abuse-contact and handling requirements. This report can document stored outbound notices and later technical observations; it does not by itself establish receipt, investigation, remediation, or contractual non-compliance.
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Evidence layersAvailability: Content servingContent: Content served at rootDNS: ResolvedRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationLive contentOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 10:49:44 UTC
RDAP registrationUnknown
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 10:49:44 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 10:49:44 UTC
Availability, content, DNS and registration are independent evidence layers. NXDOMAIN, an unreachable origin or missing content alone does not prove registrar action. A registrar or provider is credited only when a direct technical marker identifies that actor. Report causality is shown separately.
Recorded subdomains1
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
www.blackstonepublishingstore.shopDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
Technologies · 1 identified
H
HTTP/3
Miscellaneous
HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol used to exchange information on the World Wide Web.
Blackstone Publishing House | Blackstone Publishing
Welcome to Blackstone Publishing, an independent producer of compelling books across every genre. Explore award-winning titles and authors or browse our collection of timeless classics.
HSTS: not observedDNSSEC: not observedWAF / firewall: not observedCloaking flag: not observed
Open Graph title:Blackstone Publishing House
Open Graph description:Welcome to Blackstone Publishing, an independent producer of compelling books across every genre. Explore award-winning titles and authors or browse our collection of timeless classics.
Each lane is one reason a domain is linked to this host. Node size marks VirusTotal detections and dashed nodes are already offline. The full lists follow below.
Content matches1
Same favicon hash or the same page title as this host.
6 evidence signal groups linked1 stored notification recordsLast known active
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
If credentials, payment data, or files were exposed, report the incident immediately. Change affected passwords, revoke active sessions, and scan the device.
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After a phishing incident
Recommendations & Advice for Victims
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
What should I do immediately?
Urgent
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Change all passwords — email, exchange accounts, anything that shares the same password
Enable 2FA using an authenticator app (not SMS). Disable SMS-based recovery
Freeze cards if you entered banking details on the phishing site
What information should I collect for my report?
FBI guidelines
Keep original emails, receipts, messages and screenshots in a secure place. A factual timeline helps the receiving authority understand what happened. IC3 evidence guidance ↗
Payment records — if you paid, save the receipt, amount, date, payment provider and recipient details.
Exact dates & times — of each transaction and first contact with scammer
Screenshots — scam website, chat messages, emails, wallet transactions, social media
All URLs & domains used by the scammer (including blackstonepublishingstore.shop)
Communications — emails, texts, phone numbers, usernames the scammer used
Even if you don't have all details — file a report anyway. Partial information still helps investigations.
Where should I report the scam?
FBI IC3 — Internet Crime Complaint Center (US federal reporting)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Local police — creates an official record, even if they can't act immediately
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
Fake websites — pixel-perfect clones of legitimate sites with slightly altered domains
Pig butchering — trust built over weeks via Telegram/WhatsApp/dating apps, then money stolen
Recovery scams — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
AI-powered scams — deepfakes, automated phishing, and AI-generated sites making fraud harder to detect
How can I protect myself in the future?
Bookmark official sites — never click links from emails, DMs, or ads
Verify domains — check on PhishDestroy before interacting. Check HTTPS, spelling, domain age
"Too good to be true" = scam — guaranteed returns, celebrity endorsements, urgent deadlines
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
This report combines saved page captures, registration and network records, scanner results and PhishDestroy reporting history. Each source keeps its own observation date. Open a source report to inspect the original result.
The AI-assisted analysis was written on . It describes the evidence available at that time; later source checks can change.
A capture documents what was shown. A scanner result records that provider’s assessment at the time of its check. Neither a valid certificate nor a zero-detection result is a guarantee of safety.
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