ICG Technology

This is a money mule scam which involves receiving stolen money into your bank account and forwarding it to the theives via Western Union. How can I tell? Simply because that's what always happens when a job like this targets Australians: it's the same story every time.

There may be a real company called "ICG Technology" somewhere out there, but nearly all the references to "ICG technology" on the web refer to "impedance cardiography technology" -- a medical technology, rather than a company name. In any case, this particular "ICG Technology" is a complete fiction: there is no such company.

   Domain Name: ICG-TECHNOLOGY.COM
   Registrar: DIRECT INFORMATION PVT LTD D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
   Whois Server: whois.PublicDomainRegistry.com
   Referral URL: http://www.PublicDomainRegistry.com
   Name Server: DNS1.GOSPERTI.COM
   Name Server: DNS2.GOSPERTI.COM
   Updated Date: 14-oct-2007
   Creation Date: 14-oct-2007 (new)
   Expiration Date: 14-oct-2008

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: ICG TECHNOLOGY <[redacted]>
Date: 17 Oct 2007 05:07
Subject: Home based job
To: [redacted]

Dear recipient, The leading Hong Kong LCD company, ICG Technology, is once again beginning a global campaign of employing new staff in AUSTRALIA. Due to our exploding growth, we are further expanding our business to the North America. During our last employment campaign we successfully employed hundreds of Retail Representatives and Couriers. And now we are offering you one more opportunity to earn extra cash working with us. We are looking for honest, responsible, hard-working people to operate with our company in your particular region. These openings are part-time positions with the opportunity to make AUD 500-2000 per month working 1-2 hours per day with us.. Please visit our web site ICG TECHNOLOGY for more details regarding these vacancies. Brought to you by SEEK and CareerONE.

Adler Jewellers

A correspondent forwarded a spam claiming to represent "Adler Jewellers". There appear to be several businesses of that name around the globe, but it's not clear that this particular scam is attempting to impersonate any of them specifically: "Adler Jewellers" is just a made-up name for all practical intents and purposes. The scam in question is a reshipper scam: it looks like they are purchasing jewellery on the Internet using stolen credit cards and having them shipped locally (to the "employee") to reduce suspicion. The employee is then asked to ship the goods on overseas -- and deal with the police when all the fraud is uncovered, although they usually leave that bit out of the job description for some reason.

   Domain Name: ADLERJEWELLERS.COM (scam)
   Registrar: ONLINENIC, INC.
   Whois Server: whois.35.com
   Referral URL: http://www.OnlineNIC.com
   Name Server: NS1.JLOB.CO.UK
   Name Server: NS2.JLOB.CO.UK
   Updated Date: 04-oct-2007
   Creation Date: 04-oct-2007 (new)
   Expiration Date: 04-oct-2008

---------- Forwarded message ----------

Hello.

My name is Elisabeth Doley and I represent Adler Jewellers - a
jewellery
company from The United Kingdom.
Our company is streamly expanding and is in need of new workers from
the
USA and I would like to ask you if you want to join our team.

Requirements:
No special requirements.

Job Description:
Our shops throughout Europe have a huge selection of different
jewellery. Sometimes though, our clients are not satisfied with what we
can offer them. From time to time they want something exclusive, which
cannot even be found in Europe. Then we offer them some variants from
the United States, if it suits them, we order the jewellery directly
from the USA. So we need workers, who can receive the jewellery on the
territory of the USA and send it forward to one of our shops in Europe.
So your work will consist of receiving packages from couriers and
sending them to Europe through DHL, UPS or FedEx.

Salary:
The salary is stable - $2300 per month. Plus there are bonuses if
everything goes well and packages are sent in time.

So if you are interested or have any questions, please write to
info@adlerjewellers.com <mailto: info@adlerjewellers.com>
Please also visit our website: www.AdlerJewellers.com
< http://www.AdlerJewellers.com>
Below you can find information about our company.

About Adler Jewellers Ltd.

Adler Jewellers Ltd is currently one of the largest fine jewelry
retailers in the European Union. Renowned for their top-caliber
customer
service, extensive selection of quality merchandise and value pricing,
Adler Jewellers Ltd has pioneered fine jewelry retailing in Europe.

The company began with one Adler Jewellers location in London in 1997,
and expanded to its current proportions of 17 stores thanks to 10 years
of consistent unfaltering service and positive word-of-mouth branding.
Distinguished by a comfortable shopping atmosphere, outstanding
customer
service and quality merchandise, Adler Jewellers established a standard
of excellence. The incomparable value offered in a wide selection of
jewellery and watches has also played a pivotal role in their continued
growth.

Today, their stores can be found in Germany, France, Finland, Sweden,
Italy, Estonia, Switzerland, Spain, Portugal, The Netherlands, Belgium.
Most recently, Adler Jewellers Ltd has ventured further North, opening
locations in Norway.

The founders of Adler Jewellers Ltd are both graduates of the
Gemological Institute of America. They personally oversee every aspect
of our daily operations, and source stones from the from the worlds
largest diamond mines, allowing us to offer beautiful jewelry at the
best possible value directly to the public.

Sincerely.
Elisabeth Doley.
Adler Jewellers Ltd.

Positive International Inc.

Another day, another money mule scam with an improbable name: "Positive International". Same old story: they send you fraudulent transfers or checks, and ask you to launder it by sending back money via Western Union. Don't send them any money, don't deposit their checks, and inform your bank that the transaction is suspicious if they've sent you money via direct transfer.

   Domain Name: POSITIVEINTER.COM
   Registrar: DIRECT INFORMATION PVT LTD D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
   Whois Server: whois.PublicDomainRegistry.com
   Referral URL: http://www.PublicDomainRegistry.com
   Name Server: NS29.IPNAMES.NET
   Name Server: NS30.IPNAMES.NET
   Updated Date: 09-oct-2007
   Creation Date: 09-oct-2007
   Expiration Date: 09-oct-2008

They may well have registered additional domain names.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: [redacted]
Date: , 14 Oct 2007 18:45:15 +0300
Subject: Are you really looking for a job? (18652)
To: ideceive@gmail.com

Are you really looking for a job?

One of the biggest Finance Company of the East Europe glad to offered excellent work guaranteeing real money for you!!

No need to invest or buy products in order to work with us.
No need any money to start!

About us

Positive International Inc. was founded in 1990 by a team of antiquities experts. By now our company has grown from a small company with 7 employees to an international groupwith several representative offices in different countries of the world.
Nowadays we are not just selling and buying antiques, but are also dealing with organization of international exhibitions, seminars, tours and many other things.

For more information:   http://www.positiveinter.com
Our vacancies:   http://www.positiveinter.com/eng/work.html

Now clients of our company conduct financial operations all over the world including:
USA, Canada, Australia, NewZealand and other countries, but due to sufficient perfection banking service we have some  difficulties in transfers and the organizations of our business, therefore we planning opening offices in which we equire USA, Canada, Australia, NewZealand.

Now we are looking for financial assistants in that will be responsible to accept payments from our clients. At this moment we are provide and offered work at home, after opening offices in this countries you will have an opportunity for working in our offices as well.

Our vacancies.

Today we are looking for financial assistants that will be responsible to accept payments from clients through bank transfer, because of imperfection of bank system Americans and other partners our clients have some difficulties with sending of bank
transfers and checks to the East Europe. You can make 8% commission from every transfer you will receive through your in
relation to our business. The rest needs to be transferred to our company's representative by Western Union, MoneyGram or other payment service. All Western  Union, MoneyGram and other fees are paid by us. On average you will be making 3,000 USD per month.

We are believe that you can get good future and achievements in our business.
If our offer is interesting to you, please feel free and sending a e-mail to our HR office.
For more information our crew of Human Resources is ready to answer to all your questions.
http://www.positiveinter.com/eng/work.html

Sincerely yours,   Positive International Inc.
www.positiveinter.com

QProx Sales Group

This scam looks stylistically similar to the Charmilles Sales scam reported several weeks ago, including the use of diverse Gmail contact addresses. As with that scam, the target audience seems to be Australians, suggesting that this is direct transfer fraud rather than cheque fraud. Anyone who has received money from these scammers should not withdraw it, but contact the financial institution in question immediately and notify them that the transaction is believed to be fraudulent.

-------- Forwarded Message --------
From: [redacted]
To: [redacted]
Subject: Part-time Easy To Start Position.
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 19:04:40 +0200

The Best Offer on the Net!

Looking for a fun job that pays good? Would you like to buy a new car and be able to support your family?

Nowadays internet became a solution to a numerous problems including a lack of employment.

With a help of QProx Sales Group based in France you have an opportunity of making 1200 AUD a week spending just 2 hours a day Monday-Friday.

What can be better? Feel free and enjoy your life, stop worrying about bills anymore, we found a solution. The answer lies in a conception of taxation loop between two countries. You, as an individual have a chance of providing your service in a position called "Fund Operator"!
A new generation opportunity! If you received this note you can consider yourself lucky. Position was created with maximum comfort for employee. Don't wait to receive more information, you can start making first money within 24 hours.

Requirements for this position:

Be able to check your e-mail 3-4 times a day.
At least 1.5 hours of spare time Monday-Friday.
18+ years old.
Your current location: Australia.

Benefits:

#No money involved to get started
#No past experience required
#No school degree required
Salary 1200+ AUD a week /  Daily Payout! Can't beat that

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"Finally they came up with something" - "The Wire" Magazine, Lisa Oakley.
"#1 Solution of the Year" - "Linux World" Magazine, John Beannie.

If you meet all requirements and ready to get full information on this position - reply to: Sales.QProx@gmail.com
Currently Hiring!

Good Luck!

Infinity Western

Here's a fairly elaborate money mule scam. The scammers are calling themselves "Infinity Western", and claim to be a car agency, although their website makes it look more like an escrow agency with a car-themed banner at the top. Aside from that little piece of dissonsnce, the site is very slick, which just goes to show that fraudsters can afford good web designers too. The scam is just the usual trick of money laundering: they transfer stolen money to the employee, and the employee forwards it to them (minus a cut) via Western Union. These guys have the gall to include an "Anti-Money Laundering Policy" page on their website, by the way. If you're going to defraud your way to profit, you may as well be blatantly untruthful, I guess.

If you have fallen victim to this scam, contact your financial institution immediately and explain the situation to them. If you haven't done so already, don't send any money anywhere.

Domain names I have seen involved in this scam so far include " infinityw.com", "i-western.com", and "infinitywesternsite.com".

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: [redacted]
Date: 12 Oct 2007 09:24
Subject: I invite you to work for a large international car agency.
To: [redacted]

Good afternoon!, Our surveys show that 84% of people of your age are not satisfied with their monthly earnings and wish to make more. That is why we would like to offer you an opportunity of part-time work. To earn 160-530 euros a week you have to spend 3-4 hours a week. You need a contact telephone (preferably a mobile), a computer and email. If you are reading these lines, it means you have everything you need to start work. The employment lasts till the end of the month; we have 34 vacancies in your country so far. You will have to process payments from our clients. It is a simple work, which requires attentiveness and accuracy. We provide training and everything you need for the work. Initial investments from you are not required. Who are we? We are a large international car agency. If you choose to become our employee you will receive a 5% discount on the purchase of a car from our company as an additional bonus and we will help you to obtain a credit, if necessary. We will be glad to provide you with any additional information. We do not use automated programs for answers and we read every letter and reply personally. To speed up our response, please send me an email to: livehelp@infinityw.com, providing the following information: Your Name Country of residence Your email I must warn you that due to the heavy workload of postal servers it may take 3-5 working days to respond, but I assure you your letter will be read and a response sent. Looking forward to your reply, Andrea Simpson Infinity Western