The victim was searching online to buy a puppy. He found an offer made by someone from Baltimore. The seller was using a delivery company, called PREMIER GLOBAL LOGISTICS USA, Inc, to send the pet.
The company notified the buyer by email - contact@primocarriers.com - that he need to pay $1500 for quarantine before receiving the puppy.
COMPANY INFORMATION - according to their site:
14122 NE Airport Way, Portland,
OR 97230, USA
+1 443-219-6079
contact@primocarriers.com
PRIMO CARRIERS LOGISTICS UK
+44 203 807 0769
info-uk@primocarriers.com
+14432196079
Owner supposedly based in Parkville, MD
VoIP - Bandwidth SMSEnabled
+442038070769
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination United Kingdom
City or exchange location London
Original network provider* DIDWW Ireland Limited
PREMIER GLOBAL LOGISTICS USA, Inc. was established in 1971, in support of our Danish parent company’s activities in the United States of America.
The so called company "established in 1971" is using a site registered a month ago...
Fake site details - http://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=113724; the registrant identity is hidden under privacy protection:
Domain Name: PRIMOCARRIERS.COM
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 146
Updated Date: 01-may-2016
Creation Date: 01-may-2016
Expiration Date: 01-may-2017
This is what the fake site is looking like: