I’m afraid my primary email address is?being used for an internet fraud.
Each day, for the past three days, I’ve received massive amounts of “undeliverable mail” bounces — all tracing to this message:
We thought you would be interested in this job
POSITION: Logistics Agent.
If you are looking for a good temp-to-perm opportunity, contact us!
We are looking for Logistics Agents to place with a number of our clients.
You must be flexible with your hours depending upon the task to which you are assigned.
This position requires that you have previous FedEx or UPS shipping experience.
QUALIFICATIONS:
– proficiency with computer applications;
– excellent communication rapport;
– basic math skills;
– international shipping knowledge a plus.
DUTIES:
– Check received goods to purchase orders, freight bills, delivery tickets, etc., against part number, quantity, description, weights, and sizes.
– Determines how product is shipped.
– Schedule common carriers to pick-up as needed.
Schedule: Part-Time=20
APPLY:
Send your CV (Resume) to mail@experts-shipping.com
“Experts-shipping.com traces to what has the aura of a legitimate website for an international package forwarding “company” with offices purportedly in Denver, Colorado.
The purported address, 100 Fillmore St., Denver, CO, 80206, hosts a variety of offices, including a mini-office center and a B-rated (according to the Better Business Bureau) enterprise called “Internet Reputation Repair” that has had seven complaints closed within the last three years.
The phone number matches to a number linked to a Colorado address, but look what we find when we search experts-shipping.com’s ownership:
Domain?Name:?EXPERTS-SHIPPING.COM
Registry?Domain?ID:
Registrar?WHOIS?Server:?whois.publicdomainregistry.com
Registrar?URL:?www.publicdomainregistry.com
Updated?Date:?2014-11-14T22:47:54Z
Creation?Date:?2014-11-14T22:47:53Z
Registrar?Registration?Expiration?Date:?2015-11-14T22:47:53Z
Registrar:?PDR?Ltd.?d/b/a?PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registrar?IANA?ID:?303
Registrar?Abuse?Contact?Email:?
Registrar?Abuse?Contact?Phone:?+1-2013775952
Domain?Status:?clientTransferProhibited
Registry?Registrant?ID:
Registrant?Name:?Eduard?S?Mihailov
Registrant?Organization:?Eduard?S?Mihailov
Registrant?Street:?Frunze?187-72
Registrant?City:?Moscow
Registrant?State/Province:?Moskovskaya?oblast
Registrant?Postal?Code:?245100
Registrant?Country:?RU
Registrant?Phone:?+7.9197854166
Registrant?Phone?Ext:
Registrant?Fax:?+7.9197854166
Registrant?Fax?Ext:
Registrant?Email:?
Registry?Admin?ID:
Admin?Name:?Eduard?S?Mihailov
Admin?Organization:?Eduard?S?Mihailov
Admin?Street:?Frunze?187-72
Admin?City:?Moscow
Admin?State/Province:?Moskovskaya?oblast
Admin?Postal?Code:?245100
Admin?Country:?RU
Admin?Phone:?+7.9197854166
Admin?Phone?Ext:
Admin?Fax:?+7.9197854166
Admin?Fax?Ext:
Admin?Email:?
Registry?Tech?ID:
Tech?Name:?Eduard?S?Mihailov
Tech?Organization:?Eduard?S?Mihailov
Tech?Street:?Frunze?187-72
Tech?City:?Moscow
Tech?State/Province:?Moskovskaya?oblast
Tech?Postal?Code:?245100
Tech?Country:?RU
Tech?Phone:?+7.9197854166
Tech?Phone?Ext:
Tech?Fax:?+7.9197854166
Tech?Fax?Ext:
Tech?Email:?
Name?Server:?ns1.blogway.ru
Name?Server:?ns2.blogway.ru
DNSSEC:Unsigned
URL?of?the?ICANN?WHOIS?Data?Problem?Reporting?System:
http://wdprs.internic.net/Registration?Service?Provided?By:?BINAR
Of course, this is the classic reshipping fraud scam. Individuals who fall for this scheme are invited to collect and pay for various items delivered to their address, purportedly recieving payment, and then forward them onwards. ?The payment bounces — but the paypal or credit card obligation remains in the hands of the victim “reshipper.”
My email address is quite visible, so has been easy to harvest by the spammers/scammers.
I thought of reporting the matter to police, but where? ?Presumably the Denver address is?fake and the operation has no real “business” there and I doubt Russian authorities care. However, I can still use this blog’s rather healthy search engine ranking to post the details here, in case anyone tries a bit of internet research when they receive the seemingly legitimate email. If you’ve received the spam email, beware. This is a scam.
