Parcel Force
Complaint 121401 Details

  • Date Occurred: 06/02/2014
  • Reported Damages: $450.00

The complaint is against an online dating profile

The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity

The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity

The company or person contact no longer exists

International boundaries

I believe this InterParcel scam is the same as the Parcel Force scam, since some of the names and addresses involved are the same.

A website, www.ship-interparcel.com, is being used to impersonate Interparcel Ltd., and receive money under false pretenses. I have wired $450.00 USD to an agent of www.ship-interparcel.com, and have as yet not received the product the company represented they would provide for that price. I responded to a craigslist ad (http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/ele/3032065356.html) to buy a Nikon D300s camera. The seller, Alissa Adams (Personal Info Removed) and I reached an agreement on price and the seller suggested using an online brokering company, Interparcel, and provided the following website link for me to check it out: http://www.ship-interparcel.com/en_language.internet.transactions/third.party.html

I investigated Interparcel, both through the provided website (InterParcel) and by looking at online comments about using Interparcel. I was satisfied with Interparcel's reputation, and provided my shipping information to the seller (Alissa Adams). Shortly afterward, I received an email from "InterParcel [email protected]" that included further instructions. The instructions were signed by:

Ralph Craddock - InterParcel Customer Department
InterParcel Vancouver, BC Delivery Office
1900 W Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V6J 3N1, Canada

NOTE THAT THIS IS THE SAME NAME AND BUSINESS ADDRESS USED BY Parcel Force.

I followed these instructions to complete the transaction, which included a wire transfer of $450.00 via Western Union to an InterParcel agent, Carla Ashton, in Bolton, United Kingdom. The wire transfer was made at 2:15 pm PDT on Saturday, 6/2/2012, and Western Union confirmed that it had been received the next day (Sunday). I then used the InterParcel online tracking system and provided the invoice number they provided me, US2352542590CA. I was informed that the camera would be shipped as follows: Delivery Type FedEx Expedited Freight Services Order Status Awaiting Payment Information ETA Monday, June 04, 2012, 01:00 PM EDT Confirmed To date, this information on their website has not changed and the package has not arrived. I requested a FedEx tracking number for this package from their customer service department by email, [email protected], but have received no response. I became suspicious and found that there is another website for Interparcel Ltd., http://www.interparcel.com/ A comparison of the websites shows that ship-interparcel.com, which writes its name "InterParcel" rather than Interparcel, shows nearly identical branding. I tried to track my package through the Interparcel website above, and was unable to do so. I contacted their customer service via their website, and was informed by Nicole Brown ([email protected]) that the information I had received regarding my transaction was unlike the information Interparcel provides, and that I was in fact not doing business with Interparcel Ltd. I informed Interparcel Ltd. of the other website, and recommended that they pursue litigation against the responsible individuals. I have retained copies of all the emails, the Western Union receipt, and have downloaded copies of the portions of the www.ship-interparcel.com website that I have used. Note that the contact information page lists the same address for Interparcel Ltd. as www.interparcel.com lists: Interparcel Ltd Magellan Terrace Gatwick Road Crawley West Sussex RH10 9RD United Kingdom The www.ship-interparcel.com website also lists two business identifiers that belong to Interparcel Ltd.: Reg. No: 5243074 VAT No: 849 3167 94 Note however that the ship-interparcel website also lists an address for their general office: Interparcel General Office, Coe House, Coe Street, Off Bridgeman Street, Bolton, BL3 6 BU, United Kingdom This address is identical to the address of another courier service, Parcel2Go Ltd. (http://www.parcel2go.com/), which lists itself as company number 2591405, VAT number 597 8491 61.

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  • Complaint Against Parcel Force
  • Complaints Filed: 38
  • Reported Damages: $12,861.00
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