But seriously, what do you think is happening with this website?
It kind of looks like a regular ecommerce site, but then, it gets sketchy. First, I’ve never heard of it, but that’s not bad on its own. If you google the name, well, it’s not a great look - a few places point out some weird things like the website owner’s name is hidden. Ok but whatever.
But the “About” page is worrisome. The CEO/Founder only gives a first name. The others I can’t find anything about on LinkedIn, which isn’t everything, but... hmm. Oh, one of them I could find on there but of course, his info is “Russia.” Of course.
The first sentence on the About page is also not confidence-inspiring:
For more than 2 years, “Wolf Black” has been a well-known and trusted catalog brand. In 2017, Wolf Bkack established the mail-order business with an innovative single-sheet catalog offering 163 items.
Uhh, ok.
BUT WAIT, you say. Why do I even care at all, why not just close the tab and never look back?
Because they have a LEGO set my son REALLY wants for Christmas, and it’s sold out everywhere right now, other than for double retail on ebay. Or do they really have it?
My argument is, who cares if I give them a credit card number and order it. The way I see it, there are three likely outcomes, maybe in this order:
1. I place the order but it never comes, though my card is charged. I dispute the charge and wash my hands of the whole thing.
2. I place the order and it actually arrives. Yeah, I don’t think this is #1.
3. I place the order and suddenly I see a variety of fraudulent charges on my card. I cancel the card and dispute the charges. But why would they set up a whole ecommerce site just to steal my card info?
Is it possible they’d make a run at stealing my identity instead? Or, they’d say “the order is on its way” and give me a run-around but never really deliver the product? I still think I’d win via the credit card company on that one.
What say you, Oppo?
Oh, I googled the “main office” and it looks like a condo, lol.
Wolf Black
8365 Norwood Ln,
Maple Grove,MN,55369,US
The other address given is in a different state and also looks like a house. So, there’s that. But why?
I guess it looks sketchy enough to steer clear, but I’m still curious what the goal is here.