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Last post 06-08-2008, 7:48 PM by Paladin. 70 replies.
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Riverview woman detects a scam
Canadian Crime News  
Riverview woman detects a scam
E-mail fraud artist tried to convince woman to cash counterfeit travellers cheques and send him the money
A Riverview resident is warning Metro Moncton residents to be cautious when responding to email job offers after she was targeted by fraud artists recently.
Kimberlee Savoie, who looks after her two young grandchildren during the day, was recently looking for some work she could do from home. She posted her resume online and a short time later got an email about an employment opportunity.
The email was sent from a "Richard Smith" but didn't contain a phone number or even a company name. Thinking this was a response to the resume she'd posted, she interacted over email and was eventually sent a package.
The package contained four Visa travellers cheques worth $500 each. She was instructed to cash the cheques, keep $200 and send the $1,800 back to the supposed company.
Savoie says she never received any clear explanation of what type of work they were asking her to do or why she was supposed to cash cheques and send money back.
The Riverview woman was a target of a popular overpayment scam which is rampant on the Internet. The scam artist sends a cheque or money order made out for more than the desired amount, for example, sending a $500 cheque to purchase a $200 set of tires in a private online sale.
The victim cashes the cheque, keeps their share and sends the rest back to the scam artist. A few days later, the bank discovers the cheque was a fraud and the person who cashed it is on the hook for the full amount. Savoie realized right away this wasn't a job opportunity.
She brought the cheques to the bank and explained what happened and the next day the bank told her the cheques were fraudulent. Had she followed through on the instructions she would have been out $2,000.
The bank advised her to call Phone Busters, the Canadian Antifraud Call Centre, and she reported the scam.
In her case, the package came with a return address in Anchorage, Alaska, while she was supposed to send the money to London, England.
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This is going around Atlantic Canada...
The following is a sample of Hitman e-mail, provided by Phone Busters:
Hello
I am very sorry for you, is a pity that this is how your life is going to end if you don't comply.
As you can see there is no need of introducing myself to you because I don't have any business with you, my duty as I am mailing you now is just to KILL you and I have to do it as I have already been paid for that.
Someone you call a friend wants you Dead by all means, and the person have spent a lot of money on this, the person also came to us and told me that he wanted you dead and he provided us with your name, picture and other necessary information's about you. So I sent my boys to track you down and they have carried out the necessary investigation needed for the operation on you, and they have done that but I told them not to kill you that I will like to contact you and see if your life is Important to you or not since their findings shows that you are innocent.
I called my client back and ask him of your email address which I didn't tell him what I wanted to do with it and he gave it to me and I am using it to contact you now. As I am writing to you now my men are monitoring you and they are telling me everything about you.
Now do you want to LIVE OR DIE? As someone has paid us to kill you. Get back to me now if you are ready to pay some fees to spare your life, $7,000 is all you need to spend You will first of all pay $3,000 then I will send a tape to you which I recorded every discussion i had with the person who wanted you dead and as soon as you get the tape, you will pay the remaining $4,000. If you are not ready for my help, then I will carry on with my job straight-up.
WARNING: DO NOT THINK OF CONTACTING THE POLICE OR EVEN TELLING ANYONE BECAUSE I WILL KNOW. REMEMBER, SOMEONE WHO KNOWS YOU VERY WELL WANT YOU DEAD! I WILL EXTEND IT TO YOUR FAMILY, INCASE I NOTICE SOMETHING FUNNY.
DO NOT COME OUT ONCE IT IS 7 PM UNTIL I MAKE OUT TIME TO SEE YOU AND GIVE YOU THE TAPE OF MY DISCUSSION WITH THE PERSON WHO WANT YOU DEAD THEN YOU CAN USE IT TO TAKE ANY LEGAL ACTION. GOOD LUCK AS I AWAIT YOUR REPLY EMAIL
Copies of the letters (regardless of country origin) can be directly forwarded to PhoneBusters via fax at (888) 654-9426 or by email at wafl@phonebusters.com
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| 03-08-2008, 3:36 PM |
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Police said they have noticed a dramatic spike in the number of would-be renters who are being duped into putting deposits on rental units that either don't exist or are already rented.
"Unfortunately people are actually handing over money,'' Dep. Cpl. Jana McGuinness told a press conference in Vancouver Friday.
She said deposits ranging from $100 to $500 or more are being stolen by people pretending to be responsible for renting non-existent units.
Police said the con artists typically place an ad for shared accommodation on craigslist.
They then arrange to meet would-be renters, who are often persuaded to make a cash deposit without ever seeing the apartment they are supposed to be renting.
After collecting the cash, the con artist disappears.
In the last four weeks, police have received complaints from 15 people who have been duped.
Police are advising would-be renters to verify the address of any apartment that is supposedly available for rent.
They are also advised to view the apartment in person and make sure to deal with property managers before handing over any money.
Read the Full Story..........
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| 03-23-2008, 3:39 AM |
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Newest Phony UK Lottery Is Just Too Much!
A newer installment of the bogus UK lottery advance-fee (419) scam arrived today with the subject line "UKONLINE NOTIFICATION DESK" (yes, they have to shout it out). It uses a lot of the same tricks as reported before (wavy Union Jack flag image and a [different] coat of arms, even more images hijacked from the real UK Lottery site, phony signature art from Carl A. Somebody, etc.), but this one ups the ante a bit.
One thing that may cause unsuspecting recipients to believe this one is real is an official-looking barcode image at the bottom of the message. That actually bothers me more than anything else in this hoax because I'd wager that a lot of consumers believe it is a unique identifier associated with the message they received. The same image (sourced from the same URL) has appeared in lottery scam messages since at least October 2005.
Anyway, this "winning notification" is signed ("Yours faithfully") by two people in two places in the message. The first is the "Zonal Coordinator" named Mr. Lucy Daran (not a typo). The second is someone named Mr. Brian Hunt, a name used in lottery scam messages dating back to at least 2004. The kicker is that there is a supposed photo of Mr. Hunt, a distinguished-looking, grey-haired gentleman—someone you'd trust at first sight. The problem is, however, that the image (as revealed in the source code of the email message) is hijacked from a different source. The photo, it turns out, is of Carl-Wilhelm Stenhammar, current president of Rotary International. Yes, the Rotary International. I don't know if Mr. Stenhammer knows his image is being abused, but I'd sure recommend the Rotary site change the file name of the image pronto. (And I'm also glad that I don't look distinguished enough to make my mug shot worthy of hijacking.)
The scammer did slip up with a major gaffe with this line:
N/B, DO NOT FALL TO WRITE US ON THIS EMAIL : [removed]@hotmail.com
But by this point, gullible readers have already spent the £2,000,000 in their minds, and won't spot either the misspelling or the oddity that the "official" UK lottery would use a Hotmail address. By the way, this email address is different than the one the message instructs users to contact. That address is a yahoo.co.uk address. Geez.
Stolen from......... http://spamwars.com/archives/2006/01/index.html
Remember yesterday, respect tomorrow, live for today. All those who believe in psychokinesis raise my hand.
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Several Chronicle-Herald readers have been duped by an enticing job ad, Halifax police say.
An offer to become a mystery shopper is really a well-known scam almost guaranteed to cost respondents hundreds of dollars, said Det. Reid McCombs.
The ad invites people from Halifax and Dartmouth who are 18 and up to apply online at
The company pretends to test out a business, usually a type of money-wire service. They send the new employees cheques to take to their banks to cash. The employees are allowed to keep a percentage of the cheque and are to send the rest back.
The problem is these cheques are all fraudulent. Sometimes it takes days or weeks before the fraud is found out and the employee ends up on the hook for the full amount of the cheque. Cheques are often made out for between $2,000 and $5,000.
Everybody has received cheques and taken them to their banks and the banks have been cautious."
On Friday, Dave White, the head of The Chronicle Herald’s advertising team, said his department is looking into the situation.
The ad was last run in this newspaper on Friday.
The last time this particular scam in action in Halifax was when a similar ad ran about six months ago in the now defunct Daily News.
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I saw the ad in the T&T. I was curious as Mystery Shopping was a big thing in England.
My office received a report of a 'visit' but from the description of the facilities they either made it up or went to the wrong place.![Sad [:(]](/emoticons/emotion-6.gif)
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We at
Service Intelligence, and feel that the information presented therein
incorrectly and unfairly links our legitimate business and website (www.experienceexchange.com)
with the mystery shopping scam that is described in the article.
While
it is true that Service Intelligence / Experienceexchange.com, like other
leading mystery shopping providers, has been a victim of recent mystery
shopping scams involving unauthorized and illegal use of our name and logo, we
do not conduct mystery shops involving cashing checks or money transfers.
Service
Intelligence, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Compliance, conducts
approximately 500 000 mystery shops and site evaluations for dozens of Fortune
1000 corporations through Experienceexchange.com each year. There are no sign up fees to become a
shopper, and each shopper is paid through automatic bank deposit for every job
they complete, in addition to being reimbursed for allowable expenses incurred
during their visit.
Service
Intelligence is working closely with Federal authorities to uncover this scam.
One individual was arrested in August 2007 and is currently in litigation. We
are also attempting to identify other individuals who may be involved in this
fraudulent activity.
If
you should receive any additional communications/information regarding this
scam, please immediately report details to Service Intelligence at
1-866-261-5002 Ext. 240. Additionally, we urge you to contact authorities,
including the local police, the FBI, and the Federal Trade Commission.
We
certainly empathize with those individuals who have been targeted, and have
taken steps to protect our mystery shoppers, as well as others who may be
interested in applying to become a mystery shopper, by posting a notification
on our website (www.experienceexchange.com),
warning them of the fraudulent money transfer scam.
In
addition, Service Intelligence is a member of the Better Business Bureau in
both Canada and the United States. If you search Service Intelligence - 104 58th Ave SE Ste 140,
you will see we have a satisfactory rating, with another 'disclaimer' below in
regards to our name being fraudulently used.
Please
note, this is not the nature of our business and we feel that if the
publication had investigated this matter thoroughly the article would have
further explained that there are in fact legitimate businesses, such as
ourselves, being misrepresented by the individuals perpetrating this crime.
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| 04-10-2008, 12:37 PM |
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 service intelligence wrote:
We at Service Intelligence, and feel that the information presented therein incorrectly and unfairly links our legitimate business and website (www.experienceexchange.com) with the mystery shopping scam that is described in the article.
While it is true that Service Intelligence / Experienceexchange.com, like other leading mystery shopping providers, has been a victim of recent mystery shopping scams involving unauthorized and illegal use of our name and logo, we do not conduct mystery shops involving cashing checks or money transfers.
Service Intelligence, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Compliance, conducts approximately 500 000 mystery shops and site evaluations for dozens of Fortune 1000 corporations through Experienceexchange.com each year. There are no sign up fees to become a shopper, and each shopper is paid through automatic bank deposit for every job they complete, in addition to being reimbursed for allowable expenses incurred during their visit.
Service Intelligence is working closely with Federal authorities to uncover this scam. One individual was arrested in August 2007 and is currently in litigation. We are also attempting to identify other individuals who may be involved in this fraudulent activity.
If you should receive any additional communications/information regarding this scam, please immediately report details to Service Intelligence at 1-866-261-5002 Ext. 240. Additionally, we urge you to contact authorities, including the local police, the FBI, and the Federal Trade Commission.
We certainly empathize with those individuals who have been targeted, and have taken steps to protect our mystery shoppers, as well as others who may be interested in applying to become a mystery shopper, by posting a notification on our website (www.experienceexchange.com), warning them of the fraudulent money transfer scam.
In addition, Service Intelligence is a member of the Better Business Bureau in both Canada and the United States. If you search Service Intelligence - 104 58th Ave SE Ste 140, you will see we have a satisfactory rating, with another 'disclaimer' below in regards to our name being fraudulently used.
Please note, this is not the nature of our business and we feel that if the publication had investigated this matter thoroughly the article would have further explained that there are in fact legitimate businesses, such as ourselves, being misrepresented by the individuals perpetrating this crime.
Thank you for the update.
I trust that you have also notified
to advise them also.
It is not my aim to paint anyone in an unfavourable color but to report the stories as I find them.
Hopefully you post here will clear up any misconception about your company.
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Nova Scotia
From The Chronicle Herald,Halifax
The Halifax Herald Limited
http://thechronicleherald.ca
Wrong website identified as scam group
A legitimate mystery shopping business says it, too, has fallen victim to fraudsters.
On Saturday, The Chronicle Herald warned readers that scammers have been advertising in this newspaper.
Sgt. Reid McCoombs, head of the Halifax police fraud squad, identified www.experienceexchange.com as a fraudulent website, but the wrong ad was pointed out. "It’s caused us a fair bit of grief," said Navi Vaid, spokesman for Service Intelligence, which operates www.experienceexchange.com. His company has 65,000 mystery shoppers throughout North America, Mr. Vaid said.
(These companies use mystery shoppers to measure a retail firm’s service. They send mystery shoppers to a business to act as a customer and report on the experience. The shoppers are usually paid and their purchases reimbursed.)
However, for the past few years, Mr. Vaid said his organization has been plagued by phony secret shopping businesses that try to dupe people into cashing bad cheques.
The company’s website includes a warning to be on the lookout for letters offering quick and easy money, some of which even include the unauthorized and illegal use of Service Intelligence’s name and logo.
Both the sergeant and Mr. Vaid agree that the cheque-cashing scams have been around for a while.
Fraudsters pretend to be testing service at a bank or money wire service. They send mystery shoppers large cheques to cash at their banks. The shoppers are told to keep a percentage of the money and send the rest back to the company.
Sometimes it takes days or weeks before the bank discovers the cheque is bogus and it is the mystery shopper who ends up on the hook for the full amount of the cheque.
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This Post contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available in our efforts to advance understanding of environmental, political, human rights, economic, democracy, scientific, social and criminal justice issues, etc. We believe this constitutes 'fair dealings' of any such copyrighted material as provided for in Canada's Copyright Law. The material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes.
The Canadian Copyright Act provides that dealing with any material protected by copyright for the purposes of private study, research, criticism, review or news reporting is not an infringement of copyright. Fair dealing with a work does not require the permission of the copyright owner or the payment of royalties.
service intelligence wrote:
We at Service Intelligence, and feel that the information presented therein incorrectly and unfairly links our legitimate business and website (www.experienceexchange.com) with the mystery shopping scam that is described in the article.
While it is true that Service Intelligence / Experienceexchange.com, like other leading mystery shopping providers, has been a victim of recent mystery shopping scams involving unauthorized and illegal use of our name and logo, we do not conduct mystery shops involving cashing checks or money transfers.
Service Intelligence, a wholly owned subsidiary of Global Compliance, conducts approximately 500 000 mystery shops and site evaluations for dozens of Fortune 1000 corporations through Experienceexchange.com each year. There are no sign up fees to become a shopper, and each shopper is paid through automatic bank deposit for every job they complete, in addition to being reimbursed for allowable expenses incurred during their visit.
Service Intelligence is working closely with Federal authorities to uncover this scam. One individual was arrested in August 2007 and is currently in litigation. We are also attempting to identify other individuals who may be involved in this fraudulent activity.
If you should receive any additional communications/information regarding this scam, please immediately report details to Service Intelligence at 1-866-261-5002 Ext. 240. Additionally, we urge you to contact authorities, including the local police, the FBI, and the Federal Trade Commission.
We certainly empathize with those individuals who have been targeted, and have taken steps to protect our mystery shoppers, as well as others who may be interested in applying to become a mystery shopper, by posting a notification on our website (www.experienceexchange.com), warning them of the fraudulent money transfer scam.
In addition, Service Intelligence is a member of the Better Business Bureau in both Canada and the United States. If you search Service Intelligence - 104 58th Ave SE Ste 140, you will see we have a satisfactory rating, with another 'disclaimer' below in regards to our name being fraudulently used.
Please note, this is not the nature of our business and we feel that if the publication had investigated this matter thoroughly the article would have further explained that there are in fact legitimate businesses, such as ourselves, being misrepresented by the individuals perpetrating this crime.
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We have some new members from Germany so for their benefit :
2008/5/12
Fraud- "Carpet scam", Sussex, N.B.
The Sussex RCMP are investigating an incident which occurred on May 6th 2008 where a senior citizen was almost coerced into giving $20000 to unknown salespeople.
As a result of this investigation, police are warning seniors to be wary of sales people selling phony "silk-carpets". The fraud starts out with a phone call in order to establish a relationship with the victim. The victims are usually of German descent.
In "educated German", the suspects try to convince the victim they know each other. Eventually, the suspects visit the victim dressed very professionally. The suspects will then claim they have some expensive rugs for sale at an incredible price, then will lure the victim by offering one carpet as a complimentary gift. This will lead to bartering and the victim will eventually be convinced to give the suspect a sum of money.
This scam /fraud has been a regular occurrence in Toronto and surrounding areas. Discussions between the Sussex RCMP,Toronto Metro Police as well as several Ontario Provincial Police detachments lead us to believe a recent incident in Sussex would be linked to the Ontario incidents. It would therefore appear these criminals have traveled East and are now targeting seniors in the Atlantic Provinces.
Anyone with any information on this should contact the RCMP at 1-888-506-RCMP (7267)
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NEW WAY TO DO CARJACKINGS'
BEWARE OF PAPER ON THE BACK WINDOW OF YOUR VEHICLE
NEW WAY TO DO CARJACKINGS'
You walk across the parking lot, unlock your car and get inside. You start the engine and shift into Reverse. When you look into the rearview mirror to back out of your parking space, you notice a piece of paper stuck to the middle of the rear window. So, you shift into Park, unlock your doors, and jump out of your car to remove that paper (or whatever it is) that is obstructing your view. When you reach the back of your car, that is when the carjackers appear out of nowhere, jump into your car and take off. They practically mow you down as they speed off in your car.
And guess what, ladies? I bet your purse is still in the car. So now the carjacker has your car, your home address, your money, and your keys. Your home and your whole identity are now compromised!
BEWARE OF THIS NEW SCHEME THAT IS NOW BEING USED.
If you see a piece of paper stuck to your back window, just drive away. Remove the paper later. A purse contains all kinds of; personal information and identification documents, and you certainly do NOT want this to fall into the wronghands.
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