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This fraudster should not be confused with any legitimate company of the same or similar name - the website graphics below and the following evidence clearly identify the fake website and these criminal fraudsters and no other company or individual.
IT Express Ltd scam screenshot (03-Nov-2009)
IT Express Ltd scam screenshot (03-Nov-2009)

IT Express Ltd 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 or fake 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 job website spamming campaign intended to recruit money laundering mules. This fraud has a pretty well identical MO to three previous frauds, Web Productions Limited, Software Maintenance Ltd and Data Systems Limited, in fact this serial criminal's latest fraud is hosted by the same host as the previous IT Complex Ltd scam and the criminal is still using the same fake Careerbuilder spams. This is an identical direct follow-on scam to the IT Complex Ltd fraud. It is a heavily disguised and complex scam, but the end result is the same - transferring stolen funds to criminals. Thanks to the victims that have contacted me with information on these criminals. **N.B. This criminal uses selective IP blocking techniques - if you get a 'page not found' error it does not necessarily mean that the site is inactive**.

IT Express Ltd  : Evidence of Criminal Fraud

i) The criminal's website is based on stolen content taken from the Reality Software company website. That much is self-evident and clear evidence of criminal fraud. [N.B. The criminal's website is using IP blocking techniques which is not a sign of a genuine company - if you get a 'page not available' error it may be necessary to circumvent the measures]. The last criminals that used selective IP blocking on their websites were the "<random name> International" scammers. This identical technique was also used by the criminal's previous alias, IT Complex Ltd.

ii
) As the website content is stolen, it mostly doesn't really apply to the criminals, however,
they have inserted some of their own content, including this claim on their 'About Us' page "Founded in January of 2008 and headquartered in West Drayton, in the London Borough of Hillingdon,", but the criminal's domain itexpresslimited.com was only registered with INTERNET.BS CORP. on 13-oct-2009 for the usual criminal domain period of only one year. An indication of a fraudulent registration.

iii) A Google search shows absolutely no genuine internet presence at all for this particular IT Express Ltd with the above website, (ignoring the crook's own website, of course), although it is clear that, (as per their previous scams), they have hijacked a UK company registration, (Company No. 06473631). From the complete lack of Google presence, even the stolen company does not appear to be active - it may even have been registered by the criminals.

iv) Fake 'Contact Us' details from their website:

Contact Us

Want to schedule a consultation? Comments? Questions?
IT Express Ltd.
UK Phone: +44 (0) 020 3287 7020
US Phone: +1 (347) 767 6617

Head Office and Mailing Address:
69B Fairfield Rd, West Drayton, UB7 8EZ, UNITED KINGDOM

US office:
To be opened soon!

General Inquiries Department:
info@itexpressltd.com

Orders & Billing Department:
order@itexpressltd.com

HR Department:
jobs@itexpressltd.com

Customer Support Department:
support@itexpressltd.com


• - A Google websearch for the address "69B Fairfield Rd, West Drayton, UB7 8EZ, UNITED KINGDOM" returns no reference to these criminals, ignoring their own fake website, of course.
• - A Google Maps Search for the address "69B Fairfield Rd, West Drayton, UB7 8EZ, UNITED KINGDOM" shows no business at that address. The Google street view shows it to be a terraced residential house.
• - A UK postcode check shows the already small residential dwelling is divided into two flats with no sign of these crooks. It is clearly a fake 'headquarters' address.
• - Their UK telephone number (+44 (0) 20 3287 7020) - format corrected) always defaults to voicemail with what sounds like a Dutch accent, (exactly as per their previous scam).

All clear evidence of fake details.


v) The Fake Careerbuilder Spam (Pretty much the same as the fraudster's previous alias):



Careerbuilder logo

Message from Job Poster  

Dear xxxxxx.

Our company, an innovative and rapidly developing European IT solutions provider, is searching a responsible, highly organized, and results-oriented Regional Account Manager to support our current moving into the US market. We provide a wonderful chance to work with the best IT specialists, as well as to learn to create and keep strong business relationships with major US clients.

As a Regional Account Manager you will work with our US key clients to provide the excellent customer service and support on their current projects, as well as provide the feedback to our outsourcing developerteams. Please note that no startup fees or any other advance payments are accepted in order to be considered for this position. No relocation or travel is required, as this job is based out of your home. All applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.

Position Title: Regional Account Manager
Employee Type: Independent Contractor, Full-Time
Job Category: Customer Service, Business Development
Location: Work at Home

Job Responsibilities:

- Providing outstanding customer service for our current customers in the US;
- Responding to client questions and requests in a professional and timely manner;
- Working with outsourcing IT specialists on the projects ordered by the clients;
- Helping settle all project related problems along with project managers;
- Assisting with organizing the client billing processes;
- Handling client correspondence, composing status reports and maintaining project documentation.

General Qualifications:

- A HS degree minimum, a BS/BA degree preferred;
- Good computer skills Microsoft Office;
- Perfect verbal communication and presentation skills;
- Strong writing and editing skills;
- Full-fledged self-organization and time-management skills;
- An ability to learn fast and work under little control;
- An interest in assisting others and ability to work well as a team member.

Compensation and Benefits:

- Competitive annual fixed salary of $36,000 + bonuses;
- Reimbursement of general expenses, such as cell/landline & Internet;
- Paid vacation 3 weeks & holidays;
- Career growth opportunities.

In order to find out more about this position and our company, please reply to this email, and we will provide you with a full position description. Our mail servers are currently overloaded with unsolicited messages, so please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused by using this public mailbox for initial contacts.

Best regards,
Erica Wong

ericawong82@gmail.com

You are receiving this employment opportunity email because you uploaded your resume on CareerBuilder.
 
If your employment status has changed or you no longer wish to receive these emails, you can update your privacy and communication preferences from your resume by logging onto CareerBuilder.com:
http://www.careerbuilder.com/jobseeker/emails/emailsubcenter.aspx

Or you can Block this employer from viewing your resume and sending you candidate emails.

This email was sent from Account ID bfd7908bbb9772299bada6ee77935958 and by this logged in User bfd7908bbb9772299bada6ee77935958
 
DISCLAIMER
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v) A response to the above spam led to the following information:
From: Erica Wong [mailto:jobs@itexpressltd.com]
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2009 9:38 AM
Subject: Regional Account Manager Position Details 

Dear xxxxxx,

Thank you for your interest in the position of a Regional Account Manager with our company. IT Express Ltd. is a young, but already recognized website & software development services provider. Though we appeared on the market just 2 years ago, we were able to acquire a reputation of a fast-paced and highly professional developer company, mostly because of our innovative work approach based on working with dedicated outsourcing teams. We have made a long way from subcontractors to an international business, and would be proud to invite new members to our US team!

The Regional Account Manager's responsibilities don't include any sales, advertising or search for new clients. Your primary mission will be representing the company for the clients, providing a strong communication link from our clients to our technical specialists, and taking care of all aspects of client communication.

Your daily duties will include the following:

- Providing outstanding customer service for our existing US clients;
- Responding to client questions and requests in a professional and timely manner;
- Working with a dedicated team of outsourcing IT specialists on the projects ordered by the clients;
- Helping resolve all project related issues together with project managers;
- Assisting with organizing the client billing processes;
- Distributing payroll among dedicated developer teams;
- Handling client correspondence, writing status reports and maintaining project documentation.

Your typical working day will consist of the following routines:

1. Checking your work email for new messages from the clients.
2. Having a daily phone conference with a project manager.
3. Planning your daily activities, updating the project development schedule.
4. Replying to the client tickets, consulting with the project manager about certain issues.
5. Updating the clients on the project development process, sending them progress reports.

This is a full-time position, and the working hours are 9am to 4pm, Monday through Friday. No travel or relocation is required from you, as this is a home-based position. We offer a fixed base salary of $3,000 per month, which is paid in 2 parts, every 2 weeks since the start date. We also have an performance-based bonus system, which will grant you bonuses for each new project taken for support. There is also a penalty system for response delays and client miscommunication problems - penalties will directly influence your bonus amount. Please note that it is a 1099 position, and you will be responsible for paying taxes from your income.

Feel free to visit our corporate website and explore additional information about IT Express Ltd. To proceed with the employment, please download the application form from the Careers section at our website and submit it to our HR department by email or fax. If you have any additional questions about this position or our company, please contact our hiring managers at jobs@itexpressltd.com or reply directly to this message. Selected applicants will be contacted upon reviewing the submitted applications and invited for a phone interview.

---
Erica Wong
http://itexpressltd.com
Phone: +1 (347) 767 6617


It's dressed up as:

- Assisting with organizing the client billing processes;
- Distributing payroll among dedicated developer teams;


- but it's the usual money mule function of accepting fake checks/transfers 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.
The above evidence clearly demonstrates beyond any doubt that the IT Express Ltd 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.
IT Express Ltd Fraudsters - hosting details
Main Domains, Registrars and Hosts  
Domain

itexpresslimited.com
Registrar

INTERNET.BS CORP. - 13-oct-2009
Host Network

NL-ECATEL

Host IP

 
89.248.162.137

Key:
Active
Suspended or Inactive
Parked

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

Domain Whois Data
   Domain Name: ITEXPRESSLIMITED.COM
   Registrar: INTERNET.BS CORP.
   Whois Server: whois.internet.bs
   Referral URL: http://www.internet.bs
   Name Server: NS1.ITEXPRESSLIMITED.COM
   Name Server: NS2.ITEXPRESSLIMITED.COM
   Status: clientTransferProhibited
   Updated Date: 13-oct-2009
   Creation Date: 13-oct-2009
   Expiration Date: 13-oct-2010

Domain itexpresslimited.com

Date Registered: 2009-10-13
Date Modified: 2009-10-13
Expiry Date: 2010-10-13

DNS1: ns1.itexpresslimited.com
DNS2: ns2.itexpresslimited.com

Registrant
    IT EXPRESS LIMITED
    69B FAIRFIELD ROAD
    UB7 8EZ WEST DRAYTON
    United Kingdom

Administrative Contact
    IT EXPRESS LIMITED
    Spencer Elliott  support (at) itexpresslimited dot com
    69B FAIRFIELD ROAD
    UB7 8EZ WEST DRAYTON
    United Kingdom
    Tel: +44.02032877020

Technical Contact
    IT EXPRESS LIMITED
    Spencer Elliott  support (at) itexpresslimited dot com
    69B FAIRFIELD ROAD
    UB7 8EZ WEST DRAYTON
    United Kingdom
    Tel: +44.02032877020

DNS Lookup: itexpresslimited.com A record
Searching for itexpresslimited.com A record at a.root-servers.net [198.41.0.4]: Got referral to K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. (zone: com.)
Searching for itexpresslimited.com A record at K.GTLD-SERVERS.NET. [192.52.178.30]: Got referral to ns1.itexpresslimited.com. (zone: itexpresslimited.com.)
Searching for itexpresslimited.com A record at ns1.itexpresslimited.com. [89.248.162.160]: Reports itexpresslimited.com.
Response:
DomainTypeClassTTLAnswer
itexpresslimited.com.AIN1440089.248.162.137
itexpresslimited.com.NSIN14400ns1.itexpresslimited.com.
itexpresslimited.com.NSIN14400ns2.itexpresslimited.com.
ns1.itexpresslimited.com.AIN1440089.248.162.160
ns2.itexpresslimited.com.AIN1440089.248.162.137

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

ServerResponse
ns1.itexpresslimited.com [89.248.162.160]89.248.162.137
ns2.itexpresslimited.com [89.248.162.137]89.248.162.137

This criminal's website is hosted by NL-ECATEL (AS29073, Ecatel LTD) on IP address  89.248.162.137.
***Latest News*** Initial entry 3rd. Nov 2009