bigwphotosonline.shop is a fake online shop dressed up as BIG W Photos, the photo printing service of the Australian retailer BIG W. Its page title, "Online Photo Printing - Your Reliable Photo Printing Store | BIGW Photos", is built to look like the real store to anyone searching for prints, canvases or photo gifts. PhishDestroy first flagged the site on 2026-10-16. As of 2026-10-19 its content was unreachable.
How the scam works
Fake photo printing stores copy a familiar brand's name and look, then advertise low prices or limited-time discounts to pull in orders. The victim uploads pictures, enters a delivery address and pays by card. The prints never arrive, or something cheap and unrelated turns up instead. The operators keep the payment, the card details and the personal information, and that information can feed later fraud attempts. Anyone who uploaded family photos has also handed private images to an unknown party.
Evidence
On 2026-10-16, five of 92 VirusTotal engines flagged the domain: alphaMountain.ai, CRDF, Gridinsoft, LevelBlue and Netcraft. That is a small share, which is common for young shop scams, but it includes vendors that track fraudulent storefronts specifically. urlscan.io returned a malicious verdict and identified the page as a fake shop, which independently supports our classification. The domain also appears in two AlienVault OTX threat pulses and is listed on the PhishDestroy blocklist.
Infrastructure
The domain was registered through Dynadot Inc. on 2026-07-14, about three months before PhishDestroy detected it. That gap gives operators time to build the storefront and buy ads before anyone flags the site. The site is hosted on the Malakmadze Web LLC network, registered in Georgia, with the server geolocated to the United States. The .shop extension and a brand-plus-keyword name are typical of disposable scam storefronts that get replaced once blocked.
What to do
If you paid on this site, contact your card issuer now, report the transaction as fraud and ask about a chargeback. Request a new card number so the stolen details stop working. Watch your statements for small test charges. Be suspicious of emails, texts or calls about your "order" or a refund, since these often lead to a second round of fraud. If you created an account with a password you use elsewhere, change it on those other services. Defenders and retailers should block the domain, watch for similar lookalikes using the BIG W Photos name, and report abuse to the registrar and hosting provider.
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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？
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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
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