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The name Deepak Agarwal seems to crop up a lot – here it is again: http://www.bizclaims.com/2010/11/getslimpackage-c…

Rather sceptical of those "officer told me" claims though – highly unlikely that would they discuss an ongoing investigation, particularly naming names of suspects!

'https://lafincs.com/

This website throws up a phishing warning in Firefox as the security certificate is forged or not matching its source. lafincs.com (or lelhelp.net on the webpage) then go on to say:

Chargebacks & Cancels

If you have made it to this website, then you should have no reason to chargeback a transaction. We are here to assist you, whether you have decided you are unhappy with the product or have concerns over charges.

I think I've heard the phrase "Our award-winning customer service call center" enough times to want to vomit.

We see rubbish platitudes and self-congratulatory phrases like this all the time, even the mysteriously and currently silent dark lord said similar things.

Because of your contribution, I suggest we make this a new post, authored by yourself. Is this okay with you and I'll set permissions accordingly?

And that DSL thread has a killer of a posting from MCD which lists shed-loads of connectivity streaming from Co Durham…

http://www.broadbandreports.com/forum/r24698765-

This is where LAFINCS.COM, a.k.a. LAFIN ENTERPRISES LTD hole up – it's an old prefab council house in our famous town of desperados and crisp products, Consett.

Also at the same address is LB TJ WEB PRODUCTIONS LIMITED… see:
http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/lb-tj-web-p… http://www.companiesintheuk.co.uk/ltd/lafin-enter…

Catchy Cash at 85 Durham Road are just round the corner! Weirdly, the address does not really exist! Check the map:

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You'll see Outlook Optical who are at 87 and Wok 'n' Go who are at number 81 (according to yellow pages).

This means the small house next to the Chinese takeaway is 83, which leaves the first part of Outlook Optical as 85 and the upper as 87 as it's obviously two properties knocked together.

Whatever the optical place is (as a business with the same name is in Whitley Road across the Tyne), the property looks unused as a business from this streetview view, although they do have satellite!!.

Also found this very interesting 4 page thread which has investigated these companies and the links between them in some depth.
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r24610419-Credit-…

On page 4 is a post from 6th January 2011 which says:

"Even though the scam started in July 2010, it is still going strong with a flurry of recent fraudulent charges. Same routine, same shell site, same bank runaround yet it goes on.

Here's just one discussion with recent complaints:

http://whocallsme.com/Phone-Number.aspx/888389010…

I filed a complaint at the fbi.gov site, I know others did too, yet nothing has happened. I wrote John Leyden with the Register about how prevalent this is and hope he chimes in since it involves organized crime using UK addresses."
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r24610419-Credit-…

The recent complaints refer to unauthorised charges from Lafincs Consett (County Durham) – so it seems the County Durham UK Ltd companies are up and running again under new names? eg:

Catchy Cash Ltd. 85 Durham Road Blackhill Consett County Durham DH8 8RR Companies House Registration Number: 7006949

illegally acquired funds from consumers by making unauthorized charges and debits to their bank accounts

http://www.internetretailer.com/2011/01/17/ftc-im…

This was the case for Daniel Greenberg, the former CEO of ClassicCloseouts.com, yesterday.

The investigation is all here:
http://www.oecd.org/officialdocuments/displaydocu…

Whether my spam sources come via botnets or ISPs that don't mind being abused in such ways or from email businesses devoted to the task of spamming is irrelevant to me.

It's still crap.

It's still spam.

It's probably dangerous to your PC or your pocket and thus anyone who deals in it is most likely crooked.

Notionally, it's from a person with these details:
farrell carlson
kathyfra@gmail.com
78.191.202.57

The backlink is to 'wealthsystem.eu which when I looked had no WHOIS at all as the server was down… However, the IP address is in Turkey and is exactly the same telecom as the one that hosted a site that hacked my website not long after I started it. (i.e. before I got it hardened with permissions and .htaccess etc)

Be that as it may, this site didn't crack my website and the link end up at just a review type promo for smiling Scott Davenport's "My Home Wealth System" which is comprised of a wodge of CDs and other baloney such as money statements, a limited time countdown timer, etc..

Anyway, I hope this helps someone, by pointing out that much of what I get through this website and email, is spam – and I get an awful lot of it!!!. No matter how it arrives though, you should by now KNOW that it's always untrustworthy….

Because in the old days, a cold call from a broom salesman was a pain, but at least you had a broom at the end of it. These days, you end up with nothing but trouble.