Hi, wanted to post about scammer my mom encountered. Hope this helps other not getting scammed by people using this person picture!
Mom met him on Tinder. He went by the name of Thomas Joshua. Afterwards wanted to start chatting in WhatsApp, and there his number was +1 (518) 660-4800. He claimed that he is an American widower, working on a ship as a captain and traveling all over the world because of it. He said that he has a house in Beverly Hills.
Pictured the scammer used:
This one he sent in WhatsApp:
While this one was his WhatsApp profile picture:
Using reverse image search I found that they are pictures of an Instagram account by the name of @thomas_lindegaard_madsen (https:/ /www. instagram.com/thomas_lindegaard_madsen/) and Twitter account by the name of @ThomasLindegard (https:/ /twitter. com/thomaslindegard?lang=en).
After a while, he told my mom that he is sending her a package that contains:
• Iphone 8
• Two Sets Of Gold Jewelries
• Ipad
• Apple Laptop
• Cartier Love Diamond Bracelet Bangle
• Necklace
• Jewelries & Watches and 3 Louis Huey and Dewey perfumes
• Diamond Ring for our engagement
• A Rose Flower
• a sum of Fifty thousand (50,000) perfectly hidden in the sealed laptop pack
He claimed that he sent it via www. safelodgeexpress.com. After searching the website data online I found an email associated with the website:
jameslancer098@hotmail.com. IP address: 202.71.109.19. Location: Cyberjaya, Malaysia.
And about a week later my mom received an email that claimed that the package had been detained by Malaysian authorities. And that she needs to send a total of 2,050 euros (we are from Europe which is why the sum was in euros) to the bank account listed below in order for the package to be released
Name of account holder: DARSINI A/P NARAYANAN
Account Number: 7065926294
Name of Bank: Cimb Bank Berhad Malaysia
Swift Code: CIBBMYKL
ADDRESS :51, Lorong Sri Mawar 12/2, Taman Sri
Mawar,
Lorong Sri Mawar 12/2, Taman Sri Mawar,
70450 Senawang, Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia
The sender was
info@safelodgeexpress.com. The information they listed in the email:
SAFELODGE EXPRESS SERVICES, MALAYSIA.
Add: G-M FLOOR, BANGUNAN CGC, 97 KELANA BUSINESS
CENTRE,JALAN SS7/2 47301
PETALING JAYA, SELANGOR.
Tel: +60109396836
And the name of the first email sender was Ms Suwahab Binti Razali. The full email:
With reference to the delivery of your parcel, we wish to bring to your notice that your parcel has been placed on hold by the Malaysian Authority for some reasons which happened to violate the shipping policies. As the
goods were brought on transit point here in Malaysia, at the transit check point, the Malaysian Authority detected that currency were included in your parcel.
Thereby, certain commissions must be paid as default duty via us which is for the immediate clearance and release of your parcel. We have already taken an order number for this parcel from the Malaysian Authority.
You are required to follow all instructions giving to you to facilitate then release of your parcel. To do this, you are
required to pay the required charges listed below for the immediate release of your parcel.
Upon Confirmation of payment, your parcel will be delivered to your designated address under some hours from the time we confirm your payment.
Outstanding Charges:
Clearance: 1420 Euro
Administrative: 630 Euro
TOTAL: 2,050.00 Euro
A total of 2,050 (Two Thousand Fifty Euro Only) has been charge. In acknowledgement to this email, payment details shall be provided to you for the remittance of the above stated amount which is for the release and delivery of your parcel. We hope we have made this issue clear to you by this notice as directed by the management. Thank
you for using Safe Lodge Express for the delivery of your parcels and for your business needs.
For more inquiries:
Tel: +60109396836
Present your order number when calling so that we can honour your calls. We are glad to be of service to you.
Yours Faithfully.
Ms Suwahab Binti Razali
South East Asia Regional Co-odinator
In his messages he was being romantic, but, since my mom doesn't know English that well she couldn't recognize his language errors because there were quite a few in the three weeks they were chatting. So if ever someone like this contacts you or you receive similar messages, know that it is a SCAM!