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This fraudster should not be confused with any legitimate company of the same or similar name - the above website graphics and the following evidence clearly identify the fake website and these criminal fraudsters.
Data Systems Limited scam screenshot (30-Sep-2009)
Data Systems Limited scam screenshot (30-Sep-2009)

Data Systems Limited This is just a standard scam website that has been set up to form a front for a money laundering job spamming campaign using stolen web content and a stolen UK company identity. The criminal's domain has only been very recently registered for the usual 'criminal's domain' one year minimum period, they have absolutely no web presence and their location and contact details are bogus. The whole purpose of the fake site is to lend an air of legitimacy to a spamming campaign intended to recruit money laundering mules. This fraud has a pretty well identical MO to two previous frauds, Web Productions Limited and Software Maintenance Ltd not least the use of fake Careerbuilder spams, (example below).

Data Systems Limited  : Evidence of Criminal Fraud

i) The criminal's website is based on stolen content taken from the Eldev company website which currently appears to be down, but here is a cached version of it. That much is self-evident and clear evidence of criminal fraud.

ii) As the site is stolen, it doesn't really apply to the criminals, however, they illiterately claim on their 'About Us' page "Data Systems Limited (Company No 05261116) is a UK-based web solutions & services provider. Our head office is located in Haslindgen (sic), Lancashire, in 19 miles north of Manchester. Our company has been in business for almost 5 years, and during this time period we have been challenged with projects of many scopes and complication degrees", but the criminal's domain datasystemslimited.com was only registered with WEB COMMERCE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED DBA WEBNIC.CC, on 23-Sep-2009 for the usual criminal domain period of only one year. A clear indication of a fraudulent registration.

iii) A Google search shows absolutely no internet presence at all for this particular Data Systems Limited with the above website, although it is clear that they have hijacked a UK company registration for a company, (Company No. 05261116). From the complete lack of Google presence, even the stolen company does not appear to be active and in the accounts returns section of the Companies House data it is listed as 'dormant'. They are also not listed in the telephone directory - check for yourself. There is also this Checksure report that appears to indicate that the company name is up for sale.

iv) Fake 'Contact Us' details from their website:
Our Contacts in the UK:

    * UK Head Office:

     St Crispin House, St Crispin Way,
     Haslindgen,
     Rossendale,
     Lancashire,
     BB4 5PW,
     United Kingdom

    * UK Phone #: +44 (0) 127 479 2658
    * UK Fax #:      +44 (0) 124 635 1275

• - First of all notice that they consistently spell the name of their supposed location incorrectly - the town is Haslingden, not Haslindgen
• - Their location address appears to be just a company registration accomodation address - there's no Google evidence that they are physically at that address.
• - Their UK telephone number (+44 (0)1274 792658 - format corrected) defaults to voicemail with what sounds like a Dutch accent.
• - Their UK telephone number (+44 (0)1274 792658 - format corrected) is not a Haslinden, Lancashire number - the telephone exchange code for Haslingden is 01706. Telephone exchange code 01274 is for Bradford, Yorkshire.
• - Their Fax. number +44 (0)1246 351275 - format corrected, returns a message "This number is not in use" when rung. In any event, the telephone exchange code 01246 is for Chesterfield, Derbyshire - they would have to have a big office...

All clear and irrefutable evidence of fake details.
v) The Fake Careerbuilder Spam:


Careerbuilder logo

 Message from Job Poster  

Dear xxxxxx.


Our firm, one of the acknowledged data systems developers in the European IT sphere, which has been in business for already 5 years, is seeking a Regional Manager of Client Relations and Business Development, due to expanding markets. This role will run the North American region, particularly the USA. We offer an exceptional chance to become a part of a successful developer team, which has been in business for 5 years, and obtain the essential experience of participating in major international projects.

The business development aspect of the position includes supporting of organizational strategy and objectives, while the customer relations aspect includes enhancement of new business client relations, providing a complete cycle of client support, and arranging billing processes. Relocation or travel is not required, as this position is performed out of your home.

Position Responsibilities:

- Partner with the best developer teams to present projects and solutions to customers;
- Communicate with project managers on the project progress status and other related issues;
- Help with organizing billing processes for new clients;
- Distribute payroll among outsourcing teams;
- Provide an outstanding level of client support to our current US client pool;
- Building and preserving persistent customer relations.

General Requirements:

- High School Diploma or equivalent a College Degree level is a plus;
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, Outlook;
- Excellent communication skills written, oral;
- Outstanding self-organization and time-management skills;
- Commitment to and experience in superior customer service.

Compensation and Benefits:

- Initial yearly pay of 42,000 USD;
- Incentive bonuses;
- Paid vacation and days-off;
- Professional growth Opportunities.

To obtain more information regarding this job opportunity, please reply to this email or send your questions to emma.cooper354@gmail.com. Due to the current inrush of unsolicited email into our corporate mailboxes, we had to resort to using a public mailbox for initial communication. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience.

Best regards,
Emma Cooper
HR Manager
emma.cooper354@gmail.com
You are receiving this employment opportunity email because you uploaded your resume on CareerBuilder.
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vi) A response to the above spam led to the following information:
Dear xxxxxx,

Thank you for your interest in the recently opened position of a Regional Manager of Client Relations and Business Development with our company. Data Systems Limited is rapidly developing IT company offering such services as web & software development, web application programming, content management systems development, quality assurance and testing, etc. Our head office is located in a little town of Haslindgen, Lancashire (United Kingdom) and our US office is scheduled to be open in New York City this fall. As we have just entered the US market, we are currently searching regional managers to represent our company in the US region, and cover all aspects of communication with local customers.

This position is currently available only for individuals authorized to work in the US. You will be working from home, as an independent contractor on the 1099, and the working hours are 9 AM to 4 PM, Monday through Friday. Your duties will not include finding new customers or selling/promoting our services; you will be responsible for the following:

- serving as the main contact point for the US customers;
- working with developer teams on the projects ordered by the customers;
- answering customers’ questions on their projects by email/phone;
- monitoring the status of works on customers’ requests, providing customers with the updates;
- requesting additional information and/or materials from the customers;
- assisting in organizing the billing process for new customers;
- distributing payroll among outsourcing developer teams.

Your usual daily routines will include having conference calls with project managers and developers, checking your mailbox for messages from customers, and logging into a remote helpdesk in order to plan and report your daily activities, communicate with other team members, download and share project documentation and other materials.
We offer a fixed base salary of 3,500 USD per month, paid in two parts, bi-weekly. The company also offers an enhanced performance-based bonus system: you would be granted with a bonus for each new project taken for support. The bonus amount is the percentage of the total price for the taken project; it is calculated for each project separately. Bonuses, as opposed to the salary, are paid instantly.

You can find additional information about Data Systems Limited at our corporate website. In order to apply for this position, please download and fill out the application form from the website, and send it to our hiring managers along with a copy of your most recent resume by email or fax. Should you have any other questions regarding this opportunity, please don’t hesitate to email our HR department or reply directly to this message. We will review the information submitted and contact you in no later than 2 business days to invite for a phone interview.

---
Emma Cooper
Data Systems Limited
Phone: (347) 614-1484
It's dressed up as:

- assisting in organizing the billing process for new customers;
- distributing payroll among outsourcing developer teams.

- but it's the usual money mule function of accepting fake checks to your personal or business bank account and transferring a balance back to these criminals. Don't be tempted or you WILL lose a lot of money, have your bank account and your assets frozen and risk ending up with a criminal record.
vii) Followed by this usual fake, unenforceable contract.
The above evidence clearly demonstrates beyond any doubt that the Data Systems Limited website has been set up by money laundering criminal fraudsters purely for the purpose of spamvertising an illegal money laundering 'mule' job. If you are an abuse team that has received an abuse report regarding these fraudsters, please consider immediate termination of their services in view of the absolutely undeniable evidence of criminal fraud - please don't delay - these criminals will not respond to any communication from you, (all their whois data is false), but will simply take advantage of any attempt at communication as a delaying tactic to allow them time to carry on their criminal activity and prepare their next network.
Data Systems Limited Fraudsters - hosting details

Main Domains, Registrars and Hosts  
Domain

datasystemslimited.com
 Registrar

WEB COMMERCE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED DBA WEBNIC.CC - 23-sep-2009 		Host Network

NL-ECATEL

 Host IP

93.174.92.219
Key:
Active
Suspended or Inactive
Parked

Please notify me of any other current domains used by this criminal.
Domain Whois Data
   Domain Name: DATASYSTEMSLIMITED.COM
   Registrar: WEB COMMERCE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED DBA WEBNIC.CC
   Whois Server: whois.webnic.cc
   Referral URL: http://www.webnic.cc
   Name Server: NS1.DATASYSTEMSLIMITED.COM
   Name Server: NS2.DATASYSTEMSLIMITED.COM
   Status: clientDeleteProhibited
   Status: clientTransferProhibited
   Status: clientUpdateProhibited
   Updated Date: 23-sep-2009
   Creation Date: 23-sep-2009
   Expiration Date: 23-sep-2010

Registrant Contact:
    Datasystem Limited
    John Milton (info@datasystemslimited.com)
    ST CRISPIN HOUSE, ST CRISPIN WAY
    HASLINGDEN, LANCASHIRE, uk BB4 4PW
    P: +44.1246351275     F: +44.1274792658

Administrative Contact:
    Datasystem Limited
    John Milton (info@datasystemslimited.com)
    ST CRISPIN HOUSE, ST CRISPIN WAY
    HASLINGDEN, LANCASHIRE, uk BB4 4PW
    P: +44.1246351275     F: +44.1274792658

Technical Contact:
    Datasystem Limited
    John Milton (info@datasystemslimited.com)
    ST CRISPIN HOUSE, ST CRISPIN WAY
    HASLINGDEN, LANCASHIRE, uk BB4 4PW
    P: +44.1246351275     F: +44.1274792658

Billing Contact:
    Datasystem Limited
    John Milton (info@datasystemslimited.com)
    ST CRISPIN HOUSE, ST CRISPIN WAY
    HASLINGDEN, LANCASHIRE, uk BB4 4PW
    P: +44.1246351275     F: +44.1274792658
Network Data (datasystemslimited.com)
Searching for datasystemslimited.com A record at b.root-servers.net [192.228.79.201]: Got referral to E.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. (zone: com.)
Searching for datasystemslimited.com A record at E.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. [192.12.94.30]: Got referral to ns2.datasystemslimited.com. (zone: datasystemslimited.com.)
Searching for datasystemslimited.com A record at ns2.datasystemslimited.com. [93.174.92.219]: Reports datasystemslimited.com.
Response:
DomainTypeClassTTLAnswer
datasystemslimited.com.AIN1440093.174.92.219
datasystemslimited.com.NSIN14400ns2.datasystemslimited.com.
datasystemslimited.com.NSIN14400ns1.datasystemslimited.com.
ns1.datasystemslimited.com.AIN1440089.248.162.160
ns2.datasystemslimited.com.AIN1440093.174.92.219

Looking up at the 2 datasystemslimited.com. parent servers:

ServerResponse
ns2.datasystemslimited.com [93.174.92.219]93.174.92.219
ns1.datasystemslimited.com [89.248.162.160]93.174.92.219

This criminal's website is hosted by NL-ECATEL (AS29073, Ecatel LTD) on IP address 93.174.92.219.
***Latest News*** Initial entry 30th. Sep 2009