zorin
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When looking online for a new W3000ANV in the stores across Japan I came across a website selling these headphones. Its presentation is slick and the prices are unreal, literally too good to be true. Another giveaway is the uniform pricing of headphones with varied price points.
For some time I was considering whether to post the information / warning on head-fi or not. Some enterprising and unscrupulous types might use the opportunity of a supply of fake headphones to swindle decent and naive people out of their moneys. On the other hand some unexperienced and ignorant folks could also get robbed when finding the website and getting fooled. A veteran or a smart head-fi member would be able to see what is behind the facade but there are a lot of young and/or new members who are not 'deal wise'. This consideration prevailed.
The website is camouflaged as a Japanese one, its script is Japanese, the website title tag ends in letters ' jp ' dot ' biz 'and the displayed prices are in the Japanese currency. The reality is different. The website's registrant is an enterprise in the Fujian province of China. [see below] The folks of this province have talents for economic activities of all kinds. In not too distant past a good percentage of the province's population earned their living by piracy.
The website is fairly new, how long before the fakes they peddle will find their way to Ebay and to other public markets on this side of the world ?
CAVEAT EMPTOR.
- The website - http://headphonesjp.biz
- W3000ANV page - http://www.headphonesjp.biz/audiotechnicaathw3000anv-jp-2786.html
- The fingerprint - http://dnstoolkit.net/whois/headphonesjp.biz
Domain Name: HEADPHONESJP.BIZ
Domain ID: D55315849-BIZ
Sponsoring Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar URL (registration services): whois.godaddy.com
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Registrant ID: CR146516878
Registrant Name: firme liao
Registrant Address1: cangshan qu pushsnag
Registrant City: Fuzhou
Registrant State/Province: FuJian
Registrant Postal Code: 350000
Registrant Country: China
Registrant Country Code: CN
Registrant Phone Number: +1.8650252389
Registrant Email: dmgf0703jp@hotmail.com
Administrative Contact ID: CR146516880
Administrative Contact Name: firme liao
Administrative Contact Address1: cangshan qu pushsnag
Administrative Contact City: Fuzhou
Administrative Contact State/Province: FuJian
Administrative Contact Postal Code: 350000
Administrative Contact Country: China
Administrative Contact Country Code: CN
Administrative Contact Phone Number: +1.8650252389
Administrative Contact Email: dmgf0703jp@hotmail.com
Billing Contact ID: CR146516881
Billing Contact Name: firme liao
Billing Contact Address1: cangshan qu pushsnag
Billing Contact City: Fuzhou
Billing Contact State/Province: FuJian
Billing Contact Postal Code: 350000
Billing Contact Country: China
Billing Contact Country Code: CN
Billing Contact Phone Number: +1.8650252389
Billing Contact Email: dmgf0703jp@hotmail.com
Technical Contact ID: CR146516879
Technical Contact Name: firme liao
Technical Contact Address1: cangshan qu pushsnag
Technical Contact City: Fuzhou
Technical Contact State/Province: FuJian
Technical Contact Postal Code: 350000
Technical Contact Country: China
Technical Contact Country Code: CN
Technical Contact Phone Number: +1.8650252389
Technical Contact Email: dmgf0703jp@hotmail.com
Name Server: NS51.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS52.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Created by Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Last Updated by Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Domain Registration Date: Wed Jul 03 07:51:05 GMT 2013
Domain Expiration Date: Wed Jul 02 23:59:59 GMT 2014
Domain Last Updated Date: Wed Jul 03 07:51:06 GMT 2013
For some time I was considering whether to post the information / warning on head-fi or not. Some enterprising and unscrupulous types might use the opportunity of a supply of fake headphones to swindle decent and naive people out of their moneys. On the other hand some unexperienced and ignorant folks could also get robbed when finding the website and getting fooled. A veteran or a smart head-fi member would be able to see what is behind the facade but there are a lot of young and/or new members who are not 'deal wise'. This consideration prevailed.
The website is camouflaged as a Japanese one, its script is Japanese, the website title tag ends in letters ' jp ' dot ' biz 'and the displayed prices are in the Japanese currency. The reality is different. The website's registrant is an enterprise in the Fujian province of China. [see below] The folks of this province have talents for economic activities of all kinds. In not too distant past a good percentage of the province's population earned their living by piracy.
The website is fairly new, how long before the fakes they peddle will find their way to Ebay and to other public markets on this side of the world ?
CAVEAT EMPTOR.
- The website - http://headphonesjp.biz
- W3000ANV page - http://www.headphonesjp.biz/audiotechnicaathw3000anv-jp-2786.html
- The fingerprint - http://dnstoolkit.net/whois/headphonesjp.biz
WHOIS result for headphonesjp.biz
Domain Name: HEADPHONESJP.BIZ
Domain ID: D55315849-BIZ
Sponsoring Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar URL (registration services): whois.godaddy.com
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Registrant ID: CR146516878
Registrant Name: firme liao
Registrant Address1: cangshan qu pushsnag
Registrant City: Fuzhou
Registrant State/Province: FuJian
Registrant Postal Code: 350000
Registrant Country: China
Registrant Country Code: CN
Registrant Phone Number: +1.8650252389
Registrant Email: dmgf0703jp@hotmail.com
Administrative Contact ID: CR146516880
Administrative Contact Name: firme liao
Administrative Contact Address1: cangshan qu pushsnag
Administrative Contact City: Fuzhou
Administrative Contact State/Province: FuJian
Administrative Contact Postal Code: 350000
Administrative Contact Country: China
Administrative Contact Country Code: CN
Administrative Contact Phone Number: +1.8650252389
Administrative Contact Email: dmgf0703jp@hotmail.com
Billing Contact ID: CR146516881
Billing Contact Name: firme liao
Billing Contact Address1: cangshan qu pushsnag
Billing Contact City: Fuzhou
Billing Contact State/Province: FuJian
Billing Contact Postal Code: 350000
Billing Contact Country: China
Billing Contact Country Code: CN
Billing Contact Phone Number: +1.8650252389
Billing Contact Email: dmgf0703jp@hotmail.com
Technical Contact ID: CR146516879
Technical Contact Name: firme liao
Technical Contact Address1: cangshan qu pushsnag
Technical Contact City: Fuzhou
Technical Contact State/Province: FuJian
Technical Contact Postal Code: 350000
Technical Contact Country: China
Technical Contact Country Code: CN
Technical Contact Phone Number: +1.8650252389
Technical Contact Email: dmgf0703jp@hotmail.com
Name Server: NS51.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS52.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Created by Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Last Updated by Registrar: GODADDY.COM, INC.
Domain Registration Date: Wed Jul 03 07:51:05 GMT 2013
Domain Expiration Date: Wed Jul 02 23:59:59 GMT 2014
Domain Last Updated Date: Wed Jul 03 07:51:06 GMT 2013