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Beware of Fraud: fake escrow services (support-escrow.com, etc)

Be careful when using escrow services to pay for expensive items from remote sellers, such as cars, motor bikes or computers.

  • Only use well known escrow services (such as escrow.com) with a proven track record.
  • Beware of using escrow services (other than escrow.com) suggested by the seller.
  • Assume any escrow service suggested is fraudulent until you can prove otherwise.
  • Beware of any plan of action that involves wiring money by WesternUnion.

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tt-transports.com is a fraud

The website of this fake escrow company sports a "Copyright 2000-2005" notice, but the domain was only registered in January 2005. The postal address it uses is the Harrow Borough Council's main office. The main phone number is a Special Service number and its (fake?) fax number is in Bedford, UK. Real Harrow numbers would be in the 020 8xxx xxxx range. This address was abused for a whole string of fake escrow scams which we call the "157 Station Road Harrow" series. You will find many of them documented on this site, though without a doubt some have escaped our attention.

Civic Centre Building
157 Station Road Harrow 
HA1 2XF 
London UK
Europe

Phone Number: +44 7979-4141-07
Fax Number: +44 (0)1234 391 672

TT Transports United States Offices

Level 18 
416 Bukolt Avenue
Stevens Point
Wisconsin, 54481
United States
WHOIS details for domain "tt-transports.com":
Request: tt-transports.com
from whois.opensrs.net:43 [cached Mon May 30 08:54:48 2005 UTC]
Registrant:
 Debra and Hal Ward Ward and Company
 una 89
 Unu, VA 23851
 US

 Domain name: TT-TRANSPORTS.COM

 Administrative Contact:
    Hal, Debra  dumitriualina88@yahoo.com
    una 89
    Unu, VA 23851
    US
    321-217-5001
 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 24-Jan-2005.
 Record expires on 24-Jan-2006.
 Record created on 24-Jan-2005.

 Domain servers in listed order:
    NS1.NETFIRMS.COM   64.34.74.221
    NS2.NETFIRMS.COM   64.34.74.222


 Domain status: REGISTRAR-LOCK


eurobetterbusinessbureaus.com, international-cargo-express.com, international-cargo-online-delivery.com, global-delivery.org, europe-tt-comp.com are scams

"eurobetterbusinessbureaus.com", "international-cargo-express.com", "international-cargo-online-delivery.com", "international-cargo-transports.com", "global-delivery.org", "transcontinentals-europe.com" and "europe-tt-comp.com" are the all same scam as "tt-transports.com", just using a different domain name. The contact information on the website is the same on all sites.

"eurobetterbusinessbureaus.com" was created on 2005-07-14 and is registered using a fake address in the USA. "international-cargo-express.com" was created on 2005-07-28.

Does this guy look familiar? Here is the contact information from their website:

Civic Centre Building
157 Station Road Harrow
HA1 2XF
London UK
Europe

Phone Number: +44 7979-4141-07
Fax Number: +44 (0)1234 391 672

Company Australia Offices

Level 18
204 Elizabeth St
Sydney South
Sydney
NSW 1235
Australia

Phone Number: + 61 8 8447 1870
Fax Number: + 61 8 8241 5742

WHOIS details for domain "eurobetterbusinessbureaus.com":

Request: eurobetterbusinessbureaus.com
connected to whois.names4ever.com [216.55.191.55:43] ... 
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: eurobetterbusinessbureaus.com

Registrant:
   jeremiah gill (5P2K8) mattoon0034@yahoo.com
   32 barnes cicle
   sidney,    NY    13849
   United States
   Phone: (607)369260932 x 

Administrative Contact:
   jeremiah gill (T3JWG) mattoon0034@yahoo.com
   32 barnes cicle
   sidney,    NY    13849
   United States
   Phone: (607)369260932 x 

Technical Contact:
   jeremiah gill (5P2K8) mattoon0034@yahoo.com
   32 barnes cicle
   sidney,    NY    13849
   United States
   Phone: (607)369260932 x 

Billing Contact:
   jeremiah gill (8MPKK) mattoon0034@yahoo.com
   32 barnes cicle
   sidney,    NY    13849
   United States
   Phone: (607)369260932 x 

Record last updated on 2005-07-14 00:00:00
Record created on 2005-07-14 00:00:00
Record expires on 2006-07-14 00:00:00

WHOIS details for domain "international-cargo-express.com":

Request: international-cargo-express.com
connected to whois.opensrs.net [216.40.33.170:43] ... 
Registrant:
 Robert B Geller
 W5368 County Highway JJ
 Appleton, WI 54913
 US

 Domain name: INTERNATIONAL-CARGO-EXPRESS.COM

 Administrative Contact:
    B Geller, Robert  hulagooch35@aol.com
    W5368 County Highway JJ
    Appleton, WI 54913
    US
    920-757-5369
 Technical Contact:
    B Geller, Robert  hulagooch35@aol.com
    W5368 County Highway JJ
    Appleton, WI 54913
    US
    920-757-5369


 Registration Service Provider:
    FortuneCity Hosting, dns@fortunecity.net
    +1.2129818600
    +1.2129818125 (fax)
    http://www.fortunecity.com
    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 28-Jun-2005.
 Record expires on 28-Jun-2006.
 Record created on 28-Jun-2005.

 Domain servers in listed order:
    NS1.FORTUNECITY.NET   216.251.45.194
    NS2.FORTUNECITY.NET   216.251.46.194

WHOIS details for domain "international-cargo-transports.com":

Request: international-cargo-transports.com
connected to whois.schlund.info [195.20.224.146:43] ... 

% The data in the WHOIS database of Schlund+Partner AG is provided by
% Schlund+Partner for information purposes, and to assist persons in
% obtaining information about or related to a domain name registration
% record.  Schlund+Partner does not guarantee its accuracy.  By submitting
% a WHOIS query, you agree that you will use this data only for lawful
% purposes and that, under no circumstances, you will use this data to
%  (1) allow, enable, or otherwise support the transmission of mass
%      unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations via E-mail
%      (spam); or
%  (2) enable high volume, automated, electronic processes that apply to
%      Schlund+Partner or its systems.
% Schlund+Partner reserves the right to modify these terms at any time.
% By submitting this query, you agree to abide by this policy.

domain:                          international-cargo-transports.com
created:                         30-Jul-2005
last-changed:                    30-Jul-2005
registration-expiration:         30-Jul-2006

nserver:                         ns29.1and1.com 217.160.224.2
nserver:                         ns30.1and1.com 217.160.228.2

status:                          CLIENT-TRANSFER-PROHIBITED

registrant-firstname:            Searwan
registrant-lastname:             Herfy
registrant-street1:              6594 west lake ct
registrant-pcode:                48085
registrant-state:                MI
registrant-city:                 Troy
registrant-ccode:                US
registrant-phone:                +1.5865565656
registrant-email:                karlm6689@cs.com

admin-c-firstname:               Searwan
admin-c-lastname:                Herfy
admin-c-street1:                 6594 west lake ct
admin-c-pcode:                   48085
admin-c-state:                   MI
admin-c-city:                    Troy
admin-c-ccode:                   US
admin-c-phone:                   +1.5865565656
admin-c-email:                   karlm6689@cs.com

tech-c-firstname:                Hostmaster
tech-c-lastname:                 ONEANDONE
tech-c-organization:             1&1 Internet Inc.
tech-c-street1:                  701 Lee Rd.
tech-c-street2:                  Suite 300
tech-c-pcode:                    19087
tech-c-state:                    PA
tech-c-city:                     Chesterbrook
tech-c-ccode:                    US
tech-c-phone:                    +1.8774612631
tech-c-fax:                      +1.6105601501
tech-c-email:                    hostmaster@1and1.com

bill-c-firstname:                Hostmaster
bill-c-lastname:                 ONEANDONE
bill-c-organization:             1&1 Internet Inc.
bill-c-street1:                  701 Lee Rd.
bill-c-street2:                  Suite 300
bill-c-pcode:                    19087
bill-c-state:                    PA
bill-c-city:                     Chesterbrook
bill-c-ccode:                    US
bill-c-phone:                    +1.8774612631
bill-c-fax:                      +1.6105601501
bill-c-email:                    hostmaster@1and1.com

WHOIS details for domain "global-delivery.org":

Request: global-delivery.org

from whois.publicinterestregistry.net:43 [cached Tue Sep  6 12:34:00 2005 UTC]
NOTICE: Access to .ORG WHOIS information is provided to assist persons in 
determining the contents of a domain name registration record in the Afilias
registry database. The data in this record is provided by Afilias Limited
for informational purposes only, and Afilias does not guarantee its 
accuracy.  This service is intended only for query-based access.  You agree 
that you will use this data only for lawful purposes and that, under no 
circumstances will you use this data to: (a) allow, enable, or otherwise 
support the transmission by e-mail, telephone, or facsimile of mass 
unsolicited, commercial advertising or solicitations to entities other than 
the data recipient's own existing customers; or (b) enable high volume, 
automated, electronic processes that send queries or data to the systems of 
Registry Operator or any ICANN-Accredited Registrar, except as reasonably 
necessary to register domain names or modify existing registrations.  All 
rights reserved. Afilias reserves the right to modify these terms at any 
time. By submitting this query, you agree to abide by this policy. 

Domain ID:D106957284-LROR
Domain Name:GLOBAL-DELIVERY.ORG
Created On:19-Jul-2005 22:05:21 UTC
Last Updated On:19-Jul-2005 22:23:09 UTC
Expiration Date:19-Jul-2007 22:05:21 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Melbourne IT, Ltd. dba Internet Names Worldwide (R52-LROR)
Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:D112180323495082
Registrant Name:J Aaron Berrier
Registrant Organization:J Aaron Berrier
Registrant Street1:128 Tarrasa Drive
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:Jacksonville
Registrant State/Province:FL
Registrant Postal Code:32225
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+1.9042200927
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:ronnie2ready@yahoo.com
Admin ID:D112180323495079
Admin Name:J Aaron Berrier
Admin Organization:J Aaron Berrier
Admin Street1:128 Tarrasa Drive
Admin Street2:
Admin Street3:
Admin City:Jacksonville
Admin State/Province:FL
Admin Postal Code:32225
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+1.9042200927
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin Email:ronnie2ready@yahoo.com
Tech ID:D112180323495081
Tech Name:YahooDomains TechContact
Tech Organization:Yahoo! Inc
Tech Street1:701 First Ave.
Tech Street2:
Tech Street3:
Tech City:Sunnyvale
Tech State/Province:CA
Tech Postal Code:94089
Tech Country:US
Tech Phone:+1.6198813096
Tech Phone Ext.:
Tech FAX:+1.6198813010
Tech FAX Ext.:
Tech Email:domain.tech@YAHOO-INC.COM
Name Server:YNS1.YAHOO.COM
Name Server:YNS2.YAHOO.COM


World Shipping company / wshippingsite.com (2005-07-18)

Another fake escrow company in the "157 Station Road Harrow" scam series:

World Shipping Headquarters
Civic Centre Building 157 Station Road Harrow HA1 2XF London UK Europe
Phone Number: +44 7979-4141-07
Fax Number: +44 (0)1234 391 672


cargo-speditions.com (2005-09-20)

Another fake escrow company in the "157 Station Road Harrow" scam series.


onlineshipping-worldwide.org

Another fake escrow company in the "157 Station Road Harrow" scam series. This one is connected to the mobile-shop-inc.net mobile phone scam. Apart from being used in the same scam, both domains are hosted by the same webhosting company.

WHOIS details for domain "onlineshipping-worldwide.org":

Domain ID:D107509243-LROR
Domain Name:ONLINESHIPPING-WORLDWIDE.ORG
Created On:16-Sep-2005 17:21:10 UTC
Expiration Date:16-Sep-2006 17:21:10 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Abacus America Inc dba Names4Ever (R14-LROR)
Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:CZGSY
Registrant Name:Dek Cho
Registrant Street1:15 Settlers court
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:london
Registrant State/Province:london
Registrant Postal Code:e14 2dg
Registrant Country:GB
Registrant Phone:+1.02075373749
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:onlinetekmotors@yahoo.com
Admin ID:NNTGJ
Admin Name:Dek Cho
Admin Street1:15 Settlers court
Admin Street2:
Admin Street3:
Admin City:london
Admin State/Province:london
Admin Postal Code:e14 2dg
Admin Country:GB
Admin Phone:+1.02075373749
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin Email:onlinetekmotors@yahoo.com
Tech ID:CZGSY
Tech Name:Dek Cho
Tech Street1:15 Settlers court
Tech Street2:
Tech Street3:
Tech City:london
Tech State/Province:london
Tech Postal Code:e14 2dg
Tech Country:GB
Tech Phone:+1.02075373749
Tech Phone Ext.:
Tech FAX:
Tech FAX Ext.:
Tech Email:onlinetekmotors@yahoo.com
Name Server:NS2.ABAC.COM
Name Server:NS1.ABAC.COM

dd-transports.com

Another fake escrow company in the "157 Station Road Harrow" scam series (see tt-transports.com, international-cargo-express.com, etc.)

DD Transports Headquarters
Civic Centre Building
157 Station Road Harrow
HA1 2XF
London UK
Europe

Phone Number: +44 7896-2499-27
Fax Number: +44 2079-0015-78

Notice: Because our bussy lines we instaled a second line and the number is: +44 7040-1189-47

DD Transports United States Offices

Level 18
416 Bukolt Avenue
Stevens Point
Wisconsin, 54481
United States

Fake domain registration details:

Request: dd-transports.com
connected to whois.opensrs.net [216.40.33.170:43] ... 
Registrant:
 DD tran
 Pe undeva departe
 San Marino, VA 23851
 US

 Domain name: DD-TRANSPORTS.COM

 Administrative Contact:
    Ward, Debra Hal  dumitriualina88@yahoo.com
    Pe undeva departe
    San Marino, VA 23851
    US
    3602275008
 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 21-Jul-2005.
 Record expires on 21-Jul-2006.
 Record created on 21-Jul-2005.

 Domain servers in listed order:
    NS1.NETFIRMS.COM   64.34.74.221
    NS2.NETFIRMS.COM   66.244.253.14


 Domain status: REGISTRAR-LOCK


icargo-freight (icargo-freight.com)

From: auto deals [mailto:autodeals@berlin.com]
Sent: Friday, February 10, 2006
To: Victimnname
Subject: Re: Interest in your vehicle on www.mobile.de



Hello dear sir ,
The car is like new,in perfect condition ,no scratches,no damage,never been laid down or required any repairs.
The price i am looking for my Mercedes-Benz E 220 CDI is EUR 9700 including the shipping costs,insurance and handling.
All the car's documents are prepared for the sale. The deal will be made through icargo-freight(www.icargo-freight.com) which is a shipping company.
They will handle everything, payment, delivery and all the documents. I will pay for shipping and insurance so you don't have to worry for more expences.
The car will arrive to you in about 2-3 days and you will have 5 days to inspect it before take the decision to buy it or not.
Please contact me if you are interested.
E-mail me so we can discuss more.

Thanks

Fake domain registration details:

   Domain Name: ICARGO-FREIGHT.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: 04-feb-2006
   Creation Date: 04-feb-2006
   Expiration Date: 04-feb-2007

Domain Name.......... icargo-freight.com
  Creation Date........ 2006-02-05
  Registration Date.... 2006-02-05
  Expiry Date.......... 2007-02-05
  Organisation Name.... Truong Nguyen
  Organisation Address. 6300 Ranchester #184
  Organisation Address. 
  Organisation Address. Houston
  Organisation Address. 77036
  Organisation Address. TX
  Organisation Address. UNITED STATES

Admin Name........... Truong Nguyen
  Admin Address........ 6300 Ranchester #184
  Admin Address........ 
  Admin Address........ Houston
  Admin Address........ 77036
  Admin Address........ TX
  Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
  Admin Email.......... truong_n3@hotmail.com
  Admin Phone.......... 9815899
  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


Other domains connected to "157 Station Road Harrow, HA1 2XF":

  • autoscout-cargo-transport.com
  • autoscout-cargo-shippings.com
  • ship-autoscout.com
  • europe-transcontinentals.com
  • eurobetterbusinessbureaus.com
  • global-shipping.org
  • worldwide-ot.com
  • international-shipping-agency.com
  • internetshippingcompany.com
  • express-parceline.net
  • great-britain-cargo.com
  • transathlantics.com
  • transconet.com
  • cargo-worldwide.com
  • onlineshipping-worldwide.com
  • globalfut.com
  • express-ic.com


Does this guy look familiar?

europespeditions.com

The "tt-transports.com" series of scams continues with a new fake postal address:

Harglenis Building
2 Hornsey Road
N7 7BP
London UK
Europe

Phone Number: +44 7979-4141-07
Fax Number: +44 (0)1234 391 672

Europe Spedition Netherlands Offices


11 Kwadrantweg
Amsterdam
1042AG
Netherlands

The criminals request payment by Western Union to someone in the Netherlands (note that the postal address of the recipient has no meaning in a Western Union payment):

EuropeSpeditions agent name and address:

Name: Patrik Lapen
Address: 36 Heulstraat
City: Rotterdam
Counrty: Netherlands
Zip Number: 3038KP


EuropeSpeditions Company
E-mail company: contact@europespeditions.com
Phone company: 0031 6188 77230


Does this guy look familiar?

EURO Parcel Distribution

Same scam as europespeditions.com.

Harglenis Building
2 Hornsey Road
N7 7BP
London UK
Europe

Phone Number: +44 7979-4141-07
Fax Number: +44 (0)1234 391 672

Euro Parcel Distribution Netherlands Offices

11 Kwadrantweg
Amsterdam
1042AG
Netherlands


globalfut.com

For general information about Company
globalfut@representative.com

Civic Centre Building
157 Station Road Harrow
HA1 2XF
London UK
Europe

Phone Number: +44 7979-4141-07
Fax Number: +44 (0)1234 391 672

Company Australia Offices

Level 18
204 Elizabeth St
Sydney South
Sydney
NSW 1235
Australia

Phone Number: + 61 8 8447 1870
Fax Number: + 61 8 8241 5742

WHOIS details for domain:

   Domain Name: GLOBALFUT.COM
   Registrar: TUCOWS INC.
   Whois Server: whois.opensrs.net
   Referral URL: http://domainhelp.tucows.com
   Name Server: NS2.FORTUNECITY.NET
   Name Server: NS1.FORTUNECITY.NET
   Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
   EPP Status: clientDeleteProhibited
   EPP Status: clientTransferProhibited
   EPP Status: clientUpdateProhibited
   Updated Date: 30-Mar-2006
   Creation Date: 30-Mar-2006
   Expiration Date: 30-Mar-2007

Registrant:
 LINDA  DILUCENTE
 135 PLUM WAY
 GLASSPORT, PA 15045
 US

 Domain name: GLOBALFUT.COM

 Administrative Contact:
     DILUCENTE, LINDA  WandaHuesby@cs.com
    135 PLUM WAY
    GLASSPORT, PA 15045
    US
    +1.4126788537
 Technical Contact:
     DILUCENTE, LINDA  WandaHuesby@cs.com
    135 PLUM WAY
    GLASSPORT, PA 15045
    US
    +1.4126788537


 Registration Service Provider:
    Fortunecityhosting.com, dns@fortunecityhosting.com
    1-866-638-2489
    1-800-979-9587 (fax)
    http://fortunecityhosting.com
    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 30-Mar-2006.
 Record expires on 30-Mar-2007.
 Record created on 30-Mar-2006.

 Domain servers in listed order:
    NS1.FORTUNECITY.NET   216.251.45.194
    NS2.FORTUNECITY.NET   216.251.46.194



onlineshipping-worldwide.com

Online Shipping Worldwide Inc. Headquarters

Germany Offices

Lishter Strasse #15
Berlin
20149
Germany

Fake domain registration details:

   Domain Name: ONLINESHIPPING-WORLDWIDE.COM
   Registrar: COMPUTER SERVICES LANGENBACH GMBH DBA JOKER.COM
   Whois Server: whois.joker.com
   Referral URL: http://www.joker.com
   Name Server: A.NS.JOKER.COM
   Name Server: B.NS.JOKER.COM
   Name Server: C.NS.JOKER.COM
   Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
   Updated Date: 27-jan-2006
   Creation Date: 27-jan-2006
   Expiration Date: 27-jan-2008


domain:       onlineshipping-worldwide.com
organization: PENNY TWELVES
email:        smekerdedr@yahoo.com
address:      1120 SOUTH STEEN COURT
city:         VERADALE
state:        WA
postal-code:  99037
country:      US
phone:        509-928-1216
admin-c:      smekerdedr@yahoo.com#0
tech-c:       smekerdedr@yahoo.com#0
billing-c:    smekerdedr@yahoo.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:      2006-01-27 08:40:12 UTC
modified:     2006-01-27 08:51:59 UTC
expires:      2008-01-27 03:38:28 UTC


express-ic.com

Does this guy look familiar?

Another fake escrow in the series. According to a victim report it was recommended by a seller using email address beanian_ltd@yahoo.co.uk with a shop on ebay called "bestprice trading_ltd".

International Cargo Headquarters

Civic Centre Building
157 Station Road Harrow
HA1 2XF
London UK
Europe

Fake domain registration details:

   Domain Name: EXPRESS-IC.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: 25-jan-2006
   Creation Date: 25-jan-2006
   Expiration Date: 25-jan-2007


Domain Name.......... express-ic.com
  Creation Date........ 2006-01-25
  Registration Date.... 2006-01-25
  Expiry Date.......... 2007-01-25
  Organisation Name.... andrew kostecki
  Organisation Address. 7292 bedford rd
  Organisation Address. 
  Organisation Address. hubbard
  Organisation Address. 44425
  Organisation Address. OH
  Organisation Address. UNITED STATES

Admin Name........... andrew kostecki
  Admin Address........ 7292 bedford rd
  Admin Address........ 
  Admin Address........ hubbard
  Admin Address........ 44425
  Admin Address........ OH
  Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
  Admin Email.......... ic_albanop@yahoo.com
  Admin Phone.......... 9849278
  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


autoscoutmarket.com

Company Headquarters

Civic Centre Building
157 Station Road Harrow
HA1 2XF
London UK
Europe

Phone Number: +44 7979-4141-07
Fax Number: +44 (0)1234 391 672

Company Australia Offices

Level 18
204 Elizabeth St
Sydney South
Sydney
NSW 1235
Australia

Fake domain registration details:

   Domain Name: AUTOSCOUTMARKET.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: 03-nov-2005
   Creation Date: 03-nov-2005
   Expiration Date: 03-nov-2006


Domain name: autoscoutmarket.com

Registrant:
   harold jacobs (QEN6U) josewale4322@yahoo.com
   108 Kelly Streeet
   Sitka,    AK    99835
   United States
   Phone: (049)56465489 x 

Administrative Contact:
   harold jacobs (89VKN) josewale4322@yahoo.com
   108 Kelly Streeet
   Sitka,    AK    99835
   United States
   Phone: (049)56465489 x 

Technical Contact:
   harold jacobs (QEN6U) josewale4322@yahoo.com
   108 Kelly Streeet
   Sitka,    AK    99835
   United States
   Phone: (049)56465489 x 

Billing Contact:
   harold jacobs (9QXLU) josewale4322@yahoo.com
   108 Kelly Streeet
   Sitka,    AK    99835
   United States
   Phone: (049)56465489 x 

Record last updated on 2005-11-03 00:00:00
Record created on 2005-11-03 00:00:00
Record expires on 2006-11-03 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


Does this guy look familiar?

ics-freight.com

This fake escrow site is part of the "157 Station Road Harrow" series, but with a new fake postal address. A "Jonathan Mobiz" (jonatan_mobis@hotmail.com) was offering a BMW X5 for € 9000 via this fake site.

Company Headquarters

Civic Centre Building
30 TURNER ROAD
E17 3JQ
London UK
Europe

Phone Number: +44 7979-4141-07
Fax Number: +44 (0)1234 391 672

Company Italy Offices

Level 18
Via Briganti n.21
Genova
16148
Italy

Phone Number: +39 075 5055510
Fax Number: +39 075 5009082


Fake domain registration details:

   Domain Name: ICS-FREIGHT.COM
   Registrar: SCHLUND+PARTNER AG
   Whois Server: whois.schlund.info
   Referral URL: http://registrar.schlund.info
   Name Server: NS29.1AND1.COM
   Name Server: NS30.1AND1.COM
   Status: ACTIVE
   Updated Date: 16-jan-2006
   Creation Date: 16-jan-2006
   Expiration Date: 16-jan-2007


domain:                          ics-freight.com
created:                         17-Jan-2006
last-changed:                    17-Jan-2006
registration-expiration:         17-Jan-2007

nserver:                         ns29.1and1.com 217.160.224.2
nserver:                         ns30.1and1.com 217.160.228.2

status:                          CLIENT-TRANSFER-PROHIBITED

registrant-firstname:            Deborah
registrant-lastname:             McPeek
registrant-street1:              12914 Blossomheath
registrant-pcode:                77429
registrant-state:                TX
registrant-city:                 Cypress
registrant-ccode:                US
registrant-phone:                +1.8305988333
registrant-email:                udytzu2006@yahoo.com

admin-c-firstname:               Deborah
admin-c-lastname:                McPeek
admin-c-street1:                 12914 Blossomheath
admin-c-pcode:                   77429
admin-c-state:                   TX
admin-c-city:                    Cypress
admin-c-ccode:                   US
admin-c-phone:                   +1.8305988333
admin-c-email:                   udytzu2006@yahoo.com

tech-c-firstname:                Hostmaster
tech-c-lastname:                 ONEANDONE
tech-c-organization:             1&1 Internet Inc.
tech-c-street1:                  701 Lee Rd.
tech-c-street2:                  Suite 300
tech-c-pcode:                    19087
tech-c-state:                    PA
tech-c-city:                     Chesterbrook
tech-c-ccode:                    US
tech-c-phone:                    +1.8774612631
tech-c-fax:                      +1.6105601501
tech-c-email:                    hostmaster@1and1.com

bill-c-firstname:                Hostmaster
bill-c-lastname:                 ONEANDONE
bill-c-organization:             1&1 Internet Inc.
bill-c-street1:                  701 Lee Rd.
bill-c-street2:                  Suite 300
bill-c-pcode:                    19087
bill-c-state:                    PA
bill-c-city:                     Chesterbrook
bill-c-ccode:                    US
bill-c-phone:                    +1.8774612631
bill-c-fax:                      +1.6105601501
bill-c-email:                    hostmaster@1and1.com


third-express.com (2005-08-22)

The domain for this fraudulent service was only registered on 2005-08-22, a few days before we received the first query about whether it was a fraud.

Hello Firstname Lastname,

We received the confirmation from Seller:

masarala@aol.com ;

He confirmed a transaction between himself and you.


TRANSACTION INFORMATION

The seller has selected http://www.third-express.com Payment Services to handle a secure online transaction with you.

--------------------------------

Transaction: 1967 Chevrolet Camaro Car;
Amount: 5,000.00EUR;
Tracking #: 0PD53928P0;
--------------------------------


Upon payment verification, we will ship the merchandise at the address you have provided to us. Currently the merchandise is at our warehouse based in London, UK.

After the item is received and the inspection period expires (5 days) we will send the funds to the Seller.

The Seller agreed to pay our fees.

The total amount that you have to send to our shipping representative:
5,000.00EUR;

Use one of the foll wing payment methods:
Western Union(2 day processing), Money Gram(1 day processing).


- TO BE SENT TO:

Our company's representatives:


First/Last Name: Michael Cohan
Address: 8 Hanway Place
City: London
Zip: W1T1HF
Country: United Kingdom


Please let us know what payment method you choose from above.

Important: If you choose to make the payment using Western Union make sure to provide us the MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number) which is a ten digits number, if you choose to make the payment using Money Gram make sure to provide us the Reference Number which is an eight digits number.

http://www.third-express.com is the best way to conduct secure online transactions.

For tracking please use the following page:
http://www.third-express.com/tracking.php

For more information on using Online Shipping Worldwide, see:
http://www.third-express.com/thrd_how_it_works.php

Please contact us by using the info on the following page:
http://www.third-express.com/contact.php



Thank you for using our service,

Customer service - representative #18 - Christian Eddison;
Online Shipping Worldwide http://www.third-express.com



Copyright © 2005 Shipping Worldwide Ltd. All Rights Reserved

WHOIS details for domain "third-express.com":

Request: third-express.com
connected to whois.crsnic.net [198.41.3.54:43] ... 
connected to whois.melbourneit.com [203.27.227.114:43] ... 

Domain Name.......... third-express.com
  Creation Date........ 2005-08-22
  Registration Date.... 2005-08-22
  Expiry Date.......... 2006-08-22
  Organisation Name.... William Hulse
  Organisation Address. 2304 Golden Willow
  Organisation Address. 
  Organisation Address. Richardson
  Organisation Address. 75082
  Organisation Address. TX
  Organisation Address. UNITED STATES

Admin Name........... William Hulse
  Admin Address........ 2304 Golden Willow
  Admin Address........ 
  Admin Address........ Richardson
  Admin Address........ 75082
  Admin Address........ TX
  Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
  Admin Email.......... necststep@yahoo.com
  Admin Phone.......... +1.9726901462
  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


world-cargoexpress.com (2005-10-05)

"world-cargoexpress.com" is a scam. This Yahoo domain was registered on 2005-10-05, only two days before we first saw it used in a fraud.

WHOIS details for domain "world-cargoexpress.com":

Domain Name.......... world-cargoexpress.com
  Creation Date........ 2005-10-05
  Registration Date.... 2005-10-05
  Expiry Date.......... 2006-10-05
  Organisation Name.... Stuart Whiteside
  Organisation Address. 618 Hobcaw Bluff Drive
  Organisation Address. 
  Organisation Address. Mt. Pleasant
  Organisation Address. 29464
  Organisation Address. SC
  Organisation Address. UNITED STATES

Admin Name........... Stuart Whiteside
  Admin Address........ 618 Hobcaw Bluff Drive
  Admin Address........ 
  Admin Address........ Mt. Pleasant
  Admin Address........ 29464
  Admin Address........ SC
  Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
  Admin Email.......... hopping23456@yahoo.com
  Admin Phone.......... +1.8438843684
  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............. 
  Name Server.......... yns1.yahoo.com
  Name Server.......... yns2.yahoo.com


gbtriplealliance.com

GBTrippleAlliance.com is a fraudulent escrow service. Any seller who suggests to use this service is a member of the same gang that runs the fake escrow. It uses a London postal address but the domain is registered using a US postal address. The site does not have its own SSL certificate for secure web browsing. The site lists a 2003 copyright notice even though it was only registered in August of 2005.

If you have been defrauded, file a report with your local police and and also report it to the webhosting company that hosts this site (contact: abuse@globat.com).

GBTripleAlliance.com is an independent escrow company based in London, United Kingdom . 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.

Where are we located?


GBTripleAlliance.com Professional Escrowing Services



Address: 115 High Street

City: LONDON

Zip: NW4 3DS

Country: UNITED KINGDOM

Fake domain registration details:

   Domain Name: GBTRIPLEALLIANCE.COM
   Registrar: AAAQ.COM, INC.
   Whois Server: whois.aaaq.com
   Referral URL: http://www.aaaq.com
   Name Server: NS1.GBTRIPLEALLIANCE.COM
   Name Server: NS2.GBTRIPLEALLIANCE.COM
   Status: REGISTRAR-LOCK
   Updated Date: 05-oct-2005
   Creation Date: 01-aug-2005
   Expiration Date: 01-aug-2006

Hostway Whois Server Version 1.0 
Domain Name: gbtriplealliance.com
   Registrar:   AAAQ.COM
   Whois Server: whois.aaaq.com
   Referral URL: http://www.aaaq.com
   Name Server: ns1.gbtriplealliance.com
   Name Server: ns2.gbtriplealliance.com
   Status:      ACTIVE
   Updated Date 2005-10-05
   Creation Date: 2005-07-31
   Expiration Date: 2006-07-31

Registrant:
 
 Kelly Leach  carlinthecity@yahoo.com
 1070 Cooley Springs School Rd
 
 Chesnee, SC 29323
 US
 8382172811   Fax: 

Administrative Contact:
 Kelly Leach carlinthecity@yahoo.com
 1070 Cooley Springs School Rd
 
 Chesnee, SC 29323
 US
 8382172811  Fax: 

Technical Contact:
 Administrator DNS administrator@siteprotect.com
 1 N State Street
 12th Floor
 Chicago, IL 60602
 US
 +1.3122362132 Fax: +1.3122361958

Billing Contact:
 Kelly Leach carlinthecity@yahoo.com
 1070 Cooley Springs School Rd
 
 Chesnee, SC 29323
 US
 8382172811 Fax: 


airbus-international-express.com

Airbus International Express Headquarters

United Kingdom Offices

34 str ave
London
SW1V 4DP
UK


Fake domain registration details:

   Domain Name: AIRBUS-INTERNATIONAL-EXPRESS.COM
   Registrar: SCHLUND+PARTNER AG
   Whois Server: whois.schlund.info
   Referral URL: http://registrar.schlund.info
   Name Server: NS33.1AND1.CO.UK
   Name Server: NS34.1AND1.CO.UK
   Status: ACTIVE
   Updated Date: 13-nov-2005
   Creation Date: 13-nov-2005
   Expiration Date: 13-nov-2006

domain:                          airbus-international-express.com
created:                         13-Nov-2005
last-changed:                    13-Nov-2005
registration-expiration:         13-Nov-2006

nserver:                         ns33.1and1.co.uk
nserver:                         ns34.1and1.co.uk

status:                          CLIENT-TRANSFER-PROHIBITED

registrant-firstname:            Judith
registrant-lastname:             Hunt
registrant-street1:              1184 Kensington High Street
registrant-pcode:                W8 4SG
registrant-city:                 London
registrant-ccode:                GB
registrant-phone:                +44.2077233621
registrant-email:                astaedeprobaba@yahoo.com

admin-c-firstname:               Judith
admin-c-lastname:                Hunt
admin-c-street1:                 1184 Kensington High Street
admin-c-pcode:                   W8 4SG
admin-c-city:                    London
admin-c-ccode:                   GB
admin-c-phone:                   +44.2077233621
admin-c-email:                   astaedeprobaba@yahoo.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


tt-trans.com

WHOIS registration details for fake escrow domain "tt-trans.com":

Registrant:
 none
 13110 N Boulevard
 Tampa, FL 33612
 US
 813-624-8892

Domain Name: TT-TRANS.COM

Administrative Contact:
 Edith, Burns pralea13@yahoo.com
 13110 N Boulevard
 Tampa, FL 33612
 US
 813-624-8892

Technical Contact:
 Edith, Burns pralea13@yahoo.com
 13110 N Boulevard
 Tampa, FL 33612
 US
 813-624-8892

Record expires on 01-16-2007
Record created on 01-16-2006

Domain servers in listed order:
 NS0.DIRECTNIC.COM 204.251.10.100
 NS1.DIRECTNIC.COM 206.251.177.2


 Domain Name: TT-TRANS.COM
 Registrar: INTERCOSMOS MEDIA GROUP, INC. D/B/A DIRECTNIC.COM
 Whois Server: whois.directnic.com
 Referral URL: http://www.directnic.com
 Name Server: NS0.DIRECTNIC.COM
 Name Server: NS1.DIRECTNIC.COM
 Status: ACTIVE
 Updated Date: 16-jan-2006
 Creation Date: 16-jan-2006
 Expiration Date: 16-jan-2007


concord-courier.com

concord-courier.com is a fraudulent escrow service. Any seller who suggests to use this service is a member of the same gang that runs the fake escrow. It uses a London or Rome postal address but the domain is registered using a US postal address. The site does not have its own SSL certificate for secure web browsing. The site calims the company was founded in 2001 even though the domain was only registered in October of 2005.

If you have been defrauded, file a report with your local police and and also report it to the webhosting company that hosts this site (contact: abuse@abac.com).

Concord-Courier Inc. Headquarters

Italy Offices

via veneto 145
Rome
00187
Italy


United Kingdom Offices

59 Trehurst Street
London
E5 0EB
United Kingdom

Fake domain registration details:

   Domain Name: CONCORD-COURIER.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: 11-oct-2005
   Creation Date: 11-oct-2005
   Expiration Date: 11-oct-2006


Domain name: concord-courier.com

Registrant:
   Michael Mikhail (K2CW9) celectrolucs76@aol.com
   1924 villa del dios glen
   Escondido,    CA    92029
   United States
   Phone: (760)8739983 x 

Administrative Contact:
   Michael Mikhail (GXGXW) celectrolucs76@aol.com
   1924 villa del dios glen
   Escondido,    CA    92029
   United States
   Phone: (760)8739983 x 

Technical Contact:
   Michael Mikhail (K2CW9) celectrolucs76@aol.com
   1924 villa del dios glen
   Escondido,    CA    92029
   United States
   Phone: (760)8739983 x 

Billing Contact:
   Michael Mikhail (XY3P3) celectrolucs76@aol.com
   1924 villa del dios glen
   Escondido,    CA    92029
   United States
   Phone: (760)8739983 x 

Record last updated on 2005-10-11 00:00:00
Record created on 2005-10-11 00:00:00
Record expires on 2006-10-11 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


bt-autohouse.com

This is suppsoed to be a car escrow company in the UK, but the domain is registered using a personal address in California and a phone number in Montreal/Canada. According to companieshouse.gov.uk, the official company registry of the UK government, no company called "BT Autohouse Ltd" exists in the UK.

Contact Us

BT Autohouse Ltd.- in behalf of: A.T.V. UK MAGAZINE Ltd.
43-45 DEVIZES ROAD, SWINDON, WILTSHIRE, SN1 4BG, UK

Phone numbers:
0044 703 187 2081
0044 703 187 2202
0044 703 187 2216
By phone, you can reach us:
Monday to Friday - 8.00 to 18.00 local time.
Saturday to Sunday - Closed.
FAX : 0044 207 681 2228
E-mail: support@bt-autohouse.com

Domain registration details:

domain: bt-autohouse.com
created: 17-Nov-2005
last-changed: 17-Nov-2005
registration-expiration: 17-Nov-2006

nserver: ns29.1and1.com 217.160.224.2
nserver: ns30.1and1.com 217.160.228.2

status: CLIENT-TRANSFER-PROHIBITED

registrant-firstname: Ehud
registrant-lastname: Menashe
registrant-street1: 7501 March Ave
registrant-pcode: 91304
registrant-state: CA
registrant-city: West Hills
registrant-ccode: US
registrant-phone: +1.4508059022
registrant-email: gunthertroy77@aol.com

admin-c-firstname: Ehud
admin-c-lastname: Menashe
admin-c-street1: 7501 March Ave
admin-c-pcode: 91304
admin-c-state: CA
admin-c-city: West Hills
admin-c-ccode: US
admin-c-phone: +1.4508059022
admin-c-email: gunthertroy77@aol.com

tech-c-firstname: Hostmaster
tech-c-lastname: ONEANDONE
tech-c-organization: 1&1 Internet Inc.
tech-c-street1: 701 Lee Rd.
tech-c-street2: Suite 300
tech-c-pcode: 19087
tech-c-state: PA
tech-c-city: Chesterbrook
tech-c-ccode: US
tech-c-phone: +1.8774612631
tech-c-fax: +1.6105601501
tech-c-email: hostmaster@1and1.com

bill-c-firstname: Hostmaster
bill-c-lastname: ONEANDONE
bill-c-organization: 1&1 Internet Inc.
bill-c-street1: 701 Lee Rd.
bill-c-street2: Suite 300
bill-c-pcode: 19087
bill-c-state: PA
bill-c-city: Chesterbrook
bill-c-ccode: US
bill-c-phone: +1.8774612631
bill-c-fax: +1.6105601501
bill-c-email: hostmaster@1and1.com


 Domain Name: BT-AUTOHOUSE.COM
 Registrar: SCHLUND+PARTNER AG
 Whois Server: whois.schlund.info
 Referral URL: http://registrar.schlund.info
 Name Server: NS29.1AND1.COM
 Name Server: NS30.1AND1.COM
 Status: ACTIVE
 Updated Date: 16-nov-2005
 Creation Date: 16-nov-2005
 Expiration Date: 16-nov-2006

Registrar: SCHLUND+PARTNER AG
Whois Server: whois.schlund.info


support-escrow.com
"support-escrow.com" is a fake escrow company whose domain is hosted by Yahoo. It was reported to us by someone who was trying to buy a car. The seller had offered a car on eBay and when contacted, wanted to sell it outside of eBay, suggesting this company for handling the payment. He claimed to live in the UK. Then the buyer was contacted by the fake escrow company:

Return-Path: <customer@support-escrow.com>
Received: from 68.142.224.169  (HELO web207.biz.mail.re2.yahoo.com) (68.142.224.169)
  by mta110.mail.re2.yahoo.com with SMTP; Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:16:39 -0800
Received: from [172.178.247.154] by web207.biz.mail.re2.yahoo.com via HTTP;
 Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:16:38 PST
Date: Sun, 19 Dec 2004 14:16:38 -0800 (PST)
From: Escrow Customer Support <customer@support-escrow.com>
Subject: Escrow Seller   "David Willson"
To: emailaddress
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="0-1056754585-1103494598=:48556"
Content-Length: 1850
Escrow.com
 
 
Dear, Firstname X. Lastname
 

Seller David Willson is a valuable member of our comunity and we have records with his business and we encourage you to complete this deal with Mr. David Willson as you are fully protected by Escrow.

Currently, the seller has a $10,000.00 deposit in an Escrow managed purchase protection account. Transactions with this Escrow seller are covered by purchase protection against fraud and description errors.The buyer sends payment to Escrow where it is held in a trust account.

The payment details are confidential and will be released upon receiving the item and you will confirm to us that the item is up to seller`s specifications, so we can forward the seller`s payment details.

If you have other questions, please contact us.

 

Thank you for using Escrow.

Sincerely,

Escrow Customer Support

 

 




All US dollar escrow services offered on this Website are provided independently and exclusively by Internet Escrow Services(SM) (IES), one of the operating subsidiaries of Escrow.com. IES is fully licensed and accredited as an escrow company and is subject to compliance with all applicable escrow regulations, including the California Financial and Business Code. Escrow services for other currencies are performed by an alternate operating subsidiary.
 
Escrow.com

All contents 1999-2004 by Escrow Company

 

As you can see, the fake escrow company tries to pass itself off as escrow.com, a legitimate escrow service.

The sending domain was only created two days before the company was suggested to be used. It is registered with a probably bogus address (or picked out of a phonebook).

     Domain Name.......... support-escrow.com
       Creation Date........ 2004-12-17
       Registration Date.... 2004-12-17
       Expiry Date.......... 2005-12-17
       Organisation Name.... Phil Burns
       Organisation Address. 326 birchtree ave
       Organisation Address. 
       Organisation Address. Cedar Grove
       Organisation Address. 53013
       Organisation Address. WI
       Organisation Address. UNITED STATES
     
     Admin Name........... Phil Burns
       Admin Address........ 326 birchtree ave
       Admin Address........ 
       Admin Address........ Cedar Grove
       Admin Address........ 53013
       Admin Address........ WI
       Admin Address........ UNITED STATES
       Admin Email.......... fakplata@yahoo.com
       Admin Phone.......... +1.9206688400
       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

Here is an email by the seller:

Yes Firstname the car is here with me

I understand your concern and I agree with you but you also must understand that I have to be sure that you have the money available and willing to pay me for prior to shipping and closing this deal and you are serious,so,if you're not safe with my first proposal, this is what I have in mind:

You'll go to one of WesternUnion offices and when you'll wire the money, for the RECEIVER you'll not use my name , you'll use my address but a name at one of your friends or whatever name you want. This way you'll be sure that I won't be able to pick up the money.
After this you have to send the details of payment ONLY to Escrow Company NOT TO ME

Reply and tell me if you agree with this
David

It doesn't matter what recipient name you use in a Western Union wire transfer, as long as the person claiming the money at the other end knows the sender name, recipient name, amount and transaction code, as well as the response in an optional question/answer pair.

The distinction about passing the wire transfer details only to the escrow company and not to the seller is essentially meaningless, because they buyer has no guarantee that the fake Escrow company and the seller are not actually one and the same person. This is actually how fake escrow scams work: the seller *is* the escrow company. He receives and pockets the purchase price via Western Union but never ships ship the goods sold, which he doesn't actually possess. The postal address given to the buyer is fake.

The above email from the fake escrow company via Yahoo was sent from a dial-up AOL account, which is interesting, since the scammer used two AOL accounts:

  • spomoser1970@aol.com
  • lov2spend5@aol.com

We have reported this fraud to Yahoo, but they have not suspended the domain yet.


europeshippers.com

Fake escrow company. Domain created two months ago, supposedly an 8 year old company. No phone numbers on the contact page.

Support department
contact@EuropeShippers.com

Sales department
office@EuropeShippers.com

Shipping questions
shipping@EuropeShippers.com

USA - CALIFORNIA
Suite 150 Irvine,
CA 92618-3603
Netherlands -
Prinseneiland 75A
1013LM
Amsterdam
France - Lyon,
21 rue Bourgelat,
69002
Italia - CP 1535,
Firenze 7,
Via Pietrapiana,
52 - 50132 Firenze
Germany - Frankfurt
Siesmayerstrasse
21 60323

WHOIS details:

domain:       europeshippers.com
owner:        S Coull
organization: S Coull
email:        elpadrino760@aol.com
address:      3 East Cathcart Street
city:         Buckie
state:        Banffshire
postal-code:  AB56 1PJ
country:      GB
phone:        0154 2836123
admin-c:      hostmaster@hostinguk.net#0
tech-c:       hostmaster@hostinguk.net#0
billing-c:    hostmaster@hostinguk.net#0
reseller:     Low cost domains, web hosting and                 
reseller:     colocation at www.hostinguk.net                   
nserver:      ns1.hostinguk.net 217.194.209.4
nserver:      ns1.us.net-work.net 206.246.91.2
status:       lock
created:      2006-02-20 17:49:03 UTC
modified:     2006-02-20 17:49:03 UTC
expires:      2008-02-20 12:46:19 UTC

contact-hdl:  hostmaster@hostinguk.net#0
person:       Mr. Hosting UK Hostmaster
organization: Internet Engineering Ltd
email:        hostmaster@hostinguk.net
address:      Unit 24
address:      St Asaph Business Park
city:         St Asaph
state:        Denbighshire
country:      GB
phone:        +44 1745 586070


The following fake escrow domains no longer exist (2006-06-19):

aim-escrow.com
air-shippingco.com
air-shippingwordwide.com
allaince-europa.com
angus-cargo.com
autopanshop.com
bt-safe.com
bussinescart.com
cargo-ltg.com
cd-logistics.net
dewayinc.net
escrocu.com
escrow-web-service.com
escrowd.com
escrowreal.com
escrowtime.net
euro-trade-uk.com
euroagree.com
euromoversauto-transport.com
europaeurcargo.com
europe-transportation.com
european-deals.com
eurotrade-escrow.com
exec-transpors.com
exec-transports.com
fastglobal-trader.com
fastlinkexpress.com
idealtradeonline.com
intercar-fid-bv.com
intercargodelivery.com
international-cargo.biz
international-cargo.net
internationalcargo-online.net
iworldshippingonline.com
leadermover.com
markitel.net
mobile-netlines.com
morotdealservice.com
one-click-deal.com
pegasusshipping.net
premiercardealer-com
pssovertheworld.com
rarinsured.com
safedealescrow.com
savioexpress.com
secure-shipping.com
securedealonline.org
secureshipp.com
sernam-europ.us
shieldlink.com
shipping-world-wide.com
square-solutions.com
thunder-trades.com
trans-express-inc.com
transatlantic-cargo-express.com
transports-shipping.com
trsutwebtrade.com
us-lume.com
vehicles-shiping.com
watkins-international.com
wordwideflc.com
worldcargo-transport.com

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