bencco.shop is a fraudulent storefront that presents itself as Benchmark, a performance cycling and running retailer. It uses a listing for a Colnago Y1RS road bike with Dura Ace Di2 in UAE Team Edition livery to draw in buyers of high-end race bikes. PhishDestroy first flagged the domain on 2026-10-13. When checked on 2026-10-19 it was still online and redirecting visitors.
How the scam works
Fake bike shops copy the look of a real retailer and list sought-after machines like the Colnago Y1RS, often below market price, to push buyers into a quick checkout. Victims pay by card, bank transfer or another method that is hard to reverse. Then the bike never ships, a cheap substitute arrives, or the order stays "processing" until the store disappears. Along with the money, buyers hand over their name, address, phone number and payment details. Criminals can reuse that data for further fraud.
Evidence
On 2026-10-17, 16 of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain. The vendors included BitDefender, ESET, Fortinet, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, G-Data, alphaMountain.ai, CRDF and CyRadar. That spread of major vendors shows the site is broadly recognised as malicious, not caught by a single filter. urlscan.io rated the site malicious and specifically identified it as a fake shop, which matches our classification. PhishDestroy lists the domain on its blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through DYNADOT LLC on 2026-07-26, about 79 days before PhishDestroy detected it. A recently registered .shop domain with a short, brand-like name is typical of storefronts set up to run for a few months. The site is hosted in the US on the Malakmadze Web LLC network. It uses a free Let's Encrypt certificate, so the padlock in the browser only means the connection is encrypted. It says nothing about whether the seller is genuine.
What to do
Do not place an order or enter payment details on bencco.shop. If you already paid, contact your bank or card issuer right away to dispute the charge and request a chargeback, and keep your order confirmation and any emails as evidence. If you entered card details, ask for the card to be blocked and reissued. Watch for follow-up phishing that uses your name, address or order details. Security teams should block the domain, check proxy and DNS logs for visits, and report the site to the hosting provider and registrar for takedown.
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Latest HTTP observationRedirectingHTTP redirect observed80%2026-10-20 10:00:45 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-20 10:00:45 UTC
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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
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