Attempted scam underway

[rickhead]

For anyone interested, here's a good example of a scam underway. The company is Totong Bernanah, located in Indonesia. I asked for 20 PS3 for Australian market, PAL versions & 240 volt.

They using a shipping company called 1stexp.com

Email text:

"Dear Rick

Here is your tracking number for ps3 .
as we said before that units in delivery service for days and we pay for
additional cost but thats not problem as long we have a good business

Please check tracking number : YVJR8U1KGB61162575155
please check at : www.1stexp.com

Thank you for payment and please sent me copy of payment so we can contact
our bank

BEST REGARDS"


And another lot of emails:

dear Rick Mason

Thank you for response.
we will cancel all order for PS3 except you

we will wait until Monday . We will prepare packing units now and we will
confirm your tracking number on Monday .

Yes units can use in australiaan market because units are PAL

Please confirm me on monday after you done payment so we can process
shippment Soon

BEST REGARDS



> Thanks for the reply, I want to proceed with the order of 20 units.
>
> It is now Saturday, all the banks are shut until Monday, so the earliest I
> can TT the funds to you is Monday. I hope you can wait that long before I
> can credit your account.
>
> Can you please confirm whether the units are PAL to suit the Australian
> market.
>
> Chers
> Rick.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "ANDRE JULIANO" <sales@totongbernanah.net>
> To: "Rick Mason" <@optusnet.com.au>
> Sent: Saturday, October 28, 2006 5:02 AM
> Subject: Re: PS3
>
>
>> dear rick mason
>>
>> Yes price for $200 AUD
>>
>> Yes theres also claim for order .when i told you before that every
>> shippment will shipp with insurance
>>
>> Because you are potential customer, we will give you discount 20 % for
>> order 20 units PS3 60 GB
>>
>> So total cost you must pay will $ 3200 AUD
>>
>> We will packing units now and shipp to your address and sent tracking
>> number soon
>>
>> Please response because theres so many customer here search and want to purchase this PS3
>>
>> If theres no transaction/deal for 2 days i doubt about it.i am sorry if
>> i can not sell it to you.
>>
>> If you are seriously we will shipp tomorrow and sent tracking number.
>>
>> Please done payment to our bank account before and confirm me soon after you done payment
>>
>> Hope you understand my explain
>>
>> BEST REGARDS
>>
>> PS : iy you want to claim,you can sent back units to us or another
>> distributor because units come with 1 year worlwide warranty and its
>> Could be used anywhere
>>
>>


>>> Is that $200 Australian Dollars?
>>>
>>> If there is a warranty claim, what do I do with the unit ???
>>>
>>> I mean, do I send it back to you?
>>> Do I send it to another distributor
>>> Sorry, but I'm really confused about this...
>>>
>>> Rick
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "ANDRE JULIANO" <sales@totongbernanah.net>
>>> To: "Rick Mason" <@optusnet.com.au>
>>> Sent: Friday, October 27, 2006 2:55 AM
>>> Subject: Re: PS3
>>>
>>>
>>>> we sell each ps3 for $200 and give discount 20 % for order than 10
>>>> units.
>>>> we will sent tracking number soon .dont worry because units is packed
>>>> and ready to shipp i will contact delivery service soon
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>


>>>>> Many thanks for the service. Would you be able to give me a price for
>>>>> the PS3 please, I am very interested in ordering some of them.
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers
>>>>> Rick


I would really like to do something to this lot, but I can't think of anything quickly enough.....

[Frazzle]

I would really like to do something to this lot,

Hi Rick,

The first thing you can do is get their web sites shut down. Scammers hate that, because it costs them time and especially money to register a domain and get a website set up.

Use the Whois lookup on www.dnsstuff.com to locate the hoster of www.1stexp.com & totongbernanah.net then forward the scam emails to the hoster's administrative contact and ask them to shut down the domains.