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February 05, 2005
online-replica-store.com sucks!
It has been a few weeks since I reported about simply-rx.com. Lots of people posted comments saying they were ripped off. I decided to check if several of the redirected domains (those that point any subdomain to the sucky site) were still up, and they are--except that they now all point to online-replica-store.com.
A quick search on Google will tell you that this is just another scam by the same people. The domain was registered by another fine Spanish citizen:
domain: online-replica-store.com status: production owner: Sanchez Gonzalez email: gruco99@rodrun.com address: San Roque 889 city: Castiblanco state: -- postal-code: 41230 country: ES admin-c: gruco99@rodrun.com#0 tech-c: gruco99@rodrun.com#0 billing-c: gruco99@rodrun.com#0 nserver: ns1.dns889.com 203.98.159.136 nserver: ns2.dns889.com 203.98.159.136 registrar: JORE-1 created: 2004-12-17 10:56:45 UTC JORE-1 modified: 2005-01-23 17:10:37 UTC JORE-1 expires: 2005-12-17 05:56:45 UTC source: joker.com
Looks like a bogus name to me, as both "Sanchez" and "Gonzalez" are usually last names.
A few of the domains redirecting to the site are:
- *.iazy.com (as listed before)
- *.keej.com (as listed before)
- *.yomoi.com:
Domain Name: YOMOI.COM Domain Status: LOCK Registrar: Wooho T&C Co., Ltd. d/b/a RGNames.com Referral URL: http://www.RGNames.com Domain Registration Date....: 2004-11-04 GMT. Domain Expiration Date......: 2005-11-04 GMT. Domain Last Updated Date....: 2004-12-24 08:23:40 GMT. Registrant: bee aa 588, Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu Seoul, 137070 KRWe know Mr. Bee Aa already, right? :P
- *.roiex.com:
Domain Name: ROIEX.COM Domain Status: LOCK Registrar: Wooho T&C Co., Ltd. d/b/a RGNames.com Referral URL: http://www.RGNames.com Domain Registration Date....: 2004-10-26 GMT. Domain Expiration Date......: 2005-10-26 GMT. Domain Last Updated Date....: 2004-12-24 10:49:27 GMT. Registrant: smith a 588, Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu Seoul, 137070 KRNow _that's_ a real name: "Smith A". "How are you doing today, Mr. A?".
- *.jeou.com:
Domain Name: JEOU.COM Domain Status: LOCK Registrar: Wooho T&C Co., Ltd. d/b/a RGNames.com Referral URL: http://www.RGNames.com Domain Registration Date....: 2004-11-04 GMT. Domain Expiration Date......: 2005-11-04 GMT. Domain Last Updated Date....: 2004-12-24 08:23:40 GMT. Registrant: bee aa 588, Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu Seoul, 137070 KRLooks like Wooho is making a killing on registering domains for these people!
- *.vievv.com:
Domain Name: VIEVV.COM Domain Status: LOCK Registrar: Wooho T&C Co., Ltd. d/b/a RGNames.com Referral URL: http://www.RGNames.com Domain Registration Date....: 2004-10-04 GMT. Domain Expiration Date......: 2005-10-04 GMT. Domain Last Updated Date....: 2004-12-24 10:47:26 GMT. Registrant: aweb 588-5, Seocho-dong, Seocho-gu Seoul, 137070 KR - *.repllca.com:
Domain Name: REPLLCA.COM Domain Status: ACTIVE Registrar: Wooho T&C Co., Ltd. d/b/a RGNames.com Referral URL: http://www.RGNames.com Domain Registration Date....: 2005-01-21 GMT. Domain Expiration Date......: 2006-01-21 GMT. Domain Last Updated Date....: 2005-01-21 17:24:09 GMT. Registrant: Kimbo K Gangdong-gu, Seoul Gangdong P.O.Box, Gangdong-gu Seoul, 134600 GB
A few other domains at Wooho (raoy.com, mejc.com, etc.) are not responding right now. I wonder if Wooho is doing something about this or if they're just having technical difficulties.
The "modus operandi" for these scammers is the usual: design a professionally looking site (probably by just stealing the layout from an honest site), list products that are not readily available (cheap medicine, fake watches, sex toys) due to grey market concerns, charge about half the price of regular grey market items, and PROFIT! I wouldn't be surprised to hear that the credit card charges point back to India or China even if the site is in English. That makes it a lot more difficult for credit card companies to get their money back. Of course customers should get their chargeback even if the CC company never seems a dime back from these scammers.
What really made me mad about these guys this time is that they spammed _all_ of the GNU mailing lists (glibc, a2ps, smalltalk, chess, etc.). Do they _really_ think that Free Software / Open Source people fall for this kind of scam? I'd think that their 0.01% sales over advertisement must come from people who are using the Net for the first time or something like that. I mean, they don't even post contact information on the site. Or list a company name. It's just a pretty site with _no credentials_ whatsoever.
So there you go, same gang, new site, beware.
Updated: [6-Feb-05] Added repllca.com.
Posted by jdrowell at February 5, 2005 10:25 PM
Comments
as afirst time buyer on the net it looks like i have been ripped off by simplyrx.com my credit card has been debited but no goods sent and unable to get in contact with them.
Posted by: harry barber at February 18, 2005 01:04 AM
I also recently placed an order with simply rx and have got no order I think the better bussiness bureau is the next step to stop these creeps trudy
Posted by: trudy at March 7, 2005 12:03 AM
Am in the same boat ....... what is the proceedure for getting my money back from the credit card company....
Posted by: martin at March 28, 2005 02:25 AM
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Edited [2005-03-29 by jd]: Removed link, obscured URL.
Posted by: Scambuster at March 29, 2005 05:53 PM
Has anyone gotten their money back and what is the procedure with the credit card company. Simply RX has just scammed me as well.
Posted by: Mary at April 8, 2005 02:34 PM
I have reported online-replica-store.com to the Fraud unit in Australia and my credit card agency has been informed immediately after my stupid purchase of one of the watches from their online secure server, which is also perhaps a big fake. We are going to trace it all back to the source and find out where the money is going. BEWARE - don't use any of the websites listed on this website!
Posted by: Matthew Barker at April 19, 2005 11:24 AM
i too have placed an order with these people. No order was ever filled. How do we get our money back? They use a bank called transindia.
Posted by: paula at April 19, 2005 01:24 PM
Well now i am scared i just ordered from online replica store i hope Visa and all other credit companies are aware of this and they dont accept any charges from them. I will call them not to accept
Posted by: Frank at April 24, 2005 11:11 PM
Last Month I have ordered a Rolex from this people but no watch received either no reply from them. Do you know the way to have my money back?
Posted by: Matteo Barbarisi at May 18, 2005 12:45 PM
I must be one lucky guy. I've just had confirmation from my CCC that a credit from Simply Rx has been posted to my account. I placed a $140.00 order with them got no goods and then I came across this site and thought s**t thats my money down the pan.
I threatened them with the usual authorities not expecting to hear back but I was wrong. So what the hells going on?
Bob
UK
Posted by: bob at May 26, 2005 01:19 PM
Order never received, no response to emails.
DO NOT BUY FROM THESE PEOPLE.
Posted by: Joe at May 29, 2005 08:48 PM
Been caught the same as you guys - just contacting my CCC there and asked them to dispute the transaction - so hopefully they can do something
*****Warning - do not buy from online-replica-store********
Posted by: John Scroope at June 16, 2005 08:23 AM
count me in as one of the stupid ones to fall for this scam
I placed an order with Online replica store too.
I hope i have better luck getting my money back
Posted by: rene rodriguez at June 17, 2005 12:41 AM
I ordered a rolex watch from online replica store on May 7,2005 and said i will recieve the watch in 2 weeks well it's June 24,2005 and still no watch.
Posted by: Estella at June 24, 2005 03:24 PM
Same here, no response! UNreal!
Posted by: Phil at July 1, 2005 01:51 AM
I have a question. I did buy a watch from online replica store half a year ago but I did not get the watch although I did pay for it by credit card. What can I do?
Posted by: Josef Troger at July 15, 2005 09:50 AM
I ordered from Online replica store on..October, 25, 2004!! A few months later, I received an e-mail from the site saying that my package was ready for shipping. But this mail was so "fake" as the shop! The only thing which was real was the amount taked off my credit card. For me the source of this site is India due to the fact that my credit card status was originally billed with the money of this country.
Posted by: Jean at September 23, 2005 09:44 AM
I have ordered and payed with credit card 2 watches and they arrived in a very good chape.
Posted by: Stoop at October 27, 2005 05:48 AM
rgnames.com and yesnic.com are shonky korena kim chee eaters who register helathsuite.com, which is an idnetity thief and a credit card fraud. healthsuite.com registers two domain names a day through rgnames and yesnic, using innocent anericans' names, addresses and phone numbers as contacts to order penis enlargement drugs. i have compiled a massive file of information to direct law enforcement towards arresting and imprisoning healthsuite, but the FBI and our australian counterparts and Interpol are all too lazy to take the ball and run with it to the goalposts. rgnames and yesnic also need to have their directors and officers shot in the head, as they refuse to cooperate by ceasing registration of helathsuite.com. I think the only way to stop spammers is to find them ourselves and then to shoot them ourselves, because law enforcement is too shtihouse and refuses to help us rid the internet of these scheisters. i know now that healthsuite is hosted by epnetwork.co.kr, another korean shithouse company that refuses to cooperate with enforcing the law against spamming, identity theft, and credit card fraud. if any reader is brave enough to go to seoul korea and bomb their offices, thank you very much for the service!
Posted by: ron at December 7, 2005 08:52 AM
I bought a omega seamaster,i recieved the watch
out of japan,unbelieveble.
but the watch is perfect.
Posted by: eelco at January 14, 2006 10:49 AM
Hate to be late, but I have ordered 2 watches from Online Replica Store and both were delivered fairly quickly, with good communication, and work just as advertised. I still prefer Fashiontime though.....
Posted by: Rich at February 19, 2006 12:24 AM
i get lots of spam everyday re medicines and they all lead to the healthsuite website; i'm not interested in the medicines --i'd never order them online anyway ; how do they expect to get customers when they cannot even spell the drug brands and names correctly?
Posted by: lfqw at March 18, 2006 03:04 PM
do not buy from a web site with NO ADDRESS and
TELEPHONE NO. you should be able to follow things
up
Posted by: john at May 20, 2006 12:51 PM