posted on May 28, 2001 12:02:02 PM new
I wanted to post that the Online Escrow company at http://www.e-tradesecure.com is a front for a fraud scheme out of Romania. I have lodged a complaint and have been contacted by Philadelphia PD. The inspector acknowledged this company does not physically exist.
The individual(s) who have perpetrated the crime via e-tradesecure.com were from Romania, and solicited to purchase notebook computers via this Escrow company.
Please feel free to forward this post to any other forum. If you have any information, please contact me at [email protected].
posted on July 12, 2001 10:35:14 AM new
I also have been ripped of $2280.00 from this e-tradesecure.com. I have been working with the offices of Attorney General in PA and Federal Attornet General. This website is hosted by www.hostpro.com who definitely must have the correct address and credit card info for thie person. I think if we all join together we will get him even through interpol. But my knowledge is that the person lives in USA. He travels to romania, netherlands and france and he does some kind of business. Well, not far the day when he will be behind the bars. I have registered two domain names e-tradesecure.net and e-tradesecure.org and we will start a solid platform to eliminate such kind of vice and to save more people from being his victim. Please join me to help making our cyber space clean of such kind of frauds.
P.s: He also has website http://www.mercury-consultants.com/ which he uses for buying and will ask you to use e-tradesecure.com for payment.
[ edited by paksys on Jul 12, 2001 11:36 AM ]
posted on July 25, 2001 01:29:34 PM new
This guy got me as well. He goes by the name of Laurent Sorbier and claims he works for Mercury Consultants www.mercury-consultants.com which is a copied website from www.mercury.ro. Beware of e-tradesecure.com and www.safeinte.com which are two escrow services. He emails through mercury-consultants.com and e-tradesecure.com in three differnt time zones. I shipped items to him in Romania, but the shipper said that he refused to pay duties and taxes and the shipment came back to me. The items I shipped were replaced with old foreign computers in my same boxes. So he is linked with different sources in Romania. He probably pays them off and gets merchandise. I am out about $9000.00.
I filed complaint with the FBI Internet Fraud Division.
Let me know if you can help or benefit from me [email protected].
[ edited by thedanzone on Jul 25, 2001 01:31 PM ]
posted on July 25, 2001 01:36:19 PM new
Please also visit http://www.e-tradesecure.org and copy and paste your comments there. Also forward your complaint to:
Office of Attorney General, Philadelphia Regional Office, 21 South 12th Street, Second Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19107
and
http://www.ifccfbi.gov
They are already working on this issue and, I think, are in contact with Romania Consulate too.
posted on October 6, 2001 09:45:48 AM new
IMPORTANT
According to our information, please be advised that Mr.Laurent Sorbier is back with new name and new websites. We have been informed that now he is using these information to rip people off their money and/or computer products:
New Name: "Mircea Radu"
New business website: "http://www.mercuryres.com"
New online escrow website: "http://www.worldwide-escrow.com"
posted on October 6, 2001 10:19:22 AM new
there is an escrow service which is offered on ebay auction,use it instead.
it is easy to say dont buy from romanian dealers,but sell to romanian dealers??
it is tempting ,we could all use the business/
so if someone asks where do these guys get their american computers?well from us of course??
romanian postal service must be different,if he does not pay customs,in this country he does not get to keep the package,if he does not get to keep the package ,he cannot play switch-a-roo
posted on October 7, 2001 12:13:20 PM new
Do not send money or merchandise to Romania under any circumstances. It's that simple.
Also, Indonesia, and nearly all of the old Soviet bloc.
Don't be tempted by apparent good buys.
Don't be tempted by apparent willingness to pay prices higher than others will pay.
Don't be tempted by plausible sounding stories.
It's an industry in these countries, defrauding internet commerce. They find you because they search out dozens of opportunities each day, and a few of them pay off. They work hard on those stories.
