The domain was registered last week with the owner's address given as in the Ukraine -- a popular choice for scammers because the code UA 65080 can easily be mistaken for an address in Utah, USA.
The prices of course are impossibly low. They cannot be selling new Apple equipment at 20-40% below Apple's dealer wholesale -- 10 pack of 60Gb iPod videos $2500, 10 pack of Mac Minis $3000
Compare the terms and conditions of use at appleseals to
http://www.cdw.com/webcontent/inside/salesagreement.asp -- they have completely ripped off CDW's website terms and conditions, including a non-functional 'vendor page' link at the bottom. (note: CDW is a legitimate seller and not related in any way to appledeals).
"We Put Our Customers First
Our ability to assist our clients on important decisions on software, hardware and rapidly changing technology is what has made us leaders in our industry and kept us serving Fortune 500 companies in Los Angeles since 1993."
This whole section is a ripoff of California Computer Centre's website -- they didn't even bother to change Los Angeles to Mountain View or San Francisco.
The site does not provide a phone number
They are not an authorized Apple dealer according to Apple. This would mean that the Authorized dealer logo at the top is a lie.
"Please note that due to the large volume of correspondence we receive, we are only able to respond to the inquiries that are of interest to us. Thank you in advance for your understanding."
Meaning they probably only respond to people likely to stupid enough to send their money to an unknown person in another country.
There is no listing for a company named Apple Deals in the USA in the Better Business Bureau database (which includes both member and non member companies)
Apple Deals, LLC
450 Castro Street
Mountain View, CA 94041
Whitepages.com has no listing for a 450 Castro St. in Mountain View. There is a 450 Castro St in San Fancisco, occupied by a clothing store. Neither is there a listing for a company named Apple Deals in the USA.
Appledeals.com was a name used in a previous fraud operation from the Ukraine, accordingto
reports in Macintouch
Domain Name: APPLEDEALS.US
Domain ID: D9382665-US
Sponsoring Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC.
Registrant ID: GODA-016728551
Registrant Name: Denis Synashko
Registrant Organization: Global Connect Network
Registrant Address1: 17th, Ak. Filatova str.
Registrant City: Odessa
Registrant State/Province: UA
Registrant Postal Code: 65080
Registrant Country: Ukraine
Registrant Country Code: UA
Registrant Phone Number: +380.664851510
Registrant Facsimile Number: +380.17182282943
Registrant Email: *************@ukr.net
Registrant Application Purpose: P3
Registrant Nexus Category: C32/us
Administrative Contact ID: GODA-216728551
Administrative Contact Name: Denis Synashko
Administrative Contact Organization: Global Connect Network
Administrative Contact Address1: 17th, Ak. Filatova str.
Administrative Contact City: Odessa
Administrative Contact State/Province: UA
Administrative Contact Postal Code: 65080
Administrative Contact Country: Ukraine
Administrative Contact Country Code: UA
Administrative Contact Phone Number: +380.664851510
Administrative Contact Facsimile Number: +380.17182282943
Administrative Contact Email: *************@ukr.net
Administrative Application Purpose: P3
Administrative Nexus Category: C32/us
Billing Contact ID: GODA-316728551
Billing Contact Name: Denis Synashko
Billing Contact Organization: Global Connect Network
Billing Contact Address1: 17th, Ak. Filatova str.
Billing Contact City: Odessa
Billing Contact State/Province: UA
Billing Contact Postal Code: 65080
Billing Contact Country: Ukraine
Billing Contact Country Code: UA
Billing Contact Phone Number: +380.664851510
Billing Contact Facsimile Number: +380.17182282943
Billing Contact Email: *************@ukr.net
Billing Application Purpose: P3
Billing Nexus Category: C32/us
Name Server: NS3.SECURESERVER.NET
Name Server: NS4.SECURESERVER.NET
Created by Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC.
Last Updated by Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC.
Domain Registration Date: Tue Jan 17 15:42:21 GMT 2006
Domain Expiration Date: Tue Jan 16 23:59:59 GMT 2007
Domain Last Updated Date: Tue Jan 17 15:42:24 GMT 2006
So: Draw your own conclusions.
