E-Gadget Extra - egadgetextra.com / sales@egadgetextra.com

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The scammers were targeting their victims using ads online in Singapore and Malaysia:

APPLE IPHONE 5S 64GB - $350 (SINGAPORE)
This is brand new and in sealed box with full and complete accessories , 1 year warranty , local set , contact me for more details on

Whatsapp: +6583028295

Website : egadgetextra.com

Email : sales@egadgetextra.com

Note : You can whatsapp me or make your order directly from our website , Prices are available in Singapore Dollar and Malaysian Ringgit we guarantee you same day delivery and delivery is free,

What the scammers were not saying in their ads - the victims were asked for an upfront payment, with the promise the delivery will be carried out by a courier company.

From the fake site main page:

egadgetextra.com was officially launched in August 2015 post the successful acquisition of an existing ecommerce business called ShopLess by Kim Reid and the US based Hedge Fund, Tiger Global.

The business was initiated with a simple vision in mind: To be the largest, simplest, most customer centric online shopping.

The business has evolved rapidly since inception, opening and expanding warehouses in UK, Singapore, Malaysia and South Africa, while expanding department selection to over 19 departments across Electronics, Lifestyle, Media & Gaming and Fashion.

2015 was a pivotal year in our history, with the announcement of a $100m investment from Tiger Global, quickly followed by the purchase of Mr. Delivery giving us ownership over our own logistics network, as well as the successful acquisition of our customers.

The year culminated in the announcement that bestbuy.com would be supporting businesses with egadgetextra.com to create an efficient platform scale and building egadgetextra.com into the super online shopping destination in the world.

egadgetextra.com is the most innovative ecommerce retailers, with over 3000 employees. At the core of everything we do is our customer. We are passionate about providing great customer experiences, beginning with the moment you land on our site, until the product you order is delivered safely into your hands.

You can track on our website or by emailing us at info@egadgetextra.com. Please remember to include your order reference number.

The scammers were keeping the contact with the victims on WhatsApp using a Singapore mobile number.

The company "created in 2015" was using a site registered a year after:

Domain Name: EGADGETEXTRA.COM
Registrar: PDR LTD. D/B/A PUBLICDOMAINREGISTRY.COM
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 303
Whois Server: whois.PublicDomainRegistry.com
Referral URL: http://www.publicdomainregistry.com
Name Server: NS1.SUSPENDED-DOMAIN.COM
Name Server: NS2.SUSPENDED-DOMAIN.COM
Updated Date: 24-may-2016
Creation Date: 09-mar-2016
Expiration Date: 09-mar-2017

Details of the person registering the fake site:

Registrant Name: Patrick Ojo
Registrant Organization: N/A
Registrant Street: OSPREY HOUSE GLORY CLOSE
Registrant City: NewCastle
Registrant State/Province: Newcastle upon Tyne
Registrant Postal Code: ST5 9QD
Registrant Country: GB
Registrant Phone: +44.07024086001
Registrant Email: patrickojo101@yahoo.com

+447024086001
Number billable as personal number
Country or destination United Kingdom
Original network provider* Magrathea Telecommunications Limited

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For delivering their products, the "sales" people from E-Gadget Extra were using the services of valueworldlogistics.com - Value World Logistics.

According to their site:

"Value World Logistics is a freight forwarding company with an aim to provide effective and efficient International & domestic logistics solutions to our customers. Our team of dedicated professional skills & interest, combined with the history of getting results itself has made the obligation easier about our commitment and capability in catering quality of service.

Our structured processes and agency network delivers logistics solutions with an advantage and endless possibilities to and from anywhere in the world.

Trust your shipment with people having local experise and global connection.
Our strategic association with international freight forwarders and customs brokers allows our clients to avail a wide range of state-of-the-art, tailor-made freight services in a timely and cost effective manner."

Contact Info
Head Office :
389 Laguna Blvd,
Elk Grove,
CA 95758,
United States


Email: headquaters@valueworldlogistics.com

In fact, the so called "US freight forwarding company" is located in South Africa - https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=113252:

Registrant Name: Vuyani Mbokasi
Registrant Organization:
Registrant Street: 150 president Rd
Registrant City: midrand
Registrant State/Province: Gauteng
Registrant Postal Code: 1685
Registrant Country: ZA
Registrant Phone: +27.621109919
Registrant Email: bongiblack88@gmail.com

This is what the fake site is looking like:

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The fake site claims to be Value Freight Express.

According to the fake site:

Value Freight Express offers to its clients a comprehensive range of International Freight Services backed by a global logistics network, wide expertise and resources to support shipping requirements across the world.
Our operations are backed by team of professionals having extensive knowledge and experience in global logistics. This enables us to handle shipments through air, sea and road efficiently. Our business affiliations worldwide ensure prompt Freight forwarding services as desired by the customers.

Contact details on the fake site:

Head Office :

Unit 34 Foreign Airline Cargo Center,
O.R. Tambo Intl Airport,
Kempton Park, 1619,
Johannesburg,
South Africa,
Tel: +27 (0) 61 112 7697
Email: headquaters@valuefreightexpress.co.za

27611127697 - mobile number

From the fake site details - https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=125835:
Domain Name: valuefreightexpress.co.za
Updated Date: 2017-02-02
Creation Date: 2016-08-28
Registry Expiry Date: 2017-08-28
Sponsoring Registrar: Hostking
Registrant Name: Cloud9 Hostia
Registrant Street: 150 president Rd
Registrant City: midrand
Registrant State/Province: Gauteng
Registrant Postal Code: 1685
Registrant Country: ZA
Registrant Phone: +27.621109919
Registrant Email: cloud9hostia@gmail.com

This is what the fake site looks like:

Main character used in scam:

Dr Fisher
551 Malvern Health Clinic Street
Johannesburg 2000
South Africa

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The fake site claims to be Best Buy Gadget Limited. The same content was used two years ago on egadgetextra.com (no longer active).

From the fake site:

bestbuygadgetlimited.com was officially launched in August 2015 post the successful acquisition of an existing ecommerce business called ShopLess by Kim Reid and the US based Hedge Fund, Tiger Global.
The business has evolved rapidly since inception, opening and expanding warehouses in USA and United Kingdom, while expanding department selection to over 19 departments across Electronics, Lifestyle, Media & Gaming and Fashion.

We charge a standard fee of $35.00 on orders with a total of less than $100.00. An order that is more than $100.00 (after promotional vouchers have been deducted) does not incur any delivery charges, which means any order above $100.00 is free delivery.

The fraudulent domain name is not only offering products they don't have, but is also trying to get victims advertize the non-existent products:

Best Buy Gadget Limited affiliate program is free and enables members to earn revenue by placing a link or links on their web site which advertises Best Buy Gadget Limited or specific products on it. Any sales made to customers who have clicked on those links will earn the affiliate commission. The standard commission rate is currently 5%.

Contact details:

Best Buy Gadget Limited
International House,
24 Holborn Viaduct,
London EC1A 2BN,
United Kingdom
+447031963572

310 Commerce Blvd,
Fairless Hills,
Pennsylvania PA 19030,
USA
Telephone
+12677229598
Email: sales@bestbuygadgetlimited.com, info@bestbuygadgetlimited.com.

+447031963572 - universal phone number

+12677229598
Non-Fixed VoIP (e.g. Skype or Google Voice)
Original carrier: Cavalier Telephone, Llc (mid-atlantic) - Pa

Now, let's clarify some things: "existing ecommerce business called ShopLess by Kim Reid and the US based Hedge Fund, Tiger Global" - those are real entities and a real person, having nothing to do with this fraud.

"International House", having their location stolen and reused on the fraudulent domain name, has nothing to do with this fraud.

The US location is stolen from Best Buy Store - and they also have nothing to do with the fraud.

"officially launched in August 2015" is a lie - the fake shop was registered online less than a week ago. For the fake site details: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=132836.

From the fake site details:

Domain name: bestbuygadgetlimited.com
Updated Date: 2018-08-03
Creation Date: 2018-08-03
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-08-03
Registrar: NAMECHEAP INC
Reseller: NAMECHEAP INC

Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: WhoisGuard Protected

This is what the fake site looks like:

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The fraudsters are doing advertising on Alibaba:

Company Name: Whatsapp +18454224225. SAMSUNG LG SONY Panasonic Philips QLED OLED LED LCD Curved 4K Ultra HD Smart TV inc
Operational Address: Alabama, Alabama, United States

The fake site claims to be Cell Gadget Store. From the fake site (sounds familiar?):

Cellgadgetstore.com was officially launched in August 2015 post the successful acquisition of an existing ecommerce business called ShopLess by Kim Reid and the US based Hedge Fund, Tiger Global.
2015 was a pivotal year in our history, with the announcement of a $100m investment from Tiger Global, quickly followed by the purchase of Mr. Delivery giving us ownership over our own logistics network, as well as the successful acquisition of our customers.

We charge a standard fee of $35.00 on orders with a total of less than $100.00. An order that is more than $100.00 (after promotional vouchers have been deducted) does not incur any delivery charges, which means any order above $100.00 is free delivery.

Contact details:

Cell Gadget Store
HEAD OFFICE
19 E Main St,
Evansville, WI 53536,
USA

BELGIUM BRANCH
Square de Meeûs 26,
1000 Bruxelles,
Belgium
Telephone
+18454224225
Email: sales@cellgadgetstore.com, info@cellgadgetstore.com
Whatsapp: +1 845 422 4225

+18454224225
Non-Fixed VoIP (e.g. Skype or Google Voice)
Original carrier: Verizon Wireless - Ny

Lies:

The US location belongs to a pub having nothing to do with selling gadgets online.

The Belgium location belongs to the Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium - also nothing to do with selling gadgets online.

The so called company's "happy clients" praise their "good work" in the testimonial area since January until July 2017. The fake site was registered in August 2017. For the fake site details: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=132837.

This is what the fake site looks like:

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The fake site claims to be City Mobile Phones Ltd.

From the fake site:

citymobilephonesltd.com was officially launched in August 2015 post the successful acquisition of an existing ecommerce business called ShopLess by Kim Reid and the US based Hedge Fund, Tiger Global.
2015 was a pivotal year in our history, with the announcement of a $100m investment from Tiger Global, quickly followed by the purchase of Mr. Delivery giving us ownership over our own logistics network, as well as the successful acquisition of our customers.

Contact details:

City Mobile Phones Ltd
MALAYSIA ADDRESS:
Kb Mall, 18, Jalan Hamzah
Bandar Kota Bharu, 15050 Kota
Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia
Tel: +601116636838

SINGAPORE ADDRESS:
Changi City Mall
5 Changi Business Park Central 1,
Changi, Singapore 486038
Tel: +6584902816

Email: sales@citymobilephonesltd.com
info@citymobilephonesltd.com

For the fake site details: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=132839.

This is what the fake site looks like:

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Victim complaint posted online:

Hi!
I am a victim of an online scam and would like to alert others to be careful and beware of the seller!
I wanted to buy an iphone on lazada and chanced upon seller "e-gadgetshop09". In the content it says to whatsapp him at 97786607 on how to purchase. I whatsapp him and he requested to transfer $550 to posb account: xxx then $500 to posb account: xxx before he will issue me a receipt and tracking number.
After transferring, he asked to make another payment of $300 to posb account: xxx claiming it is for malaysia custom and is refundable. Trusting him as the post is on lazada, he provided a valid website:e-gadgetshop.com with the same contact number and his whatsapp display picture was about Allah, I made the transfer. A while later, he asked to transfer another $500 for delay at malaysia custom that is also refundable.
That was when I found it suspicious and asked for a full refund on the purchase. Unfortunately there was no reply from the seller.
I have reported this case to the police and to lazada.
I hope that future buyers will be aware of this scam seller and not make the same mistake.

The fake site used in scam claims to be E-Gadget Shop. From the fake site:

e-gadgetshop.com was officially launched in August 2015 post the successful acquisition of an existing ecommerce business called ShopLess by Kim Reid and the US based Hedge Fund, Tiger Global.
2015 was a pivotal year in our history, with the announcement of a $100m investment from Tiger Global, quickly followed by the purchase of Mr. Delivery giving us ownership over our own logistics network, as well as the successful acquisition of our customers.

Contact details:

E-Gadget Shop
Malaysia Address:
No. 2 Jalan Kampung Baru,
08000 Sungai Petani,
Kedah,
Malaysia
+60173162615 (Whatsapp Preferred)

Singapore address:
Blk 207 New Upper Changi Rd,
Singapore ,
460207
Singapore
+6597786607 (Whatsapp Preferred)

Email: sales@e-gadgetshop.com, info@e-gadgetshop.com

"officially launched in August 2015" means May 2017.

This is what the fake site looks like:

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From a job seekers forum - Jul 21 2018, Frauds/Scams/Incident Related to Jobs/Careers:

I was looking at this offer from a guy from gadgetworldltd.com Claims they need a malaysian bank account and wanted to use mine. I declined suspecting a scam. I tried by saying if i was in charge of transferring the money in and out of the account and got 10% for each transaction I might consider. This guy readily agreed but insisted to share ID. He even showed his IC first along with his selfie. I stopped here and claimed that I didnt want to share my personal information like that and stopped conversing with him.

The fake site claims to be Gadget World Limited.

From the fake site:

Safe and secure platform for buyers and sellers (via our BANKING system).
Joint venture between two established names – Cellgadget Bhd. and JT Electronics Ltd.

We charge a standard fee of $35.00 on orders with a total of less than $100.00. An order that is more than $100.00 (after promotional vouchers have been deducted) does not incur any delivery charges, which means any order above $100.00 is free delivery.

Contact details:

Gadget World Limited
Jalan Penjaja 3,
Kampung Pegawai,
83000 Batu Pahat,
Johor,
Malaysia.
+601125698532
Telephone
+601116641453
Email: sales@gadgetworldltd.com, info@gadgetworldltd.com

For the fake site details: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=132841.

This is what the fake site looks like:

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The fake site claims to be Mega Mobile Limited. The fraudsters stole the identity of an American company having noting to do with the scam.

From the fake site:

megamobilelimited.com was officially launched in August 2015 post the successful acquisition of an existing ecommerce business called ShopLess by Kim Reid and the US based Hedge Fund, Tiger Global.
2015 was a pivotal year in our history, with the announcement of a $100m investment from Tiger Global, quickly followed by the purchase of Mr. Delivery giving us ownership over our own logistics network, as well as the successful acquisition of our customers.

Contact details:

Mega Mobile Limited
278 Washington St
Boston Massachusetts
02108 USA
Tel: +19782344197

Whatsapp: +1 929 3148506
Email: sales@megamobilelimited.com, info@megamobilelimited.com

+19782344197
Non-Fixed VoIP (e.g. Skype or Google Voice)
Original carrier: Broadwing Communications, Llc - Ma

+19293148506
Non-Fixed VoIP (e.g. Skype or Google Voice)
Original carrier: Bandwidth.com Clec, Llc - Ny

Again, "officially launched in August 2015" means June 2018. For the fake site details: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=132842.

This is what the fake site looks like:

[Minkey]

It looks as if they have changed their name, but not bothered with the design of their site. They seem to be at gadgetworldltd.com.

They put up adverts on the Thai online market place Lazada for a Macbook Pro 15 for about 20 per cent of its true price. When contacted through Lazada they told me to contact them through the Line phone app. There they told me everything about it that I wanted to know making it sound even more untrue. They even said it had three years Applecare plus warranty which costs half what they are allegedly selling the computer for.

I told them that I would only buy cash on delivery and they said they could not do that. When I pointed out that the machine they had up on Lazada was cash on delivery they said they do not sell that way and had to go directly through them.

Unfortunately for them i had already ordered the macgine advertised on Lazada COD, so we will see what happens.

If it arrives and is as advertised I will pay for it, if not I can just send it straight back with no cost to me.

Needless to say i do not expect anything to arrive and if it does not I will warn lazada and hopefully they will at least get kicked off from there.

As I expect nothing I will not repost if I get nothing, but if they do come up with the goods i will definitely be back to tell you all, just do not hold your breaths!