Incredible prices on DJ Gear - is this real?

Zascar

http://www.instrum.co.uk/

Have a look at the prices on this site – seems too good to be true – do you think it is?

mwrf

yes, it's a scam

Zascar

Care to tell me why?

mwrf

http://www.dancemusicireland.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=28634

Zascar

Website makes you register and moderator has to approve you before you can view anything. Can you copy and paste any relevant text?
Cheers

mwrf

its a scam

been doing the rounds for ages.......they accept western union, like all the best scams

Its a scam. Try and use a credit card using a uk address and guess what happens? They put the UK credit card option as a little confidence trick for people who are suspect of western union.

Its a scam.

Free international shipping? What other site has that? They are selling Nikon D50 cameras for e220 ffs. And if thats not enough they only accept western union. How many more hints do you need

you cant by by card, they only make it look like you can.

It's a run of the mill scam site

Sagat06

Honest to god I could swear I've seen that guys photo on several 'bogus' websites!! They just dont put the effort in these days!!

BaZmO*

Technics SL-1200MK2 for €183.00? lol

run_Forrest_run

the scammy ba****ds! I would love to infect their site with loads of viruses or something..boils my blood to see sites like that, poor grammar, dodgy checkout procedures etc..and the people who actually fall for it should be ashamed!

Zascar

Surely there is somehwere we can repor this?

Would the webhost not take the site down?

run_Forrest_run

Zascar wrote:

Surely there is somehwere we can repor this?

Would the webhost not take the site down?

Suppose the only way to convince them is to prove that the are scams..right, who wants to volunteer their credit card??? ahem, mine is 'broken'

Screaming Monkey

A quick look at the www/dns and ip configuration, its a nice collection of smoke and mirrors and could spend ages hacking around..

tracert www.instrum.co.uk
>Tracing route to www.instrum.co.uk [58.65.236.129]
1 * etc
2 * etc
9 569 ms 464 ms v151.tmhc2.pacific.net.hk [202.64.4.129]
10 375 ms 383 ms v204.tmhs3504.pacific.net.hk [202.64.149.234]
11 373 ms 377 ms 350 ms 58.65.235.162
12 360 ms 362 ms 355 ms 58-65-236-129.myrdns.com [58.65.236.129]

There is the ISP in hong kong - so you can contact them at these address
http://corporate.pacific.net.hk/en/contactus/contactus.php. (the 202.64.x.x network above)

They route to a hosting company called hostfresh.com (58.65.235-236),
at first glance they look well dodgy, the www.hostfresh.com website is also hosted off a server in the US

But you can try http://www.hostfresh.com/?cat=contact

Mentions of the hostfresh
http://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=12905
http://forum.aa419.org/viewtopic.php?t=9668&sid=b8aca6aab3c42b3f8bb72d3e34d34847
http://strivinglife.net/wordpress/2007/02/25/308/abuse-spam-originating-from-ip-5865232169/

The www.instrum.co.uk ip address is also blacklisted as a known spammer http://www.de.sorbs.net/lookup.shtml?58.65.236.129

Tiesto

im gonna try and reel them in..
I just sent an email to the 'sales department' claiming that Im in the process of setting up a new night club and I need to buy a lot of new equipment.
Im willing to spend around 5000 or 6000 with them..
I explained I dont like using western union and do they accept any other methods of payment?

Zascar

Hahaha brilliant, let us know how it goes...

run_Forrest_run

excellent stuff, yeah let us know how U get on.

Bradidup

Zascar wrote:

http://www.instrum.co.uk/

Have a look at the prices on this site – seems too good to be true – do you think it is?

Sounds to dodgy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. Wouldnt buy unless I had cash at his doorstep and heard the stuff working!!!. What about warrenty etc, had stuff blow before!!

run_Forrest_run

Tiesto wrote:

im gonna try and reel them in..
I just sent an email to the 'sales department' claiming that Im in the process of setting up a new night club and I need to buy a lot of new equipment.
Im willing to spend around 5000 or 6000 with them..
I explained I dont like using western union and do they accept any other methods of payment?

Any update Tiesto?

Tiesto

no
the fawkers musnt need the money too bad....

run_Forrest_run

Tiesto wrote:

no
the fawkers musnt need the money too bad....

or else they smell danger. corrupt fokkers.