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The fake site claims to be a business named Global Pets Veterinary Clinic.

From the fake site:

Global Pets Veterinary Clinic was founded in the 1980s, with the dream of providing high quality veterinary services to pets in Edinburg, Scotland.

Contact details:

Global Pets Veterinary Clinic
24 Ardmillan Terrace, Edinburgh,
EH11 2JL Scotland, UK.
Email:
info@globalpetsvetclinic.com

If you're thinking about pet scams, you're wrong - the fake site is used in romance scams. Meet the team:

"founded in the 1980s" is a lie - the fake site was registered in July.

This is what the fake site looks like:

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The fake site claims to be a bank named Commonwealth Bank of Australia. The real Commonwealth Bank of Australia was founded in 1991. The fake one was created in July last year.

Contact details on the fake site:

info@commbgroup.com
support@commbgroup.com
+61280164745
+61881666974

+61280164745
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination Australia
City or exchange location Sydney

Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination Australia
City or exchange location Adelaide

This is what the fake bank looks like:

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The fake site claims to be a jewelry designer company named Hsyajal Goldsmith. The content is stolen from a real jewelry designer company having nothing to do with the fraud.

From the fake site:

Hsyajal Goldsmith has an astounding range of designs and styles, from diamond, pearl or ruby necklaces to pins to rival Madeleine Albright's collection, to the most diverse colored stone ring collection in Chicago. At the helm is award-winner Sherry Bender, who has been involved in the business for over 30 years, having succeeded the legendary and innovative Don Lawrence, the original owner.

Contact details:

900 N. MICHIGAN AVENUE, CHICAGO ILLINOIS 60611
+1 872-201-4576

+18722014576
Number billable as mobile number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Chicago, IL
Original network provider* Cellco Partnership Dba Verizon Wireless - Il

This is what the fake site looks like:

It might look that the fake site is used in non-delivery scams. Wrong. There is a fake profile on Facebook, pretending to be the CEO of this "company". And it happens that the CEO is also a client of the above mentioned commbgroup.com. Details in viewtopic.php?f=11&t=69618.

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The fake site claims to be a bank named Turk Credit Base Bankasi.

From the fake site:

Turk Credit Base Bankasi is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority.

Contact details:

Email: support@tcb-tr.com
Phone: 929-226-2601
To report fraud or a lost debit/credit card, call 905395265693. And if you are calling from an International line please dial +905395265693.

+19292262601
Non-Fixed VoIP (e.g. Skype or Google Voice)
Original carrier: Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Ny

+905395265693
Number billable as mobile number
Country or destination Turkey
Original network provider* Turkcell Iletişim Hizmetleri AŞ

The fictitious bank has no location on the website. Based on the mobile number used and based on the name we can assume is a Turkish bank... but how a real Turkish bank can be "authorised" by the UK authorities while having no activities in the UK?

The fake site is one month old.

This is what the fake site looks like:

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The fake site claims to be an investment bank named Norton Finance Group LLC.

From the fake site:

As an independent company, NORTON FINANCE GROUP LIMITED can draw on the investment research of other leading security houses. We have a team of professionals with a wide experience of financial markets who bring a global approach to our investment process. Our independence also allows us to select the best products available. We recognise that we stand or fall by our long-term investment performance.

All documents must be notarized, legalized, and certified by both parties. We are working with the top 25 banks in the world, and accept a bank guarantee from these companies. Clients will pay tax and insurance bonds, as well as loan and activation fees of the account which we will open for them. Clients will receive secure funds from one of these top 25 banks.

As agents and lawyers are imperative in our line of business, we have become well-known by the notary public in London, the UK government, as well as Queen Elizabeth. This ensures all client's assets and investments will continually be in the best of hands.

Contact details:

Email: info@norton-finance-group.co.uk
Phone: + 44 (0) 2081232772
Fax: + 44 (0) 8445864571

+442081232772
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United Kingdom
Original network provider* Vodafone Ltd (C&W)

+448445864571
Number billable as shared cost number
Country or destination United Kingdom

The real Norton Finance Group was founded in 1974. The fake one was created a month ago.

This is what the fake site looks like:

The real company is impersonated in loan scams since 2009. The Financial Conduct Authority posted even a warning about clone sites of the company in 2015, with the most recent update in 2017: https://www.fca.org.uk/news/warnings/no ... ited-clone.

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The fake site claims to be a company named Mark Gilbert Architects.The content is stolen from the website of a real company having nothing to do with any Marc Gilbert.

From the fake site:

Mark Gilbert Architects is a leading architecture and design firm founded in 2005 and based in the United States with a national presence and clients from coast to coast. As specialists in modern design, Mark Gilbert Architects has built a reputation for beautiful, functional and economical environments that elevate the customer experience and accelerate business.

There is an area of the website set up for job scams:

We are strong supporters of the NCARB IDP program and reimburse registration fees and costs of successfully completed architectural, interior design exams. We provide paid time-off for exams and also offer study materials and to help employees prepare.
Contact our team of recruiters today:
Email: careers@markgilbertarchitects.com

Yet, the fake site is created only to build a reputation for it's CEO:

Our founder, Mark Gilbert was born in Warsaw, Poland.
He circled around much of Europe and United state of America. This gave him much of European and USA influence found in his works.

He obtained a Bsc in architecture from the University of Washington in St. Louis, Missouri.

He later obtained a masters degree in Civil engineering/Construction Management from the prestigious NYU.

Contact details:

info@markgilbertarchitects.com

"founded in 2005" is a lie - the fake site was created less than a month ago.

This is what the fake site looks like:

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The fake site claims to be United Dynamics Technology Solutions.The content is stolen from the real company having that name. The real company is active since 2012. The fake one was created less than a month ago.

From the fake site:

United Dynamics Technology Solutions (UDTS) is a HUBZone Certified Small Business whose mission is to solve supply chain issues that enable military and commercial end users to safely deliver their crew, passengers, and payloads.

Their CEO?

Contact details:

United Dynamics Technology Solutions (UDTS)
A: 5510 91 St NW Bentwood, Texas, United States.
T: 7809900000
E: enquiries@uniteddynamictech.com

This is what the fake site looks like:

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The fake site claims to be an investment company named Venture Capital Ltd.

From the fake site:

Venture Capital Ltd was founded in 2009 to provide a relationship-based advisory investment service to clients who want a more traditional, reliable and personal approach to the management of their investments. Our team of investment managers have on average 14 years experience of working within traditional investment firms. Logic’s investment process – clear-cut, repeatable and systematic – is the distillation of that experience and is designed to address the pitfalls of more traditional ways of building equity portfolios.

Contact details:

Venture Capital Ltd
11 Hamilton Terrace, Milford Haven,
Wales SA73 3AL
Tel: +44 179 272 1042
Email: info@venturecapitalltd.com

+441792721042
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United Kingdom
Original network provider* aql Wholesale Limited

The address is stolen from a newspaper having nothing to do with any investment company.

"founded in 2009" is a lie, the fake site was created a year ago.

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The fake site claims to be a bank named Ahli Bank Qatar. The real Ahli Bank Qatar was founded in 1983. The fake one was created a month ago.

The only part not stolen form the fake site is the contact email address support@ahliqaonline.com.

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The fake site claims to be a delivery company named ILG Express Courier Service. The fake site is used in romance scams. According to one of the victims, the so called courier is asking for $1500 while promise to deliver parcels sent by the fake character romancing the victim.

From the fake site:

ILG Express Courier Service is an innovative logistics company that was established in 2007 for the purpose of providing services in international transportation and logistics sector with customer-oriented service concept.
We are in the field of Custom Clearance, Shipping, NVOCC, International freight forwarding, Clearing and Forwarding, Project cargo, Export/ Import Handling Shipments Consolidation, Sea& Airfreight, Cargo Insurance, Inland transportation, Warehousing Company in the United Kingdom and Europe. We are licensed Custom Brokers capable of handling all type of works as far as Indian products and ports, airports are concerned. We work with various agents and associates in different parts of world. We are actively looking for like minded honest partners & representatives.

Contact details:

ILG Express Courier Service UK
93 Guild Street,
London N21 8PB,
United Kingdom.

Hong Kong Branch Office
Central Business District, Kowloon,
Kwun Tong District,
Hong Kong.

Malaysia Branch Office
34 Jln Syed Hussein Taman Intan,
02600 Arau Arau Perlis Malaysia.

Turkey Branch Office
C1728 Gaziosmanpaşa,
Çankaya, Ankara,
Turkey.
Email: info@ilgexpress.com

"established in 2007" is a lie, the fake site was created a month ago.

This is what the fake site looks like: