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"Company representative" check fraud scam (August 2005)
- Introduction
- Aliases and companies in "represenative" scams
- List of names and sender addresses from "representative" spam
- Sender addresses and subject lines
- Contact addresses listed in spam emails
- By IP address
- Networks from which rep scam emails have been sent
- The Vic Biz tip-off
- Email from the family "lawyer"
- Vic Biz is watching this page!
- 419 spam from Vic Biz (Nigeria)
- About "419" fraud
- IP addresses used for "419" fraud
- Job offer spam: Processing payments
- Forwarding Paypal payments via Western Union (Fraud)
We have received some many unsolicited emails from companies, often claiming to be in China, looking for representatives to establish a business presence in other countries and for transferring payments. Recipients of such mails are typically promised 10% of those payments from customers. In reality, this is a check fraud scam that can work on a massive scale, causing damages from thousands to hundreds of thousands of dollars. In some cases, names of legitimate companies are abused for the scam. In other cases no real company by that name exists.
The scammers are not Chinese (or even Asian) but Nigerian. They mail the "representatives" fake checks to deposit in their personal or business accounts. The "representatives" then wire the amount to a bank accounts in another country, such as Japan, Taiwan, China or the Netherlands. By the time the fake check bounces (which can take a month), the money is already out of the country and the representative is left to pick up the losses.
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If you have been recruited or if you have examples of such spam not listed here then please contact us.
If you have a few minutes, here is a little extra that you can do to help us:
- Create a free account at Yahoo.com or Yahoo.ca under an assumed name
- Start composing a new message in Yahoo.
- Click "reply" in your email program. Copy and paste the quoted spam text into the new message window in Yahoo, as if you had received the message in the Yahoo account. Add some text at the beginning to express your interest in the offer.
- If a specific address is listed as a contact address in the spam then address the message to that email account instead of the spam sender address.
- Click "Send".
- It typically takes a day or two to get a reply. Once you get a reply in your new Yahoo account, click on the arrow on the right hand side of the "Forward" button and select "as attachment". Mark the subject
[419] rep scam company name and send it to 419@419scam.org.
Thank you!
A superficially similar scam is run by Eastern European organized crime rings, who move money from eBay fraud or phishing scams.
In the United States this type of crime is investigated by the Secret Service.
Aliases and company names used in "representative" check fraud scams
Any company or person listed here which/who actually exists is a victim of identity theft. The criminals do not operate under their own real names!
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"Williams longham, Donalds Investments Inc"
Donalds Investments Inc
Old Wish Road
Eastbourne
East Sussex
England
BN21 4JX
Email: headoffice@donalds-investments.com
Fax: +447030403401
Date: 11th August, 2005.
Dear Prospective Representative,
OFFER TO ACT AS PAYMENT REPRESENTATIVE
First and foremost, I will like to introduce to you ''Donalds Investment Inc''.
Donalds Investment Inc is a newly opened company registered and based in
UK this commenced operations in 2004. We are into timber business which is
majorly imported from Asia and sold to our numerous customers all over the
World.
Presently, we are faced with some problems most especially with our Payment
methods as most clients we have in the United States/Canada prefer to pay us
with cheque rather than cash. We find it very cumbersome in accepting such
payments due to the new monetary policy in our baking systems here in UK and
this is crippling our business. We have numerous customers in the
United States/Canada and we cannot afford to loose them due to this problem.
We hereby request for your hand in partnership to act as our payment
Representatives (Donalds Investment Inc), to act as our clients who shall receive
payment on our behalf from our customers in the United States. You shall be
entitled to 4.5% of each payment you receive on our behalf and this shall be a
continuous process.
To indicate your interests please send to us.
1. Your full names
2. Your contact addresses
3. Tel and Fax numbers
Upon receipt of this requested information I shall provide you with the
Necessary details of how to become our representative.
For official purpose, please send your response to our Head office email address: -
headoffice@donalds-investments.com
Yours sincerely,
Williams longham
For: Donalds Investments Inc
Message headers:
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"Nicholas Smith, Stargate International"
From: "Nicholas Smith" <nicksmith3450@yahoo.com.ar>
Sent: Tuesday, 09 August, 2005 20:48
Subject: Work With Us.
Stargate International
Woolwich Dockyard and Ferry
S.E 7, London, U.K
TEL/FAX: 44-87-1247-2718
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr. Nicholas Smith, managing director, Stargate International Company, U.K.We will be very glad if you can be our representative/payment agent in your country and earn 10% of every payment made through you to us. For more information, contact us through email.
Regards,
Nicholas Smith
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"Ben Cray, Schoutteet exsport Truck"
This scam is abuses the identity of legitimate truck dealer in Belgium.
From: "ben cray" <schoutteetex000455@go.com>
To: <schoutteetex0004@go.com>
Sent: Wednesday, 03 August, 2005 3:36
Subject: searching for representative agent
Schoutteet exsport Truck company,introduces a position of the agent responsible for the payment from the customers and other financial means.
The requirements for the candidates are
Being energetic, responsible, honest and industrious
Being 35 years and above
Having landline or a mobile phone and e-mail.
Once you are able to attribute to yourself and meet all the above-listed requirements, you should probably try to apply for an offered position, our company remains one of the most successful distributes of the power equipment by Schoutteet Export Truck recently our company's profit has increased so much, that we decided to expand globally ,which enable us of employing an agent in Canada and America as well asEurope so the duties of our foreign representative agent, in any of these countries is to receiving payment from our client on behalf of [S.E.T] as our foreign agent.this is due delaying of banks tranfering of found.
The minimum rate of our representative agent should be entitle of 10% out of the whole amount of each deposit received from our customer. Schoutteet Export Truck covers all the charges for the transfer.
Finally we would like to mention that, the salary of our staff id not fixed by definite amount of money, we are always eager to give you an opportunity to earn more, therefore any questions are welcome on our e-mail address: schoutteetex@netscape.net
We will be very grateful for your attention
Regards,
MR. Ben Cray.
Brugsesteenweg 213
8460 Roksem (N.L)
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"surachart annaphathana, Pacific Fish Processing Company Limited"
From: Mr.surachart annaphathana <sales@pacificfishltdworld.biz >
Date: Aug 1, 2005 8:11 PM
Subject: urgent
To:
Dear Friend,
I represent Pacific Fish Processing Company Limited based in Thailand.Our company was established in the year 1984 to produce frozen mincemeat known as Surimi for export.We produce freshest and finest fish from nearby sources to support its production process.In order to increase the variety of its products, the company invested in a new facility and the most advanced technology to produce some new products from Surimi. The new line of value added products includes Kamaboko, Imitation Crab Stick, Chikuwa, Fish Chips, Fish Cakes, Seafood Balls, Fish Balls, and other value added products.
We export this products into the following countries Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, France, Spain, Netherland, Russia, Australia and New Zealand.
Due to increase demands of our products in America and Canada,we deceided to move our products often into the continent of America.By so doing,we are looking for someone who can serve as an in-country distributor who will be serveing as a link between us and our customers within that province.
It is upon this note that we are writing you this mail to seek your assitance in representing our company in your locality as our distributor.Note that as a distributor of our company,You will be entitled to a basic salary of 48,000USD a year.That is 4,000 dollars monthly and 5% of any amount you receive from customers on behalf of the company as payments for outstanding debts or goods that they are wanting to buy.
As a distributor of our company,your basic functions are as follows
1 Maintanance of a sales office.The company will be responsible for the cost
2 Assume responsibility for all sales office
3 Lastly,contacting clients on behalf of the company who are ready to make payments or wanting to pay for products they purchase from the company.
To facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted,do send me by mail promptly the following
1 Your Full name and present occupation
2Telephone number and Fax
3 Contact address
4 Age
5 Marital status
6 Lastly,letting us know if you are free from crime
Thanks for your time
Yours Sincerely,
Mr Surachart Annaphathana
Executive
Pacific Fish Processing Company Limited
From: jshan <mr.junshan@laposte.net>
Subject: Agent Needed
Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2005 16:40:35 +0200
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr.Jun Shan,managinig The Gallery of China.We are company who deal on art works like Tiger,Dragons,Lotus,Horse,Figures,carps,Miscellany,Crane,Bamboo , and export into the Canada/America and Europe.We are searching for representatives who can help us establish amedium of getting to our ostumers in the Canada/America and Europe aswell as making payments through you to us.
Please if you are interested in transacting business with us we will be glad. Please contact us for more information,Subject to your satisfaction you will be given the opportunity to negotiate your mode of which we will pay for your services as our representative in Canada/America and Europe.
Please if you are interested forward to us your phone number/fax and your full contact addresses.
Thanks in advance
Mr.Jun Shan
Managing Director
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"chun xhing, Nanjing Textiles Import & Export Corp., Ltd"
From: "chun xhing" <info@nanjingtextiles.net>
Sent: Tuesday, 02 August, 2005 9:48
Subject: from mr chun xhing
Dear Friend,
I represent Nanjing Textiles Import & Export Corp., Ltd (abbreviated as the Company in the following) was founded in 1978, under the leadership of Council of Foreign Trade and Economy Cooperation of Nanjing. In the year of 1988, the Company was authorized to do foreign trade business independently. In the year of 1994, the Company was reformed into a stock company. Approved by the [2001] No.7 Document issued by China Stock Supervising and Administrating Council, the Companys stock is listed in Shanghai Stock Exchange in March 6th, 2001.
The Company involves in the fields of textiles and garments, electric and machinery, light industry, chemical industry etc, covering over 1000 merchandise. At the same time, the Company also has overseas labor services and economic & technical cooperation activities. The business scope of the Company covers 120 plus countries and/or regions all over the world and has established steady cooperative relationship with more than 800 foreign business partners and 1000 domestic suppliers.
It is upon this note that we are writing you this mail to seek your assistance in representing our company in your locality as our distributor.Note that as a distributor of our company,You will be entitled to a basic salary of 48,000USD a year.That is 4,000 dollars monthly and 5% of any amount you receive from customers on behalf of the company as payments for outstanding debts or goods that they are wanting to buy.
As a distributor of our company,your basic functions are as follows
1 Maintanance of a sales office.The company will be responsible for the cost
2 Assume responsibility for all sales office
3 Lastly,contacting clients on behalf of the company who are ready to make payments or wanting to pay for products they purchase from the company.
To facilitate the conclusion of this transaction if accepted,do send me by mail promptly the following
1 Your Full name and present occupation
2Telephone number and Fax
3 Contact address
4 Age
5 Marital status
6 Lastly,letting us know if you are free from crime
Thanks for your time
Yours Sincerely,
Mr chun xhing
Executive pro
Nanjing Textiles import & export Corp Ltd
___________________________________________________________________________
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