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.
americangirlgoods.com is a fraudulent storefront that presents itself as the official merchandise home of Crumbl, the cookie brand, under the page title "Merch – Official Home | Crumbl". It targets fans and gift shoppers who search for Crumbl-branded goods and land on what looks like a legitimate brand store. The domain name points to American Girl, while the page itself is branded as Crumbl merch. PhishDestroy first flagged the site on 2026-10-01, and it was still online and serving its shop content on 2026-10-19.
How the scam works
Fake shops like this copy a brand's look and product catalogue, then pull buyers in with steep discounts or "limited" merch drops. The victim adds items to the cart and pays at checkout by card or another payment method. The usual outcome is that nothing arrives, or a cheap item unrelated to the order turns up. The card number, billing address and contact details entered at checkout also end up with the operators, who can reuse them for further fraud.
Evidence
On 2026-10-01, ten of 91 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain. The vendors included alphaMountain.ai, BitDefender, CRDF, Fortinet, G-Data, Gridinsoft, Kaspersky and LevelBlue, which is a solid spread of independent security vendors for a shop that is only weeks old. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and specifically identified the page as a fake shop. The domain also appears in two 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, about six weeks before PhishDestroy detected it. That short gap between registration and active selling is typical of disposable scam storefronts that are launched quickly and later abandoned. The site is hosted on a server in Georgia (GE). Its Let's Encrypt certificate means the padlock in the browser proves only an encrypted connection, not that the store is genuine.
What to do
If you ordered from this site, contact your card issuer or payment provider now, report the charge as fraud and ask for a chargeback. Request a replacement card if you entered card details. Watch your statements for unfamiliar charges, and treat follow-up emails about "delivery problems" or refunds as likely phishing. Buy Crumbl merchandise only through the brand's own verified channels. Defenders should block the domain, add it to web filters, and report it to the registrar and hosting provider for takedown.
颁发者 Let's Encrypt / YE2· 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
域名服务器 2
ndns1.cosmotown.com
ndns2.cosmotown.com
Location describes the IP network.
TLS 证书
Issuer
Let's Encrypt / YE2
Valid from
2026-08-29 07:47:07
Valid until
2026-11-27 07:47:06
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 fingerprint6287009ec212b635f4fff0ba8f5bc6e0f69d57671ee7e99fe5356afdd2255659Certificate names · 1 SANs
americangirlgoods.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 10:37:59 UTC
RDAP registration未知
Observed timelinelast reachable: 2026-10-21 10:37:59 UTClast content: 2026-10-21 10:37:59 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.
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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.
