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.
benksshop.shop is a fake online store built around the Benks name. Its page title, "Benks丨Protect Better | Benks", copies the brand's identity and tagline so that shoppers looking for genuine Benks products believe they have found an official outlet. PhishDestroy first flagged the domain on 2026-10-13. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and redirecting visitors.
How the scam works
Shops like this pair a familiar brand with a polished storefront and prices low enough to rush buyers into checking out. The victim enters a name, address, phone number and card details, then pays for an order that never arrives, or arrives as a cheap item that has nothing to do with the brand. Beyond the lost payment, the card data and personal details collected at checkout can be reused for fraud or follow-up phishing.
Evidence
On 2026-10-17, 3 of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Gridinsoft and SOCRadar. That count is low, which is common for young shop scams, so a clean result from other scanners is not a sign of safety. urlscan.io independently 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 Inc. on 2026-06-14, about four months before we detected it. A gap like this often means a domain was set up in advance and later put into use. The site is hosted at 62.233.61.66 on the Malakmadze Web LLC network in Georgia. It uses a free Let's Encrypt certificate, so the padlock in the browser only means the connection is encrypted and says nothing about whether the shop is genuine.
What to do
Do not place orders on benksshop.shop. If you already paid, contact your bank or card issuer right away, report the charge as fraud, request a chargeback, and ask about replacing the card. If you created an account there, change that password everywhere you reused it. Treat any later emails, texts or calls about "your order" or "delivery problems" as phishing. Buy Benks products only through the brand's official channels or authorized retailers. Security teams should block the domain and its hosting IP, and add it to e-commerce fraud filters.
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.
Latest HTTP observationRedirectingHTTP redirect observed80%2026-10-19 22:43:57 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-19 22:43:57 UTClast content: 2026-10-14 10:43:18 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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