Extracted from Escrow-Fraud.com Forum.
From advertising in mudah.com.my, I contact a person named Luca Mariaci through web contact template for her Mercedes Benz E240. I ask her to reply me to my email. A day later, she email me, and she explain that she wanna sell her husband’s car which bought from Malaysia when her husband working in Malaysia. Now, her husband is working in UK, and she is staying at her hometown in Italy. The car is in Italy, and she emails me all the cars picture.
After that, she try to convince me by saying that the car have all the documentation of JPJ (road transport department document) and PUSPAKOM certificate (standard procedure for change of owner in Malaysia : computerized vehicle check up). I’m surprised that A WOMAN in Italy can know deeply about all the procedure to sell cars in Malaysia. wow.. She says if I’m interested, we can begin the transaction using escrow services for safety reason. I don’t feels good, so i try to trace Luca Mariaci’s email but fail because she’s using gmail account. I fail to get her location so, in my next email, i asked her to check my company website (local website, frequently accessed by the Malaysian only) with reason maybe she can find something interesting there.
Luckily, she do open the web and later i can trace several access from outside, which is very unusual from my server logs:
72.30.79.26 United States California Sunnyvale Inktomi Corporation
81.90.1.163 Russian Federation – - Network For Infrastructure Of Netlline Ltd
38.99.13.116 United States California San Francisco Performance Systems International IncThen, she asked me my contact details, and after its given, she tell me that she will submit my name to the escrow company services. After that, less than 6 hours i get an email from ittoptran.com, telling me that a Merc Benz had been registered to send by air on my name. Now, i believe that this transaction is 95% fraud.
I do open the http://ittoptran.com, the web looks perfect just like a professional courier company. However, i fail to open http://www.ittoptran.com, only http://ittoptran.com can be accessed. Feeling something is wrong, i do check the name “ittoptran” and finally found that the name is “blacklisted” or “suspected” fraud. hehehe..
Mm..thanks for the info…I’m currently experience the same. Someone who wanted to sell BMWE46 to me but the way he describe the transaction…looks perfect. This is where I’m able to track it is a suspicious transaction. He did mention that the car was earlier registered in Malaysia. Therefore I requested for the car’segistration number so that I can check directly with JPJ but he did mention that all documents are kept with the car which is under costody of Escrow. Lucky I do some research on this and find out it is the same modus eperadi.
Good share. Too good to be true ;)
hi,i’m bell from perak…now,i’ve some cases same like this..
i know ‘him’ before at mudah.my..interested to sae his car.then,i take opportunity to buy his car.but later on,he said that now he already in UK.so,he does’nt want to use it anymore because of right-hand drive.so now,he wanted to sell his car to me at reasonable price through escrow agent.. but then when i open this page,i’m confused..it’s possible to me to buy his car?please help me..
need your guidance…
Try to avoid buying cars with suspicious AP. The Scam is common and please ignore them, they are crook totally.
thanks to all..
i’ll not trust the FUCKIN FRAUD anymore…
here i’ll show you the fraud message…
read it from below to above..
lesson to everyone…
hi ,the price is rm 46000 . the car is in great condition , very well maintained , absolutely no accidents , no problems . my phone number is +447031873056 .
transaction with escrow works like this :
-you will give me your full name and address
-i will go to escrow and give them your details and i will pay the shipping taxes
-escrow will send you an e-mail with the transaction details (shipment and payment).you will pay to escrow in advance 20% from the price of the car and you will send the details of the payment to escrow .
-escrow will verify and keep the payment in their custody and they will start the shipping procedure
-you will receive the car in maximum 10 working days and you will have 14 days inspection period
-after the 14 days inspection period if you will decide to keep the car , you will make the rest of the payment to escrow . if you will not keep the car , escrow will give your money back and they will ship the car back to me on my expenses .
please notice that the escrow agent which is responsible with our transaction will make all the papers to take the car on your name .
so if you agree with these terms please send me your full name and address in order to start the transaction .
thanks
Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2010 20:03:36 +0800
From: evilroad_98@yahoo.com
Subject: RE: Reply: Honda City GM VTI 09
To: mahmudhj@hotmail.com
hi..
sorry late reply your message.i’m busy on work now..
ok. i’m serious buyer to buy your car.can you let me know how much do you want to sell it?because i’ve to budget my money and also my personal loan. i’ve already apply personal loan from bank, now i’ve to wait either it is approve or not. i’m pretty sure that my loan will approve because i do not apply any loan from any bank before this.. so now,can i have your contact number? because i’m not usually online. busy on working. then,can u let me know the condition of your car now? it’s any problem or accident? and it’s good to me if you send me the picture of your car. so,i know which model. last,how much do you want to sell it? hope the price is reasonable..i do hope you reply this message ASAP..thanks…
From: Mahmud Bin Hj Abd Wahab
Subject: RE: Reply: Honda City GM VTI 09
To: evilroad_98@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, 29 July, 2010, 3:16 PM
hi ,as i have a lot of work to my new job now , i decided to sell the car through escrow service . the car is in their custody and it is ready for shipping with all documents and keys in a sealed container . shipping taxes are on my expenses , all it will cost you is the price of the car . please notice that the car is registered in malaysia and you will not have to pay any taxes . if you are decided to buy the car let me know and i will try to provide you all the necessary details to make the transaction . i will wait for your answer .thanks..
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 09:47:38 +0800
From: evilroad_98@yahoo.com
Subject: RE: Reply: Honda City GM VTI 09
To: mahmudhj@hotmail.com
hi,orait.. i’m serious buyer..so,how can i get your car?
From: Mahmud Bin Hj Abd Wahab
Subject: RE: Reply: Honda City GM VTI 09
To: evilroad_98@yahoo.com
Date: Thursday, 1 July, 2010, 7:34 PM
hi ,a few months ago i worked in malaysia and i bought the car from there . now i moved with my job and my family in united kingdom and i took the car with me . it was a good oportunity for me considering the fact that in uk the steering wheel is on the right side too and that is why i took the car here . but after installing myself to my new job here , i received as bonus an british car which is already registered and i decided to sell the other . i realised that the best way to sell it for sure and fast was to sell it back in malaysia . please notice that the car is in perfect condition , no accidents , no scratches , very well maintained , all services made in time . if you are really interested to buy the car please let me know and i will tell you how we can finalise the deal.thanks..
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 16:49:18 +0800
From: evilroad_98@yahoo.com
To: mahmudhj@hotmail.com
Subject: Reply: Honda City GM VTI 09
helow..i’m bell fm perak..interested to see your car at mudah.my..so,would like 2 buy your car..how much?