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@cosmotown.com.
The latest stored availability evidence still shows the domain reachable; 20 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.
americangirlboutique.com is a fake online shop that presents itself as "Official Apparel, Books and Gifts | The New York Times Store". It targets people looking for newspaper-branded merchandise, books and gift items. The domain name points to an American Girl–style boutique while the page itself carries The New York Times Store branding. PhishDestroy first flagged it on 2026-10-01, and it was still online with live content on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Fake shops copy a trusted retailer's name and catalogue, then list items at prices low enough to rush a purchase. Here the bait is the look of an official New York Times store selling apparel, books and gifts. A buyer who checks out typically loses the payment, receives nothing or a cheap substitute, and hands over a name, address and card details that can be reused for further fraud.
Evidence
On 2026-10-02, VirusTotal showed 8 of 91 engines flagging the domain: alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, ESET, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Netcraft and SOCRadar. That is a modest share, but these are established web-reputation and anti-phishing engines, and they reached the same verdict independently. urlscan.io rated the site malicious and specifically marked it as a fake shop. The domain also appears in 2 AlienVault OTX threat pulses and on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered on 2026-08-21 through TuringSign Inc. d/b/a Cosmotown. PhishDestroy flagged it about six weeks later, a short gap that is typical of throwaway storefronts built for a single campaign. It is hosted on 162.222.90.162 in Georgia, far from the brand it imitates. The site uses a free Let's Encrypt certificate, so the browser padlock only means the connection is encrypted. It says nothing about who runs the shop.
What to do
If you paid on this site, contact your card issuer or bank now, report the charge as fraud and ask for a chargeback. Replace the card if the issuer recommends it. Expect follow-up phishing that uses the name and address you entered, and do not reuse any password you created at checkout. Buy New York Times merchandise only by going to the newspaper's own site directly. Defenders should block the domain and its IP, and watch for lookalike storefronts using the same New York Times Store title.
DOM Analysisanalyzed 2026年10月9日score 83/1002 brand signals
Submitted URLhttp://americangirlboutique.com/
Favicon Hash
案件 ID
Observed page title
Official Apparel, Books and Gifts | The New York Times Store
Automated brand references
AcrossYouTube
TLS 证书
颁发者 Let's Encrypt / YE1· stored validity ends in 36 days
Network & certificates
Stored technical evidence
Network & DNS
Resolved IP
162.222.90.162
Network ASN
AS199242
Organization
Malakmadze Web LLC
Observed location
Los Angeles, GE
Server header
Caddy
域名服务器 2
ndns1.cosmotown.com
ndns2.cosmotown.com
Location describes the IP network.
TLS 证书
Issuer
Let's Encrypt / YE1
Valid from
2026-08-29 07:28:49
Valid until
2026-11-27 07:28:48
Hostname coverage
Stored certificate dates valid
Validity
Within stored validity dates
Collection time
2026-10-09 13:03:42 UTC
Collection source
PhishDestroy collector
Certificate fingerprint43a184dab6a44401a5ff6e2da207f401cab1b3f74d118d7cbbbfb52172d1203bCertificate names · 1 SANs
americangirlboutique.com
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内容在线Ordinary HTTP content served90%2026-10-21 10:38:00 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-21 10:38:00 UTClast content: 2026-10-21 10:38:00 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.
技术 · 1 identified
H
HTTP/3
Miscellaneous
HTTP/3 is the third major version of the Hypertext Transfer Protocol used to exchange information on the World Wide Web.
Template-based draft · optional AI wording assistance requires separate consent
AI辅助草稿——事件详细信息由AI提供商处理 · 自行审核并提交
After a phishing incident
针对受害者的建议与指导
Choose the steps that match what you shared. Keep a copy of this report alongside your own records.
我应该立即采取什么措施？
紧急
Stop using the suspicious site. Open the real service through its official app or an address you already trust.
更改所有密码 — 电子邮件、Exchange 账户，以及任何使用同一密码的账户
启用双因素认证 使用身份验证器应用（而非短信）。禁用基于短信的恢复功能
冻结卡片 如果您在钓鱼网站上输入了银行信息
我应该为报告收集哪些信息？
联邦调查局（FBI）指南
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.
当地警方 — 即使无法立即采取行动，也能留下正式记录
A report is not a guarantee of recovery or investigation, but prompt, accurate transaction data can help authorities and service providers trace the incident.
How do phishing scams typically work?
虚假网站 — 与正规网站完全一致的克隆网站，仅域名略有改动
猪的屠宰 — 通过Telegram/WhatsApp/交友软件花数周时间建立信任，随后钱被骗走
退款诈骗 — 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.
