by Annie777 » Fri Jul 11, 2014 2:07 pm
Hello and thank you for your reply. Yes, this is indeed the case used by the scam. The website doesn't exist anymore. I will post more details asap.
In fact, in contrast to the rules in Germany, the banks in Britain don't need to compare the name of the account to the account number when transactions take place. So this scam, probably a private person, gave to me his account number in Barclays and associated it with the name of an existing company, to make me/ the victim believe that I transfer my money to a corporate account! In this way scams commit identity theft using fully "legal means". There are strict regulations for the opening of a corporate account (NYC=know your custommer) but they are overturned in the praxis when no comparison takes place. It is organised crime behind this and I intend to pursue the issue to find out more details. I have found another 2 up to now victims of the same escrow company. I don't know if I have chances, I still investigate my way. Have you also been a victim or is your interest of general nature?
Best wishes, Annie