The fake escrow company claims to be DPU Logistics GmbH and uses a fraudulent website active from the domain name dpulogistics.com.
From the fake website:
Our story begins in the late summer of 1994 with a team of only 6 people. The main activity back then was forwarding international freight using other shipping companies services and compiling them in a personalized package for our customers. During the years our company evolved and now we have over 400 employees and shipping facilities in 18 countries, on 5 continents. Also our fleet increased considerably until today, allowing us to operate land, sea and air logistics services worldwide.
Our main office is located in Hamburg, Germany . Beside the standard shipping services which most of the companies offers, we can offer logistics support for heavy duty equipment, yachts & boats, luxury items (watches, diamonds, any other item with high face value which needs high priority insurance) and extremely fragile goods.
Their "team":
Contact details:
DPU Logistics GmbH
Reiherdamm 18
Hamburg, Hamburg, 20457, Germany
Ust-ID-Nr: DE 812192621 Steuer Nr. 41/704/03180
Spain Office
Calle la Tierra 2
29004, Malaga, Spain Denmark Office
Rovsingsgade 62
2200, Copenhagen, Denmark
Netherlands Office
Marconistraat 73
3029 AK, Rotterdam, Netherlands
+49 1 577 777 2244
info@dpulogistics.com
+4915777772244
Number billable as mobile number
Country or destination Germany
Original network provider* E-Plus Mobilfunk GmbH & Co. KG
Ust-ID-Nr: DE 812192621
- is stolen from a German company having no connection with the fraud.
The Spain location is stolen from a Kia dealer having no connection with the fraud.
"Our story begins in the late summer of 1994" - the fraudulent website is active online since October 2019.
Entry in the aa419 Database of fraudulent websites:
https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=143588.
From the domain name registration:
Domain name: dpulogistics.com
Updated Date: 2019-10-08
Creation Date: 2019-10-08 Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2020-10-08
Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC
Reseller: NAMECHEAP INC
Domain Status: addPeriod
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: WhoisGuard Protected
Registrant Organization: WhoisGuard, Inc.
This is what the fake website looks like:
