DIGITALTRADINGLTD / DigitalTradingLtd / Digital Trading LTD

[Nyla]

We've received reports that the following contact/company information is being used to defraud customers.
DigitalTradingLtd or Digital Trading Ltd
Registered No.04927884
SUITE B, 29 HARLEY STREET,
LONDON, W1G 9QR United Kingdom
Incorporation Date:09-10-2003

+447024093145 - personal forwarding number from Magrathea
+447024092966 - same as above
+447024092966 - same as above
+447011127562 - mobile
+447011127584 - mobile
+448709744605 - fax

contact:Mr. Billy Chambers.
digitaltradingltd@hotmail.co.uk

[FW Admin]

The company is real, registered with Companies House here in the UK - however, their status is that of: 7499 - Non-trading company and their last company accounts have been made up to 31st October 2005 (Dormant).

If this is a legitimate company, it's highly likely that they are unaware of their details being used for fraudulent purposes.

[Nyla]

To elaborate and hopefully clarify, it's not unusual for scammers to use real business names and addresses, and even registration numbers, in their scams. They know that it is unlikely that scam targets will independently seek out a contact phone number for the company name, or write a postal letter to the real company in order to confirm that you are in contact with a real representative of the company. At best, most scam targets will merely confirm that such a company exists, and that it is located at the address the scammer gives.

Sometimes, scammers even go so far as to search the real company's website and use a real representative's name and picture in their scam. Some are even so bold as to give the real company's website address, because they feel it is unlikely you will contact the company through official channels (a feedback form, email address or published phone number) on the real website and discover the ruse.

What generally gives this trick away is pairing these legitimate details with some strictly scammer-owned contact information, such as email addresses that do not match the official website domain and phone numbers that are mobile lines or forwarding numbers. These are details that the scammer cannot afford to mimic, because (s)he certainly can't risk the victim actually phoning the real company or emailing the individual they are impersonating. Giving a hotmail or yahoo address and attempting to conduct official business through that free email address gives it away immediately.

But scammers can and do set up scam websites that closely mimic the real thing. If someone is emailing you from address@thecompanyname.com, be sure to check that thecompanyname.com is actually the real company's official site, rather than, say, just companyname.com.