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Scammers abusing stolen photos of Manuel Villacorta

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Scammers abusing stolen photos of Manuel Villacorta

Unread postby firefly » Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:37 am

The scammer targets his victims on Facebook.

Fake profile used:

Charles Scheffer
Lives in Santa Barbara, California
From Amsterdam, Netherlands

Divorced

Stolen picture used:

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He claims to be a contractor working with a company named Rig Maintenance Engineering. He send his victims links to a website showing his picture as a contractor working for that company:

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He asks for financial help to solve a contract while working abroad, pretending that he cannot access his bank account while traveling.

The picture used is stolen. The real owner is Manuel Villacorta, author and speaker from Peru, well known in the wellness industry. The website is fake.
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rigmaintenance-engineering.com

Unread postby firefly » Tue Mar 12, 2019 3:40 am

The content of the fake site is stolen from a company active in Scotland since 2014 and having nothing to do with the scam.

From the fake site:

Rig Maintenance Engineering is a young, dynamic international Engineering Services company. The main aim of the company is to provide value for money technical services to the Drilling Industry. We work alongside our clients to find the best realistic design solution that offers genuine commercial benefits.


The only contact detail is the email address info@rigmaintenance-engineering.com.

From the fake site details:

Domain Name: RIGMAINTENANCE-ENGINEERING.COM
Updated Date: 2018-04-16
Creation Date: 2017-04-20
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-04-20
Registrar: PDR Ltd. d/b/a PublicDomainRegistry.com

Registry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
Registrant Name: Catherine Curran
Registrant Organization:
Registrant Street: 6635 N Ramona
Registrant City: Lincolnwood
Registrant State/Province: IL
Registrant Postal Code: 60712
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.8635107460
Registrant Email: chukstenders@gmail.com

This is what the fake site looks like:

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