Craigs Free Hookup starts like this… You meet someone online, and they express interest in you. First however, you have to prove you are not a sex offender or serial killer, so you must get verified first. The scammer sends you a link to Craigs Free Hookup on craigsfreehookup.com.
Here is what the site says to start
” 100% Free of Charge”
Farther down the page
“Free Screening You will Not be Charged”
Site URL:
craigsfreehookup.com
Followed by a sub-site name, like /SinthiaRose and there are several others. Scammers copy one site to the next. The URL might not be the same as the above. If you find a different URL that looks similar, please leave a comment below. The picture of the website is at the end of this article. That will help others avoid the scams.
Type of Scam
Get Verified / Date Verification with hidden credit card charges.
What happens if you sign up?
Nothing good happens when you sign up to meet the girl. There are multiple sub-sites, and it depends on which one you were sent. I have found 3 themes:
- Dating
- Pornography
- Hidden cam site with a porno chaser
For this article, we will focus on the hidden cam site.
You are registered for :
- Camsexforme-members
- Premier Passport
- EroticDvdsOnline.com
- XXXHDVault.com
But wait there’s more!
For you added enjoyment, some scammer in a far away place has your email address. Your email is sold on the dark web – after the scammer is done spamming you of course. You are likely to be the recipient of a phishing attempt at some point in the future. See my note on that below.
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They might even give you a credit card number to use!
What could be more awesome?
I don’t know what happens if you use the card number. What I do know is that it is fraud to use a credit card without authorization. Laws vary state to state but it could be a felony. At a minimum, this is a way for the scammers to get a valid email and sell it on the dark web. Using this credit card information could also expose you to blackmail. How cool is that!!!
What does Craigs Free Hookup Cost?
Multiple recurring Monthly Charges from $39.99 (Dating) to almost $170 for the cam site with porn chaser option. The charges are NOT visible in the fine print.
* Tested with Chrome on Windows 10 and an Android. Different browsers might have different results.
How does this scam work?
A hidden “Iframe” web programming command redirects your credit card information without your knowledge. The site in the iframe redirects to another site that acts as a controller – it rotates to different dating or pornography sites.
When you enter your credit card, it is used for a trial period for the sites above. Since you cannot see the trial period and charges, you do not know to cancel. You might be sent an email, which might end up in the spam folder – assuming you used a real email. Even if you do get an email, since you are not looking for charges you might not pay attention to it.
Then when you next see your credit card statement, charges appear with a strange website name, that you nave never heard of. See the red box below.
the iframe command…
Where are these hidden charges?
When you enter your credit card, the iframe command shows only part of the page. If you go to the source code and click through, this is what is really on the page:
First, the email entry
Notice that the URL is different. It could be the dating sites, or any one of the adult hook up sites mentioned above.
Then, you land on the billing page
If you look at the teeny tiny little text there is the word “Terms”. That is actually a hyperlink disguised to like regular text, so it is hard to find. There are charges in the multi page document:
This part you cannot see
By my count, that is almost $170!!! That is one heck of a lot of FREE!!!
In this flavor of the scam, the billing site PMTSITETERM.COM rotates with each click or “customer”. The Other “deals” seem to remain the same.
What does the Redirect?
Go2cloud.org, owned by Seattle Technology. Lee Brown, also part of Tune.com an internet marketing company. Seattle Technology and Tune.com share the same Seattle office.
Who Owns Craigs Free Hookup
Craigs Free Hookup is a sub-site of craigsfreehookup.com, registered on November 3, 2017 anonymously in Panama.
Who Owns the Adult Hookup Sites?
The adult hook up sites like are registered to Nautell Capital Limited, Nicosia Cypress. A web search indicates that the director for Nautell Capital is Narek Melkonian. That is an Albanian surname. Sources for company names in Cypress are commercial, paid access sites – not a government registry. I cannot verify the information there. Said differently, it could be purposefully falsified.
Here is a picture of internet registries that I have found as of March 2018: https://theonlinedatingscams.com/nautell-capital-registries/
Who Owns the Other sites?
The dating, pornography and associated billing sites are usually registered anonymously. The companies are small, seemingly shell companies in Cyprus and the UK. You can find the company name on the bottom of the page of the billing site.
PmtSiteTerm.com is owned by EIK Services Limited, Nicosia Cyprus.
If you want to look up a site owner, my favorite source is http://www.cqcounter.com/whois/
Craigs Free Hookup scam detection video
This video shows how the scam works for one of the sub-sites. They are all the same.
https://theonlinedatingscams.com/craigs-free-hookup-video/
Craigs Free Hookup is a scam
You don’t get to meet the girl. There is no girl. It is as simple as that. It is worth noting that the porn sites, redirects etc. are all interchangeable with a few clicks. What you see today might not be there tomorrow, and back again the next day. If it doesn’t match exactly with what you have read here, it is just another delivery of the same thing.
The good and bad
Presumably you found this article before entering your credit card in one of these sites. That’s good.
If you gave them an email, the scammer will sell your email and it will end up on the dark web – after they are done spamming you. You need to view this video: How to detect a phishing attempt.
In a broader sense, If you want to check to see if your email has been compromised, then you can use this tool: Has My Email Been Hacked?
More Scams
Also, there are multiple other “girls” and sub-sites involved in the scam. See this post for more information: https://theonlinedatingscams.com/craigsfreehookup-com/
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