These fake websites fall into several scam categories including fake jobs, fake bank, fake law firm, non-delivery, fake shipper, fake tender, fake oil, fake loan, etc. Some of the websites only have index files. That indicates that the scammer purchased the domain so that he could send out emails that appear to be from a real company. Most are erected by West African scammers mainly from Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana etc.., living in various countries, most having entered those countries using student or working visas.
Here are some scammers that have been formerly identified ==>List of Cameroon Scammers and List of Nigerian Scammers
http://markusonengineering.com / Precious Osasumwen (Scam website)
Markuson Engineering Company (Fake / advance fee fraud)
Trenton Ln N Minneapolis,
MN 55442, USA
+1 (985) 614 7573
+1 (952) 491 9972
info@markusonconstructions.com
mailus@markusonconstructions.com
This type of fake website can be used for various scams including job scam, money mule, dating scams etc..,
The individual who built this fraudulent website is Precious Osasumwen / Passion Web Solution of Benin-City, Edo, Nigeria. Precious Osasumwen has made a career of setting up frauds of this type for Nigerian scammers.
He was first exposed back in 2017: https://www.scamsurvivors.com/forum/vie ... it=oil+rig
136.243.169.45
Domain Name: MARKUSONENGINEERING.COM
Registrar URL: http://www.namesilo.com
Updated Date: 2018-12-11T07:15:40Z
Creation Date: 2018-12-11T07:15:40Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2019-12-11T07:15:40Z
Name Server: NS15.BETAHOST247.COM
Name Server: NS16.BETAHOST247.COM
markusonengineering.com IN SOA
server: dns11.centriohost.com
email: hostmaster@centriohost.com