I too fell for this scam (being new to bitcoin mining)...
They took $400 worth of bitcoins from me (0.51383328 at the time) when I placed my order of 3 x Bi-Fury ASICs + USB3.0 hub.
Someone must be able to track down these fraudsters... they have registered a website and a phone number, neither of which can be done totally anonymously.
The website appears to originate from Australia and the domain registration shows:
Domain Name: BIFURYMINERS.COM
Registry Domain ID:
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.publicdomainregistry.com
Registrar URL:
www.publicdomainregistry.comUpdated Date: 13-Jan-2014
Creation Date: 13-Jan-2014
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 13-Jan-2015
Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registrar IANA ID: 303
Registrar Abuse Contact Email:
[email protected]Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1-2013775952
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID: PP-SP-001
Registrant Name: Domain Admin
Registrant Organization: Privacy Protection Service INC d/b/a PrivacyProtect.org
Registrant Street: C/O ID#10760, PO Box 16 Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator
Registrant City: Nobby Beach
Registrant State/Province: Queensland
Registrant Postal Code: QLD 4218
Registrant Country: AU
Registrant Phone: +45.36946676
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email:
[email protected]Registry Admin ID: PP-SP-001
Admin Name: Domain Admin
Admin Organization: Privacy Protection Service INC d/b/a PrivacyProtect.org
Admin Street: C/O ID#10760, PO Box 16 Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator
Admin City: Nobby Beach
Admin State/Province: Queensland
Admin Postal Code: QLD 4218
Admin Country: AU
Admin Phone:
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email:
[email protected]Registry Tech ID: PP-SP-001
Tech Name: Domain Admin
Tech Organization: Privacy Protection Service INC d/b/a PrivacyProtect.org
Tech Street: C/O ID#10760, PO Box 16 Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator Note - Visit PrivacyProtect.org to contact the domain owner/operator
Tech City: Nobby Beach
Tech State/Province: Queensland
Tech Postal Code: QLD 4218
Tech Country: AU
Tech Phone:
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email:
[email protected]Name Server: ns1.qhoster.net
Name Server: ns2.qhoster.net
Name Server: ns3.qhoster.net
Name Server: ns4.qhoster.net
DNSSEC:Unsigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System:
http://wdprs.internic.net/>>>Last update of WHOIS database: 2014-01-25T18:08:27+0000Z<<<
Interesting that they are hiding behind Privacy Protection Service, but obviously PPS cannot protect the fraudulant activity of criminals...
I am now emailing privacyprotect.org to advise them that one of their customers is trading in a fraudulent manner.
Will post any feedback I receive.