Part number check
AP18-MDS81
AP18-MDS81 has been reported to us as a code used to lure suppliers into a fraudulent transaction.
If someone has asked you to quote for this part, do not pay any supplier in advance.
Documented alerts naming this part number
apexpumpengineering.com — bait supplier behind a fake Unilever RFQ for part AP45-CIE91
A fake Unilever request for quotation for part AP45-CIE91 leads to one supplier. That supplier's domain was registered in April 2026 after lapsing — and the part numbers it now advertises appear in no archived version of the site.
Verified facts
Each entry below comes from a public record that you can check yourself. Nothing here is our opinion.
Domain first registered
apexpumpengineering.com
2026-04-06
The domain is 4 months old.
Source: RDAP registry record (rdap.verisign.com)
Domain re-registered after previous ownership lapsed
apexpumpengineering.com
Archived since 2021-11-26, current registration 2026-04-06
Public archives hold copies of this domain from 2021-11-26 onward, but the registry dates the current registration to 2026-04-06. The domain therefore lapsed and was registered again by someone else. Buying an expired domain to inherit its history is a recognised way to make a new operation look established.
Source: Internet Archive CDX index and RDAP registry record
Claimed trading history is not supported by the record
apexpumpengineering.com
Claims 2004, current registration 2026-04-06
The site presents itself as trading since 2004. Whoever operates it today registered the domain on 2026-04-06, and the earliest archived copy of any site at this address dates from 2021-11-26. Neither record supports a continuous business under the present operator.
Source: RDAP registry record (rdap.verisign.com)
Registered for the minimum term only
apexpumpengineering.com
2026-04-06 to 2027-04-06
A single year was paid for. Businesses expecting to trade long term generally register for longer; disposable infrastructure does not.
Source: RDAP registry record (rdap.verisign.com)
Registrar
apexpumpengineering.com
Hosting Concepts B.V. d/b/a Registrar.eu
Source: RDAP registry record (rdap.verisign.com)
Name servers
apexpumpengineering.com
sg1.ownmyserver.com, sg2.ownmyserver.com
Source: RDAP registry record (rdap.verisign.com)
Domain first registered
unileverrotterdam.nl
2026-03-03
The domain is 5 months old.
Source: RDAP registry record (rdap.org)
Registrar
unileverrotterdam.nl
Dynadot LLC
Source: RDAP registry record (rdap.org)
Name servers
unileverrotterdam.nl
odin.ns.cloudflare.com, gwen.ns.cloudflare.com
Source: RDAP registry record (rdap.org)
Sent from a free consumer mailbox
v*****@gmail.com
The message originates from gmail.com. Corporate procurement departments send requests for quotation from their own domain.
Source: Message headers
No sender display name
v*****@gmail.com
The From header carries a bare address with no name. Any company identity in the message exists only in the signature text, where nothing verifies it.
Source: Message headers
Authentication checks pass — and prove nothing here
v*****@gmail.com
This message passes SPF, DKIM, DMARC because it genuinely was sent from the mailbox it claims. SPF, DKIM and DMARC verify the transport, never the honesty of the sender. Spam filters pass messages like this for exactly that reason.
Source: Message headers
Records last re-checked on 2026-07-27.
How to recognise this before you pay
The part number returns exactly one supplier
Genuine industrial parts are stocked by distributors, listed in catalogues and discussed in forums. A code that exists on one website and nowhere else was invented to send you there.
A large company enquires from a free mailbox
Procurement departments write from their own domain. Gmail, Outlook and similar addresses do not become legitimate because the signature says otherwise.
Replies are directed to a slightly different domain
Check the reply address character by character against the company's real website. A city name or extra word appended to a famous brand is the whole trick.
The supplier wants payment before shipping
Advance payment to a supplier you found only through the buyer's enquiry is how the money leaves. Established suppliers offer terms or escrow.
The supplier's domain is young, or recently changed hands
A registry lookup takes thirty seconds. A "manufacturer since 2004" operating from a domain registered last spring is telling you something.
No company registration number
Registered companies in most of Europe must publish their registration number. Check it against the national register rather than trusting the footer.