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@rashost.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 7 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.
benchmadeoutdoor.shop poses as an official Benchmade outlet. Its page title, "Knives | Discover Premium Knives & Cutlery | Benchmade", copies the knife maker's branding to draw in shoppers looking for premium folding and outdoor knives. PhishDestroy classifies it as impersonation phishing and first detected it on 2026-10-13. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving its storefront.
How the scam works
Fake brand shops like this one copy the look of a real store, list sought-after products at attractive prices and push visitors to checkout. The buyer enters a name, shipping address and payment card details, then pays for an order that never arrives or is replaced by a cheap counterfeit. The stolen card data and personal details can be reused for further fraud, so the loss can go beyond the price of a single knife. The "outdoor" add-on and the .shop extension make the address look like a plausible regional or seasonal Benchmade storefront.
Evidence
urlscan.io rates the site malicious and specifically flags it as a fake shop, which matches our classification. Eight of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain on 2026-10-13: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue and Netcraft. Spamhaus lists the domain in its DBL as spam, and four AlienVault OTX threat pulses reference it. The VirusTotal count is modest, so many browsers and filters may not yet warn visitors.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Dynadot Inc. on 2026-05-27, about four and a half months before we detected it. That lead time is consistent with a storefront prepared in advance rather than thrown up the same day. It is hosted on the Malakmadze Web LLC network in Georgia, far from the brand it imitates. The Let's Encrypt certificate gives the site a browser padlock, which proves only that the connection is encrypted, not that the shop is genuine.
What to do
If you paid on this site, call your card issuer right away to dispute the charge and request a replacement card. Watch your statements for unfamiliar transactions, and be wary of follow-up emails or calls that reference your "order". If you created an account, change that password anywhere you reused it. Buy Benchmade products only through the brand's official channels or authorized dealers. Security teams should block the domain and its hosting IP, and payment and brand-protection teams should report it for takedown.
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 observationコンテンツ公開中Ordinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-19 22:44:06 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:44:06 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:44:06 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.
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
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
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
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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