Another Scam Like The CFX Group
I have just received an almost identical e-mail to the one I received from the CFX Group.
Hello!
Your order has been accepted. Your order reference is 198668.
Terms of delivery and the date can be found with the auto-generated msword file located at:
http:\creacioweb.net\xxxx.xxx
Best regards, Tel.: (734) 687 65 784
The e-mail I received was actually addressed to a legitimate company who supply milking machines. Note the xxx obscure the dangerous bit.
One characteristic of the e-mails is that they contain a link to a file called Order.zip. This file probably contains some sort of virus. There are more details here.
Interestingly, the web site http:\\www.creacioweb.net is registered in Spain. The site containing the virus in the CFX Group case also was registered there!
A Proven Scam: Engineering and Consultancy Services
I few days ago I had an e-mail purporting to come from a Bryan Green at this company.
Hello,
It’s Bryan Green, ENGINEERING & CONSULTANCY SERVICES, HR manager.
We found your e-mail in the base of applicants for a job. If you are not in search of a job and not interested in extra earnings, ignore this letter please and I’m sorry for mistake. If you need a job, you have a good chance to work in our company.
We are searching for:
– Financial Department Associate.
ENGINEERING & CONSULTANCY SERVICES (U.K.) LIMITED is connected to many technology purchases and sales, global distribution, manufacturing and consulting. We are concentrated on buying and selling technology in Europe and United States. We offer generous salary for our part-time employees and also some discounts and benefits.
Get in touch with us and join our company. E-mail : hr@engineering-and-consultancy.co.uk
Yours respectfully,
Bryan Green,
HR manager
It had all the hallmarks of a scam, especially as I haven’t applied for any jobs lately.
I have now found out that it is a proven scam, with at least one person having had money stolen from their credit card. The UK Police have been informed.
For that reason the original post has been protected with a password. This is so the police can have access to the original post.
Google 10th Anniversary Awards Centre
I received an e-mail saying I’d won.
It’s a scam.
If you don’t believe me! Just think why it’s not been on the news!
A Call From 08000562422
I had a strange call from this number on my mobile phone. It told me my address and said it was from EDF Energy and asked if I was responsible for paying the bill, in which case I was to press 1. If I wasn’t I was to press 2. I hung up, as EDF Energy are not my supplier and anyway I pay by direct debit to another company, who did me a few favours when I moved in and were very professional. That’s not to say they are not professional too, as they have dealt with the writs sent to previous non-payers at this address with no hassle to me.
But I smelt a rat, as I have nothing to do with EDF Energy.
I checked the number on the Internet and this is what I found. Some items mention the number as a possible telepest.
I did try to phone EDF Energy, but their call centre was busy. This was one of the reasons, they didn’t get my business in the first place, as I couldn’t get through.
So if you get a call from this number, I suggest you do the sensible thing and hang up. I can’t find anything on the Internet to link it to EDF Energy.
What worries me is that someone had got my mobile phone number and linked it to my correct address. The only people who have that link are credit card companies, my bank and companies like John Lewis, IKEA and Dixons. I’m not accusing anybody, but it strikes me that there is a leak somewhere. But then these companies have my landline and I’ve never had such a call on that number.
Calls From 253-802-0308 in the United States
I have been plagued by this number. Read more about others who have from this web page. What is interesting is this snippet in the page.
I have posted this before, so I will paste it here for others who may benefit. My husband and I both work in IT and Telecommunication. I researched the number and came up with the following. The company International Telecom has a service called Kallback. It says it does the following:
1. Kallback lets you change your callback® phone number as you travel. Or you can pick a single, permanent location
Standard Trigger Numbers allow you to receive calls at a single, permanent location.
Traveler Trigger Numbers allow you to change your callback® location.
Personalized Trigger Numbers ask for you by name at a permanent location.
You can also trigger a call from the internet.I also received a call from the number listed on this post. The carrier for this number is International Telcom, Ltd.
The thing with this service is that they can call you, but you can’t trace them. These calls originate from outside the Continental U.S. They do not come from Washington state. They are like calling cards. They show the trigger number, but not the number the call is actually coming from. It is deceptive.
I think the information is genuine, so perhaps it is time that International Telecom got shut down or at least stopped their system being used by scammers.
Stupid Calls From the United States
I have my old phone number at my previous house diverted to my mobile phone. It must be very frustrating for the scammers from the United States, who keep rnging me from Delaware, as O2 now properly display their number. so I let them ring and then end the call.
This is a new phenomenon. Until perhaps two weeks ago, these scam calls didn’t give a number, but now they do, so I can treat them with the contempt they deserve. After all, if they are important calls, the caller would probably know my e-mail address, so they’ll do that instead.
It’s funny though that all these calls seem to be from the United States, so is that country, now the new Nigeria?
Patek Trading Company
I haven’t seen one of these for some time.
Greetings, If you have access to a computer, and have up to three hours spare time per- week, would you like to work part or full time online from home and get paid weekly? If yes, then please read carefully. _____________________________________________________________________ ABOUT US ______________________________________________________________________ Patek Trading Company Limited was founded in 1986. Besides its main office and laboratory, the Company also owns large warehouse to serve its customers with on time delivery. Since its establishment, the Company has been focusing on trading of textile dyestuffs, pigments and auxiliaries imported from all over the world and Products include reactive dyes, acid dyes, direct dyes, cationic dyes, disperse dyes, vat dyes, leather dyes, pigments and auxiliaries of textile dyeing, printing & finishing etc… ______________________________________________________________________ JOB POSITION _______________________________________________________________________ We are currently seeking part/full time employees for our ever-growing Foreign Payment Receiving Officer. Through extensive demographic research, we have discovered a wealth of untapped human resources that, for one reason or another, need the freedom to work from home and consider becoming part of our company. as part of our ongoing Multi Level Marketing Network, we seek capable individuals to work for us as our representative.You can easily make £500 – £2,000 or more in a week by working for us as Sub-contractor in your geographical location, you will be in charge of collecting payment on behalf of our affiliates and Smallbusiness organizations that are registered under us. Note that no form of investment is needed from you and this job will take only 1-3 hours of your time per week. ______________________________________________________________________ JOB RESPONSIBILITY _______________________________________________________________________ The position of Foreign Payment Receiving Officer entails the following duties: coordinate payments from our clients, receive payments which come in form of Bank Wire Tansfer, process payments at your local bank, and forward 90% of funds received to the proper branch office, as instructed. The remaining 10% is your gratuity. Since this position is need-based, you will have plenty of free time while enjoying a good income. _______________________________________________________________________ RENUMERATION _______________________________________________________________________ Every assignment in form of payment received from clients, you’re entitled to 10% which excludes the cost of processing western union to any regional office accountant Also you get a monthly salary of £1500 which comes at the end of every month, plus other incentives and benefits that accrue, which includes tax holidays. ________________________________________________________________________ INTERESTED APPLICANTS (HOW TO APPLY) ________________________________________________________________________ Interested applicants should reply with: First Name:- Last Name:- Address:- Gender:- Phone Number(s):- E-mail Address:- Our Human Resource Managers can contact you via email, with further details if the management decides you’re a successful candidate. We look forward to working with you. NB: Ignore this mail if you are not interested in this offer. Sincerely, Mr. Sue Young President/CEO Patek Trading Company Limited. Hong Kong, China. .
But just like all of the others, it’s a scam and will do you no good if you sign up.
I do like the opening statement about if you have access to a computer. Would you have received this rubbish, if you didn’t have access?
It also appears to be from a boy named Sue!
The Advantage of Being a Widow
Let’s face it, there aren’t many advantages in losing your long-term partner, but there is one.
You often immediately know that a phone call is a scam or just downright fraud.
I just had a call from a number 0845-1113111, which because of its form I thought was one of those rediculous automated text messages. Annoying those may be, but at least they are genuine. If you need to know more about the number that called me, look here.
I knew when the caller started that it was an unwanted call, as the idiot on the line asked for Mr. or Mrs. xxxx. As my wife died over three years ago now, it wasn’t the smartest thing for him to do. I told him politely that she’d died and the number was registered with the Telephone Preference Service. But he kept going on about government grants and in the end I told him to Foxtrot Oscar and left him talking to the radio.
Anybody who asks for my late wife is always considered by me to be a scammer unless they prove themselves otherwise. Some do, as they are solicitors or other genuine callers trying to reach her, who haven’t heard that she in fact has passed on.
Mail Scams
There is a piece this morning on the BBC about mail scams.
Since moving, I’ve been receiving the most amazing amount of junk through my letter box. A lot is flyers for things like takeaways and mini-cabs, neither of which I use. But some looks like mail scams, so it goes straight back in the conveniently placed pillar box opposite marked “Return to Sender”. As the house was tenanted before I bought it, there has also been a few letters, to those tenants, who might have done a runner.
I just wonder though, if all of the scam mail was sent back marked for return, the government and the Royal Mail, might take a bit more concerted action, against the countries from where it comes.
The Anonymous Widower 