trading-angel.com

[firefly]

Online ad:

JCB JS145W
Announcement of Wheel Excavator of 2012 sold by Angel Trading Srl.
Brand:JCB
Model:JS145W
Kind:Wheel excavator
Year:2012
Hours:4.871 h
Terms: excellent
Description:Used equipment in excellent condition, ready for use.
EUR 22,000 (without VAT)
Seller: Angel Trading Srl
The company Angel Trading Srl of the city of Rome (Italy), operates in the sale of earthmoving machinery both in Italy and abroad, with vehicle exhibition in the offices of France, Spain, Germany and Italy. The company carries out an import-export activity between Italy, Germany and Poland.
Address: Emilio Longoni, 99 - 00155 Rome (RM) - Italy
CIF number: 14899561006
Phone: (+39) 06.56557559
Phone: (+39) 349.8320194
Whatsapp: (+39) 349.8320194
Spoken languages:Italian, English, Spanish, French, German
E-mail: angelautotrading@gmail.com
Website: www. trading-angel.com

[firefly]

The real Angel Trading Srl is a legally registered company in Italy. As far as we can say, the real company doesn't use a website.

The scammer impersonating Angel Trading use a website. Most of that website is stolen from the website of another real company located in North Yorkshire, England.

From the fake website:

We have been selling prestige, performance cars for over 10 years, and car enthusiasts for much longer.

We have established strong partnerships with car dealers in Germany, but also from Belgium and France or Netherlands. Set up your dream car and our professional team will immediately start looking for the best solution for your needs.

Contact details:

Phone: +39 0656557559
WhatsApp: +39 3498320194
E-mail: farid.saqib@trading-angel.com
angelautotrading@gmail.com
VAT: IT14899561006
N. Rea: RM-1554250
Company address: Via Emilio Longoni 99, Rome, Metropolitan City of Rome, 00155,Italy
Spain Warehouse: Carrer d'Antoni Planells Ferrer Ibiza, Balearic Islands , Spain
France Warehouse: 52 Rue du Grand Four Mâcon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté , France

Lies:

- "prestige, performance cars " are never second hand agricultural machinery;
- "We have been selling prestige, performance cars for over 10 years, and car enthusiasts for much longer" - those "over 10 years" started in April, when the fake site was registered.

For the fake site details: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=138751

From the fake site details:

Domain Name: trading-angel.com
Updated Date: 2019-06-26
Creation Date: 2019-04-15
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2020-04-15
Registrar: NameSilo, LLC

Reseller: QHOSTER.COM
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Domain Administrator
Registrant Organization: See PrivacyGuardian.org

This is what the fake site looks like:

[firefly]

The website shows a video of a person presenting the business:

If that office looks familiar is maybe because that image is all over the internet, as part of an istockphoto.com gallery. It costs only 24 euros if you are not stealing it from another website where is already posted..

If the person talking in that video looks familiar, it's because the same office and person can be seen doing presentations for a lot of other companies. Under the name "sampresenter Level 2 Seller", he has an account on fiverr:

For only $5 per 25 words, I'll create you an amazing corporate branded office spokesperson video with your 3D logo on the wall!

To register such a domain on the NameSilo reseller QHoster, costs about $10 (discounted in bulk). QHoster's starter hosting plan, the Hosting Plan Mini, comes in at just over $2.50 per month. The minimum plan is for 3 months.

How much does the website cost? Keeping in mind that the content is stolen and re-assembled on this fake website, not much.

One single product offered for sale on various platforms online costs 22.000 euros.

Easy to do the math... and see why the fraud is a profitable business for anyone except the victim.

But... no fake website comes alone.

A "happy client" on another website:

Thank you for helping me to bring my Bentley bought from Angel Trading so fast and also in safe . Usually this luxury cars are hard to transport but you proved the opposite. You've saved me a lot of troubles. Excellent services! Thanks!

[firefly]

Here is another fake website impersonating yet another real company: Soprani Transporti is real and legally registered in Italy. They are not using a website. The scammer created the fraudulent website impersonating the real company and used it as an escrow company for the same type of fraud already reported in viewtopic.php?f=17&t=64449.

From the fake website:

We started - 2002
Soprani Trasporti is founded with the opening of an office in Palermo, and this is followed later by offices
2017 - Award of the year won
Soprani Trasporti Aviation in Europe & Asia is awarded a region-based ISO 14001 certification

From their FAQ:

You deliver from Angel Trading?

“YES. Angel Trading is our partner!”

Contact details on the fake website:

+39 3498677905 Free HelpLine
contact@soprani-trasporti.com
Via Giosue' Carducci, 7, Cortenuova, BG 24050, Bergamo, Italy
+39 3498677905

The fraudsters registered their fake site last month.

For the fake site details: https://db.aa419.org/fakebanksview.php?key=138696.

From the fake site details:

Domain Name: soprani-trasporti.com
Updated Date: 2019-06-25
Creation Date: 2019-06-18
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2020-06-18
Registrar: NameSilo, LLC
Reseller: QHOSTER.COM

Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Domain Administrator
Registrant Organization: See PrivacyGuardian.org

This is what the fake site looks like:

A previous incarnation was registered on March on sopranitrasporti.com, and got removed after being reported for fraudulent activities.

[Fitzy_K]

Hi all, angel trading has now apparently changed to Giro trading, posting numerous ads with fake cars, machinery ect

[SlapHappy]

Hello. Do you have the website address? An email address where they wrote to you? Any other information used in the scam? Please read the email that will be sent from our staff for more details.

[firefly]

The fraudsters used free classifieds pretending to sell cars, boats and agricultural equipment.

The contact details for the seller are:

Giro Trading
Via Gerardo Mercatore, 8
Roma
Italy
+39 06 56547045
Email: info@girotrading.eu

+390656547045
Number billable as geographic number
Country or destination Italy
City or exchange location Roma

The same contact details were used on the fraudulent domain name girotrading.eu.

Welcome to GiroTrading,
Our dealership is open for business , and our customers are our top priority .
Our goal is to provide quality , transparent service without the hassle and pressure that you find at other dealerships .
We are here to bring honesty and integrity to the vehicle-buying experience .
We are one of the fastest growing dealership groups .
Our success was built on a commitment and forming long-term relationships with our esteem customers . We hope to carry on this value tradition by listening to your needs and giving you a positive experience .
Loyal customers describe our team as prompt , attentive , and courteous .
Our people make the difference at our dealership , and our general manager does everything possible to make each transaction as smooth and enjoyable as possible .
We don’t want our customers to feel like just another sales figure .
We do things differently by getting to know you, listening carefully, and meeting your individual needs .
Looking ahead , we hope to build a strong reputation as a dealership where the service never stops .
Let us be your five-star dealer , and we will show you what it’s like to do vehicle-buying right.

The fraudulent domain name is now suspended.