Fake advertisements for electronics.

[Garreg Ddu]

Over the past few weeks an investigation has been going on into advertisements posted on thousands of fora in many places on the World Wide Web. The advertisements offer what appear to be very cheap deals and bulk discounts on mobile telephones, laptops, notebooks and other computer equipment, playstations and similar items. In every case we have looked at the origin of the email responses has been in Nigeria. Payment is requested via Western Union to be made to fictitious names and addresses. If payment is sent for the non-existent goods, further requests arrive for more money to be sent for "Custom Fees" and other expenses which exist only in the imaginations of the criminals. No goods are delivered, ever!

Some examples of the type of material found in the adverts are:

APPLE IPHONE PRODUCT
Apple iPhone 3G 16GB GoldenEye ---$190
Apple iPhone 4GB -- $115
Apple iPhone 2G 8GB -- $135
Apple iPhone 16GB -- $155
Apple iPhone 3G 4GB -- $165
Apple iPhone 3G 8GB -- $180
Apple iPhone 3G 16GB -- $195

SIDEKICKS PRODUCT
Sidekick 2008 .................... $200
Sidekick LX ...................... $130
Juicy Couture Sidekick II ........ $130
Mister Cartoon Sidekick ........... $140
Juicy couture Sidekick III ........ $130
Sidekick D - Wade ................. $140

SONY ERICSSON PRODUCT
Sony Ericsson W800i...........$165
sony Ericsson w600i...........$150
sony Ericsson p910i...........$180
Sony Ericsson P900............$185

XBOX GAMES:

Xbox 360 Core System ................ 200usd
Xbox 360 Prenium pack ................-220usd
Xbox 360 Platinum Bundle Console 240usd

Note the different currency format and spelling error which are quoted directly from the scammer's posts!

BLACKBERRY PRODUC
Blackberry Storm 9500...........$250
Blackberry Storm 9530...........$230
Blackberry 8830 World Edition ............ $250

"PRODUC" as the scammer wrote!

HTC PRODUCT
HTC Shift Pocket PC...............$300
HTC Touch Cruise P3650 (POLARIS) ... $300
HTC TOUCH PRO ....................... $350
HTC Touch Diamond ................ $250

And many more

Lists of email addresses, company names and contacts will be posted here as more information is received.

Please be aware that you should NOT reveal your personal information to the criminals running these scams and if you send them any money you will lose it and get nothing back.

[Garreg Ddu]

The following email addresses have been posted by scammers on other fora, and have been proven to be electronics/'phone scams originating from the same stable, again mostly Nigerian in provenance.

telebrancaphones00@hotmail.com
mobilephones022@gmail.com
alenjadromerlo@yahoo.com
mtrendzt@live.co.za This one is actually from South Africa
Trademyearmobiles@hotmail.com
Tradeyearmobiles@gmail.com
electgroup@hotmail.com (Lenza JT. Bennett)
electgroup@europe.com
electgroup02@gmail.com"


And the following websites:

http://www.inzer.cz/mobilni-telefony/nokia/for-sale-nokia-n95-8gb--apple-iphone-16gb-3g--nokia-n99-18676.html

http://www.hoteluri.org/forums/archive/sale-nokia-n95-t43952.html

http://forums.developertutorials.com/promote-your-services/5584-sale-apple-iphone-gold-24k-16gb-unlocked-apple-iphone-8gb-3g.html

http://www.nemokamiskelbimai.lt/sklb_det.php?sklb_id=33218

http://www.zoomoglasi.com/5/posts/1_KUPOPRODAJA/1_Telefoni_Mobilni/11000_For_Sale_Pioneer_Cdj1000_Mk3_Samsung_SGH_i85 10_INNOV8_16GB.html Probably removed

http://www.windychat.com/sale-apple-iphone-3g-16gb-apple-28850.html

[Garreg Ddu]

Further information on this type of scam has been found, with a new name associated with a couple of previously known email addresses:

mobile4sale2000@yahoo.com - Origin IP Address = 82.128.26.199 = Multilinks Telecommunications Limited, 231 Adeola Odeku Str., Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria

The scam advertisments posted have Trademyearmobiles@hotmail.com and Tradeyearmobiles@gmail.com as additional contact email addresses.

Once again you are warned that these email addresses and any postings using them are for NIGERIAN CRIMINALS. PLEASE DO NOT CONTACT OR SEND MONEY TO THEM - YOU WILL BE ROBBED.

[Garreg Ddu]

More forum posts for fake sales of mobile 'phones and electronics have been found using the name "tresure11", all of which seem to be being deleted as soon as the webmasters find them. "steven04" and "surebet1" are other names which have been used.

The following email addresses are used by the criminals:

[newmobileshop2009@gmail.com]
[newmobileshop2009@hotmail.com]
[gomobile58@hotmail.com]
[formobile00@yahoo.co.uk]

Company names used now include:

MARKETING COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT LIMITED

[Torrent]

I just realized after visiting your site I just be catch by this organisation in UK they are promising Iphone 32gb at 300$us after few mistake they ask me more money transfer by Western Union to UK or Nigeria I never got my merchandise Richard Moffy is the contact don't ever beleive it this organisation is a scam

[Ben]

Much sympathy Torrent but thank you for the post
More info
http://antifraudintl.org/showpost.ph...05&postcount=1
more results googling > tel_ronics@yahoo.com
telronics@hotmail.com

big alert needed on this one
http://www.bazarapna.biz/ads/items-f...-16g-1013.html
Googling +3107366555
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Can you please help me verify this advertisement? I have a feeling that this is a scam.

http://classifiedssaudi.com/1/posts/...lackberry.html

[Templar]

It is a SCAM

http://www.lortus.com/ fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud

[Templar]

Mr Paul,

* Wormy - http://www.lortus.com/

Suggest that you scan your PC

Spyware Doctor is enough.

There is a worm on that site.