The fraudsters post ads on online classifieds with used vehicles. The victim establish the contact after finding the ad. The story is always the same: the seller claims to be an University professor living in Sweden who decided to sell his car before traveling abroad for a longer period of time. After agreeing on the price, the seller directs the victim to a so called escrow company supposedly located in Denmark. The victim is asked to pay the agreed price to the escrow company. The escrow company contact the victim to confirm that they will release the money to the seller only after the car arrived and the buyer is satisfied with the purchase.
The car doesn't exist. The Swedish University professor and the fake escrow company are the same. The real company impersonated in scam has nothing to do with the fraudsters stealing their identity and using it in fraud.
From the fake site:
NNL-transport v/Nikolaj N Laursen currently ships an average of 1500 cars every month from all over the Europe to the rest of the world. In addition, we ship hundreds of motorcycles, boats, RVs and other vehicles of any kind.
With over 70 employees dedicated to making your shipping experience as pleasant as possible. We have an excellent reputation worldwide in our industry as well as in online consumer forums.
Contact details:
E-mail:
info@nnlaursen.com
Telefon:
+46 8 557 660 56
Telefon:
+46 31 753 98 45
Adresse:
Arendals Allé 24, 418 79 Göteborg, Schweden
Adresse:
Lærkegade 8 9500 Hobro , Danemark
+46855766056
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination Sweden
City or exchange location Stockholm
+46317539845
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination Sweden
City or exchange location Göteborg
Original network provider* TDC Sverige AB
The second phone number was previously used with another fake website impersonating an escrow company - jjctrans.com, pretending to be JJC Transport - V/JESPER CHRISTENSEN.
For the fake site details: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=136590
From the fake site details:
Domain Name: NNLAURESN.COM
Updated Date: 2019-02-06
Creation Date: 2019-02-06
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2020-02-06
Registrar: Internet Domain Service BS Corp.
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Domain Admin
Registrant Organization: Whois Privacy Corp.
This is what the fake site looks like: