Fake Mining Hardware company "UFOMiners.com" (possibly same as Minerslab)

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Looks like a scam, UFOMiners LLC  company does not exist anywhere, new website only created a a few weeks ago

The miners sound too good to true, free shipping and no history at all for this company found anywhere yet they claimed to have been involved in this industry since start of 2014

At the beginning of 2014 UfoMiners started a project of developing equipment for mining scrypt cryptocurrencies, which we plan to finish at the second half of 2014. Besides that we are simultaneously developing the second generation of Bitcoin miners. As compared to the first generation, which had a limited run, these miners will be available to a wide range of customers.

https://archive.is/o/D1og7/ufominers.com/index

UFOMiners Launches Four Miners For Bitcoin And Litecoin
Elliot Maras   on 29/10/2016
UFOMiners, a Las Vegas-based manufacturer of cryptocurrency mining equipment, has introduced four miners for bitcoin and Litecoin mining. The hardware – MesaMiner, NekrosMiner, OberonMiner and OberonMiner Prime – are available at a price range of $3,200 and $4,900.

MesaMiner
MesaMiner
ufominers-nekrosminer
NekrosMiner
Both MesaMiner and NekrosMiner provide a hashing speed of 60 TH/s and 85 TH/s, respectively, for bitcoin mining. MesaMiner is a special edition of RinoMiner and is available for $3,600. NekrosMiner provides greater power and sells for $4,800.

ufominers-oberonminer
OberonMiner
Oberon Prime
Oberon Prime
OberonMiner and OberonMiner Prime are designed for Litecoin mining with a hashing speed of 1.2 GH/s and 2.2 GH/s. They sell for $3,200 and $4,900, respectively.

Quality Control Manufacturing

All UFOMiners equipment undergoes a 2-stage test procedure during and after the manufacturing process to minimize the chances of defects. All four UFOMiners hardware come with a 5-year warranty against manufacturing defects.

UFOMiners, having launched in 2014, develops all the key components for the hardware in-house without having to rely on third-party solutions. The company manages the design and development of all of its equipment.

Also read: As mining expands, will electricity consumption constrain bitcoin?

Pay Using Cryptocurrency

Customers can buy any of the UFOMiners products directly from the company’s website using bitcoin, Litecoin and wire transfer deposits. Shipping is free using courier services like FedEx, UPS or DHL and includes all required accessories for instant deployment.

The company specializes in cryptocurrency mining hardware, blockchain-based technologies and remote hardware access services.

Some light digging turned up an Andrew Chiffer of the UK who have been associated with a similar scam a year ago here: "Anyone used of hear of minerslab.com? " - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=883534.0

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[Erumara]

Almost certainly another scam like all the others, their website screams of a fly-by-night cash grab.

Beware!

[Gleb Gamow]

Looks like a scam, UFOMiners LLC  company does not exist anywhere, new website only created a a few weeks ago

The miners sound too good to true, free shipping and no history at all for this company found anywhere yet they claimed to have been involved in this industry since start of 2014

At the beginning of 2014 UfoMiners started a project of developing equipment for mining scrypt cryptocurrencies, which we plan to finish at the second half of 2014. Besides that we are simultaneously developing the second generation of Bitcoin miners. As compared to the first generation, which had a limited run, these miners will be available to a wide range of customers.

https://archive.is/o/D1og7/ufominers.com/index

UFOMiners Launches Four Miners For Bitcoin And Litecoin
Elliot Maras   on 29/10/2016
UFOMiners, a Las Vegas-based manufacturer of cryptocurrency mining equipment, has introduced four miners for bitcoin and Litecoin mining. The hardware – MesaMiner, NekrosMiner, OberonMiner and OberonMiner Prime – are available at a price range of $3,200 and $4,900.

MesaMiner
MesaMiner
ufominers-nekrosminer
NekrosMiner
Both MesaMiner and NekrosMiner provide a hashing speed of 60 TH/s and 85 TH/s, respectively, for bitcoin mining. MesaMiner is a special edition of RinoMiner and is available for $3,600. NekrosMiner provides greater power and sells for $4,800.

ufominers-oberonminer
OberonMiner
Oberon Prime
Oberon Prime
OberonMiner and OberonMiner Prime are designed for Litecoin mining with a hashing speed of 1.2 GH/s and 2.2 GH/s. They sell for $3,200 and $4,900, respectively.

Quality Control Manufacturing

All UFOMiners equipment undergoes a 2-stage test procedure during and after the manufacturing process to minimize the chances of defects. All four UFOMiners hardware come with a 5-year warranty against manufacturing defects.

UFOMiners, having launched in 2014, develops all the key components for the hardware in-house without having to rely on third-party solutions. The company manages the design and development of all of its equipment.

Also read: As mining expands, will electricity consumption constrain bitcoin?

Pay Using Cryptocurrency

Customers can buy any of the UFOMiners products directly from the company’s website using bitcoin, Litecoin and wire transfer deposits. Shipping is free using courier services like FedEx, UPS or DHL and includes all required accessories for instant deployment.

The company specializes in cryptocurrency mining hardware, blockchain-based technologies and remote hardware access services.

Some light digging turned up an Andrew Chiffer of the UK who have been associated with a similar scam a year ago here: "Anyone used of hear of minerslab.com? " - https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=883534.0

In re your last link, I was the second person to comment on that thread with the below:

https://www.minerslab.com/product/smart-miner-2-se-10ths-rack-mount-bitcoin-miner/

claiming 10ths no word on psu or anything... Looks promising but spotty also

It's a scam!

https://twitter.com/MinersLab

[Gleb Gamow]

The good news is that if UFOMiners is a scam, you can always order from THMiners: http://bitcoinist.net/thminers-bitcoin-litecoin-mining-rigs/



And use the same data center as UFOMiners at http://www.bitdirect.com/



http://www.ufominers.com/mesa-miner

Testimonials

They have expertise in blockchain technologies and understand where and how they can be implemented as well as how existing processes can be optimized using the blockchain. George Eden

While many mining companies rise and fail, they keep growing in a sustainable manner.
Tara Green

https://www.hashcoins.com/ <both quotes below>

HashCoins are our partners for a long time. They have expertise in blockchain technologies and understand where and how they can be implemented as well as how existing processes can be optimized using the blockchain.

- Jevgeni Shumilov, Emercoin CEO

CryptoPay

HashCoins is one of our oldest partners and clients.

The company has a solid reputation and was one of the first on the market (или is one the pioneers on the market). While many mining companies rise and fall, they keep growing in a sustainable manner.

George Basiladze, CryptoPay CEO

[Racey]

Registrant Name   Panel Wirez
Registrant Organization   UfoMiner LLC.
Registrant Email   MustAntiyou@outlook.com
Registrant Phone Number   17706569819
Registrant Address   Silmonte 21
Registrant City/Town   Cumming
Registrant State   GA
Registrant Zip Code   30040
Country   UNITED STATES
Administrative Contact Info
Administrative Contact Name   Robert Westfall
Administrative Contact Organization   The Westfall Real Estate Group
Administrative Contact Email   rwestfall3300@gmail.com
Administrative Contact Phone Number   17706569819
Administrative Contact Address   3300 Hutchinson Rd|Apt D-3
Administrative Contact City/Town   Cumming
Administrative Contact State   GA
Administrative Contact Zip Code   30040
Country   UNITED STATES
Technical Contact Info
Technical Contact Name   Hostmaster ONEANDONE
Technical Contact Organization   1&1 Internet Inc.
Technical Contact Email   hostmaster@1and1.com
Technical Contact Phone Number   18774612631
Technical Contact Address   701 Lee Rd.|Suite 300
Technical Contact City/Town   Chesterbrook
Technical Contact State   PA
Technical Contact Zip Code   19087
Country   UNITED STATES
https://www.thedailywhois.com/2016-10-16/truereligionjeansoutlet.com


Different information here?

https://w3bin.com/domain/ufominers.com

[Gleb Gamow]

Registrant Name   Panel Wirez
Registrant Organization   UfoMiner LLC.
Registrant Email   MustAntiyou@outlook.com
Registrant Phone Number   17706569819
Registrant Address   Silmonte 21
Registrant City/Town   Cumming
Registrant State   GA
Registrant Zip Code   30040
Country   UNITED STATES
Administrative Contact Info
Administrative Contact Name   Robert Westfall
Administrative Contact Organization   The Westfall Real Estate Group
Administrative Contact Email   rwestfall3300@gmail.com
Administrative Contact Phone Number   17706569819
Administrative Contact Address   3300 Hutchinson Rd|Apt D-3
Administrative Contact City/Town   Cumming
Administrative Contact State   GA
Administrative Contact Zip Code   30040
Country   UNITED STATES
Technical Contact Info
Technical Contact Name   Hostmaster ONEANDONE
Technical Contact Organization   1&1 Internet Inc.
Technical Contact Email   hostmaster@1and1.com
Technical Contact Phone Number   18774612631
Technical Contact Address   701 Lee Rd.|Suite 300
Technical Contact City/Town   Chesterbrook
Technical Contact State   PA
Technical Contact Zip Code   19087
Country   UNITED STATES
https://www.thedailywhois.com/2016-10-16/truereligionjeansoutlet.com


Different information here?

https://w3bin.com/domain/ufominers.com

This is the only solid lead I was able to glean stemmed from the above info: http://www.pathofexile.com/account/view-profile/MustAntiyou

[Racey]

http://statuslite.com/domain/ufominer.com


Registered by Panel Wirez
Contact 
Registration
07 Oct
2016
Update
07 Oct
2016
Expiry of registration
07 Oct
2017
Registrar pdr ltd. d/b/a publicdomainregistry.com
Reseller -
Status clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/eppRegistry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
Registrant
Name Panel Wirez
Organisation UfoMiner LLC.
Address Silmonte Registrant City: New York New York
United States
411647
 +1.00167475834
Admin
Name Panel Wirez
Organisation UfoMiner LLC.
Address Silmonte Admin City: New York New York
United States
411647
 +1.00167475834
Billing
Name -
Organisation -
Address
Tech
Name Panel Wirez
Organisation UfoMiner LLC.
Address Silmonte Tech City: New York New York
United States
411647
 +1.00167475834

[Gleb Gamow]

http://statuslite.com/domain/ufominer.com


Registered by Panel Wirez
Contact 
Registration
07 Oct
2016
Update
07 Oct
2016
Expiry of registration
07 Oct
2017
Registrar pdr ltd. d/b/a publicdomainregistry.com
Reseller -
Status clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/eppRegistry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
Registrant
Name Panel Wirez
Organisation UfoMiner LLC.
Address Silmonte Registrant City: New York New York
United States
411647
 +1.00167475834
Admin
Name Panel Wirez
Organisation UfoMiner LLC.
Address Silmonte Admin City: New York New York
United States
411647
 +1.00167475834
Billing
Name -
Organisation -
Address
Tech
Name Panel Wirez
Organisation UfoMiner LLC.
Address Silmonte Tech City: New York New York
United States
411647
 +1.00167475834

The +1.00167475834 telephone number is totally useless.

[Gleb Gamow]

UFOMiners Announces the Launch of Four Powerful Cryptocurrency Miners: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ufominers-announces-the-launch-of-four-powerful-cryptocurrency-miners#

https://cointelegraph.com/press-release-submission

Share your press release with our readers for 0.4 btc per release - it will appear on the homepage and in the side bar. Once press release was submitted and payment has been made we will publish your press-release shortly.

Please follow this guide"how to write press-releases"

Press releases for inappropriate or fraudulent products and services will not be published. CoinTelegraph has a right to refuse to publish your press release offering you a refund.

So, we provide a service for free, namely warning fellow Bitcoiners about scam outfits via doing simple Google searches et al., while CoinTelegraph with its far more advanced research team espouses that they, too, protect Bitcoiners from scam outfits prior to taking a 0.4 BTC press release fee from an easily proven scam outfit.

On behalf of all those about to be scammed by UFOMiners opting to purchase because of a paid-for press release, thank you, CoinTelegraph, for not doing a mere few minutes due diligence that others are doing for free for the betterment of Bitcoin. We're sure your cryptocurrency-based advertisers are mighty proud of you genius folks. Keyword [alluded to]: Boycott.

[TheKoolaider]

Edit: Yeah dis is a mudahfucking scam.  The About Us page is a literal copy from Minerslab.  Here's a forum post from 2014 https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=883534.msg9785136#msg9785136 and here is a copy/paste from UFOMiners.com About Us page

It's been two years since UfoMiners founders decided to create their own cryptocurrency miners. During this time our group of young and ambitious enthusiasts has evolved into a company of like-minded persons, which has attracted experienced top-notch specialists in development of equipment, engineering and management.

At the beginning of 2014 UfoMiners started a project of developing equipment for mining scrypt cryptocurrencies, which we plan to finish at the second half of 2014. Besides that we are simultaneously developing the second generation of Bitcoin miners. As compared to the first generation, which had a limited run, these miners will be available to a wide range of customers.


Man, I'm having a really hard time determining if this is a legit scam.  I have emailed the company regarding their products.  I asked them what type of buying protection I have, and Sophia Bauer said, "You are buying from a registered company , which it has the products already in stock ( full ) we are not manufacturing the products after the payment , consider this email as a confirmation that you will receive your order ."  

That's how this person typed the email.  I don't know anyone who types like this unless they are super foreign.  

I haven't been able to find a website to confirm whether or not they are registered in Nevada.  When I google maps the address, street view shows a building with the 4 digit address, but that's it. No sign showing what is in that building.

Regarding the articles that are seen on their website and CCN, they are all the same copy/paste with or without Ruben Vos info at the bottom.  I also can't find anything about Ruben Vos.

I'm skeptical regarding paying a company like this in crypto.  Actually I know I won't ever pay in crypto, but they do offer bank transfers, which I don't know what to make of.

All the same articles:
http://www.cryptocoinupdates.com/ufominers-announces-the-launch-of-four-powerful-cryptocurrency-miners/

http://www.bitcoinmythsexposed.com/ufominers-announces-the-launch-of-four-powerful-cryptocurrency-miners/

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ufominers-launch-four-powerful-cryptocurrency-194100136.html


Whitepages shows that the number listed at the bottom of the website is a cell phone number: http://www.whitepages.com/phone/1-702-832-0543

Google street view link, hope it works correctly: https://www.google.com/maps/place/6390+W+Cheyenne+Ave,+Las+Vegas,+NV+89108/@36.2175903,-115.2335865,3a,75y,351.9h,90t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sh2pT7VIThWPcTempPUGqMQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xdbdcd228571ff294!6m1!1e1

Domain has been registered on the 16th of October and server is based out of Germany: https://whois.domaintools.com/ufominers.com

I'll update if I find more info.

[Gleb Gamow]

UFOMiners Announces the Launch of Four Powerful Cryptocurrency Miners: https://cointelegraph.com/news/ufominers-announces-the-launch-of-four-powerful-cryptocurrency-miners#

https://cointelegraph.com/press-release-submission

Share your press release with our readers for 0.4 btc per release - it will appear on the homepage and in the side bar. Once press release was submitted and payment has been made we will publish your press-release shortly.

Please follow this guide"how to write press-releases"

Press releases for inappropriate or fraudulent products and services will not be published. CoinTelegraph has a right to refuse to publish your press release offering you a refund.

So, we provide a service for free, namely warning fellow Bitcoiners about scam outfits via doing simple Google searches et al., while CoinTelegraph with its far more advanced research team espouses that they, too, protect Bitcoiners from scam outfits prior to taking a 0.4 BTC press release fee from an easily proven scam outfit.

On behalf of all those about to be scammed by UFOMiners opting to purchase because of a paid-for press release, thank you, CoinTelegraph, for not doing a mere few minutes due diligence that others are doing for free for the betterment of Bitcoin. We're sure your cryptocurrency-based advertisers are mighty proud of you genius folks. Keyword [alluded to]: Boycott.

https://cointelegraph.com/news/fool-me-once-top-5-bitcoin-related-scams-for-2015

CoinTelegraph is always keen to bring to readers’ attention anything suspicious in crypto-industry and beyond [unless rogue entities pay us our standard press release fee of 0.4 BTC]

I've an idea: I'll pen a press release about my linked-to website offering up quantum computers that operate on solar power monkey shit and see if they'll print the article upon paying the 0.4 BTC fee.

[Brob12321]

Yeah another scam company, hopefully no one falls for this on this forum at least; it's sad to see members of the community get taken advantage of like this

[Gleb Gamow]

Yeah another scam company, hopefully no one falls for this on this forum at least; it's sad to see members of the community get taken advantage of like this

Until, that is, UFOMiners starts advertising on this forum since they had no problem getting pass Cointelegraph's promised defenses to protect the community after paying the 0.4 BTC press release fee.

Upon doin' some diggin, to date I've strongly connected Cointelegraph to MyBitcoin and The Madhatter, at the same time currently having made a strong connection between coinexchange.io and coinexchange.co. At this stage, it wouldn't surprise me the least to learnt that Bruce Wagner and Co. operate some nefarious cryptocurrency-based entity again in this space. <the latter added to evoke my three-prong attack, recalling Pattaya et al.>


"Joe, the thruth of the matter is that I wouldn't have discovered this heaven on Earth if it wasn't for BitcoinTalk in 2011. Here comes our boys now. Act sad."

[iamTom123]

Mining can be a good business in the next few years and since the market is really robust it is attracting bad players who are taking advantage of people looking for the next shining thing. We should really be careful in investing money or buying anything related to mining as scammers are everywhere ready to bite us whole. It is good thing to read this forum to get us warned and educated.

[plast555]

http://www.ufominers.com/nekros-miner
cost 4800$

PSU (Included in Price): Cisco Catalyst 4500E 9000W Power Supply

https://www.amazon.com/CISCO-TRIPLE-SUPPLY-CATALYST-PWR-C45-9000ACV/dp/B00DYCE4G2
cost 4100$

...so what ?? miner from 85 Th/s cost just 700$ hhhhhh....STAY AWAY FROM THAT BS !!!!!

[tradewiz]

I see that cointelegraph runs another story about UFOminers now. Dont these guys do ANY due dill? Pretty scary. https://cointelegraph.com/news/pros-and-cons-of-starting-bitcoin-mining-farm-no-more-childs-play

[nwfella]

I see that cointelegraph runs another story about UFOminers now. Dont these guys do ANY due dill? Pretty scary. https://cointelegraph.com/news/pros-and-cons-of-starting-bitcoin-mining-farm-no-more-childs-play

Think the answer to that is an emphatic 'obviously not!'

*Always be leery of 'Guest Author(s)' posts on any of the major crypto rags. (wink wink)

[ofirbeigel]

Just did some more digging into this company and found some very interesting information. A big thanks to all of your posting on this thread that helped me create this story.

[iamTom123]

It is good thing that this pseudo-company is exposed for what it really is so it can't continue on victimizing people and just giving them false hope. We all want to earn money but somehow we can also be victimized by scammers.

[Gleb Gamow]

Just did some more digging into this company and found some very interesting information. A big thanks to all of your posting on this thread that helped me create this story.

Following the link ...

I don’t really understand what security reasons could pose a threat to them ...

It'd be too easy to find the thievin' cocksuckers so to tie them bastards up and stick a broken glass bottle up their asses prior to when the real torture begins.