The people, which need tech support for their gadgets, are normally going to the shop where they bought it and ask for help. I really don't know how a tech support agent can give phone support for iPhone & iPad without having the device in front of me. Anyway if we take a look at the forwarded email, we see already that the provided links in the signature are not fitting to the description, While the provided sender email address priyeshrao@live.com is fitting with the description in the signature is the link of the email address leading to aniket@vertualpchelp.us. The written homepage in the signature is www.vertualpchelp.us and the link leads to www.virtualpchelp.com.
More interesting is where the calls come from? The calls are not coming from the sites www.vertualpchelp.us or www.vertualpchelp.com. Both sites are a big secret in the World Wide Web. No links are leading to these sites. Alexa has even not enough data for give a ranking for the site www.vertualpchelp.com. www.vertualpchelp.us has a Alexa ranking of 3,360,215. If I compare the site with my blog, then I have a much better ranking (actual ranking: 236,696). My blog has only around 300 unique visitors per day. From where the calls which are getting sold can come in this case?
At the website www.vertualpchelp.us we see the following addresses:
Address (U.S.A)
3422 SW 15 Street Suite #8696 Deerfield Beach, FL 33442
Phone: 813-602-5624
Fax: 813-436-8789
Address (India - Head Office):
101, Laxman Mhatre Rd., Dhaisar West, Mumbai - Maharashtra 400068
Phone: 750-647-9626
My opinion is that the U.S.A. address is only a mail forwarding address for making a better impression. In any case is the combination of the addresses, the reputation of the websites and the offer more than suspicious. The address provided at the website is not matching with the address provided in the domain registry. For all this reasons is the offer nothing else then SCAM.
---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Priyesh Rao <priyeshrao@live.com>
Subject: iPhone & iPad Tech Inbound Calls!
To:
Hello!
Greetings!
The updated details of the process.
iPhone & iPad Tech Inbound Calls!
Calls will be from :
USA & CANADA Customers
Pricing :
50 calls - Rs. 500/- Per call
51 - 100 calls - Rs. 450/- Per call
101 - 200 calls - Rs. 400/- Per call
Timings :
8 PM - 3 AM (IST)
Days of Work :
Monday - Friday
How to Start :
Extensions will be provided to avoid wastage of calls & error's in report.
Minimum extensions to be taken - 3
Price per extension - Rs. 3200/- Per Month
Training Charges:
Training & Support, if required for 3 days. (Rs. 5000 + 12.36%), Rs. 1000 additional per day.
Center has to take care of the return Flight tickets, Accommodation & Food, if out of Mumbai.
Note: No free test calls will be given, Pricing is not for Negotiation. Minimum calls to buy - 50 calls only.
Mr. Priyesh A. Rao
Mobile : +91 845-498-5591
Business : +91 845-498-5591
Skype : priyesharao
Email : priyeshrao@live.com
Site : www.vertualpchelp.us
Disclaimer :
This message contains confidential information and is intended for [Recipient]. If you are not the intended recipient you are notified that disclosing, copying, distributing or taking any action in reliance on the contents of this information is strictly prohibited. E-mail transmission cannot be guaranteed to be secure or error-free as information could be intercepted, corrupted, lost, destroyed, arrive late or incomplete, or contain viruses. The sender therefore does not accept liability for any errors or omissions in the contents of this message, which arise as a result of e-mail transmission. If verification is required please request a hard-copy version.
Domain registry data of vertualpchelp.us:
Domain Name: VERTUALPCHELP.US
Registry Domain ID: D45990637-US
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Update Date: 2014-12-19T23:27:41Z
Creation Date: 2014-07-15T17:45:36Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2015-07-14T23:59:59Z
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@godaddy.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4806242505
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Registrant ID: CR172412827
Registrant Name: OMTechnosoft Services
Registrant Organization: OM Technosoft Services Co.
Registrant Street: 11711 N 50TH
Registrant City: TAMPA
Registrant State/Province: Florida
Registrant Postal Code: 33617
Registrant Country: United States
Registrant Phone: +1.8447447700
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +1.8138082789
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: om@omtechnosoft.com
Registry Admin ID: CR172412829
Admin Name: OMTechnosoft Services
Admin Organization: OM Technosoft Services Co.
Admin Street: 11711 N 50TH
Admin City: TAMPA
Admin State/Province: Florida
Admin Postal Code: 33617
Admin Country: United States
Admin Phone: +1.8447447700
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax: +1.8138082789
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: om@omtechnosoft.com
Registry Tech ID: CR172412828
Tech Name: OMTechnosoft Services
Tech Organization: OM Technosoft Services Co.
Tech Street: 11711 N 50TH
Tech City: TAMPA
Tech State/Province: Florida
Tech Postal Code: 33617
Tech Country: United States
Tech Phone: +1.8447447700
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: +1.8138082789
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: om@omtechnosoft.com
Name Server: NS6005.HOSTGATOR.COM
Name Server: NS6006.HOSTGATOR.COM
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2015-05-25T8:00:00Z <<<
Alexa ranking or vertualpchelp.us:
Domain registry data of vertualpchelp.com:
Domain Name: VERTUALPCHELP.COM
Registry Domain ID: 1866989523_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Update Date: 2014-07-15T17:45:46Z
Creation Date: 2014-07-15T17:45:46Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2015-07-15T17:45:46Z
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: abuse@godaddy.com
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4806242505
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: OMTechnosoft Services
Registrant Organization: OM Technosoft Services Co.
Registrant Street: 11711 N 50TH
Registrant City: TAMPA
Registrant State/Province: Florida
Registrant Postal Code: 33617
Registrant Country: United States
Registrant Phone: +1.8447447700
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax: +1.8138082789
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: om@omtechnosoft.com
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: OMTechnosoft Services
Admin Organization: OM Technosoft Services Co.
Admin Street: 11711 N 50TH
Admin City: TAMPA
Admin State/Province: Florida
Admin Postal Code: 33617
Admin Country: United States
Admin Phone: +1.8447447700
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax: +1.8138082789
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: om@omtechnosoft.com
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: OMTechnosoft Services
Tech Organization: OM Technosoft Services Co.
Tech Street: 11711 N 50TH
Tech City: TAMPA
Tech State/Province: Florida
Tech Postal Code: 33617
Tech Country: United States
Tech Phone: +1.8447447700
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax: +1.8138082789
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: om@omtechnosoft.com
Name Server: NS6005.HOSTGATOR.COM
Name Server: NS6006.HOSTGATOR.COM
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN WHOIS Data Problem Reporting System: http://wdprs.internic.net/
>>> Last update of WHOIS database: 2015-05-25T8:00:00Z <<<
Alexa ranking for vertualpchelp.com:
Update Jan. 18, 2017: Link to www.vertualpchelp.com removed as the domain no longer exists.