“Data Conversion Job Scam”?
Yes – this has been running for several months now. This is how it works:
A spam email, probably coming via a job seekers website [such as Careerbuilder.com or Dice.com or Monster.com or Craigslist.com] tells the victim about a great employment opportunity he can do at home – all he has to do is transcribe some written text into a software program and send it off.
Scam Job Website Garindata from Scamdex
The employer website domain name changes but they almost always use the term ‘E-Books Conversion and Data Technology’ and is similar to the image here.
The applicant (Garindata Scam Job Application Form) ALWAYS gets the job and, after agreeing to the benefits etc, is directed to go to the website of a software company that has a product that he will need to perform his function. He will, of course, be fully reimbursed with his first paycheck!
The Software company is unique in Internet terms, of being unable to accept any form of credit card, PayPal, MoneyBookers or any other Internet payment method. No – all they accept is WESTERN UNION (which basically means untraceable, uncancellable, unverifiable cash payments). The cost for this ‘software’ is around 57 Euros.
Garindata scam job employment confirmation card
This is the whole scam
There is no work. There is no software. Don’t expect to ever hear from them again – they have your money. YOU HAVE BEEN SCAMMED!!
This scam has been running for months. Scamdex has had many many messages from people who send their cash to Romania, never to see it again. Every week or so, the domain names (of the ‘employer’ and the ‘software company’) change so that search engines do not easily find sites like scamdex.com who try too warn people.
Scamdex has been compiling lists of domain names used, but domain names are cheap and it’s soooooooo easy to create one with virtually no tracking.
Here’s a sample tip off report:
I was offered a part time job for six months, 2 hours daily, 5 days a week.
when they sent me the tutorial it is required to download a software lorexsoft.com by paying 57 euro via western union. i was transferred 57 for lorexsoft.com and today ( 20/9/2012 ) is suppose to be first day of work and i got no replay from them and now i know that it was a scam by the hard way and I saw the similar stories below also. so please don’t get cheated like i did .they can change the name of the scam company ( Daxcom Data Technology Inc ) but the company that they will ask you to buy the software from it is the same so don’t ever buy anything from ( lorexsoft.com ) its totally scam .
Domain names used so far for the ‘Employer’, which usually contains the text ‘COMDATA’ are:
DAXCOMDATA.COM, cadeldata.com, clusondata.com, corwindata.com, comarkdata.com, costondata.com, darendata.com, dacedata.com, dacordata.com, damcodata.com, coviandata.com, grecondata.com, gteldata.com. To find more, just do a Google search for ‘E-Books Conversion and Data Technology’
Domain names for the ‘Software Company’, which always seems to start with ‘L’ are:
lorexsoft.com, linpacsoft.com, lencosoft.com, ladonsoft.com
Garindata scam company employee ID card
Who are the scammers?
As far as I can tell, they are Romainians – working with their money-laundering accomplices, Western Union. The names used are
- Eldwin G. Carl, Gustav-Kunst-Str. 811, 70439, Hamburg, Germany (devcondata.com)
- CRISTINA MARIA DINULESCU
Some tip-off reports received about this scam can be seen HERE and ALSO HERE.
Updated Information
The scam has changed. The current domain names being used are dorisdata.com and diordata.com and the ‘software company’ is lumaxsoft.com.
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- Scam Job Website Garindata from Scamdex
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- Garindata scam job employment confirmation card
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- Garindata scam company employee ID card
They now go under the domain deemdata.com. Same webcontent, design and layout just a domain change. I was excited about getting a 350 Euro/week job.. seemed too good to be true and after being asked to buy the Lumax software which i can’t find any recommendations for online, i decided to check with Scamdex.
Scamdex is awesome, thank you so much you saved me from a scam once again!
This job is totally a scam. Before one week I received mail without my application, from:
Dag Technology Inc – info@dagdata.com.
They ask to byu their “Labrum software” 60 EUR. software from:
http://www.labrumsoft.com/
And you need to have CashU account:
https://www.cashu.com/?lang=en
I also received the same job offer from DahlinData.com and obviously one version of this job scam. I was almost fooled by them but thank God I decided to check. The website looks similar to that sample image and even the ID card and Employment confirmation were the same. So my advise to others please delete the job offer from Dahlin Technology Inc, Germany. This is a scam
The latest by these guys is ‘Ceri’. I got the above with the company named as Ceri E-books Conversion & Data Technology and the software is now ‘Lexdasoft.com’
(Cande Technology Inc.)
(info@candedata.com)
(Cande eBooks conversion and Data Technology)
(http://www.candedata.com)
I got an email from Cande, My hunch started when they ask me to buy their software. I sent an email telling them that I don’t have money as yet so there’s no way that I can buy the software and how do they think they can help me with this. No reply.
I got an email from Cande. My hunch started when then ask me to buy their software. I sent an email telling them that I don’t have money as yet so there’s no way that I can buy the software and how do they think they can help me with this. No reply.
today I received an email from the (cande company for e-book conversion and technology). I sent them my CV, and I was about to send them money; thanks god I discovered at the last minute.
Latest Domain Names: (Dec 21, 2012)
Name: Aldwin Carl
Email Address: info@dorisdata.com
Scam Website: http://www.lumaxsoft.com ; http://www.Dorisdata.com and http://www.diordata.com
Be safe out there at Christmas!
This is the current crop of domain names used.
clintdata.com – LIVE
carverdata.com – LIVE
deondata.com – LIVE
caindata.com – Parked
cadeldata.com – Parked
clusondata.com – Parked
cedrodata.com – Parked
corwindata.com,
comarkdata.com – Parked
costondata.com,
coviandata.com – Parked
dacondata.com – Gone
damcodata.com – Parked
darendata.com
demasdata.com
dacedata.com
dacordata.com
damcodata.com
givondata.com – Parked
grecondata.com
gteldata.com
To find more, just do a Google search for ‘E-Books Conversion and Data Technology’
Yesterday, I received similar email from deondata.com, I am not going to respond them, it is a usfull information for me, I would like to thanks everyone for posting about the scammers.
Regards
Rahamath
DEONDATA.COM (http://www.deondata.com) is the latest version of this scam. Still running and still largely unreported by any except Scamdex.
Pick up your “Employee Card” here: http://www.deondata.com/employee_card.jpg
Sign your “Contract” here: http://www.deondata.com/Employment_Contract.doc
I would say an informative post for everyone.. one even can’t know how the spammers can do online spamming so quickly.. a good post and looking forward for more updates..