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This criminal fraud website should not be confused with any other company of the same or similar name - the screenshot of the criminal's website home page  and the detailed evidence below are intended to identify this fraudster and this fraudster alone and no other company.
PFG, Inc. scam screenshot - 12-Oct-2009
PFG, Inc. scam screenshot - 12-Oct-2009

PFG, Inc. scam is hosted on the same Russian Bigness group Ltd. Network IP address 195.88.190.29 as the Nexins Inc. scam which is related to the ADX Trans Express scam which was clearly linked to the 'Rockphish' group, so this one may possibly be their handywork too, although from their non-zombie botnet division at the moment. The whole purpose of the website is to lend a bogus air of legitimacy to the illegal part-time, work from home 'jobs' entitled "RC Financial Manager" and "WT Financial Manager" both of which consist of the money mule role of accepting stolen funds to your bank account and transferring them to these criminals via Western Union before the payment bounces and is recovered by the bank leaving you out of pocket and facing some awkward questions from the police. Don't be tempted. Their website domain was only registered recently, they have no genuine web presence, they are not a legally registered company and all of their contact & location details are bogus.

If you are a registrar or a host who has received an abuse report concerning this criminal then please review the irrefutable evidence below and take prompt and permanent action to shut this criminal down. 

If you've either received an active website link in an PFG, Inc. fraud spam, or know of an active domain and it is not listed in the domain tables below, then please let us know by reporting it using the 'Report Active Domain' option in the title bar above. Thanks to the guys at MalwareURL for the heads-up on this one.

PFG, Inc. : Evidence of Criminal Fraud

i) The criminal's claim on their website about us page: "Since 1995, PFG, Inc. has consistently focused on one ambition: to do the right thing for the people who put their trust in us", however,  their website domain pfg-inc.eu was only registered with ONLINENIC, INC. on 16-may-2009. Clear evidence of misrepresentation and fraud.

ii) The crooks have absolutely no genuine Google web presence, apart from their own fake website, of course. Not to be confused with the several other companies called 'PFG'.

iii) The claim to be headquartered in London, but there is no company by the name of 'PFG Inc.' registered in the UK Companies House - irrefutable evidence of a fake company. Check for yourself.

iv) There is no such company registered with the UK Financial Services Authority. Further completely irrefutable evidence of a fake company. Check for yourself.

v) The website jobs:
RC Financial Manager

Location: United States
Employment type: Part time
Vacancy code: RC3801

Duties of the RC Financial Manager, are the fast and accurate processing and transfer of funds from our US clients to our regional office. This is a challenging and well paid position at PFG, Inc.

Why PFG, Inc. prefers not to use its own accounts to cash checks?
• First of all we have too many clients to process their checks
• As a second, our clients pay for the quick transaction, that is why speed really matters. We require more and more employees due to our established development to new markets.

As a way of your absolute protection and safety, we verify the checks for funds availability before they arrive to you. In an outstanding case of any problem, we offer a full guarantee to cover the fees.

You will be receiving a 3% flat-rate commission from each incoming check. This job takes no more than 5 hours per week, 90% of the job can be done from your home. You don't need to change your location. You should consider this occasion as a profit in work time you spend and payment for that. You will be being provided all the necessary information by your HR Manager via email. At this position, you can expect salary up to $40.000 per month.

All information concerning the send date, amount and the tracking number of the check, you will be receiving from your HR Manager, so that you will not miss it. You will be receiving personalized Cashiers Checks or Postal Money Orders with your name and address indicated via US Courier (FedEx, UPS, USPS). Courier will require your ID and signature that is why you must be at home on the delivery date. After receiving the Cashiers Check or MO you are ready to perform your immediate job, which concludes in cashing it urgently.

In succession to cash a Cashiers Check, you must bring it to your bank and deposit into your account.

NOTE: We do not approve new bank accounts! Checks clearing, take a time for new bank accounts. To place checks into your bank account bank delays them for nearly 4 weeks.

You should know the exact date of funds availability, you are always can get this information in your bank. Sometimes the bank posts the funds before their suggested clearance time. You should ask the bank for the accurate date when the funds will be available. When the check is approved, you should inform your HR Manager about it as soon as it possible.

You must visit the nearest Post Office in your city, when you are cashing a Postal Money Order. This usually takes no more than 15 minutes.

When you receive the cash, you must directly transfer it to our regional office. The bank charge for the processing and transfer of funds is to be paid from the amount received.

Depending on your processing speed and level of responsibility, the amounts will increase.
Customary, the starting amounts range from $1.000 to $10.000.

REQUIREMENTS
• 21 years or older
• Quickly reply to emails
• Be constantly reachable on the phone
• Have a pre-established bank account (new bank accounts are unacceptable)
• Observe your bank account everyday for the clearing date and keeping your HR Manager informed about this date
• Have a clean record. Be legally trouble-free

PFG, Inc. concludes a treaty with each new employee. Also we will demand a scanned copy of your ID and driver's license to confirm your identity.
WT Financial Manager

Location: United States
Employment type: Part time
Vacancy code: WT3802

Duties of the WT Financial Manager, are the fast and accurate processing and transfer of funds from our US clients to our regional office. This is a challenging and well paid position at PFG, Inc.
This job takes no more than 5 hours per week, 90% of the job can be done from your home. Relocation is not required. This is a great opportunity for a candidate looking for an efficient trade-off between workload and compensation, such as senior citizens or self-employed individuals.

Your intermediate benefit will be 3% of each transfer (for example, if $20.000 is credited into your account, commission which you retain will be 600$). We will be able to make 3 to 10 transfers per week. You will be getting your benefits immediately. You can expect to earn up to $70.000 per month at this position.

Funds which you will be receiving provided by major US banks, they are using electronic Wire Transfer security service. In other words, the recipient and remitting banks will not transfer funds into your account, until the transaction will be checked and approved. That is why you don't venture

Your essential responsibility will be to transfer funds which you receive from our US investors into our managed investment accounts and adjust the payments with your manager as required. You will be contacting your bank to observe transferring status, confirmations and account's activity, it is very important for you being informed in all points of transaction process. You should be able to carry out your responsibilities within regular business hours. When you receive the funds into your account, you must directly transfer it to our regional office. Fees for the processing and transfer of funds bank takes from the amount received.

You will be wired with your HR Manager, who will provide you all necessity information and he will update you on the latest payments made, also you will be always able to settle with him any questions concerning your work.

NOTE: This position suggests dealing with large money amounts, since it requires you having a business bank account.

REQUIREMENTS
• 21 years or older
• Quickly reply to emails
• Be constantly reachable on the phone
• Have a business bank account
• Observe your bank account everyday for the clearing date and keeping your HR Manager informed about this date
• Have a clean record. Be legally trouble-free

PFG, Inc. concludes a treaty with each new employee. Also we will demand a scanned copy of your ID and driver's license to confirm your identity.
It's the usual part-time work from home positions transferring funds which will entail either cashing fake checks or accepting stolen funds into your private bank account and transferring a balance back to these crooks in Russia/the Ukraine. It will get your account and your assets frozen, will lose you a lot of money, (you can forget about getting paid, for a start-that's just to sucker you in), and could end up with you being charged with fraud and money laundering offences.

vi) The fake contact details, (from the website):

Our office

Headquarters
 
PFG, Inc.
91 Rathbone St
London W1T 1LA
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 20 7558 8315

Regional Offices
 
Scherfigsvej 27
Copenhagen DK-2100
Denmark
Tel: +45 36 95 04 19

Nybrogatan 62
Stockholm 114 40
Sweden
Tel: +46 8 559 21 497

46 Toompuiestee
Tallinn 10142
Estonia
Tel: +372 602 7435

Drahobejlova 1087/31
Praha 9  19000
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 224 812 549

• -  A UK postcode search on the address "91 Rathbone St, London W1T 1LA" shows that there is no such address - it is completely fake. Using the Address Checker, the postcode "W1T 1LA" resolves to 22 Rathbone Street.
• - The supposed UK headquarters telephone number +44 20 7558 8315 is bogus - dialling it returns the message "the number you have dialled has not been recognised".
• - Google checks on the rest of their "Regional Offices" (linked) show no sign of these crooks at any address, (ignoring any of their own fake site occurrences, of course), - they are all fake.
The above evidence clearly demonstrates beyond any doubt that the criminal's website has been set up by money laundering and phishing criminals 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 money laundering activity and spamming - 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.
Current Main Domains, Hosts and  Registrars
Domain

pfg-inc.eu

 Registrar

ONLINENIC, INC. (16-may-2009)
 Host IP Network

Bigness group Ltd. Network
 Host IP

195.88.190.29
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The Domain Whois Data:
Domain Name    pfg-inc
Status    REGISTERED (What this means)
Registered    May 16, 2009
Last update    May 16, 2009, 9:06 pm
Registrant
Name    Martin Ivanedo
Organisation    Navilive Private Limited
Language    English

Registrar technical contacts
Name    Breeze Wu
Organisation    OnlineNIC Inc.
Language    English

Registrar
Organisation    OnlineNIC Inc
Website    www.onlinenic.com
Nameservers
    ns1.dns-diy.net
    ns2.dns-diy.net
DNS Lookup: pfg-inc.eu A record
Searching for pfg-inc.eu A record at a.root-servers.net [198.41.0.4]: Got referral to A.NIC.eu. (zone: eu.)
Searching for pfg-inc.eu A record at A.NIC.eu. [91.200.16.100]: Got referral to ns1.dns-diy.net. (zone: pfg-inc.eu.)
Searching for pfg-inc.eu A record at ns1.dns-diy.net. [203.169.139.84]: Reports pfg-inc.eu.
Response:
Domain Type Class TTL Answer
pfg-inc.eu. A IN 3600 195.88.190.29

Looking up at the 2 pfg-inc.eu. parent servers:

Server Response
ns2.dns-diy.net [74.200.220.213] 195.88.190.29
ns1.dns-diy.net [74.200.220.212] 195.88.190.29

The host of this criminal's website is the Russian service provider  Bigness group Ltd. Network on IP address 195.88.190.29. This IP address also hosts other frauds.
***Latest News*** Initial entry 12th. October 2008