FRAUD ALERT FROM LAPTOPA LTD
Laptopa Ltd. would like to reveal a scam that has been going on since the second quarter of 2007. An individual, presenting himself as Richard Bugat has been using our company identity with details obtained from Companies House website to commit online fraud deals.
HOW DOES THE FRAUD WORK?
The fraudsters post adverts on free non-UK based classifieds websites using the name of Laptopa ltd., offering on sale laptops, mobile phones and various IT equipment at non-realistic prices. THE BUYERS NEVER RECEIVES THE GOODS THEY’VE PAID FOR AND THE FRAUDSTERS ARE NEVER THERE TO ANSWER THE PHONE! The company information listed in the adverts is very close to the real details of our company /example: they list our registered company address, with fake name showing as director of the company and a similar
Our company has been watched very closely… the only thing the criminals didn’t know was that Laptopa ltd keeps an eye on every move they make and is passing the information to London Metropolitan Police.
GENUINE LAPTOPA LTD WEBSITES /click on thumbnail to enlarge & the back button of your browser to return to the main page/:
Screenshots of some of the SCAMS/click on thumbnail to enlarge & the back button of your browser to return to the main page/:
Links to the websites the SCAMS are published at:
Screenshot 01:
http://laptopa.ec51.com/
Screenshot 02:
http://www.tradexpro.com/in-custom/contacts/about_company.html?contact_id=80721
Screenshot 03:
http://www.supplierlist.com/b2b/laptopa/profile.htm
Screenshot 04:
http://itrademarket.com/Laptopaltd/profile/laptopa-ltd.htm
Screenshot 05:
http://inventorspot.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=495
Screenshot 06:
http://www.singapore-free-classified.com/12201-nokia-e90-300.html
Screenshot 07:
http://laptopa.ec51.com/product/Sony_Vaio_PCG-GRT260G_Notebook_172961.html
Screenshot 08:
http://www.tradeget.com/free_list/p46276/index.html
Screenshot 09:
http://www.thaitrademe.com/classifieds/product_desc.php?id=5596
Screenshot 10:
http://www.tradeget.com/free_list/p46276/F8238/motorola_rizr_z8.html
Screenshot 11:
http://www.sherdog.net/forums/showthread.php?t=601680
Screenshot 12:
http://www.sherdog.net/forums/showthread.php?t=601680
Screenshot 13:
http://www.classifieds-market.net/view_items.php?id=875
Screenshot 14:
http://www.pseriestech.org/forum/meet-and-greet/new-nokia-n76-unlocked-phones-968.html
Screenshot 15:
http://offer21.sendvn.com/company_view.php?id=laptopa
Screenshot 16:
http://www.tradexpro.com/b2b_opportunities/in-custom/companies/products.html?trade_lead=1&contact_id=80721
Screenshot 17:
http://thefreeclassifieds.net/cgi-bin/classified/classified.cgi?action=ViewAd&ID=1185277696&Lang=English
Screenshot 19:
http://laptopa.en.supplierlist.com/
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If you are a victim of the fraud, or if you have been approached by this person, please contact us through the form on our official website . The information will be passed directly onto London Metropolitan Police & Companies House. Laptopa ltd has filed a request for investigation, and, as we are network specialists, we will give all our efforts in order to make sure this criminal never scams other companies. More info on this scam model can be found at Metropolitan Police website:http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/section/company_fraud.htm
DISCLAIMER:
Laptopa ltd. is a company which provides business and home IT support onsite visits and remote assistance to customers within the M25 London area. We do not sell IT equipment, laptops, PC or network equipment, phones or consumer electronics unless they are supplied as a part of support service package and in those cases the payment is made after the product has been delivered and installed by an engineer onsite.
If you get into online or telephone contact with a person, offering products on the behalf of Laptopa ltd you should be aware that this is a false statement and we advise you to contact the police immediately! Report it immediately to the police, Companies House or send us the details through our website www.laptopa.org. Thank you for your cooperation.