Fake Freebie: Experts Coffee Sample
Before you head over to claim this alleged FREE Experts Choice Coffee sample, be sure to check out our research and heed our warning.
As the home of the Gimmie’s Big List of Fake Freebies to Avoid, we research all samples before we share to keep you safe online. You may not realize it, but scammers and spammers are notorious for posting fake offers. There are lots of reasons why people post fake freebies, but usually it is about money. They build up a website or Facebook fanpage and then sell it for profit. Or, they take your info submitted in their alleged freebie form, and sell it to Spammers. Some even deposit malicious code when you visit their website!
Findings:
- Website was created in January, and is up for renewal next month. Chances are they would like to sell the website. By having lots of traffic to it, they can sell for a much higher amount
- The website is set up VERY poorly. On one forum I frequent someone lamented that it “looks like a 12-year old made it,” and another replied, “a 12-year old could do better than this.”
- There is NO product info on the site
- There are NO product photos on the site
- Address appears to be a condo in a North Chicago suburb
- A Google Search for the phone number listed in Whois turns up this person who claims to be a Network Connector, distinguished toastmaster and has a very successful business. It almost seems like they used this person’s info to register the site without her knowledge.
- They have another fake offer website that is an exact copy on a different domain, which is registered in India. Scroll down to see that domain’s info
- They didn’t remove the automatic first comment example you get when you create a WordPress blog (very unprofessional)
Conclusion:
We strongly advise that you steer clear of this one. No free coffee will be sent from them.
So, to stay safe we highly recommend that you read our Big List of Fakes and learn how to protect yourself on every single freebie you sign up for. Read also: Getting Started with Gimmie.
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Whois Info
There are TWO websites, with different ownership info. My guess is that the first was used without permission.
Domain Name: EXPERTSCHOICECOFFEE.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1777156466_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Registrar URL: https://www.godaddy.com
Update Date: 2013-01-29 17:45:54
Creation Date: 2013-01-29 17:45:54
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2015-01-29 17:45:54
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@godaddy.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.480-624-2505
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Jean MacDonald
Registrant Organization:
Registrant Street: 1453 N Milwaukee Ave.
Registrant City: Libertyville
Registrant State/Province: Illinois
Registrant Postal Code: 60048
Registrant Country: United States
Registrant Phone: 4132227250
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: jeanconnects@gmail.com
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: Jean MacDonald
Admin Organization:
Admin Street: 1453 N Milwaukee Ave.
Admin City: Libertyville
Admin State/Province: Illinois
Admin Postal Code: 60048
Admin Country: United States
Admin Phone: 4132227250
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: jeanconnects@gmail.com
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: Jean MacDonald
Tech Organization:
Tech Street: 1453 N Milwaukee Ave.
Tech City: Libertyville
Tech State/Province: Illinois
Tech Postal Code: 60048
Tech Country: United States
Tech Phone: 4132227250
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: jeanconnects@gmail.com
Name Server: NS03.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
Name Server: NS04.DOMAINCONTROL.COM
DNSSEC: unsigned
Domain Name: WPWORKERS.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1653262109_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Registrar URL: https://www.godaddy.com
Update Date: 2013-04-04 23:15:35
Creation Date: 2011-04-27 22:03:50
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2014-04-27 22:03:50
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@godaddy.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.480-624-2505
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: satyajit sarkar
Registrant Organization: pentacle
Registrant Street: 132,main road east newbarrackpur
Registrant City: kolkata
Registrant State/Province: Uttarakhand
Registrant Postal Code: 700131
Registrant Country: India
Registrant Phone: +91.335673054
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: partha@techpenta.com
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: satyajit sarkar
Admin Organization: pentacle
Admin Street: 132,main road east newbarrackpur
Admin City: kolkata
Admin State/Province: Uttarakhand
Admin Postal Code: 700131
Admin Country: India
Admin Phone: +91.335673054
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: partha@techpenta.com
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: satyajit sarkar
Tech Organization: pentacle
Tech Street: 132,main road east newbarrackpur
Tech City: kolkata
Tech State/Province: Uttarakhand
Tech Postal Code: 700131
Tech Country: India
Tech Phone: +91.335673054
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: partha@techpenta.com
Name Server: NS2541.HOSTGATOR.COM
Name Server: NS2542.HOSTGATOR.COM
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: https://wdprs.internic.net/
Last update of WHOIS database: 2013-12-8T22:00:00Z