sooooo ich hab mal hardcore gegoogelt und einiges gefunden.
der link hier war äußerst aufschlussreich:
http://www.resellerratings.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-127716.html
Zitat daraus:
Welcome to RR.
On of the first things I do when looking into a company is to try and verify any information about that company.
For example;
The 'About Us' page (
http://www.wimelectro.com/index.php?aux_page=aux1) for Wim Electro says;Wim Electro located in Surabaya - Indonesia since 2000. But we go to Asia regional since 2003 and go to International since 2005.So this says that the company started in 2000. Began selling throughout Asia in 2003, and went international in 2005. And the homepage give this address and phone number; Jl. Tl Tomini 91
SURABAYA - 60165
INDONESIA
Phone : +62-813-37889773
Now to look to verify those statements.
The WhoIs info (
http://whois.domaintools.com/wimelectro.com), or website/domain registraion, says;Registrant:
UKWEB Hosting
PO 4184
Copacabana, New South Wales 2251
Australia
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (
http://www.godaddy.com)
Domain Name: WIMELECTRO.COM
Created on: 21-May-07
Expires on: 21-May-08
SSL Cert: web80.secure-secure.co.uk expires in 273 days.
IP History: 1 change on 2 unique name servers over 0 years.
IP Location United Kingdom - United Kingdom - Heart-internetThis information shows that this site has a private registration, no way to verify the address. It also shows that the site was registered on 21MAY2007, a little over a month ago, and the IP History backs that up. It also shows a valid SSL , that means they can process credit cards securely. However, when you click on the SSL cert link it comes up as:Forbidden
You don't have permission to access / on this server.So I cannot confirm the SSL cert either. They are located in Indonesia, private registration in Australia, and hosted in the UK.
Next I look at the address and phone numbers.
The Yellowpages, Indonesia (
http://www.yellowpages.co.id/index.aspx) has no listing for either 'Wim Electro' or Wimelectro";Search Results of WimElectro in All Cities
Found: 0 Companies in 0.734375 second(s)And using International Numbering Plans (
http://www.numberingplans.com/?page=analysis&sub=phonenr) for the phone number, +62-813-37889773, shows;Information on phone number range +62 813XXXXXX(XX)
Number billable as mobile number
Country or destination Indonesia
City or exchange location
Original network provider* Telkomsel GSM, shows;As for the address,
http://www.addressdoctor.com/lookup/default.aspx?lang=en&country=IDN gives the correct address as;91, Jln.Teluk Tomini
Surabaya 60165
Indonesia It's not exact but pretty close. But, I have not as yet found a way to verify who or what is at that address in Indonesia except for a yellow pages entry, and they don't have one.
Next I look at payment methods, per the 'Shipping and Payment' (
http://www.wimelectro.com/index.php?aux_page=aux2) page;2. International Order
* TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (T/T).
* WIRE/BANK TRANSFER.
* LETTER OF CREDIT (L/C).
* WESTERN UNION.They do not take credit cards and all the methods they list carry absolutely no fraud protection. They want you to wire them cash.
Last thing I check is Google. A search for wimelectro.com on Google (
http://www.google.com/search?q=Wime...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a) shows pages of adverts but no reviews or comments from buyers. I only checked the first 3 pages.
So, in conclusion.
We have a company that claims to have been in business for seven years. Yet, we can only verify they have been in business for a little over a month. They have no ratings or reviews anywhere and they use a cell phone. Lastly the want you to pay with cash. The prices are way below normal, (Canon Powershot TX-1 for $174 USD lowest I can find is $450 USD and Sony DCR-200 for $220 USD, lowest I find $632 USD)). I'd say it's a scam site.
The three things you should always ask yourself is, "Who am I buying from?" , "Who do I contact if a problem arises?", and "Am I covered if this is a fraud?"
The question you ask yourself should never be, "How much money am I saving?" Scammers use your own greed against you.
