belmontwatchesapparel.shop is a fraudulent storefront that borrows the name of Belmont Watches, presenting itself as the company's San Diego showroom for luxury watches and jewelry. It targets shoppers looking for high-value timepieces who may trust a familiar retailer name. The odd "apparel" in the domain does not match a watch and jewelry showroom. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-10-13, and the shop was still online with its content live as of 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
The page title, "Luxury Watches and Jewelry at Belmont Watches San Diego Showroom | Belmont Watches," is built to look like the real dealer's site and to rank for buyers searching for that store. Fake luxury shops like this usually list expensive pieces at tempting prices and steer buyers toward checkout. They may also push payment methods that are hard to reverse. Victims lose the money they pay, and the watch never ships or a worthless item arrives. Any card and address details entered at checkout can also be reused for further fraud.
Evidence
On VirusTotal, 10 of 92 engines flag the domain as of 2026-10-13. Those vendors include alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, CyRadar, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft and Kaspersky. That is a minority of engines, but it is a meaningful spread of independent vendors for a young shop. urlscan.io rates the site malicious and specifically marks it as a fake shop, which matches our classification. The domain also appears in two AlienVault OTX threat pulses and on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-07-20 through Dynadot Inc. That is about 85 days before PhishDestroy detected it, a typical window for a fake shop to collect orders before being reported. It is hosted on the Malakmadze Web LLC network in Georgia. A San Diego showroom is unlikely to run its store from there.
What to do
If you paid this site by card, contact your bank right away to dispute the charge and request a replacement card. If you used a bank transfer, ask your bank to attempt a recall and report the fraud. Watch your statements for unfamiliar charges. Expect phishing emails that use your order details, and do not respond to "shipping" or "customs fee" requests. Report the purchase to your national consumer fraud authority, and check any watch retailer through its verified official website before buying. Security teams should block the domain, alert users who reach it from search ads, and report it to the registrar and hosting provider.
Yang kami hitung
Raw elapsed time since the first stored abuse report. It is not a registrar response-time measurement. Latest observed status: Terakhir diketahui aktif.
Isi setiap laporan
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Status HTTP200
Detail teknisProvenance & timestamps
Pertama Kali Terdeteksi13/10/2026
DOM Analysisanalyzed 13/10/2026score 78/100
Submitted URLhttp://belmontwatchesapparel.shop/
Favicon Hash
ICANN OVERSIGHT
Akreditasi dan konteks RAA
Registrar accreditation and DNS abuse obligations
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 observationKonten aktifOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 22:34:26 UTC
RDAP registrationTidak diketahui
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:34:26 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:34:26 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.
Teknologi · 1 identified
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HTTP/3
Miscellaneous
HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol used to exchange information on the World Wide Web.
Hubungan yang disimpan dikelompokkan berdasarkan atribut pencocokan tepat. Penyedia atau registrar bersama saja tidak membuktikan kepemilikan bersama.
Peta infrastruktur · belmontwatchesapparel.shop
Setiap jalur merupakan salah satu alasan mengapa sebuah domain terhubung ke host ini. Ukuran node menandai deteksi VirusTotal, sedangkan node bergaris putus-putus menunjukkan bahwa node tersebut sudah offline. Daftar lengkapnya tercantum di bawah ini.
Konten cocok2
Hash favicon yang sama atau judul halaman yang sama dengan host ini.
Didaftarkan melalui penyedia layanan pendaftaran yang sama. Sebuah penyedia layanan pendaftaran melayani jutaan pelanggan yang tidak saling terkait, sehingga hal ini sekadar mengelompokkan laporan-laporan tersebut, bukan membuktikan adanya hubungan.
4 evidence signal groups linked0 stored notification recordsTerakhir diketahui aktif
Listed domains receive at least one abuse report; this entry has no retained notification history.
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
Jika Anda memasukkan kredensial akun, informasi pribadi atau pembayaran, atau mengunduh file dari domain ini, segera ambil tindakan. Di bawah ini adalah sumber daya untuk membantu Anda melaporkan insiden tersebut dan melindungi diri Anda sendiri.
Waspadalah terhadap penipu yang mengatasnamakan pemulihan! Penjahat dapat menghubungi korban lagi sambil berpura-pura menjadi penyelidik, pengacara, atau agen pemulihan. Jangan membayar biaya di muka atau membagikan kredensial.Pelajari lebih lanjut tentang penipuan dalam proses pemulihan →
Laporkan kepada Pihak Berwenang di Daerah Anda
Pilih negara Anda untuk mendapatkan kontak resmi kejahatan dunia maya, atau membuat draf pengaduan →.
Direktori 97 negara
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Draf yang dibantu AI — detail insiden diproses oleh penyedia AI · Tinjau dan kirimkan sendiri
After a phishing incident
Rekomendasi & Saran bagi Para Korban
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
Apa yang harus saya lakukan segera?
Mendesak
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Ubah semua kata sandi — email, akun Exchange, apa pun yang menggunakan kata sandi yang sama
Aktifkan 2FA menggunakan aplikasi otentikator (bukan SMS). Nonaktifkan pemulihan berbasis SMS
Kartu pembeku jika Anda telah memasukkan detail perbankan di situs phishing tersebut
Informasi apa saja yang sebaiknya saya kumpulkan untuk laporan saya?
Pedoman FBI
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.
Tanggal dan waktu yang tepat — dari setiap transaksi dan kontak pertama dengan penipu
Tangkapan layar — situs web penipuan, pesan obrolan, email, transaksi dompet digital, media sosial
Semua URL & domain digunakan oleh penipu (termasuk belmontwatchesapparel.shop)
Komunikasi — email, pesan teks, nomor telepon, dan nama pengguna yang digunakan oleh penipu tersebut
Meskipun kamu belum mengetahui semua detailnya — tetap saja ajukan laporan. Informasi yang tidak lengkap tetap dapat membantu penyelidikan.
Ke mana saya harus melaporkan penipuan ini?
FBI IC3 — Pusat Pengaduan Kejahatan Internet (Laporan tingkat federal AS)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Polisi setempat — membuat catatan resmi, meskipun mereka tidak dapat bertindak segera
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?
Situs web palsu — salinan yang persis sama dengan situs asli, dengan domain yang sedikit diubah
Pemotongan babi — kepercayaan yang dibangun selama beberapa minggu melalui Telegram/WhatsApp/aplikasi kencan, lalu uangnya dicuri
Penipuan pemulihan — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
Penipuan yang didukung oleh kecerdasan buatan — deepfakes, serangan phishing otomatis, dan situs yang dihasilkan oleh kecerdasan buatan (AI) yang membuat penipuan semakin sulit dideteksi
Bagaimana cara saya melindungi diri di masa depan?
Tandai situs resmi — jangan pernah mengklik tautan dari email, pesan langsung (DM), atau iklan
Memverifikasi domain — periksa PhishDestroy Sebelum berinteraksi. Periksa HTTPS, ejaan, dan usia domain
"Terlalu bagus untuk jadi kenyataan" = penipuan — imbal hasil yang dijamin, dukungan dari selebriti, tenggat waktu yang mendesak
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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