Newbie here - Possible tech support / refund scam - st-ride.co

Scams Refund Scam
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Scam Number: +1-833-680-0386 / +44-808-501-5701
Scammer’s Website or Email: https://www.st-ride.co / [email protected]
Additional information about this scam:

My grandfather had 3 charges on his card with reference to st-ride.co, all small amounts.
Website looks sus and there’s a reference to Bromotime Limited, which has its own website https://bromotime.com.
Main website mentions refunds so thinking this could be the start of a refund scam?

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Welcome @robsd! Some more information found:
st-ride.co live chat: Welcome to Live Chat
bromotime.com email address: [email protected]
bromotime.com phone number: +44 177 566 2676
bromotime.com address and registration: Bromotime Limited, Top Flat 38a Cromwell Road, Whitstable, Kent, United Kingdom, CT5 1NW, COMPANY NUMBER: 12304001, VAT: 337579951
Companies House page: BROMOTIME LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK Victoria Jane Allen is the director. Inspection address: The Barn 16 Nascot Place Watford WD17 4QT

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Welcome to the site @robsd

All the whois info for the site is “redacted for privacy”. Domain name was registered in 2020. Registrar is key-systems.

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The website is https://starrideentertainment.co

  • $ 0.00 access for 5 days. This converts to a 30 day billing subscription for $ 39.95 after 5 days. This recurs every 30 days for $ 39.95 until canceled.

Might be legitimate, as they have a free trial many people don’t pay attention to when signing up and submitting their payment info.

A week ago I came across a similar website that might be affiliated to them. Same type of unknown charges reported. https://itsabrainstorm.com

This charge will show on your statement as 'bra-str.com8449591669 Magtastic Inc. 7800 Sunset Drive, Miami, FL, 33143, USA

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The other websites do initially look legitimate individually, but there are so many that use the same cookie-cutter templates and hidden fees, it’s all very suspicious:

https://starrideentertainment.co
https://icecoldsun.com
https://polarnightsromance.com
https://contentwhenlostinspace.com
https://getbusygames.net [18+]

Plus another that basically mirrors the first st-ride.co site which led me down this rabbit hole:

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Thanks!

I found this which basically confirms we’re not the first target: https://www.scam-detector.com/validator/st-ride-co-review/.

Also oddly Bromotime Limited appear to have connections with other sites such as explicit gaming (just by Googling their name), so god knows how much fraud is going on.

I will wait to hear the outcome from the bank and then possibly report them on Companies House.

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bra-str.com live chat: Welcome to Live Chat
bra-str.com email address: [email protected]
bra-str.com phone number: (844) 959-1669