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; 8 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.
berghoffhomedirect.shop is a fake online store that borrows the name and branding of BergHOFF, the European kitchenware and home goods brand. It is built to catch shoppers who search for BergHOFF products and land on what looks like a direct-from-brand outlet. PhishDestroy first detected it on 2026-10-13. As of 2026-10-19 the site was still online and serving its shop pages.
How the scam works
The page carries BergHOFF's own tagline, "Smartly designed. Cherished for life. | BergHOFF Home", so it looks like an official storefront. Shops like this usually list cookware and home items at steep discounts to push quick checkouts. The shopper pays and hands over a name, address, email and card details, then receives nothing, a cheap substitute, or a tracking number that leads nowhere. The losses are the money paid and the card and personal details, which can be reused for further fraud.
Evidence
On 2026-10-17, 8 of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Forcepoint ThreatSeeker, Fortinet, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue, Netcraft and SOCRadar. The count is modest, but these vendors are independent of each other and include several that specialise in fraud and phishing. urlscan.io rated the site malicious and specifically marked it as a fake shop. The domain also appears in 4 AlienVault OTX threat pulses and is listed on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Dynadot Inc. on 2026-05-25, about four and a half months before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap suggests it was set up in advance rather than spun up for a single burst of traffic. The site is hosted on the Malakmadze Web LLC network in Georgia, which has no evident connection to BergHOFF's own operations. Its padlock comes from a free Let's Encrypt certificate, which secures the connection but says nothing about whether the seller is real.
What to do
If you ordered from this site, call your card issuer or bank now. Report the charge as fraud, ask for a chargeback, and have the card replaced if you entered its details. Keep your order confirmation and any emails as evidence. Expect follow-up phishing that uses your order details, such as fake delivery or refund messages, and do not pay any extra "shipping" or "customs" fees. Buy BergHOFF products only through the brand's official channels or authorised retailers. Security teams and payment providers should block the domain and report it to the registrar and hosting network 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.
Certificate fingerprint7b839d534224229c705a8bd13f1a99181bee0d518b54bf5217b9909423eae70cCertificate names · 1 SANs
berghoffhomedirect.shop
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%2026-10-21 10:42:34 UTC
RDAP registration不明
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-21 10:42:34 UTClast content: 2026-10-21 10:42:34 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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