Global Express Services Ltd Online Scam
July 9th, 2008 | by admin |
I was contacted the other day by someone (anonymous) who was asking for my advice after getting an email from “Global Express Services” who claim to be based in the UK and operating out of Malaysia. Of course it all unfolds and turns out to be a huge scam. You should read this post to get familiar with the techniques and methods of the scam so you and your friends can avoid it.
The scam works like this…
Someone for some reason you have met (probably online) will offer to send you something of a high value – maybe a gift. However later you will recieve an email like the one copied below, where a fake shipping company demands a huge payment to release the “package”. Of course the company and the package don’t exist – they are just trying to steal your money.
Attn: (name removed),
Madam,
It is imperative for you to know that in the process of releasing your parcel from the customs table, the authorities has implemented that the package and its contents has to be insured before it can be delivered to you.
We sincerely apologize for any inconveniences caused for any late delivery of your package to you. Please be rest assured that your package will be dispatched and delivered to you as soon as you meet the required charges below by the authorities.
Charge Services:
Insurance : RM 2,421.19
VAT : RM 2,531.10
TOTAL: RM 4,952.29
Notice: 0.2% of 2,421.19 (Insurance) will be refunded after two days of safe delivery.
For more inquiry call : +60133260247
Email: admin@globalexpresservices.com
Present your order number when calling so that we may honour your calls.
We are glad to be of service to you.
Yours Faithfully.
Mr. James Ruben
Head,Customer Propositions
Global Express Services Malaysia.
Tel: +60133260247
Another victim has posted a report online on the matter here -
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/348/RipOff0348090.htm
My analysis of this scam is that the “company” – “Global Express Services Ltd” is fake and if it is a registered company then it was just setup for the scam. Also the website is just setup for the scam to try and make it look credible. One look at the site at http://www.globalexpresservices.com and it’s easy to detect it as a scam site.
The phone numbers are all mobile numbers in Malaysia and everything looks dubious right down to the copy & pasted photos and even the slightly funny photoshopped picture of a delivery van where some badly talented designer typed the companys name on the side of someone elses delivery van!
If you look at the source code for the site you will see this -
<!– saved from url=(0042)http://www.priorityexpress.co.uk/index.php –>
This is a HTML comment generated by a browser such as Firefox, when someone saves a web page from another site. In this case it leads us to see that the con artists have ripped off a real site – Priority Express. Priority Express has issued a fraud alert which can be read here – http://priorityexpress.co.uk/html/newsstory.php?storyid=38
The scam could also involve “phishing” in this case as the criminals website is a copy of a real credible website.
If you do a “whois” lookup on the domain http://globalexpresservices.com you will see the following information -
Domain Name: GLOBALEXPRESSERVICES.COM
Registrant:
N/A
Azzat Fahri (azzat_fahri@excite.com)
5-74 Hotel Melia
Kuala Lumpur
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur,56000
MY
Tel. +6.0172833471Creation Date: 22-Apr-2008
Expiration Date: 22-Apr-2009Domain servers in listed order:
ns48.es2u.com
ns47.es2u.comAdministrative Contact:
N/A
Azzat Fahri (azzat_fahri@excite.com)
5-74 Hotel Melia
Kuala Lumpur
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur,56000
MY
Tel. +6.0172833471Technical Contact:
Eternal Solutions
Eternal Solutions (support@eternalsolutions.com)
No 31 & 33, Jalan Utama 2/18
Taman Perindustrian Puchong Utama
Puchong
Selangor,47100
MY
Tel. +6.0380624933
Fax. +6.0380624955Billing Contact:
N/A
Azzat Fahri (azzat_fahri@excite.com)
5-74 Hotel Melia
Kuala Lumpur
Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur,56000
MY
Tel. +6.0172833471
If we take a look at the tech contact – eternalsolutions.com – it appears that could also be a scam company as they are an unheard of company here in Malaysia. The billing contact info etc uses a hotel address! The whole setup stinks.
The chances are very high indeed that the people running this scam are in fact Malaysians. The phone numbers work so that people who are fooled can be convinced by telephone to depart with their money.
If you have lost money to these bastards then you should go and make a police report and highlight it in the local media.
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May 16th, 2012 at 3:17 am
Dear Dan, Pls ask police to look for the following names and check on CIMB a/c no.
Alywin Belton Bin Empang } Scammer
Aishah Bt. Bani Mirza } Scammer
20th April 2009
RE: EMS SPEEDPOST ALERT (EE315071865GB)
With reference to the above, please be informed that your consignment is due for delivery. We receive your parcel on 17th April 2009 at 10a.m. Since then, I’ve been trying contact you, but I’m failing to reach you. Therefore, I had
to send you this email to reach you.
Regarding your parcel, it has been sent under P&C which means your sender, Mr. Gibson Bent doesn’t want us to scan and screen your parcel before delivery. Therefore, your parcel is held by the Custom Department of EMS Speedpost P&C Warehouse. The custom clearance fee of RM 3, 800 has to be paid before delivery because your consignment has been kept confidential and unscanned. Please clear the outstanding payment as soon as possible to avoid Demurrage Fee of RM200 per day. The parcel will be delivered to your door step in the next 3 workings
days after payment made. Please bank in the payment into the account below:-
Name : Alywin Belton Bin Empang
Bank Name : CIMB Bank Berhad
A/C Number : 1244-0078305-52-8
For further information, please do not hesitate to contact me at 0166168928 (sms only) or e-mail me at
aishah_banimirza@enail2me.net or aishah.banimirza@yahoo.com because we don’t receive incoming calls based on your parcel P&C status.
Thank you for using our service. ‘Always Reliable’
Best regards,
Aishah Bt. Bani Mirza
Delivery Officer
Delivery Department
EMS Speedpost P&C Warehouse
April 25th, 2012 at 7:39 am
@anggie – it’s a scam site too.
April 25th, 2012 at 7:25 am
how bout this site
global-expcourier.es.tl
November 18th, 2011 at 8:24 pm
almost a victim , pretend as a marine enginner on sail from London to Australia pass Thailand, then pretend that hes so scared that something wrong with the engine and sailing so slowly with the help of the wind and that they’re advice that a pirate is going along with them and so worried that he has money and valuables items with him and don’t want to loss it and they are being rescued and brought off shore and advice that they can send their money and valuables to the courrier refered by security that rescue them to the person they trusted and he ask for my add,zip code,and email add,I refused but I gave my info
the following day we chatted ask if someone called for his stuff and moments later someone called telling me about their Email and I need to pay $2750 for tax/vat etc..called their so called office then the one who answered made a bargain telling me to pay half the remaining will be paid once its delivered, The Guy was telling me sweet stuff and begging me to pay for it n afte their voyage hell come here and get and pay me..so i did some researching and found out that these people are SCAMS…And the guy was confident that I will send that said amount, but after finding out I send him a message and wishing him goodluck for his next victim and DELATED HIM…
Be careful hes very good doing LIP SERVICE…
October 19th, 2011 at 12:53 am
10 sekolah latih penipu
Oleh Kalidevi Mogan Kumarappa dan Asmah Rusman
am@hmetro.com.my
BELAJAR JADI PENIPU…sekolah melatih warga Nigeria jadi penjenayah.
KUALA LUMPUR: Lelaki warga Nigeria yang memperdaya mangsa terutama golongan wanita di Malaysia dikesan menjalani latihan kemahiran menipu di beberapa sekolah khas yang diwujudkan di beberapa kawasan terpencil di negara mereka sebelum dihantar ke negara sasaran.
Siasatan polis di peringkat antarabangsa mendapati ada lebih 10 sekolah melatih penipu diwujudkan di negara itu sejak awal 1990-an bagi memastikan kebolehan menipu mereka mampu diwarisi mengikut peredaran zaman dan sukar ditumpaskan.
Kewujudan sekolah menipu itu didedahkan Ketua Unit Keselamatan Siber, Bahagian Siasatan Jenayah Siber dan Multimedia, Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Komersial (JSJK) Bukit Aman, Superintendan Victor Sanjos berdasarkan siasatan pihaknya selepas mendapati ramai warga negara ini diperdaya warga Nigeria sejak beberapa tahun lalu.
Beliau berkata, sekolah itu hanya menetapkan satu syarat iaitu pelatih hanya perlu tahu berkomunikasi dengan menggunakan komputer dan Internet.
“Pusat itu tidak berkonsepkan sekolah harian atau institusi pendidikan secara terbuka, sebaliknya beroperasi secara sembunyi bagi mengelakkan kegiatan mereka dikesan pihak berkuasa negara itu.
“Semua bentuk latihan dibahagi mengikut jenis penipuan termasuk penipuan popular yang dikatakan mampu mengaut keuntungan tinggi seperti penipuan Internet, Black Money dan penyamaran pegawai polis,” katanya kepada Harian Metro.
Victor berkata, ada sebahagian ‘pelatih’ sekolah menipu itu berjaya menguasai kemahiran disediakan akan dihantar ke negara yang dijadikan sasaran untuk mempraktikkan kemahiran yang diajar.
“Mereka inilah yang akan menjadikan wanita tempatan di negara kita sebagai kekasih sebelum diperangkap sebagai mangsa penipuan sama ada dalam aktiviti jenayah siber atau pengedaran dadah,” katanya.
Menurutnya, sekolah menipu itu juga dipercayai menyediakan latihan praktikal kepada pelajarnya mengenai kaedah penipuan Black Money.
“Kaedahnya mudah iaitu bahan kimia khas digunakan untuk mengembalikan keadaan asal wang kertas yang disaluti warna hitam dan Black Money diperkenalkan negara Barat bertujuan menghantar wang ke negara mundur tanpa disedari musuh.
“Malangnya, kaedah yang sama dimanipulasikan sindiket berkenaan untuk menjual bahan kimia khas berkenaan kepada mangsa pada harga yang tinggi,” katanya.
Beliau berkata, kewujudan sekolah menipu itu terbukti memberi impak besar dalam penularan kegiatan jenayah lelaki Nigeria apabila siasatan polis di beberapa negara mendapati suspek yang ditahan mengesahkan mereka adalah ‘lulusan’ sekolah itu.
Pada 29 September lalu, muka depan Harian Metro mendedahkan penemuan koleksi surat, skrip dan puisi cinta serta gambar lelaki berkulit putih kacak dalam komputer riba warga Nigeria yang digunakan untuk mengaut RM24 juta daripada 774 wanita tempatan dalam tempoh lapan bulan pertama tahun ini. Berdasarkan statistik Polis Diraja Malaysia (PDRM), sepanjang 2010 hingga Ogos lalu, seramai 232 warga Nigeria ditahan kerana terbabit penipuan Internet dengan menyasarkan wanita Malaysia sebagai mangsa. Siasatan polis mendapati, sindiket penipuan warga Nigeria di negara ini mempunyai skrip atau ayat cinta yang dicipta khusus bagi memancing wanita tempatan.
October 19th, 2011 at 12:49 am
Guna taktik ‘perempuan tipu perempuan’
IPOH: Taktik ‘perempuan tipu perempuan’ (PTP) diguna pakai sindiket penipuan didalangi lelaki Afrika dikesan mengupah dua wanita tempatan untuk memudahkan mereka menjerat cinta wanita warga Malaysia.
Dua wanita tempatan berusia 30 hingga 40 tahun itu digunakan sindiket untuk memudahkan mereka menyamar dan berkomunikasi menggunakan laman sosial facebook atau Tagged dengan ramai mangsa sebelum mereka diperdaya membabitkan kerugian RM850,000.
Suspek wanita itu turut dibayar untuk menyamar sebagai pegawai Kastam Diraja Malaysia (KDRM) atau syarikat penghantaran kurier bagi meyakinkan mangsa untuk memasukkan wang ke dalam akuan ditetapkan.
Kegiatan penipuan licik itu bagaimanapun ditumpaskan selepas dua wanita tempatan diberkas bersama 13 ahli sindiket lain hasil beberapa serbuan awal bulan ini di Perak, Selangor dan Kuala Lumpur.
Ketua Polis Perak, Datuk Mohd Shukri Dahlan berkata, suspek didalangi 12 lelaki warganegara Nigeria dan seorang wanita Singapura, diberkas 7 Oktober lalu selepas polis melakukan siasatan rapi berhubung 44 laporan kes penipuan itu.
Menurutnya, ahli sindiket terlebih dahulu berkenalan dengan mangsa yang kebanyakannya wanita tempatan menerusi laman sosial facebook.
“Mangsa kemudian diperdaya dengan pelbagai janji palsu iaitu bakal menerima kiriman bungkusan hadiah berisi wang tunai dan barangan kemas,” katanya pada sidang media di sini semalam.
Katanya, beberapa ahli sindiket lain menyamar sebagai pegawai Kastam atau syarikat penghantaran kurier sebelum menghubungi mangsa dan memberitahu kononnya bungkusan hadiah itu ditahan. “Mangsa dipujuk supaya membuat bayaran pelepasan dengan memasukkan sejumlah wang ke dalam akaun bagi mendapatkan bungkusan itu.
“Wanita bekerjaya yang menjadi mangsa itu juga mudah jatuh cinta melalui laman facebook dan hanya menyedari ditipu apabila hadiah dijanjikan tidak sampai ke tangan selepas bayaran dibuat,” katanya.
Mohd Shukri berkata, hasil penahanan itu pihaknya merampas beberapa peralatan digunakan sindiket itu termasuk beberapa komputer riba, telefon bimbit dan wang tunai berjumlah RM11,500.