ESKOFORT A.G. scam

ESKOFORT A.G. Fraud

Don't Bear Internet Fraud

This fraudster should not be confused with any legitimate company of the same or similar name - the above website graphics and the included money laundering job clearly identify the fake website and these fraudsters.

ESKOFORT A.G. scam screenshot (02-Nov-2009)

ESKOFORT A.G. fraud is a fake financial company that is the vehicle for a money laundering mule job spamvertised by the usual spam campaign aimed at recruiting mules for their criminal activities. They claim on their screenshot above to have been in business since 1973, but their initial domain eskofort.com was only registered with EASYSPACE LTD, on 27-sep-2009 for the usual criminal fraud domain minimum period of only one year. The purpose of the website is to carry and lend legitimacy to the usual part-time, work from home money laundering mule job under the 'Vacancies' menu option. Their location details are fake, their website content is stolen and they have virtually no web presence not even their own website as I write this, but there is one directory listing with different telephone numbers for a different company which is rather odd as the ESKOFORT A.G. company is definitely not listed in the Swiss Federal company registry.

ESKOFORT A.G. : Evidence of Criminal Fraud

i) ESKOFORT A.G. claim on their website screenshot above, "Specialising in international corporate law since 1973, Eskofort are established as the market leader in this field", but the criminal's domain eskofort.com was only registered with EASYSPACE LTD, on 27-sep-2009 for the usual criminal fraud domain minimum period of only one year. A clear indication of misrepresentation and fraud

ii) Despite their above grandiose claim, a Google search only shows one odd index listing for a company of the same name but with different telephone numbers, in fact the numbers, (and the address), shown are for a totally different company, GPV Electronics AG. ESKOFORT A.G. have absolutely no other web presence, not even their own website as I write this.

iii) Stolen site content - the main site content appears to have been taken in its entirety from this company. Their testimonials have been stolen from this company.

iv) The fraudster's job of 'Regional Assistant' is exactly the same one as published by the Realty One scammers.

v) Fraudulent Verisign seal - a genuine Verisign seal should link to the Verisign secure server for verification, but the seal on their homepage is simply a gif image on the criminal's own server and links to nowhere.

vi) Fake Location Details (copied from their website)

ESKOFORT A.G.
International Service Department
Alte Passwangenstr 506
4717 Muemiswil
Switzerland

Office hours: Monday to Friday (CET time)
9.00 am to 5.00 pm

European customers: +45 36 95 04 09
Fax: +45 36 95 07 30

USA customers: +1 302 343 7072
Fax: +1 302 220 4477

• - The address "Alte Passwangstrasse 506" Googles as the address of GPV Electronics AG and not these criminals.
• - The European telephone numbers are clearly fake, for a start the country code '+45' is for Denmark, not Switzerland.
• - A Google search for the phone number "+45 36 95 04 09" returns no results for these crooks, (apart from their own fake website, perhaps)
• - A Google search for the Fax. number "+45 36 95 07 30" returns no results for these crooks, (apart from their own fake website, perhaps)
• - A Google search for the phone number "+1 302 343 7072" returns no results for these crooks, (apart from their own fake website, perhaps) - it is located in Hartly, DE.
• - A Google search for the Fax. number "+1 302 220 4477" returns no results for these crooks, (apart from their own fake website, perhaps) - it is located in New Castle, DE.

vii) A Swiss Federal Company Register search shows no listing for the company "ESKOFORT A.G.". It does not exist in Switzerland as named.

viii) The job from the website:

VACANCIES
Position: Regional Assistant

Opening Date: 09/29/2009
Closing Date: Open until filled
Industry: Customer service, Offshore
Duty Location: USA, UK, Australia

Job description: We run an offshore company in Switzerland that provides offshore services to our customers. We provide our customers with offshore solutions, like offshore accounts, offshore merchant accounts, offshore trust funds and so on. This year we've decided to target new markets and now we're seeking Regional Assistants.
If you are ambitious and would like to work in an interesting business, to discover something new to yourself, to climb up the professional ladder and gain some new experience, come to work in our offshore company! Our specialists will always support you and give you professional advice during your first steps.

Tasks:

    * Processing transactions of our customers and their partners;
    * Following security procedures;
    * Writing reports.

Requirements:

    * High School diploma or equivalent required.
    * Proficient in computer window-based programs with excellent navigational skills.
    * Ability to multi-task.
    * Good ability to work with documents.
    * Ability to deal with deadlines.
    * Strong organizational and problem solving skills.

Compensation:

    * Annual Salary: $30,000-$45,000 USD.
    * Monthly Salary: $2,000 USD per month.
    * Bonuses: Generous commission program - extra income per each completed task.

    * Telecommuting is ok.
    * Applicants only. Recruiters, please don't contact.

If you are interested in this vacancy please submit your resume with subject "Regional Assistant position" to careers@eskofort.com. We promise to react soonest possible and to provide any further details of this job at request.

The pertinent words there are "Processing transactions of our customers and their partners". It is a money laundering mule position that will get your account closed, your assets frozen and will earn you a visit from the police. Do not be tempted or you will also lose a great deal of money when the 'payments' come back as fraudulent.

The above evidence clearly demonstrates beyond any doubt that the ESKOFORT A.G. website has been set up by criminal fraudsters purely for the purpose of illegal activity. 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.

ESKOFORT A.G. Fraudsters - current hosting details

Domains, Registrars and Hosts

Domain

eskofort.com

Registrar

EASYSPACE LTD - 27-sep-2009

Host Network

Hostnoc/Burstnet

Host IP

64.120.169.149

Active
Suspended or Inactive

Please notify me of any other current domains used by this criminal.

Domain Whois Data

   Domain Name: ESKOFORT.COM
   Registrar: EASYSPACE LTD.
   Whois Server: whois.easyspace.com
   Referral URL: http://www.easyspace.com
   Name Server: NS3.ZONEEDIT.COM
   Name Server: NS9.ZONEEDIT.COM
   Status: clientTransferProhibited
   Status: clientUpdateProhibited
   Updated Date: 28-sep-2009
   Creation Date: 27-sep-2009
   Expiration Date: 27-sep-2010

The Registry database contains ONLY .COM, .NET, .EDU domains and
Registrars.Registrant:
Easyspace Privacy
Lister Pavilion
Kelvin Campus
West of Scotland Science Park
Glasgow, G20 OSP
GB

Domain name: ESKOFORT.COM

Administrative Contact:
    Easyspace Privacy,   eskofort.com@easyspaceprivacy.com
    Lister Pavilion
    Kelvin Campus
    West of Scotland Science Park
    Glasgow, G20 OSP
    GB
    +44.8707555066
Technical Contact:
    Easyspace Privacy,   eskofort.com@easyspaceprivacy.com
    Lister Pavilion
    Kelvin Campus
    West of Scotland Science Park
    Glasgow, G20 OSP
    GB
    +44.8707555066

Registrar of Record: Easyspace Ltd.
Record last updated on 28-Sep-2009.
Record expires on 27-Sep-2010.
Record created on 27-Sep-2009.

Domain servers in listed order:
    NS9.ZONEEDIT.COM   64.81.133.62
    NS3.ZONEEDIT.COM   66.180.174.61

Domain status: clientTransferProhibited
                clientUpdateProhibited

DNS Lookup for eskofort.com

Searching for eskofort.com. A record at H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. [128.63.2.53] ...took 99 ms
Searching for eskofort.com. A record at e.gtld-servers.net. [192.12.94.30] ...took 22 ms
Searching for eskofort.com. A record at ns9.zoneedit.com. [66.240.231.42] ...took 158 ms

A record found: 64.120.169.149

Domain	Type	TTL	Answer
eskofort.com.	NS	7200	ns3.zoneedit.com.
eskofort.com.	NS	7200	ns9.zoneedit.com.
eskofort.com.	NS	7200	ns1.xlhost.ru.
eskofort.com.	NS	7200	ns2.xlhost.ru.
eskofort.com.	A	7200	64.120.169.149

The host for this criminal fraudster is Hostnoc/Burstnet on IP address 64.120.169.149

***Latest News*** - Initial entry 2nd. November 2009