I think iPitch.com.au sent a newsletter before reporting the same described methods was used to contact entrepreneurs from their site and they have blocked access from middle east by IP address location.
Rex Chung ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ph: +61 421 591 943 http://www.rorcraft.com - Ruby on Rails Consulting http://www.ankoder.com - Video Encoding on Demand http://www.stillalive.com - Advanced Website monitoring On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 7:54 PM, David Jones <[email protected]> wrote: > Its new to me that entrepreneurs have been targeted for nigerian-style > scams, normally they appear as "advisors" after you get your grant funding > ;) > The scam is a variation on "advance fee fraud" also known as 419 or > nigerian. Whilst sophisticated folk (as in SB) who can spot a scam would > realistically expect reporting this would come to nought it might be good to > report it as a "new variant". Why? I can seem some small businesses getting > tricked. Brian Hay's team at Queensland Police have lead the charge in > protecting/educating Australians and have produced a "How-to" for reports. > http://www.police.qld.gov.au/programs/crimePrevention/eCrime/scams/reporting.htm > d. > > On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 6:38 PM, Malcolm Lambert <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> A few days ago I received an email from the CEO of a large company >> based in the Middle East saying he's interested in investing in my >> company. I did the usual 5-minute Google due diligence on his name and >> background and he seemed legitimate so I replied. The next email was a >> little unusual in that he said he wanted to invest at arm's length so >> he advised me to communicate with his assistant. >> >> When I Googled the name of the assistant I came up with the following >> >> http://antifraudintl.org/showthread.php?t=42540 >> >> In my last email to the "investor" I politely declined their offer of >> investment. >> >> It appears the scammers string along a company with what looks like >> legitimate investment procedures and documentation until the company >> pays some fee to keep the investment process going. I suppose at that >> point the scammers have been paid. >> >> Anyone else had experiences with scams targeting entrepreneurs? >> >> Malcolm >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach >> Australia mailing list. >> >> Guidelines on discussion: >> http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den >> >> No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. >> >> To post to this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected] >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. > > Guidelines on discussion: > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den > > No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Guidelines on discussion: http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia/msg/351e183e1303508d?hl=en%3Fhl%3Den No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
