Guess the Scammer

Ever get ripped off selling jewelry on eBay by a fake escrow site with "SOL" in the name?


Here are but a few of the fraud escrow sites involved that were run by this group:

loc-solutions.com
pa-expertservices.com
heritageunited.com
echo-trading.com
navcogroup.com
safe-consign.com
terranovaunited.com
veritas-alliance.com
vilemont.com
wells-alliance.com
eutradealliance.com
simpleconsign.net
execsol.com
oned-group.net
tud-group.com
italian-traders.com
safetradeitaly.com
square-solutions.com
inttrad.com
trade-safer.com
dartsol.com
ogstrader.com
sn-trust.com
comm-trust.com
superbizsol.com
corescrow.com
betoncon.com
cdamart.com
istbussines.com
bestbizsol.com
pr1-trd.com
endeasol.com
chesteram.com
parcel-ex.com
marvinson.com
worldwide-express.net
delviago.com
bancelo.com
sonicsvc.com
traders-square.com
expert-tra.com
compacttra.com
celstad.com
mediatecha.com
mellont.com
quintecha.net
gladursol.com
xellos-tr.com
worldwidetrans.net
transworldwide.net
wellstad.com
western-trader.com
vistavaltrade.com
vbsafetrade.com
tristolfinance.com
terralosol.com
target-deal.com
solariossec.com
sierrasols.com
sheldon-group.com
secure-transol.net
santander-trust.com
relstad.com
quinio.com
promtinvestment.com
pow-trading.com
onvario.com
onlinemarket-solutions.com
ogr-exchange.com
oet-exchange.com
multivistatd.com
multivalt.com
mondial-sol.com
merralosol.com
iwo-eu.com
interntrading.com
eustad.com
cromencotrade.com
crestavistatd.com
coraliontd.com
celio-solutions.com
celiosol.com
ca-secure.net
capital-union.com
caixa-sol.com
burbin.com
bristolsec.com
arricentsol.com
arreliossol.com
accor-trade.com
acceltsol.com

These scammers were very busy as you can see.
You can imagine why the images on flickr.com were removed.
The list isn't even complete and might never be.
I can only do so much.

These sites were run by the same scammers, the majority using servers owned by XO Communications.
There is way more to this story than I have the time to write about.

I did try to contact one of the scammer's fathers and asked him to have the scammer contact me with no results. If I was his father I don't know what I'd do either.
You can imagine what a mess this situation is and what an embarrassment the scammer would be to his dad.
(data now posted below)

One of the scammers involved in these sites was a "mule" as well as a fake eBay jewelry buyer.
A mule is someone who picks up packages and money transfers for the other scammers.
This paricular mule worked for this group and another person I will mention in a future post.
Alex Georgescu
DOB 09-06-1978
Originally from Romania.
Here are some pictures that were taken of him in Alicante, Spain at the UPS facility picking up what he thought to be a Rolex watch that was shipped from an intended eBay victim.
Alex is on the right in the 2 tone blue shirt:



Images used courtesy of:
http://www.autosec4u.de/

Alex and his unnamed accomplice, in the white tank top, missed the UPS driver on the street.
They apparently had done this several times previously and knew to enter the facility from a rear loading platform to avoid cameras placed at the front counter.
Little did he know that someone with a hidden camera was taking these images.

As far as I know, Alex moved to the Pheonix, USA area several years ago.
I believe he has an uncle there.
His sponsor, an associate real estate broker in Pheonix, doesn't know that he used her last name to create several Yahoo accounts used to scam people on the fake escrow sites tud-group.com and pa-expertservices.com.
Here are two:
michael_kaporalis@yahoo.com
kaporalis_2000@yahoo.com
A simple Google search will reveal the real estate broker.
http://www.denisakaporalis.com/



I was informed that he may have subsequently went to the New York area to pick up money transfers for scammers.

One of the persons involved in setting up the fake escrow sites is:
Leonard Labuneti
DOB 14.05.1976
Location Braila Romania

The next person who was involved in the sites is:
Razvan Iulian Russu
DOB 13.06.1977
Presently living in Bucharest
Son of Florin Iulian Russu
(owner of Biotop Ro)
http://www.plaxo.com/directory/profile/509994/cec2056b/Florin/Russu


I'll add more data when I have the time.

*update*
As mentioned I am adding more data.
One of the major players in this scam group is none other than:
Liviu Costin Popovici
Mr Popovici is responsible for setting up the site:
http://www.fraudpedia.org/
...sort of like spitting in your face huh?
Read about his exploits here:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ro&u=http://www.curierulnational.ro/print/5687&ei=gcShTfrqLsmBgAfJ_5TaBQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CD8Q7gEwBA&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522POPOVICI%2BLIVIU%2BCOSTIN%2522%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26prmd%3Divnso

and here:
http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=ro&u=http://www.curierulnational.ro/Eveniment/2003-02-07/Romanii,%2Bexperti%2Bin%2Bhotii%2Bpe%2BInternet&ei=_MShTc-6DInYgQfeio3bBQ&sa=X&oi=translate&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CEgQ7gEwBQ&prev=/search%3Fq%3D%2522POPOVICI%2BLIVIU%2BCOSTIN%2522%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26prmd%3Divnso