backstagecosmeticsofficial.shop was an impersonation phishing page posing as Backstage Cosmetics Inc. under the title "Professional Makeup Destination in Canada." It targeted makeup buyers, particularly professionals and shoppers in Canada, who might mistake the "official" .shop address for the brand's real store. PhishDestroy first saw it on 2026-10-10. The site has been offline since 2026-10-16, and its domain no longer resolved when last checked on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Fake brand storefronts copy a retailer's name, product photos and Canadian-market framing, then lure shoppers with discounts or "official clearance" offers. At checkout, the victim enters a delivery address, phone number and full card details. The order usually never ships, or something cheap and unrelated arrives. The stolen card data can be reused or sold, and the personal details feed follow-up scams. urlscan.io specifically identified this page as a fake shop, which fits that pattern.
Evidence
Seven of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain on 2026-10-10: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, ESET, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Netcraft and Webroot. That is a modest count, but it spans several independent vendors, including Netcraft, which focuses on phishing and brand abuse. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and tagged the site as a fake shop. Four AlienVault OTX threat pulses reference it, and it is listed on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Dynadot Inc. on 2026-04-18, almost six months before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap suggests either a slow ramp-up or a domain held in reserve before being put to use. It was hosted at 162.222.90.26 on a network operated by Malakmadze Web LLC, a Georgian-registered provider, with the server located in the United States. The free Let's Encrypt certificate gave the page a padlock, which says nothing about whether the shop is legitimate.
What to do
If you placed an order, contact your card issuer immediately. Report the charge as fraud, ask for a chargeback, and have the card cancelled and reissued. Watch your statements for small test charges that may follow. Treat any emails, texts or calls that mention your order or a "delivery problem" as likely phishing, and do not pay additional fees. When buying from Backstage Cosmetics, reach the store through a channel you already trust rather than through ads or search results. Defenders should block the domain and IP, and should scan web and mail logs for visits on or after 2026-10-10.
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Primary outcomeDNS 非アクティブreason: DNS NXDOMAIN80% confidence
Attributionsource: Dns Cache
Evidence layersAvailability: DNS inactiveContent: UnreachableDNS: NXDOMAINRegistration: Unknown
Latest HTTP observation不明Probe Inconclusive20%2026-10-19 01:18:57 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-15 10:29:55 UTClast content: 2026-10-15 10:29:55 UTCcurrent episode first observed: 2026-10-16 08:21:12 UTCobserved RIP window: 2026-10-15 10:29:55 UTC → 2026-10-16 08:21:12 UTC · 21.85hmidpoint estimate ≈ 2026-10-15 21:25:33 UTC · precision medium · basis bounded
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Recorded subdomains1
Hostnames retained in the domain record or Certificate Transparency cache. A hostname alone does not establish current availability or malicious activity.
img.backstagecosmeticsofficial.shopDomain record
The original observation time is not recorded for these hostnames.
使用技術 · 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.
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.
Your bank or payment provider — contact its fraud team promptly through official contact details if money or card information was exposed.
地元の警察 — たとえ直ちに行動を起こせなくても、公式な記録が残される
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詐欺による金銭の返還を装った詐欺 — fraudsters pose as recovery agents and demand upfront fees. Never share a seed phrase or pay before independently verifying the provider
About this reportSources, observation dates and corrections
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