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- [ACME-2026-0042] Phishing / fraud website report
Dear Abuse Team, Case reference: ACME-2026-0042 Domain: acmepaints-outlet.shop (https://acmepaints-outlet.shop/) Registered: 2 October 2026 via Northwind Domains, LLC (IANA 9999) I am writing on behalf of Acme Paints Ltd, the operator of https://acmepaints.co.uk/, to report that the domain acmepaints-outlet.shop is being used for a fraudulent website that impersonates our business. acmepaints-outlet.shop is a copy of our online shop at acmepaints.co.uk. It reproduces our logo, product names, descriptions and photographs, and presents itself as an "outlet" of our business, offering our products at up to 80% off with a checkout that asks for card details. Customers who pay on this site will not receive goods and their card details are at risk. Several have already contacted us believing they ordered from us, which damages our reputation. Acme Paints Ltd owns the following registered trade marks, which the site uses without authorisation: UK00003999999 ACME PAINTS (classes 2, 16, 35) Evidence: - Screenshot taken 11 Oct 2026, 09:14 BST (available on request) - Independent archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20261011091402/https://acmepaints-outlet.shop/ - Page title at the time of capture: "Acme Paints Outlet | Artist Paints up to 80% off" - Hosting: Contoso Hosting (AS64500) (203.0.113.47) We ask that you suspend the domain under your abuse policy, as it is being used for fraud and impersonation. Please confirm the action taken, quoting the case reference above. I am happy to provide further evidence. Kind regards, Sam Carter Ecommerce Manager, Acme Paints Ltd [email protected] · +44 20 7946 0000 1 Example Street, London, EC1A 1AA, United Kingdom