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CriticalFake Storefronts

Superior Equipment & Rental

superiorequipandrent.com

A buyer reports losing $26,000 to Superior Equipment & Rental of Sheldon, Iowa, on a 2017 Kubota SVL95-2s compact track loader advertised at superiorequipandrent.com/listing/2017-kubota-svl95-2s. What makes the account checkable is the paperwork rather than the sale. A used machine crossing state lines normally generates an invoice naming a legal entity, a bill of sale carrying the machine PIN, a lien search, a bill of lading against a carrier with an MC number, and a cargo insurance certificate. By the reporter's account, not one of those documents was ever issued. The seller required the full amount by bank wire ahead of release, the funds settled, and the phone and sales address went quiet.

Exposure
$26K
Reports
1
Paid by
Bank wire transfer
Updated
2 days ago
MonitoringOther Reports

Verdant Solar Rebate Scheme

verdant-solar-rebate.example.com

Verdant Solar Rebate Scheme advertises a government-backed solar rebate and collects a processing fee plus identity documents through a portal. No confirmed loss has been reported yet, but the scheme name does not appear in any government programme register, the domain is nine weeks old, and the document upload flow requests more identity material than any rebate requires.

Exposure
None confirmed
Reports
0
Domain age
3 months
Updated
29 days ago
CriticalRecovery & Support Fraud

Asset Reclaim Unit

asset-reclaim-unit.example.com

Asset Reclaim Unit approaches people who have already lost money, quoting the exact amount and platform involved. It presents a case portal showing 'recovered' funds and requests a retainer, a blockchain gas fee, and a release tax. Five people who had already been defrauded lost a further $46,900. The contact handle is shared with a trading platform in this feed.

Exposure
$46.9K
Reports
5
Domain age
3 months
Updated
1 mo ago
CriticalInvestment & Crypto

Meridian Capital Desk

meridian-capital-desk.example.com

Meridian Capital Desk presents itself as a licensed derivatives brokerage with a live trading dashboard and an assigned account manager. Deposits are accepted in USDT and by bank transfer, balances rise on screen, and withdrawals are blocked behind a 12 percent 'liquidity clearance' fee. Four people reported a combined $214,000. The platform was still accepting deposits at the last check.

Exposure
$214K
Reports
4
Domain age
7 months
Updated
1 mo ago
ElevatedEmployment & Task Work

BrightPath Task Hub

brightpath-task-hub.example.com

BrightPath Task Hub recruits through messenger apps for paid 'listing optimisation' work. Early payouts of $20 to $60 are genuine, then tasks require the worker to deposit their own funds to unlock a commission tier, and a deliberate task error locks the balance until a correction fee is paid. Six workers reported $27,800. The platform remains online and recruiting.

Exposure
$27.8K
Reports
6
Domain age
4 months
Updated
1 mo ago
ElevatedRomance & Social Engineering

Harbour Lane Connect

harbour-lane-connect.example.com

Harbour Lane Connect is the trading platform at the end of a long-running social approach. Contact begins as a misdirected message, moves to a private messenger, and after several weeks the other person introduces a 'family' trading platform. Three people reported $88,400. Withdrawals require a personal tax certificate that is never issued.

Exposure
$88.4K
Reports
3
Domain age
8 months
Updated
1 mo ago
CriticalPhishing & Impersonation

Parcel Customs Settlement (courier impersonation)

parcel-customs-settle.example.com

A courier impersonation kit delivered by SMS, claiming a parcel was held pending a small customs fee. The payment page harvested full card details and then a one-time passcode in real time, which was used to enrol the card in a mobile wallet. Reported card losses reached $38,600 across 22 people, most of it spent within an hour of the code being entered.

Exposure
$38.6K
Reports
22
Domain age
2 months
Updated
1 mo ago

Ranked by reported loss

Largest reported exposure

Figures are the sum of losses stated by reporting parties. Treat them as a floor, not a total — most fraud is never reported anywhere.

OperationSeverityReportsExposure
Meridian Capital Deskmeridian-capital-desk.example.comCritical4$214K
Harbour Lane Connectharbour-lane-connect.example.comElevated3$88.4K
Asset Reclaim Unitasset-reclaim-unit.example.comCritical5$46.9K
Parcel Customs Settlement (courier impersonation)parcel-customs-settle.example.comCritical22$38.6K
BrightPath Task Hubbrightpath-task-hub.example.comElevated6$27.8K

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