shipmotor.com - Shipping Motor

http://www.shipmotor.com/index.php

Fraudulent escrow site offered with regard to fraudulent advert relating to car sale on Autotrader UK

http://content.met.police.uk/Article/Safe-buying-advice/1400010734360/1400010734360

Escrow Services

Escrow is a secure payment service where the money is held by a trusted third party during the time in which goods are delivered or services are provided.

The Escrow Service must be FCA Authorised

If you are buying a second-hand car privately, paying a builder, buying a ticket etc., or anytime the seller cannot take credit card payment, then genuine FCA Authorised escrow services offer protection – both for you as the buyer and to the seller to ensure that they receive their full payment due.

There are many fraudulent escrow services around, most of them also offer to ship goods and have elaborate, impressive web sites.

(Further details on the Metropolitan Police website)

Of course a foreign unregistered company would not be FCA authorised and it is a legal requirement that it quote its registration details on its website.

Spjallevagen 23, Donso, Sweden
+ 46 9428 802 00
+ 46 9428 802 00
[email protected]
[email protected]

Bizarrely for what claims to be a Swedish company it states

These Terms of Use shall begoverned by and construed in accordance with English law and are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.

Domain Name: shipmotor.com
Registry Domain ID: 129025611_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.west263.com
Registrar URL: www.west263.com
Last updated Date: 2014-07-09 22:44:19
Creation Date: 2014-07-09 22:44:19

Expiration Date: 2015-07-09 22:44:19
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2015-07-09 22:44:19
Registrar: Chengdu west dimension digital technology Co., LTD
Registrar IANA ID: 1556
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: Email Masking [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +86.02886263960-245
Domain Status: ok
Registry Registrant ID: 1556-1303289-d-001
Registrant Name: David Hans
Registrant Organization: David Hans
Registrant Street: Spjallevagen 23 Donso Swden
Registrant City: Donso
Registrant State/Province: WG
Registrant Postal Code: 043082
Registrant Country: se
Registrant Phone: 04631973360
Registrant Fax: 04631973360
Registrant Email: Email Masking [email protected]
Registry Admin ID: 1556-1303289-a-001
Admin Name: David Hans
Admin Organization: David Hans
Admin Street: Spjallevagen 23 Donso Swden
Admin City: Donso
Admin State/Province: WG
Admin Postal Code: 043082
Admin Country: se
Admin Phone: 04631973360
Admin Fax: 04631973360
Admin Email: Email Masking [email protected]
Registry Tech ID: 1556-1303289-t-001
Tech Name: David Hans
Tech Organization: David Hans
Tech Street: Spjallevagen 23 Donso Swden
Tech City: Donso
Tech State/Province: WG
Tech Postal Code: 043082
Tech Country: se
Tech Phone: 04631973360
Tech Fax: 04631973360
Tech Email: Email Masking [email protected]
Name Server: ns3.myhostadmin.net
Name Server: ns4.myhostadmin.net

Registrar Info
Name CHENGDU WEST DIMENSION DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Whois Server whois.west263.com
Referral URL http://www.west263.com
Status OK
Important Dates
Expires On July 09, 2015
Registered On July 09, 2014
Updated On July 09, 2014
Name Servers
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Original email

From: [email protected]

Hi James,

Considering that I am located outside UK and we can not deal in person, I suggest to use the security provided by ShipMotor.com, because they have a great exchange program. To find out more go to their website www.ShipMotor.com and read the material, it's a 5 steps process and it's all described in there.

The transaction will be fully under ShipMotor.com surveillance, giving us both security and insurance that nothing will go wrong. This way you will actually pay for the vehicle after reception and inspection, considering that the funds will be held and released to me only after you accept and confirm the delivery. Do you think a 7 days inspection period will be enough? Within this time frame you have to decide if you purchase it or not. If you decide against the purchase you will be fully refunded without any added charges to your account. The vehicle will be returned to me if you reject it upon inspection, but I honestly doubt this will happen.

Thank you and let me know,
Steven

The website is in the process of being reported for fraud.

We have just been done by the same scam....

What should we do?

Any help would be ace

Welcome to Scamwarners frost1234 and I'm sorry that it's under these circumstances.

I won't mislead you in to believing you have much hope of getting your money back and many hundreds of people have been duped and, though I hear much about how ad sites and banks are being cleaned up, I haven't seen much evidence of it yet.

This recent report seems to sum up my feeling

http://mediatel.co.uk/newsline/2014/07/21/toxic-cesspit-of-online-fraud-and-mec-top-of-the-class/?

21 Jul 2014
As online ad fraud becomes increasingly prevalent and sophisticated, Dominic Mills says things are getting serious - and wonders whether there's a solution for the industry.
I am coming round to the view that parts of the online advertising system resemble nothing so much as a communal cesspit gone toxic.
This cesspit is bedevilled by the rotting stench of fraud. The local residents all know there is a problem, but no-one has the responsibility to clean it up or drain it.

I've responded to your pm.