PSA : Musicplux.net is a Scam ( Gear 'site' in France )

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#1

Hi,

Looking for a sound card occasion I find this web.
https://musicplux.net/index.php/acceuil/ Can someone tell me
if it seems a scam or not? I emailed them and they answered me, but nothing
in the mail telling me that was coming from a business man (no name shop or number telephone or…). Haven’t find any address and the web is quite strange…
So…I’ve been suspicious…:face_with_raised_eyebrow::thinking:
Maybe someone knows ways to easily unmask it.

…by the way, any french people knows something about that web/company??

Thanks

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#2

I’m French, I might be wrong, but this seems so weird. I really would hold any purchase for now.

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#3

Yeah seems dodgy. Amateuristic at best. Scam at worst.

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#4

:wink: yes, I know, I’ve seen you on live here in Brussels…

I feel exactly the same.

#5

I can t find a way to browse products but from the homepage i can get to this page with random news items… https://musicplux.net/index.php/category/non-classe/

And apparently they can t make their mind up about whether they re called Music Plux or Music Plus.

I would definitely not spend any money there…

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#6

Emu SP 1200 YT video on the homepage :face_with_raised_eyebrow:
I’m suspicious :face_with_raised_eyebrow:

#7

Website is pretty amateurish, also I can‘t find anything at their contact adress…
Looks suspicious for sure.

#8

I think it’s not even a scam, maybe a test website…
OP ? What does they said you in the email ?

#9

The prices are… well even for 2nd hand tjazs to nice to be true. A4MKII for 700€? I doubt that.

#10

N°1 In the home studio :joy:
The treble key half sliced :rofl:

What’s this website :joy:

#11

I asked how much of warranty and if they ship to Belgium…they answered that:

Summary

Bonjour

Nous faisons des livraison sur Belgique par UPS

Garantie: 2ans

Merci l’equipe MusicPlux

That tilt on me, and then went to look again for the web and feel bad…

#12

100% a scam the site is only 5 days old and the domain is registered to someone in Benin Africa.

Domain Name: MUSICPLUX.NET
Creation Date: 2019-11-16T06:33:13Z

Registrant Name: Arnaud Allowanou
Registrant Organization: EXPERCOM
Registrant Street: BP 96 Cotonou
Registrant City: Cotonou
Registrant State/Province: Atlantique
Registrant Postal Code: 229
Registrant Country: BJ
Registrant Phone: +229.67020493
Registrant Email: a.badjas@gmail.com

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#13

364-homestudio03-1.jpg1200×675 252 KB

Picture taken here : https://www.pourlesmusiciens.com/blog/nouveau-magasin-et-nouvel-auditorium_364.html
This store is just near where I leave in Paris. I was saying myself that I recognize the moog. I was window shopping one month ago the grandmother and other moog.

Run bro

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#14

2 years warranty on used gear!

Oh and the products for sale are all rather high end. Not bad for a village on the Corsica island (ile de Corse).

Scam for sure. No doubt.

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#15

Wow, nice finding!

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#16

There are loads of these scam sites about, I actually fell for one while shopping for a Neutron while hungover and half asleep. My bank reversed the charges lol

#17

Thanks people for fast confirm what I thought. With incontestable evidence :ok_hand:
you rock! :muscle:

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#18

Next time, try using “whois” network tool. This website was created on 16/11/2019, there’s no way it’s been created in 2006.

Domain Name: MUSICPLUX.NET
Registry Domain ID: 2455852337_DOMAIN_NET-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registrar URL: http://www.publicdomainregistry.com
Updated Date: 2019-11-16T06:55:44Z
Creation Date: 2019-11-16T06:33:13Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2020-11-16T06:33:13Z
Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registrar IANA ID: 303
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse-contact@publicdomainregistry.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.2013775952
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Name Server: NS1.CP-51.WEBHOSTBOX.NET
Name Server: NS2.CP-51.WEBHOSTBOX.NET
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/
Last update of whois database: 2019-11-21T21:19:21Z <<<

They also have an Audiofanzine profile (french music website) : https://fr.audiofanzine.com/membres/1226579/ and it’s very recent too.

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#19

And, by the way…

Musicplux feels like… musicploucs, isn’t it?:rofl:
(in french, kind of musicdumb…)

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#20

Perhaps @alejander can report the scam at audiofanzine?