UPDATE:
samplerewardsonline.com has the IP 38.101.10.141 which belongs to Cogent.
Please contact: abuse@cogentco.com
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First, there is no such thing as iPhone 5 at this point in time. Apple is not looking for iPhone 5 testers and never did so in the past with their product.
This investigation was prompted by a spam SMS from +1 (646) 709-7845 that says:
Apple is looking for iPhone 5 testers! The first 1000 users that go to http://mobile-testers.com and enter code 0214 will get to test & keep a new iPhone 5
The site mobile-testers.com is a portal to samplerewardsonline.com. The domain name was registered on February 1st, 2012 through eNom, Inc. and hosted by HostGator. The domain registration is also protected by WhoisGuard based on whois query.
You can enter any 4-character-code into the field and continue and it will redirect to samplerewardsonline.com.
Whois information on samplerewardsonline.com:
Lions-share:~ suspicious-bagel$ whois samplerewardsonline.com
Whois Server Version 2.0
Domain names in the .com and .net domains can now be registered
with many different competing registrars. Go to http://www.internic.net
for detailed information.
Domain Name: SAMPLEREWARDSONLINE.COM
Registrar: DYNAMIC DOLPHIN, INC.
Whois Server: whois.dynamicdolphin.com
Referral URL: http://www.dynamicdolphin.com
Name Server: NS1.SAMPLEREWARDSONLINE.COM
Name Server: NS2.SAMPLEREWARDSONLINE.COM
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 21-sep-2011
Creation Date: 21-sep-2011
Expiration Date: 21-sep-2012
>>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:14:38 UTC <<<
NOTICE: The expiration date displayed in this record is the date the
registrar’s sponsorship of the domain name registration in the registry is
currently set to expire. This date does not necessarily reflect the expiration
date of the domain name registrant’s agreement with the sponsoring
registrar. Users may consult the sponsoring registrar’s Whois database to
view the registrar’s reported date of expiration for this registration.
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database through the use of electronic processes that are high-volume and
automated except as reasonably necessary to register domain names or
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Services’ (“VeriSign”) Whois database is provided by VeriSign for
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to: (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass
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The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and
Registrars.
Registration Service Provided By: DYNAMIC DOLPHIN, INC
Contact: +1.7208723477
Domain Name: SAMPLEREWARDSONLINE.COM
Registrant:
Dynamic Dolphin Privacy Protection
Privacy Protect (privacyprotect@dynamicdolphin.com)
5023 W 120th Ave #233
Broomfield
Colorado,80020
US
Tel. +001.7208723477
Creation Date: 21-Sep-2011
Expiration Date: 21-Sep-2012
Domain servers in listed order:
ns1.samplerewardsonline.com
ns2.samplerewardsonline.com
Administrative Contact:
Dynamic Dolphin Privacy Protection
Privacy Protect (privacyprotect@dynamicdolphin.com)
5023 W 120th Ave #233
Broomfield
Colorado,80020
US
Tel. +001.7208723477
Technical Contact:
Dynamic Dolphin Privacy Protection
Privacy Protect (privacyprotect@dynamicdolphin.com)
5023 W 120th Ave #233
Broomfield
Colorado,80020
US
Tel. +001.7208723477
Billing Contact:
Dynamic Dolphin Privacy Protection
Privacy Protect (privacyprotect@dynamicdolphin.com)
5023 W 120th Ave #233
Broomfield
Colorado,80020
US
Tel. +001.7208723477
Status:LOCKED
Note: This Domain Name is currently Locked. In this status the domain
name cannot be transferred, hijacked, or modified. The Owner of this
domain name can easily change this status from their control panel.
This feature is provided as a security measure against fraudulent domain name hijacking.
samplerewardsonline.com is registered through Dynamic Dolphin, Inc.
samplerewardsonline.com IP is 38.101.10.141 which in the same block with similar scam sites such as Populargiftsforyou.com and PlanetGiftRewards.com
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