This time: the guy behind imeichanger.com, secretgsm.com and antitap.com
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The reputation (which we doubt that even exist before by some certain reasons) of antitap.com, imeichanger.com and secretgsm.com has been irremediably lost by these dirty actions of the guy behind these sites. We strongly recommend to avoid this websites.
The websites owner got caught using fake IMEI labels to fool the buyers that he sell proper and working stealth phones, and because of that he removed the pictures off his websites. That was too late, we have recorded him as scammer and all proofs are posted below and will remain available on our website, for anyone who wants to know the truth about this particular scammer.
The websites owner got caught using fake IMEI labels to fool the buyers that he sell proper and working stealth phones, and because of that he removed the pictures off his websites. That was too late, we have recorded him as scammer and all proofs are posted below and will remain available on our website, for anyone who wants to know the truth about this particular scammer.
Counterfeit stealth phone by antitap.com
We have discovered recently another website that is offering "stealth phones" on cheap prices. Apparently, this vendor is selling stealth phones that comes on the right platform: G608.
A fake IMEI sticker, for a fake stealth phone. By antitap.com
Getting IMEI from a fake stealth phone The thing that caught our attention in the mention "ANTITAP" on the back label, as you can see in the screenshot attached. Being an unusual and irregular mention on any mobile phone label and even more for a phone produced by Samsung, we proceeded to investigate this inscription. Thus, we used a software application called Barcode Scanner (an Android application freely available on Play Store) for reading bar code label. You can do this as well.
The IMEI barcode shows the fake label: Samsung G600, and not G608. Busted.
By scanning the bar code directly from our PC screen, we've got this result: The digits you can see in the photo above are just the phone IMEI. This bar code containing phone IMEI is present on any mobile phone.
We've proceeded further, in order to identify the phone model, by correlating IMEI that appears on the label. By parsing the IMEI code on a online IMEI analysing tool (www.imei.info), we've got this result:
We've proceeded further, in order to identify the phone model, by correlating IMEI that appears on the label. By parsing the IMEI code on a online IMEI analysing tool (www.imei.info), we've got this result:
Checking fake IMEI
Checking up the IMEI:
And surprise: IMEI belongs to Samsung G600. Busted! So, the IMEI claimed to belong to a Samsung G608 actually belongs to a Samsung G600, which is the wrong platform used by scammers to sell fake stealth phones. Simple as that.
A genuine Samsung G600 back label looks like this:
A genuine Samsung G600 back label looks like this:
Proper Samsung S/N: 11 digit
Please note the structure of Serial Number: 11 digit, as Samsung official says.
We did not stop there and asked an Samsung official about this label (IMEI and S/N). Here is his response: samsung_reply.pdf Download File
We did not stop there and asked an Samsung official about this label (IMEI and S/N). Here is his response: samsung_reply.pdf Download File
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.
416 Maetan3-Dong Yeongtong-gu, Suwon city, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea 442-742
Date: Jan12, 2015
RE: Request of Information for IMEI 355683044004277
To: Mr. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
The IMEI 355683044004277 belongs to an Samsung SGH-G600 that was produced by Samsung Electronics in 2007.
The serial number R1VPANTITAP is wrong an is not specific to Samsung S/N. Serial numbers used for Samsung G600 and Samsung G608 series are having 11 (eleven) digit, a sequence of letters and numbers but not only letters.
We are happy to assist you in your academic study. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further assistance.
Sincerely,
SEOUNG HO PARK
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.
416 Maetan3-Dong Yeongtong-gu, Suwon city, Gyeonggi-Do, Korea 442-742
Date: Jan12, 2015
RE: Request of Information for IMEI 355683044004277
To: Mr. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
The IMEI 355683044004277 belongs to an Samsung SGH-G600 that was produced by Samsung Electronics in 2007.
The serial number R1VPANTITAP is wrong an is not specific to Samsung S/N. Serial numbers used for Samsung G600 and Samsung G608 series are having 11 (eleven) digit, a sequence of letters and numbers but not only letters.
We are happy to assist you in your academic study. Please do not hesitate to contact us for further assistance.
Sincerely,
SEOUNG HO PARK
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.,LTD.
We also find that FCC ID A3LSGHG606 from that fake Samsung G608 belongs actually to Samsung G600:
FCC ID belongs to Samsung G600
This particular scammer is trying to fool buyers and taking advantage of the lack of information of most of you, when it comes to special mobile phones called stealth phones. This scammer sell fake stealth phones, making them to look like original ones (XCell) by sticking a false label on the back of the phone. And nothing more. No hardware modifications, no filters, nothing that can be named a real and working stealth phone.
Moreover, this scammer is trying to convince the website visitors and potential buyers that Samsung Electronics has built the "stealth phone" that he sell. Nothing could be more wrong: Samsung has never built stealth phones but only regular cellular phones.
The real IMEI change stealth phones are being built based on a patent that belong to XCell Technologies, the manufacturer company. The phones are manufactured only by XCell Technologies and sold directly to consumers or through various resellers and regional dealers, under various brand names or even as no name stealth phones for discrete use, considering XCell reputation and brand awareness.
You can easily identify a real XCell stealth phone by checking up the security seal and other things mentioned in the previous post.
Moreover, this scammer is trying to convince the website visitors and potential buyers that Samsung Electronics has built the "stealth phone" that he sell. Nothing could be more wrong: Samsung has never built stealth phones but only regular cellular phones.
The real IMEI change stealth phones are being built based on a patent that belong to XCell Technologies, the manufacturer company. The phones are manufactured only by XCell Technologies and sold directly to consumers or through various resellers and regional dealers, under various brand names or even as no name stealth phones for discrete use, considering XCell reputation and brand awareness.
You can easily identify a real XCell stealth phone by checking up the security seal and other things mentioned in the previous post.
Conclusions
If the low price is the only choice maker, you should think once again before buying a cheap stealth phone from a dubious seller: is that you want? A fake stealth phone is as useful as a real one? It will work the same? Will really protect your privacy? The answers are found in comparative tests presented in the previous post.
And not at last: our advice is just to avoid www.imeichanger.com and secretgsm.com, if you really care of your calls privacy.
If the low price is the only choice maker, you should think once again before buying a cheap stealth phone from a dubious seller: is that you want? A fake stealth phone is as useful as a real one? It will work the same? Will really protect your privacy? The answers are found in comparative tests presented in the previous post.
And not at last: our advice is just to avoid www.imeichanger.com and secretgsm.com, if you really care of your calls privacy.
Fake Samsung G608 sold by antitap.com
Update 30.05.2015:
The websites owner (imeichanger.com, antitap.com and secretgsm.com) has removed by some obvious reasons (he got caught using fake IMEI labels to fool the buyers that he sell proper and working stealth phones) the pictures that shows fake IMEI sticker. Right now he is only stating that the phones he sell are Samsung G608, as you can see on above screenshot.
The websites owner (imeichanger.com, antitap.com and secretgsm.com) has removed by some obvious reasons (he got caught using fake IMEI labels to fool the buyers that he sell proper and working stealth phones) the pictures that shows fake IMEI sticker. Right now he is only stating that the phones he sell are Samsung G608, as you can see on above screenshot.
Just for your own knowledge, if you want to challenge this scammer to disclose the real Samsung platform, you might ask him certain questions. Please contact us for further information.
Another hilarious and cheap trick used by this funny scammer (trick actually used before by the same person) is pretending out of the blue that he sell nothing but IMEI stealth Phone v4 (?!). Why this? Well, there is a simple and straight forward explanation: since XCell Technologies has recently released the real v3 Stealth Phone (please see their promo video), the scammer think that by simply claiming that he sell the newest version (v4), he will boost his sales. Since XCell Technologies - the real manufacturer - is clearly showing what the differences are between previous version (v2) an actual version (v3) on their videos (video 1, video 2) and webpage, the scammer is just stating that he sell v4 version. Only words with no facts behind. Not even a few pictures to support false claims. Moreover, he has used the same stolen pictures on phone description (please note that picture shadow used by XCell Technologies).
Just to have fun on what he will find appropriate to explain in what exactly consist the changes that his "v4" is having you might challenge him to reply to your questions. Because we did and we had a lot of fun.
As a conclusion, what you should be sure is that there is no real "v4" version, but only words, a ridiculous and strange marketing strategy to sell something fake and obsolete.
Another hilarious and cheap trick used by this funny scammer (trick actually used before by the same person) is pretending out of the blue that he sell nothing but IMEI stealth Phone v4 (?!). Why this? Well, there is a simple and straight forward explanation: since XCell Technologies has recently released the real v3 Stealth Phone (please see their promo video), the scammer think that by simply claiming that he sell the newest version (v4), he will boost his sales. Since XCell Technologies - the real manufacturer - is clearly showing what the differences are between previous version (v2) an actual version (v3) on their videos (video 1, video 2) and webpage, the scammer is just stating that he sell v4 version. Only words with no facts behind. Not even a few pictures to support false claims. Moreover, he has used the same stolen pictures on phone description (please note that picture shadow used by XCell Technologies).
Just to have fun on what he will find appropriate to explain in what exactly consist the changes that his "v4" is having you might challenge him to reply to your questions. Because we did and we had a lot of fun.
As a conclusion, what you should be sure is that there is no real "v4" version, but only words, a ridiculous and strange marketing strategy to sell something fake and obsolete.
Fake v4 version sold by antitap.com
Here is the real and the latest version of stealth phone developed by the genuine manufacturer, XCell Technologies. Please note the clearly spotted differences between the latest version (v3) an the previous one:
What else?
Well, as before there is no product manual, but only few heterogeneous and promiscuous explanations copied off the XCell website. Because XCell Technologies has understood do not disclose some crucial functions and how to be used to general public but only to its users, the scammer that have no clue about how the phone work and how cell phone interception is actually performed, has simply skipped the explanations about Channel lock and Unping functions. Also, he have no clue about how to proper use the IMEI change function. Actually there is no user instructions but only a promiscuous and hard to understand phone description. The conclusions are yours, and are more than relevant.
Following our investigations, we found that the website is run by a private person. There is no company behind website. Hence the risk of buying off this site any products offered for sale. On Contact page there is only a contact form, with no postal address or other details regarding company location, things which should arouse suspicions straight away, to anyone. No wonder this scammer is confusing a website with the company itself, which beyond being a funny approach it relives his business understanding. We'll be back with more info.
Well, as before there is no product manual, but only few heterogeneous and promiscuous explanations copied off the XCell website. Because XCell Technologies has understood do not disclose some crucial functions and how to be used to general public but only to its users, the scammer that have no clue about how the phone work and how cell phone interception is actually performed, has simply skipped the explanations about Channel lock and Unping functions. Also, he have no clue about how to proper use the IMEI change function. Actually there is no user instructions but only a promiscuous and hard to understand phone description. The conclusions are yours, and are more than relevant.
Following our investigations, we found that the website is run by a private person. There is no company behind website. Hence the risk of buying off this site any products offered for sale. On Contact page there is only a contact form, with no postal address or other details regarding company location, things which should arouse suspicions straight away, to anyone. No wonder this scammer is confusing a website with the company itself, which beyond being a funny approach it relives his business understanding. We'll be back with more info.
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