benchstyle.shop poses as the official Bench web store. Its page title reads "Offizieller Bench Onlineshop | Bench.de", which aims it at German-speaking shoppers looking for the clothing brand. PhishDestroy first saw the site on 2026-10-13 and classifies it as impersonation phishing. On 2026-10-19 it was still online and serving its storefront.
How the scam works
Sites like this copy a real brand's look and add prices low enough to feel like a clearance sale. The shopper fills a basket and goes to a checkout that collects their name, address, email and full card details. The real Bench never receives the order. The victim may lose the payment, have the stored card reused for further fraud, and hand over personal data that is useful for follow-up phishing. Goods rarely arrive, and when something does ship it is usually a cheap substitute.
Evidence
urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and specifically flagged the page as a fake shop, which matches the storefront-clone pattern. On VirusTotal, 6 of 92 engines flagged the domain on 2026-10-13: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, ESET, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft and Netcraft. That count is modest, so many browsers and security tools may still let the page load without a warning. The domain also appears in 2 AlienVault OTX threat pulses, and PhishDestroy lists it on its blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through DYNADOT LLC on 2026-07-14, about three months before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap is consistent with a domain held back before being put to use. The site runs on the Malakmadze Web LLC network in the US. Its Let's Encrypt certificate gives it a browser padlock, which only means the connection is encrypted and says nothing about whether the shop is genuine.
What to do
If you paid on benchstyle.shop, call your bank or card issuer now. Ask them to block the card, dispute the charge as fraud and send a replacement. Watch your statements for small test charges in the weeks that follow. Treat emails or texts about your "order" as likely phishing, and change any password you reused when creating an account there. Defenders and payment teams should block the domain, flag transactions linked to it, and report it to the hosting provider and registrar so it can be taken down.
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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 22:34:27 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:34:27 UTClast content: 2026-10-19 22:34:27 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 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
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