Malicious individual(s) are continuing to use premium Google placement to entice victims into placing orders that require advanced payment for goods which the perpetrators do not intend to ship. To date, ERAI has recorded losses totaling in excess of $300,000.00 and has notified appropriate law enforcement agencies. Organizations around the world and from various industry sectors have been, and continue to be, targets.
We have received additional website URLs and bank beneficiary names. As this scheme persists through the use of ever-changing pseudonyms and rotating bank accounts, ERAI is re-posting this message as a warning to any organization involved in the purchase of electronic components.
The perpetrators behind these fraudulent activities are believed to be operating the following sites as well as sites not currently known by ERAI:
www.component-hk.com www.components-center.com www.components-chips.com www.components-mart.com www.components-shop.com www.components-store.com www.elect-components.com www.electronics-chips.com www.electronics-compo.com www.electronics-distributor.com |
www.electronics-ic.com www.electronics-stock.com www.hk-electronics.com www.i-components.com www.i-components.si www.i-components.sk www.infinite-electronic.com www.key-chips.com www.lcds-display.com www.lcds-panels.com |
www.lcds-screen.com www.newjerseycomponents.com www.now-component.com www.online-chip.com www.part-stock.com www.sourcing-electronics.com www.sourcing-components.com www.stock-chip.com |
WARNING: Some of these sites may contain malicious code and/or content.
Invoices received in response to orders placed via these websites or the Bank Beneficiary name provided include but are likely not limited to:
3 City Electronics AYNX Electronics Limited Bolan (Hong Kong) Trading Co., Ltd. Components Center Component HK Dahong Industry Limited Doco Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. Dynasty Digital Devices Co., Ltd. Electronics IC EMO Industry Limited Fanno Electric Co., Limited Fuerle Lighting Limited FUDA Group Limited General Surplus Electronics Co., Ltd. Gotek Electronics Co., Limited Great Way Lighting Limited Guo Feng International (HK) Industrial Co., Ltd. Haiyuan Electronic Technology Co., Limited Hengjia Trade Co., Ltd. Hengshi Enterprise HK Co., Limited HengSun Industry (HongKong) Co., Ltd HYT Ltd. aka Hong Kong HYT Huifa Technology (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. I Win Ltd. aka I-Win (HK) Limited IT Electronic Components Limited Jisong Electronics Jianrong Electronics aka Jian Rong Electronics Limited Kin Do Industry (HK) Limited Kong Chong Hing Electronics (Hong Kong) Limited LCD Displays Distributor Leader Lighting Industry |
LHG Limited Lijingyin Trading Limited MD Power Technology Mingsun Lighting Co., Limited Miraca Industrial Co., Ltd. New Riverside Co., Limited Oland Technology Limited Olympics Long Co., Ltd. Polaris (HongKong) Int'l Limited Power Technology Qiying Electronics Co., Ltd. Reliable HK Electronics Reytech Industry Co., Limited Risesun Technology (HK) Limited Shengmao Trade Co., Ltd. Siusai Technology (HK) Sinhigh (HK) Technology Co., Limited Sunclass Technology Limited Sunhigh (HK) Technology Co., Limited Sunhta Industry HK Limited TSINQ International (HK) Co., Ltd. Universal Parts (HK) Co., Ltd. View Lighting Co., Limited Viewled Optoelectronic Co. Ltd Vance Nam Components Limited Wahsung Co., Limited Western Precision International Holding Co., Ltd Wonder Industry Electronic Technology Limited XinYu Technology Limited YAKA (H.K.) Trading Co., Limited Yixing Electronic (HK) Co., Ltd. |
All of the victims wired payment in advance to bank accounts held with HSBC Hong Kong. Law enforcement officials advised ERAI it is not uncommon for crime rings like this to use existing bank accounts belonging to third parties in order to receive payments. In return, the actual account holder is paid a fee. Enforcement officials indicated it is unlikely the criminals themselves are opening and closing these accounts which will make it more difficult to identify the perpetrators. While new bank accounts are identified regularly, thus far the following bank accounts have been used to receive payments from victims and are considered extremely high risk:
015765902838 023172935838 023297625838 023308117838 033091224838 033808999838 053242665838 053420428838 098857089838 143130383838 |
178050696838 400539359838 400748901838 535100448501 561703232838 561727074838 561774977838 561779810838 561780677838 561812223838 |
561831041838 561847765838 582317053838 658165881838 697001964838 697002558838 747066207838 801151432838 801278300838 801312539838 |
801416660838 808889760838 813362837838 817219371838 817468937838 817809890838 839454271831 033106709838 561875857838 |
The location of the perpetrators is unknown. While the addresses appearing on the fraudulent websites, invoices, and quotes are regularly changing, the following address has been identified consistently as the beneficiary address on wire instructions and is considered extremely high risk:
Rm 603 6F Hang Pont Commercial Building
31 Tonkin Street, Cheung Sha Wan
Kowloon, Hong Kong
China
Risk Indicators
- These websites accept only payment in advance. Once payment is made, communications stop and goods are never delivered.
- The owner(s) of these sites purchase Google ads. If you Google a part number, it is likely the scam site will appear on either page 1 or page 2 of your Google search results.
- The sites falsely claim to be authorized distributors for major semiconductor brands.
- The sites falsely claim to be members of ECIA.
- The sites share almost identical language and, in some instances, are a mirror copy of one another.
- Obsolete and hard to find parts are identified as in “stock” at below market prices.
If you have done business with or have information about any of the above-named entities, please contact ksnider@erai.com.
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