maingateauctions.com presented itself as "MainGate Auctions," a seller of bank-repossessed vehicles, boats and equipment. It was aimed at bargain hunters looking for cheap repo cars and machinery. PhishDestroy classifies it as an impersonation phishing page and first flagged it on 2026-09-05. The site has been offline since 2026-09-15, its DNS no longer resolves, and it was still down when last checked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Fake repossession auctions list vehicles, boats or equipment at prices well below market value and invite visitors to bid or reserve a lot. The buyer is then asked to pay a deposit, the full price or a "transport" or "escrow" fee, usually by wire transfer or another payment that is hard to reverse. Victims are often also asked for ID documents, addresses and banking details. Nothing is ever delivered, so the victim loses the money they sent and may have exposed personal data that can be reused for fraud.
Evidence
On 2026-09-17, three of 89 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain as malicious: CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker and SOCRadar. That is a low count, so most security tools would not have warned a visitor during the short time the site was live. The domain appears in eight AlienVault OTX threat pulses, which shows other researchers tracked it independently. Among blocklists, it is listed by PhishDestroy.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through NameCheap, Inc. on 2026-07-10, about eight weeks before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap fits a site built and populated with fake listings before it was promoted to buyers. It was hosted in the US on the HIVELOCITY, Inc. network. The site stayed up for only about ten days after detection before going dark.
What to do
If you paid MainGate Auctions a deposit, bid payment or shipping fee, contact your bank or payment provider right away and ask for a recall or chargeback. Report the fraud to your national consumer protection or cybercrime authority, and keep any invoices, emails and transfer receipts. If you sent ID scans or banking details, watch your accounts, consider a credit freeze, and treat any follow-up "refund" or "recovery" offer as a second scam. Defenders should block the domain and use it as a pattern indicator for lookalike repo-auction sites, which tend to come back under new names.
OTX tags2026-09activeall-domainsblocklistbrand-apopularservicebrand-atrustedproviderbrand-maingateauctionsllccontentcredential-theftcryptodomaindrainerfraudmonthly+3 more
Yang kami hitung
Waktu yang berlalu sejak laporan penyalahgunaan pertama kali disimpan hingga pengamatan pertama bahwa konten tersebut tidak tersedia. Hal ini tidak dapat menentukan penyebabnya.
Isi setiap laporan
Catatan laporan keluar yang disimpan dapat merujuk pada bukti yang tersedia pada saat itu, seperti keputusan vendor, data pendaftaran, detail hosting, klasifikasi, atau tangkapan layar. Halaman ini tidak menyimpulkan secara pasti muatan yang dikirimkan, penerimaan, pengakuan, atau tindakan oleh penerima.
Detail teknisProvenance & timestamps
Pertama Kali Terdeteksi05/09/2026
Favicon Hash
Observed page title
MainGate Auctions — Bank-Repossessed Vehicles, Boats & Equipment at Auction
Sertifikat TLS
Diterbitkan oleh YR1
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
23.227.198.226
Network ASN
AS29802
Organization
HIVELOCITY, Inc
Observed location
Chicago, US
Server header
nginx
Server nama 1
dns2.registrar-servers.com
Location describes the IP network.
Sertifikat TLS
Issuer
YR1
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Saved certificate metadata. Certificate dates without a timezone are shown as stored. Transport encryption does not establish that the site is trustworthy.
Primary outcomeDNS tidak aktifreason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observationTidak diketahuiProbe Inconclusive20%2026-10-19 01:14:03 UTC
RDAP registrationTidak diketahui
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-09-05 05:28:17 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-09-05 05:28:17 UTC → 2026-09-30 16:14:55 UTC · 610.78hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-09-17 22:51:36 UTC · precision low · basis bounded
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.
Hubungan yang disimpan dikelompokkan berdasarkan atribut pencocokan tepat. Penyedia atau registrar bersama saja tidak membuktikan kepemilikan bersama.
Registrar yang sama: NameCheap6
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.
Hi,
Reported domain: maingateauctions[.]com
Reported URL: hxxps://maingateauctions[.]com/
Observed live: 2026-09-03
Money-and-run is a documented US vehicle-purchase fraud pattern: a polished auction storefront, a price that pulls the buyer in, payment demanded by bank wire, an
7 reports filed for maingateauctions.com (7 written by people) · category: Phishing · source checked
“Hi,
Reported domain: maingateauctions[.]com
Reported URL: hxxps://maingateauctions[.]com/
Observed live: 2026-09-03
Money-and-run is a documented US vehicle-purchase fraud pattern: a polished auction storefront, a price that pulls the buyer in, payment demanded by bank wire, and the site gone before anything ships. FBI IC3 books it as Vehicle Purchase Fraud. This one is built that way.
Start with what the operator says about itself: "We are the seller. We purchase repossessed and off-lease ve”
— reported by Anonymous on Sep 12, 2026 · Source: ChainAbuse (TRM Labs) — full report and evidence there.
5 evidence signal groups linked0 stored notification recordsKonten tidak tersedia
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
Template-based draft · optional AI wording assistance requires separate consent
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 maingateauctions.com)
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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