Smith Medical Inc. Fraud

Don't Bear Internet Fraud

This fraudster should not be confused with any legitimate company of the same or similar name - the following amended stolen website graphics and the evidence of fraud clearly identify the fake Smith Medical Inc. website, these criminal fraudsters and no other company. The website content is stolen from a genuine company.

Smith Medical Inc. scam screenshot (13-Mar-2010)

Smith Medical Inc. This is just a standard serial Russian/Ukrainian scam website that has been set up to form a front for a money laundering job advertisement. The MO and the details clearly link this criminal to many other frauds, including Diamond-Exchange Inc., Silver Services Inc., Active Solutions Inc., Silver Finance Inc. and latterly Platinum Funds., Webeca Payments Inc., Neweca Payments Inc., Med Payments Inc., Paymate Solutions Inc., Den Payments Inc., scam plus a few others in there somewhere. The website domain smith-medical.org has only been registered recently for a one year period, their modified website is clearly stolen from the genuine Medical Payment Solutions company, the fake Smith Medical Inc. are not registered as a company in their supposed country of location, (Finland), their contact details are bogus and they have no web presence whatsoever due to a robots.txt file blocking all search engine access to their website. The purpose of the website is simply to lend an air of legitimacy to the inevitable spamvertised illegal money mule function of 'Transfer Manager' that will get your bank account closed, your assets frozen, lose you a lot of money and could cost you your liberty - don't be tempted. The criminal has alternate identical aliases of My Health Direct Inc., Medical Direct Inc., Medical Finance Inc., World Medical Payments Inc., Medical Payments Inc., Med Finance Flow Inc., Medical Payment Solutions Inc. (Stolen Identity), CentroMed Finance Inc., Healthcare Payments Inc., MedFinance Inc. and Noir Medical Inc. (Stolen Identity), V-Medical Payments Inc. and MyMobile Medical Inc. - this is quite clearly a prolific serial Eastern European fraudster with numerous previous aliases. The domain whois details directly link these crooks to other fraudsters including 24 Hour Express Service, Crampton Investments, and Proteus Solutions. See This Washington Post article for background information on these criminals.

Smith Medical Inc. : Evidence of Criminal Fraud

i) The Smith Medical Inc. 'About Us' page states "Having gained a sustainable experience in medical service management and billing , Smith Medical Inc. targets at increasing cash flow, minimizing bad debt, reducing the cost of collections and boosting patient satisfaction. It is implemented by applying its new generation web-based payment services with a wide range of payment options and essential account management", but their website domain smith-medical.org was only registered with Bizcn.com, Inc. (R1248-LROR) on 08-Mar-2010 for the usual 'criminal's domain' minimum period of only one year. A clear indication of a fraud domain.

ii) Stolen website - their website is a modified stolen copy of this Medical Payment Solutions website apart from the location details. Clear evidence of site theft and fraud.

iii) This Washington Post article details the activities of these serial criminals - irrefutable evidence of fraud.

iv) They are supposedly a company registered and located in Finland, but they are not - a search of the Finnish BIS (Business Information System) shows that there is no such company as "Smith Medical Inc." registered in Finland - check for yourself - it is undeniably a fake company, (the suffic "Inc." wouldn't be used in Finland anyway - typical suffixes would be OY or OYJ). - irrefutable evidence of fraud.

v) A Google search shows absolutely no internet presence at all for this particular fake "Smith Medical Inc." which is not surprising as the criminals are using a robots.txt file to block all search engine access to their website - only a fraudulent website would do that.

vi) Another alias, another set of fake Finnish Website Contact Details. (As the crooks are not a registered company in Finland, these details are not going to be genuine):

Smith Medical Inc.
Huopalatie 61, Helsinki, Finland, 00329
Phone: +358 942-417-773
E-mail: Barbara@smith-medical.org

• - A Google search on the address of "Huopalatie 61, Helsinki, Finland" returns absolutely nothing.
• - A Google Maps search on the address of "Huopalatie 61, Helsinki, Finland" also returns nothing for these criminals.
• - A Google search for the telephone number "+358 942-417-773" returns no results.

All clear evidence of fake details and fraud.

vii) The Spam:

Our firm is in the business of buying,exchanging, selling PayPal,E-gold and other internet currencies.
We have local branches in France,Finland,Germany,Spain,Sweden. We are offering parttime job of Transfer Manager in the US.

We hire few persons who are good team players who can use their initiative, deliver results and show their commitment to excellence.
If you are looking for new accomplishments in your career,new experience and are willing to receive better salary you are welcome to join our company.
We have reviewed your CV at careerbuilder.com database, and consider you to be a great candidate for the vacancy which we suggest

Job Description:
The task of the Transfer Manager is collecting transfers (to your checking account) from our buyers in timely manner, sending them to our company in Sweden via bank wire transfers, and solving issues associated with these tasks.

Every transaction will be accompanied with detailed instructions.

WE WILL UNDERTAKE FOR ALL THE FEES CONNECTED WITH YOUR EMPLOYMENT

General requirements:

Any experience in customer service sphere is appreciated.
Age from 22 to 62 ;
Good skills of communications;
MS Office skills;
Willingness to work from home, take responsibility and achieve higher goals;
Honesty, responsibility and promptness in operations;
3-10 hours per week
Average Income: $800-$1500 per week. It is a commission based position - 8% from each processed payment.

This position will allow you to:

increase your free personal time;
develop high self-respect and esteem;
Become financially independent;
work efficiently from home, on flexible schedule.
If you are interested, please apply here .

We will provide you with further detailed information ( web-site address, licenses,contract etc.) , as well as answers to your questions.
NO FEE IS REQUIRED FOR ENTERING THE JOB

viii) A victim responded to the above spam and signed the usual bogus contract with these criminals and received the following response on submitting the contract:

I received your signed contract.

Please CONFIRM BY E-MAIL THAT YOU WILL CASH THE CHECK and follow the instructions.

I will provide you with detailed instruction about the check processing
AFTER the check will be sent.

We will send first check only AFTER receiving confirmation e-mail from you
that you will cash the check and follow the instructions that I will provide you.

To get more information about the job,
please visit our help page, if you haven't done it yet:
http://smith-medical.org/?link=job_faq&style=new

If you have any questions please feel free to ask. I'll be glad to help you.

Thank you,
Barbara Gronski,
Financial Manager,
Smith Medical Inc. mailto:barbara@smith-medical.org

ix) The above link leads to this self explanatory page from the criminal's website:

Work for Smith Medical Inc.

   1. Why does your Company require Financial Managers ?

      As far as we make transactions with help of individual Financial Managers via Instant Money Transfer Systems, such as Western Union or Money Gram, we avoid imposition of taxes on our funds. To put it in simpler words, we pay taxes to our local authorities before funds are transferred to your bank account. In addition, it is not required to indicate these profits in your tax declaration. However, if you prefer to pay taxes by your own means, it is not restricted (contact our support service to get additional information). But you should note that transactions marked as “commercial” have a smaller volume and require more time and efforts to be processed. This is why we always recommend our Managers to indicate these transfers as “personal”, as if they were forwarded to your friend or relative.
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   2. Where can I get my check cashed-out ?

      1) You cash-out your check in Wal-Mart stores for a small fee
      2) ACE Cash Express - www.acecashexpress.com
      3) You cash-out your check in some grocery and retail stores
      4) Speedy cash - www.speedycash.com
      5) Advance America Cash Advance - http://www.advanceamerica.net/
      6) You cash-out your check in your bank or in the bank which has issued that check.

      Our company will undertake for the all check-cashing fees.

   3. Describe my duties and responsibilities. Why don't you make your transactions by your own means and reserve the commission ?

      Once our customer has made a payment to your bank account or sent you a check, you will have to visit your bank and get this money cashed-out. As soon as you get cash exceeding $2,000 you might proceed to the final step. In order to complete transaction you will have to visit Money Gram or Western Union office. Sometimes it is required to transfer money via Wire Transfer Systems instead of Instant Money Transfer Systems. We will provide you with full receiver’s information for every transaction.

      Our company is engaged in the business of medical payment processing. Average order amounts USD 100-300. Some of our customers prefer to pay by checks.
      When our customer forwards a check to our office in Helsinki, Finland, it usually takes 7 days to be delivered to us, through a complex logistics system.
      It also takes much money and time for us to cash-out US check here, in Finland.
      If our customer prefers to make payment for orders via Western Union, the transaction becomes very expensive. For small-sized orders of $100-300 the commission fee of Western Union amounts $15-40.
      However, the transfer of $2,500 costs just about $125.

      For example, if our customer has several orders to be transferred, the separate transfer of them would amount ~ $375.
      But single transfer of $2,500 would amount just ~ $125, three times less.
      That’s why our customers send payments directly to Finland once the total sum reach value of $3,000.
      This transaction system allows us to make our payments faster, make a higher commission for our employees and, at the same time, to earn money.

   4. How many transfers per day/week/month will I process ?

      It depends on the quantity of the orders. It may vary from one transfer per week to several transfers per day. We will inform you of the number of transfers beforehand, as well as of the transfers sent to you.

   5. When will my commission be increased from 8 % instead of 6 %? What are my perspectives for the career growth?

      Initially the commission for all our employees amount 6 %. Further, once you will open an individual checking account for this job, the commission will be increased to 8 %.

   6. Can I invite my friends?

      Yes, of course.

   7. In what currency should I receive the money? In what currency it should be sent? Is there any necessity to exchange the currency ?

      In most cases we make payments in US dollars. You will have to send money in the same currency which you have received. There is no necessity to exchange the currency.

   8. Who undertakes for compensation of transfer commission? Isn't it too expensive to use Instant Money Transfer Systems, such as Western Union or MoneyGram? Will it be deducted from my commission?

      Our company will undertake for all the costs related with money transfers. Absolutely nothing can be deducted from your commission; your commission will be exactly equal to the agreed one (during the first month your commission will amount 6 % of total transfers made via your account).

   9. You asked to send my ID by fax message, but it doesn’t operate. What should I do?

      Our fax is always online, so it seems that the problem is in your fax. If you can't fax your ID, you still might scan it and send it via e-mail. If you do not have a scanner you can visit your nearest cyber cafe for help.

10. I want to get your company's contract sealed and signed by CEO.

      We shall provide it to you at your first request.

11. Is it legal?

      Yes, our business is absolutely legal. We have documentation which proves it.

12. I don't have higher education degree in financial sphere, is it important ?

      No, you can learn how to work with transfers. We are always ready to help you.

13. Do you work in the USA only ?

      We work with major countries round the whole world.

14. What would happen if I receive check with non-sufficient funds, canceled check, or bad checks ?

      Our company undertakes for refund of checks with non-sufficient funds, canceled checks, or bad checks. However, such situation are very rare to happen.

15. What does the amount of payments depend on?

      It depends on your work solely. If you transfer money promptly and without any delays you will receive your next bank transfer or check immediately after you’ve sent the previous one. Everything depends on your own efforts; you may expect to receive up to 5-6 transfers or checks per week.

16. How often and how will I be paid?

      You will deduct your commission directly from each processed payment. This means that you will be paid the same day you transfer the payment.

17. Are there any fees or payments to start this work?

      No fees are included in orders to start and perform the work. All is required is your personal computer with Internet access. This is your best opportunity to start working as a telecommuter.

x) You do not get a clearer description of the ILLEGAL money mule function of accepting stolen funds to your personal bank account and transferring a balance back to the criminals via Western Union than that - it will lose you a lot of money, get your bank account closed and your assets frozen and earn you a visit from the police. Do not be tempted or you will certainly regret it.

xi) No legitimate company would advertise for private citizens to operate as unlicensed and illegal money transfer agents. To do so clearly defines this fake company as both criminal and fraudulent. There is also a 'phishing' for identity theft aspect due to the nature of identity proof usually requested upon registration. Clear evidence of criminal fraud.

The above evidence clearly demonstrates beyond any doubt that the fake Smith Medical 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.

Smith Medical Inc. Fraudsters - hosting details

Main Domains, Registrars and Hosts

Domain

smith-medical.org

Registrar

Bizcn.com, Inc. (R1248-LROR) - 08-Mar-2010

Host Network

ISPSYSTEM-WEBDC (ISPsystem MSK) of Irkutsk, Russian Federation

Host IP

188.120.231.228

Key:
Active
Suspended or Inactive
Parked

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

Domain Whois Data [These are criminal registered domains - the whois details are fake or stolen - personal details may be redacted where necessary]

Domain ID:D158542414-LROR
Domain Name:SMITH-MEDICAL.ORG
Created On:08-Mar-2010 12:01:01 UTC
Last Updated On:08-Mar-2010 12:01:01 UTC
Expiration Date:08-Mar-2011 12:01:01 UTC
Sponsoring Registrar:Bizcn.com, Inc. (R1248-LROR)
Status:CLIENT TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Status:TRANSFER PROHIBITED
Registrant ID:orghk68049657028
Registrant Name:Hilary Kneber
Registrant Organization:Allegro Medical Inc.
Registrant Street1:400 East 21st Brooklyn NY 11226
Registrant Street2:
Registrant Street3:
Registrant City:New-York
Registrant State/Province:NA
Registrant Postal Code:11226
Registrant Country:US
Registrant Phone:+86.5927569468
Registrant Phone Ext.:
Registrant FAX:+86.5927569468
Registrant FAX Ext.:
Registrant Email:strumBrandonKq@yahoo.com
Admin ID:orghk68049657507
Admin Name:Hilary Strum
Admin Organization:Smith Medicak Inc.
Admin Street1:400 East 21st Brooklyn NY 11226
Admin Street2:
Admin Street3:
Admin City:New-York
Admin State/Province:NA
Admin Postal Code:11226
Admin Country:US
Admin Phone:+86.5927569468
Admin Phone Ext.:
Admin FAX:+86.5927569468
Admin FAX Ext.:
Admin Email:strumBrandonKq@yahoo.com
Tech ID:orghk68049658589
Tech Name:Hilary Strum
Tech Organization:Smith Medicak Inc.
Tech Street1:400 East 21st Brooklyn NY 11226
Tech Street2:
Tech Street3:
Tech City:New-York
Tech State/Province:NA
Tech Postal Code:11226
Tech Country:US
Tech Phone:+86.5927569468
Tech Phone Ext.:
Tech FAX:+86.5927569468
Tech FAX Ext.:
Tech Email:strumBrandonKq@yahoo.com
Name Server:NS1.FREEDNS.WS
Name Server:NS2.FREEDNS.WS

DNS Lookup: smith-medical.org A record
Searching for smith-medical.org A record at m.root-servers.net [202.12.27.33]: Got referral to d0.org.afilias-nst.org. (zone: org.)
Searching for smith-medical.org A record at d0.org.afilias-nst.org. [199.19.57.1]: Got referral to ns2.freedns.ws. (zone: smith-medical.org.)
Searching for smith-medical.org A record at ns2.freedns.ws. [69.31.84.58]: Reports smith-medical.org.
Response:

Domain	Type	Class	TTL	Answer
smith-medical.org.	A	IN	86400	188.120.231.228

Looking up at the 2 smith-medical.org. parent servers:

Server	Response
ns2.freedns.ws [69.31.84.58]	188.120.231.228
ns1.freedns.ws [91.207.4.10]	Timeout

As listed, this criminal's website is hosted by ISPSYSTEM-WEBDC (ISPsystem MSK) of Irkutsk, Russian Federation on IP address 188.120.231.228

***Latest News*** Initial entry 13th. March 2010