Motori di sicurezza che segnalano un rilevamento: 8. Prestare estrema cautela: non inserire credenziali o informazioni personali.
ABUSE NOTICE · 7D+ 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@cosmotown.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 18 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.
apmexbullions.com is a fake online shop that copies APMEX, a well-known precious metals dealer, by adding "bullions" to the brand name. It presents itself as "Precious Metals Dealer | Buy Gold and Silver | APMEX" to attract investors looking for coins and bars. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-10-02. It was still online and serving content on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Fake bullion stores copy a trusted dealer's look and product catalog, then list gold and silver at prices slightly below market to prompt quick orders. Shoppers are often steered toward hard-to-reverse payment methods such as bank transfers or cryptocurrency, and the metal is never shipped. Some operations follow up with invented "insurance," "customs" or "shipping verification" fees before delivery. Victims lose the money they paid and any card or personal details entered at checkout.
Evidence
On 2026-10-02, eight of 91 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, ESET, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue and Netcraft. That count is modest, but it includes several major security vendors. urlscan.io rated the site malicious and flagged it specifically as a fake shop, which matches our classification. The domain is on the PhishDestroy blocklist and appears in one AlienVault OTX threat pulse.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-08-20 through TuringSign Inc. d/b/a Cosmotown, about six weeks before it was detected. That short gap is typical of storefronts set up to collect orders quickly before they are reported. The site runs on the Malakmadze Web LLC network in Georgia, a location unrelated to the genuine dealer it imitates. It uses a free Let's Encrypt certificate, so the browser padlock only means the connection is encrypted, not that the seller is real.
What to do
If you placed an order, contact your bank or card issuer right away to dispute the charge and block the card. Do not pay any additional fees the "shop" requests to release your shipment. If you paid in cryptocurrency, record the transaction details and report them to the exchange you sent from. Change any password you reused when creating an account on the site, and watch for follow-up phishing emails that use your order details. Before buying bullion, check the dealer's exact domain name. Security teams should block the domain and look for lookalike names that combine the APMEX brand with words like "bullion," "gold" or "silver."
Precious Metals Dealer | Buy Gold and Silver | APMEX
Certificato TLS
Emesso da Let's Encrypt / YE1· stored validity ends in 39 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Shared CDN edge
Resolved IP
146.19.203.186
Network ASN
AS199242
Organization
Beijing Ruihao Kai Yuan Technology Co., Ltd
Observed location
Los Angeles, GE
Server header
Caddy
La reputazione Edge-IP non è attribuita a questo dominio.
Nameserver 2
ndns1.cosmotown.com
ndns2.cosmotown.com
Location describes the IP network.
Certificato TLS
Issuer
Let's Encrypt / YE1
Valid from
2026-09-01 04:21:33
Valid until
2026-11-30 04:21:32
Hostname coverage
Stored certificate dates valid
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-10-11 07:02:28 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprintc8d48350ab08d5ef5edd29dc57e09b79ba0d154cfdb16d5f86db08013cfb82dbCertificate names · 1 SANs
apmexbullions.com
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 observationContenuto attivoOrdinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-21 10:32:40 UTC
RDAP registrationSconosciuto
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-21 10:32:40 UTClast content: 2026-10-21 10:32:40 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.
Tecnologie · 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.
Le relazioni archiviate sono raggruppate in base all'attributo di corrispondenza esatta. Un fornitore o un registrar condiviso da solo non dimostra la proprietà comune.
Mappa delle infrastrutture · apmexbullions.com
Ogni riga rappresenta un motivo per cui un dominio è collegato a questo host. I nodi a dimensione intera indicano rilevamenti di VirusTotal, mentre quelli tratteggiati sono già offline. Di seguito è riportato l'elenco completo.
Altri rapporti sul bordo Cloudflare condiviso1
Questi report si risolvono nello stesso IP edge condiviso. Aiutano con l'individuazione dei report ma non implicano la proprietà comune o un server di origine condiviso.
Registrati tramite lo stesso registrar. Un registrar serve milioni di clienti non collegati tra loro, quindi questo dato indica semplicemente un raggruppamento piuttosto che dimostrare un nesso.
6 evidence signal groups linked1 stored notification recordsUltimo attivo conosciuto
If credentials were compromised, report immediately. Do not engage with recovery scammers.
Se hai inserito credenziali dell'account, informazioni personali o di pagamento oppure hai scaricato un file da questo dominio, agisci immediatamente. Di seguito sono riportate le risorse per aiutarti a segnalare l'incidente e proteggerti.
Attenzione ai truffatori che promettono il recupero dei fondi! I criminali possono contattare nuovamente le vittime fingendo di essere investigatori, avvocati o agenti di recupero. Non pagare commissioni anticipate né condividere credenziali.Scopri di più sulle frodi relative ai sussidi di recupero →
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After a phishing incident
Raccomandazioni e consigli per le vittime
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
Cosa devo fare subito?
Urgente
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
Modifica tutte le password — e-mail, account Exchange, qualsiasi servizio che utilizzi la stessa password
Abilita l'autenticazione a due fattori (2FA) utilizzando un'app di autenticazione (non via SMS). Disattiva il recupero tramite SMS
Carte congelate se hai inserito i tuoi dati bancari sul sito di phishing
Quali informazioni devo raccogliere per la mia relazione?
Linee guida dell'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.
Date e orari esatti — di ogni transazione e del primo contatto con il truffatore
Schermate — siti web truffaldini, messaggi in chat, e-mail, transazioni tramite portafoglio digitale, social media
Tutti gli URL e i domini utilizzato dal truffatore (tra cui apmexbullions.com)
Comunicazioni — e-mail, SMS, numeri di telefono, nomi utente utilizzati dal truffatore
Anche se non conosci tutti i dettagli — sporgere comunque denuncia. Anche le informazioni parziali sono comunque utili alle indagini.
A chi devo segnalare la truffa?
FBI IC3 — Internet Crime Complaint Center (sistema di segnalazione federale degli Stati Uniti)
Europol — Segnalazioni relative alla criminalità informatica in Europa (UE)
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
Polizia locale — crea un documento ufficiale, anche se non è in grado di agire immediatamente
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?
Siti web fasulli — cloni perfetti, al pixel, di siti legittimi con domini leggermente modificati
Macellazione dei suini — fiducia conquistata nel corso di settimane tramite Telegram/WhatsApp/app di incontri, per poi rubare i soldi
Truffe legate al recupero dei fondi — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
Truffe basate sull'intelligenza artificiale — i deepfake, il phishing automatizzato e i siti generati dall’intelligenza artificiale rendono più difficile individuare le frodi
Come posso proteggermi in futuro?
Aggiungi i siti ufficiali ai preferiti — Non cliccare mai sui link contenuti nelle e-mail, nei messaggi diretti o negli annunci pubblicitari
Verifica i domini — controllare PhishDestroy prima di interagire. Verifica l'HTTPS, l'ortografia e l'età del dominio
"Troppo bello per essere vero" = truffa — rendimenti garantiti, testimonial di personaggi famosi, scadenze urgenti
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.
