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I'm going to bet that this is a setup for the phishing scam. Random addresses and phone numbers, fake endorsements, blatant design rip-off - it all points rather unambiguously at a quick-and-dirty attempt at creating a believable online presence. It could've been just a designer's "sketch" or a proof of concept for a client if it weren't for two clones. This indicates that this is a redundant setup, with possibly more clones floating around, but with the JS files fixed.

Your best bet would be to contact the hosting providers and say just that.

If this is indeed a part of the scam operation, you should also prepare yourselves for a website redesign, because if the scam gets on its way, then your visuals may end up being associated with the scammy websites rather than with your genuine business.



The secure broker website has already been flagged by my work firewall as a phishing site.


phishing scam websites spend a lot of effort to fake their website.. amazed.




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