The real Purolator was founded in 1960 in Canada.
The fake one was registered last year in April, by someone pretending to be in USA, but in reality, in Nigeria.
Fake characters pretending to be US military personnel in war zones claim to send trunk boxes with money they found during their missions. The victims are asked to pay upfront fees for parcels that don't exist.
From the fake website:
Over 10,000 dedicated employees, working in 13 regional clusters around the globe, delivering operational excellence - to provide viable answers to the most challenging supply chain questions.
Contact details:
Address: 100 S. Main Street Los Angeles 90012 CA, USA
Phone: +1(213) 908-2210
Email: info@purolatorlog.com
customer.serv@purolatorlog.com
+1 (517 ) 234 2965
+12139082210
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Los Angeles, CA
Original network provider* Pacific Bell
+15172342965
Number billable as mobile number
Country or destination United States
City or exchange location Howell, MI
Original network provider* New Cingular Wireless Pcs, Llc - Il
Some of the contact details used were previously reported on our forum in 2019 here: viewtopic.php?f=17&t=80573, with other fake couriers pretending to be Purolator, while being operated by the same Nigerian fraud group.
Entry in the aa419 Database of fraudulent websites: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=147834.
From the domain name registration:
Domain Name: PUROLATORLOG.COM
Updated Date: 2020-06-17
Creation Date: 2020-04-17
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2021-04-17
Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com
Registry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
Registrant Name: Sk Energy
Registrant Street: 15631 Jacintoport Blvd,
Registrant City: Houston
Registrant State/Province: TX
Registrant Postal Code: 77015
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.8457555125
Registrant Email: p.paul20190019@gmail.com
This is what the fake website looks like: