Maxi Group Inc.

Maxi Group Inc. Fraud

Don't Bear Internet Fraud

Maxi Group Inc. is just another of the numerous highly generic scam websites that has been set up to form a front for a money laundering job advertisement. (The identical job was posted by the Calisto Trading Inc., Reynolds Investment, & Simple Investments fraudsters and others). It's a bit slicker than most but at the end of the day its function is to con you into believing that they are a legitimate company when the evidence clearly demonstrates that they are crooks. It's an identical scam to Epayment Solutions, Emarket Solutions Inc., Legal Operations Inc., Secure Operations Inc., Oranta Group Inc., Ketler Group Inc., Profit Financing Inc. and the Logic Group Inc. frauds. This fraud website has been produced in several languages.

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.

Maxi Group Inc. : Evidence of Criminal Fraud

i) Maxi Group Inc. claim on their website "The company was set up in 1990 in New York, the USA by three enthusiasts having financial education", but the criminal's domain maxi-group.cn was only registered with Bizcn.com on 15-May-2008. Clear evidence of fraud

ii) Our Partners: They used a fake Serfreport website to display a fake news item also to lend legitimacy to their company.The fake domain www-serfreporl.com, (notice the final 'l' instead of a 't'), was registered with ENCIRCA, INC on 27-May-2008 using the name Donald Berry.

iii) Our Partners: They use a fake News.de website to display a fake news item also to lend legitimacy to their company.The fake domain www-newvs.net, (notice the extra 'v'), was registered with NETFIRMS, INC. using the name Angie Attinger on 27-May-2008.

iv) Our Partners: They used a fake Yahoo finance site to lend legitimacy to their company by showing a bogus stock figure for the equally bogus Maxi Group Inc. The domain used for the clearly fake Yahoo site is finances-yahoo.net which was registered with RED PILLAR, INC./Best Bulk Register, Inc. on 27-may-2008.

v) Our Partners: They used a fake Businesswire website to display a fake news item also to lend legitimacy to their company. The fake domain home-businesswires.com, was registered with GODADDY.COM, INC., on 27-May-2008 using the name Patrick Directo.

vi) Our Partners: They use a fake Stockhouse website to display a fake news item also to lend legitimacy to their company.The fake domain www-stockhouse.biz was registered with GODADDY.COM, INC. on 05-Feb-2008 using the name Chad Harpster.

viii) A Google search shows no internet presence at all for Maxi Group Inc. They are also not listed at the UK Companies House or the UK Financial Services Authority which they would have to be to be able to legally trade in the UK - they are undoubtedly a bogus company. Clear evidence of criminal fraud.

ix) This scam is related to the Calisto Trading Inc. scam among others & is identical to the Epayment Solutions, Emarket Solutions Inc.. Oranta Group Inc., Legal Operations Inc., Secure Operations Inc., Ketler Group Inc., Profit Financing Inc. and the Logic Group Inc. scams - it even has the same following contact details for all the different companies:

x) European Contact Details (copied from their website):
EUROPE, United Kingdom (Iceland, Republic of Ireland)
Street address: 81 holland road
City: london
State: london
Zip: nw105at
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Johnathan Carter

The above address is actually listed in UK Companies House as the registered address of a company called HONEY'S DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION LIMITED (Company No. 05416580). In other words it's a fake address as undoubtedly are all their others. It's also the same address used for the Epayment Solutions, Emarket Solutions Inc., Legal Operations Inc., Secure Operations Inc., Ketler Group Inc., Oranta Group Inc., Profit Financing Inc. and the Logic Group Inc. frauds.

xi) They use the same criminal registered nameserver domains motohero2200.info and westsport4000.biz as the other frauds and which were only registered on Feb. 5th. 2008.

xii) Here is the obvious money laundering position of "FINANCIAL AGENT" posted on their website:

FINANCIAL AGENT
This vacancy is valid for American and Australian residents ONLY at the moment. AVAILABLE

Location: Australia, USA
Status: Opened
Employee Type: Part-Time Employee

The major duty of the incumbent is to promptly receive and process stockbrokers' payments to further transfer them applying specified method. Please enquire for detailed work scheme.

Requirements:

    * Expert skill in managing payments and transfers between our company and clients.
    * Knowledge of basic payment systems.
    * Ability to schedule working hours effectively.
    * Availability of spare time (3-4 hours per day).
    * Advanced user ability to operate computer and to use Internet and e-mail.
    * Legal age.

Payment basis: During the trial period you will be paid 1500 USD per month. You will also be keeping 8% commission from every payment received from a client. With the current volume of clients on average your overall income will add up to 3000 USD per month. After the trial period your base salary will go up to 2000 USD per month, plus 8% commission.

Benefits:

    * Flexible work schedule.
    * Possibility to combine the job with primary employment.
    * Free training course.

INTERESTING FACT:
Our analysts observe strongly pronounced economic growth in all departments of Maxi Group Inc. for the latest quarter of this year due to perfect and well coordinated work of our team. According to the statistics, 98% of Maxi Group Inc. financial managers being employed for less than three months are completely satisfied with their earnings and would like to upgrade professional skills and advance in their careers in our Company. The management of Maxi Group Inc. is striving for strengthening and expanding of the corporation in order to control the major part of financial services market.

Click here to know more about this vacancy

If you would like to apply to this vacancy and enquire more detailed information, please email at
job@logic-group-mail.cn. Time spent for consideration of your application can be reduced if you attach resume to your email.

In other words, just your average ILLEGAL money laundering mule position. Clear evidence of criminal fraud.

xiii) No legitimate company is going to spamvertise among the untrained, inexperienced and uncertified general population for a "FINANCIAL AGENT" acting as a criminal money transfer agent. It clearly defines Maxi Group Inc. as a criminal fraud organisation.

xiv) The identical illegal job was posted by the Epayment Solutions Inc, Reynolds Investment, Calisto Trading Inc. Emarket Solutions Inc.. Oranta Group Inc., Legal Operations Inc., Secure Operations Inc., Ketler Group Inc., Profit Financing Inc. and the Logic Group Inc. fraudsters.

xv) More details of the money mule function from the criminal's website:

Financial Manager
Location: USA, statewide
Is it available at the present moment: Yes
Employment type: Part-Time employment
The number of employees needed: 3 vacant places left

CANDIDATE REQUIREMENTS.

    * not less than 18 years old
    * internet access to reply emails promptly
    * availability by phone (1-2 hours a day)
    * a bank account to process payments
    * good credit history with your Bank (new bank account is a possible option)
    * absolute absence of criminal offenses or convictions.
    * experience in the financial issues is welcome.

DUTIES.

We are searching for people to process payments coming from our clients. Maxi Group Inc. shall provide an agent with detailed instructions relevant to payment processing operations, including full name of the sender and sum total in every particular case.

When funds are received on employee's bank account Financial Agent's duty is to withdraw cash and transfer the funds via International Wire Transfer or using International Western Union/Money Gram money transfer system. The main advantage of our services is the shortest possible time within which the seller can receive money for the services/goods sold. If this operation is delayed, our client will have a right to cancel the contract and we shall suffer financial losses. That's why successful applicant must be very responsible and careful!

TRIAL PERIOD POLICY.

Successful applicants are offered the position on a trial period (1 month). This is a period when new employee will be trained and receive online support while working and being paid. A personnel supervisor can recommend termination during/after the trial period depending on agent's activity. New employee needs to be responsible and strictly follow our recommendations in order to pass the Trial Period successfully.

SALARY.

During the probationary period we offer 1500 USD monthly salary plus 8% commission from each payment processing operation. For example, an average $5,000 payment will bring $400 commission (but WU/MG fee is paid from this money, find more details below). Furthermore we offer $50 bonus for each transaction completed by 11am (local time). With the current volume of clients on average your overall income will add up to 3000 USD per month. A successful agent may ask for additional tasks and earn more. After the probationary period base salary will go up to 2000 USD per month, plus 8% commission. Base salary ($1500) is paid at the end of each month via wire transfer to employee's bank account. Commission (8%) should be deducted from the processed money.

IMPORTANT DETAILS.

    * Financial Agent must process received assets during one business day, i.e. from money collection on bank account to money re-sending to our client as indicated in the contract. Should money collection on employee's account is expected on day-off or holiday all payment processing procedures have to be completed within the following working day.
    * Every 14 days Financial Agent receives invoices for each transaction. This document is a confirmation of transaction validity, and in case of unforeseen circumstances it will evidence your personal non-participation. All invoices will contain detailed information about provider and will be sealed and certified by the President signature.
      *After the Trial Period invoices are sent every business day.
    * Since business transfers can be processed with delays, so Financial Manager have to specify a transfer as a remittance of private character. It is also applicable in case of a third party interest in the transfer.
    * Our clients appreciate our performance and are ready to pay extra for shorter terms of transaction. If we manage to deliver the goods to the buyer within 10 days, the deal is considered to be fulfilled at the earliest possible date.
    * All the fees (WU/MG) are paid from employee's commission. BUT our Company undertakes to reimburse part of expenses which are incurred in connection with money transfer (WIRE or by Western Union/Money gram system) should money transfer charges exceed 3%. At that, your net profit will amount to 5-8% of the total sum of payment processing operations
    * We don't require any investments to get started/work in our Company.
    * The Company offers incentive bonus program based on results of work and including several factors, i.e. total sum of money transferred, payment processing time, etc.

Just more clear and irrefutable evidence of the illegal money mule function that these fraudsters are trying to con you into accepting. You will end up with your bank account and all your assets frozen, the loss of a great deal of money and could result in criminal charges.

The above evidence clearly demonstrates beyond any doubt that the Maxi Group Inc. 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.

Maxi Group Inc. Fraudsters - current hosting details

Current Main Domains, Hosts and Registrars

Domain

maxi-group.cn
maxi-group-mail.cn
maxi-group-inc.cn
maxi-group-email.cn

Registrar

厦门华商盛世网络有限公司 - Bizcn.com (15-May-2008)
厦门华商盛世网络有限公司 - Bizcn.com (15-May-2008)
厦门华商盛世网络有限公司 - Bizcn.com (02-Jun-2008)
厦门华商盛世网络有限公司 - Bizcn.com (02-Jun-2008)

Host Network

datapoint.ru
datapoint.ru
datapoint.ru
datapoint.ru

Host IP

77.221.133.184
77.221.133.184
77.221.133.193
77.221.133.193

Active
Suspended

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

Nameserver Domains and Registrars

ns1.motohero2200.info - Tucows - 5th. Feb. 2008
ns1.westsport4000.biz - TOTAL WEB SOLUTIONS D.B.A. TOTAL REGISTRATIONS - 5th. Feb. 2008

Fresh spam required, full source code please or as an attachment.

DNS Data (maxi-group.cn)

How I am searching:

Searching for maxi-group.cn A record at i.root-servers.net [192.36.148.17]: Got referral to C.DNS.cn. (zone: cn.) [took 53 ms]
Searching for maxi-group.cn A record at C.DNS.cn. [203.119.27.1]: Got referral to ns3.westsport4000.biz. (zone: maxi-group.cn.) [took 308 ms]
Searching for maxi-group.cn A record at ns3.westsport4000.biz. [77.221.133.185]: Timed out. Trying again.
Searching for maxi-group.cn A record at ns3.westsport4000.biz. [77.221.133.185]: Timed out. Trying again.
Searching for maxi-group.cn A record at ns1.motohero2200.info. [77.221.133.194]: Reports maxi-group.cn. [took 170 ms] Response:

Domain	Type	Class	TTL	Answer
maxi-group.cn.	A	IN	3600	77.221.133.184
maxi-group.cn.	NS	IN	3600	ns1.westsport4000.biz.
maxi-group.cn.	NS	IN	3600	ns1.motohero2200.info.
ns1.motohero2200.info.	A	IN	3600	77.221.133.194
ns1.westsport4000.biz.	A	IN	3600	77.221.133.181

Looking up at the 2 maxi-group.cn. parent servers:

Server	Response
ns1.motohero2200.info [77.221.133.194]	77.221.133.184
ns2.westsport4000.biz. [77.221.133.184]	Timeout

The site host IP 77.221.133.184 is listed as a Russian host - datapoint.ru/DATAPOINT-NET2/Infobox.ru

Fraud Blog Initial entry 29th. May 2008

*** Latest News*** 2nd. June 2008
Message from site contact - domains maxi-group.cn and maxi-group-mail.cn suspended. No working domains known, let me know if you receiveone or see one in the wild.

*** Latest News*** 3rd. June 2008
Message from site contact - new website domain - maxi-group-inc.cn
DNS Data (maxi-group-email.cn)
How I am searching:

Searching for maxi-group-email.cn A record at m.root-servers.net [202.12.27.33]: Got referral to C.DNS.cn. (zone: cn.)
Searching for maxi-group-email.cn A record at C.DNS.cn. [203.119.27.1]: Got referral to ns1.motohero2200.info. (zone: maxi-group-email.cn.)
Searching for maxi-group-email.cn A record at ns1.motohero2200.info. [77.221.133.194]: Reports maxi-group-email.cn. Response:

Domain	Type	Class	TTL	Answer
maxi-group-email.cn.	A	IN	3600	77.221.133.193
maxi-group-email.cn.	NS	IN	3600	ns1.westsport4000.biz.
maxi-group-email.cn.	NS	IN	3600	ns1.motohero2200.info.
ns1.motohero2200.info.	A	IN	3600	77.221.133.194
ns1.westsport4000.biz.	A	IN	3600	77.221.133.181

Looking up at the 2 maxi-group-email.cn. parent servers:

Server	Response
ns2.westsport4000.biz [77.221.133.192]	77.221.133.193
ns1.motohero2200.info [77.221.133.194]	77.221.133.193

The site host IP 77.221.133.193 is listed as a Russian host - datapoint.ru/DATAPOINT-NET2/Infobox.ru

*** Latest News*** 5th. June 2008
The criminal's domain maxi-group-inc.cn has been suspended by the registrar. The criminals are now using a new domain: maxi-group-email.cn for their website.

*** Latest News*** 6th. June 2008
Report from site contact - domain maxi-group-email.cn has now been suspended. No known active domains. If you find an active website URL, please let us know about it.