Job scam quick guide: it's a scam if...

  • they want you to collect and forward money in any way (a "money mule" job). You'll wind up engaged in money laundering, personally defrauded via expertly forged cheques, money orders, etc, or defrauding someone else who pays for goods that never arrive.
  • they want you to receive packages and reship them somewhere else. The goods will have been obtained fraudulently, and they're just using you to make the shipping address appear local. You will be aiding fraud.
  • they want up-front payment (either to them or someone else) of any sort for anything before you can get the job. This is advance fee fraud: there is no job -- it's just a big con to extract money from you.
  • they want you to buy any kind of "membership" or "kit" in order to start. Forget it -- it's not a real job at all: they're trying to sell you something, and they're probably making a bunch of other false claims about it if they're pitching it as a "job".
  • it's a job offer, and it's spam. There are LOTS of these scams about, as you can see.

Friday, March 30, 2007

Global Connect Network

I haven't reported a scam running under the name of "Global Connect Network" before, but a quick search shows that this isn't the first time it's happened. This is just a money mule scam. The scammer is operating under the following domain name.

   Domain Name: YANKEESCARDS.COM <-- scam
   Registrar: GO DADDY SOFTWARE, INC.
   Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
   Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
   Name Server: NS1.SERVAGE.NET
   Name Server: NS2.SERVAGE.NET
   Name Server: NS3.SERVAGE.NET
   Name Server: NS4.SERVAGE.NET
   Updated Date: 17-mar-2007
   Creation Date: 17-mar-2007 <-- recent
   Expiration Date: 17-mar-2008

The website at that domain currently redirects to http://www.global-connect-network.com/

   Domain Name: GLOBAL-CONNECT-NETWORK.COM <-- scam
   Registrar: DIRECT INFORMATION PVT LTD D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
   Whois Server: whois.PublicDomainRegistry.com
   Referral URL: http://www.PublicDomainRegistry.com
   Name Server: NS1.GLOBAL-CONNECT-NETWORK.COM
   Name Server: NS2.GLOBAL-CONNECT-NETWORK.COM
   Updated Date: 30-jun-2006
   Creation Date: 30-jun-2006 <- not terribly new!
   Expiration Date: 30-jun-2007

So why is this scammer going through a redirect in a new domain, rather than linking directly to his nine-month-old scam domain? Probably because the spam filters got the idea that anything with a link to global-connect-network.com in it was spam some time ago.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: no_reply@careerbuilder.com <no_reply@careerbuilder.com>
Date: 30-Mar-2007 01:07
Subject: Job application with Global Connect Network
To: ideceive@gmail.com

Dear sir/mam!

We present a new project of the global recruiting campaign and welcome you
to join our team!

Global Connect Network Financial Services is looking for bright and responsible people
from all over the United States and Canada to join us!

This is a:

Part time job that requires only a few hours a day.

Good source of additional income for you and your family!

Which requires NO fees to join.

Where you get paid for each transaction processed!

When you receive up to 12% of each amount you cash or forward as an
agent representing our company in your region.

To get more information visit our website and fill the form to sign up.

Our team will contact you very shortly.

Visit us at: www.yankeescards.com

With kind regards,

Ted Davidson
Executive Officer
Global Connect Network
5005 Snyder Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11203

4 comments:

Spotter said...

Same scam. Minor variations.

Domain Name: GCN-EMAILS.COM <-- scam
Registrar: ENOM, INC.
Whois Server: whois.enom.com
Referral URL: http://www.enom.com
Name Server: NS1136.DIZINC.COM
Name Server: NS1137.DIZINC.COM
Updated Date: 03-may-2007
Creation Date: 03-may-2007 <-- new
Expiration Date: 03-may-2008

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: [redacted]
Date: 10-May-2007 05:49
Subject: Global Connect Network. Job Proposition 14!
To: [redacted]

Dear sir/mam!

We present a new project of the global recruiting campaign and welcome you to join our team!

GCN Financial Services Team is looking for bright and responsible people from all over the United States and Canada to join us!

This is a:

Part time job that requires only a few hours a day.

Good source of additional income for you and your family!

Which requires NO fees to join.

Where you get paid for each transaction processed!

When you receive up to 12% of each amount you cash or forward as an agent representing our company in your region.

To get more information visit our website and fill the form to sign up.

Our team will contact you very shortly.

Visit us at:
gcn-emails.com With kind regards,

Noah Feldman
Executive Officer
GCN Financial Services Team
Financial Department
Brooklyn, NY 11203

Anonymous said...

Here is what I received 10/15/07

Dear sir/mam!

We present a new project of the global recruiting campaign and welcome you to join our team!

GCN Financial Services Team is looking for bright and responsible people from all over the United States and Canada to join us!

This is a:

Part time job that requires only a few hours a day.

Good source of additional income for you and your family!

Which requires NO fees to join.

Where you get paid for each transaction processed!

When you receive up to 12% of each amount you cash or forward as an agent representing our company in your region.

To get more information visit our website and fill the form to sign up.

Our team will contact you very shortly.

www.saab-stuff.com/stat/
visit and APPLY for EMPLOYMENT.

With kind regards,

Noah Feldman
Executive Officer
GCN Financial Services Team
Financial Department
Brooklyn, NY 11203


No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG Free Edition.
Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.10/1070 - Release Date: 10/14/2007 9:22 AM

Anonymous said...

I am the webmaster of YankeesCards.com. I had my identity stolen due to a virus and someone used my websites to send out malicious content. I would appreciate it if you updated this post to say that the threat is over.

Anonymous said...

Global Connect tries to get a lot of customers on Reunion Island. Resellers are very agressive and tells incredible things. A lot of people from Reunion Island get caught in this system... This is a dangerous system. Global Connect is a scam in Reunion Island.