Reshipper Scam. Giant Tons LLC

Scammers are constantly googling their company name + scam so they stay informed of what their victims might find online and can tailor their response accordingly. They can also gauge how close the authority might be to catching up with them. This aspect of it is unfortunate but the benefits are the victims find out about them too.

They closed their website. What are the odds.

They didn't close the site.
We did.

Some of our volunteers specialize in documenting and reporting fake websites and domains, and having them killed. Unlike free email addresses that can be replaced in less than 5 minutes, websites take time (and money) to replace. They also lend quite a bit of credibility to the scams, as victims check the sites and are more likely to believe the "opportunity" is real if it looks authentic. So, as soon as we know about them, we work to get them killed and slow the scammers down a bit.

If you look further up in this thread, Mike Wilson noted on Tuesday that the site had been reported.

Oh wow. That's awesome that you guys do this. Good karma.

Thank you Dotti, Mike, and others involved! Your diligence is very much appreciated!

I fell for this scam and shipped a few things. What should I do to avoid legal trouble?

@jinei welcome to scamwarners,

I personally can not give you legal advice. However, I would save all email and chat conversations along with printing them out. Also keep the information where you were directed to print the labels.

I would also file a police report. To cover my a** just in case. If you are in the USA this should be possible. Be honest if you receive compensation. Also, be aware that if you received any compensation it may not eventually clear or called back.

Thank you for the advice! I will file one tomorrow and cross my fingers. Luckily, I didn't give them any money or receive any money from them.

I also heard that upon paying you at the end of one month, some scammers will ask for your ss#, like real employers do and use that info to steal you identity and apply for credit cards. Be aware if you have given that info out.

I also heard that upon paying you at the end of one month, some scammers will ask for your ss#, like real employers do and use that info to steal you identity and apply for credit cards. Be aware if you have given that info out.

I have already thought about how thankful I am that they didn't get any info like that from me. I doubt I would have given that, as I have an EIN as well, but it's not impossible if I really thought they were legit. So thankful.

Wow... It looks like they were have a good turn out in people they were scamming. Up to three in three days.

Here is another thread on Giant Tons Scam:

http://jobssearchengine.net/Discussion/ ... 15784.html

I received this email back Aug 8 after I replied to a Craigslist offering. I was immediately taken aback about the kind of activity the poster wanted to me to do. It's a good thing I went with my gut instincts and held back a while because I did make a search for any scam with this company back Aug 8 and it came out clean.

I was re-organizing my email when I reevaluated this email and did the same search I did back in August and lo and behold.

My only regret is I should have shared this with the site to solicit your members opinion sooner and prevent anyone from signing up.

Another name that came up on the "Contract" they sent me was:

Ferrara John Paul

I have the contract still with me and it's a standard run off the mill Independent Contractor form letter other than that name.

I was "hired" by a group that goes by the name, "From Hand to Hand, LLC" out of Charlotte, NC. I was promised $3,000/month to receive packages from their customers, inspect them, tape pre-paid shipping labels (customs forms) and ship them via USPS. This is a SCAM. The USPS rejected two of the packages as the labels were fraudulent. After 3 weeks of receiving and shipping packages, they stopped coming and I was never paid. The contacts are Julie Hutson and James Warren. If you are contacted by "From Hand to Hand LLC", know that it is a scam. They found me on Monster and Career Builder.