Complaint Review: CSR Corporation Also Known As Whitherspoon Seymour & Robinson

Hi Everyone,

Further down this page is a copy of a letter that I submitted to the FBI (Complaint Id: I0812181907583241) via their IFC website - https://complaint.ic3.gov/ctf.aspx - in respect of a complaint I have lodged against CSR Corporation otherwise known as Whitherspoon, Seymour & Robinson' (WSR).

I have also notified the London Metropolitan Police by telephone and I will be contacting Interpol and all other relevant governmental bodies by telephone over the next couple of days. I will also be submitting copies of all the evidence I have gathered on this company (CSR Corporation otherwise known as Whitherspoon, Seymour & Robinson), to as many online Fraud Prevention and Fraud Reporting websites shortly thereafter.

I have emailed the ISP where I believe CSR Corporation otherwise known as Whitherspoon, Seymour & Robinson (WSR) is now operating from and informed them about this 'fraudulent' website. So far they have chose not to respond - ISP details below.

Schlund + Partner AG
Brauerstrae 48
D-76135 Karlsruhe
Germany

CSR Corporation otherwise known as Whitherspoon, Seymour & Robinson' (WSR) seems to be currently operating using the following two IP addresses:
Domain name IP is showing as: 87.106.162.90
Email IP is showing as: 212.227.62.57

Although I located the email IP by tracing CSR Corporation's confirmed payment email - which was a 'No-Reply' - I would appreciate if anyone out there could confirm these IP addresses.

CSR Corporation and Whitherspoon, Seymour & Robinson (WSR) are one and the same operation, which I believe, beyond reasonable doubt to be a sophisticated fraudulent organisation.

I am posting this information so that others will hopefully avoid losing their money and suffering great distress - Do Not Use CSR Corporation and Whitherspoon, Seymour & Robinson (WSR) Under Any Circumstances.

Regards, Steve.

Copy of report below

I have just discovered that an order I placed and paid 670 Euros for on December 9th 2008 was made to a fraudulent online company.

This fraudulent companies name is CSR Corporation' - which according to the official UK government companies house website, is a Dissolved' company (details below) CSR have a website located at: http://www.csr-corporation.com

I have just learned they are also using the name Whitherspoon, Seymour & Robinson' which is accused of conning thousands of customers who have fallen victim to these fraudsters on various other online 'watchdog' websites, one of which is located here:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/233/RipOff0233115.htm

This other name Whitherspoon, Seymour & Robinson was listed as the company handling my order in the most recent email I received dated Dec 17th 2008, although it was the same consultant - Kim Becker who was also acting on behalf of CSR Corporation in earlier emails along with April Johnson (Accounting) and Susan Herbst (Compliance Manager).

I believe this fraudulent company is a very sophisticated and are specifically targeting business clients who are looking to get various business matters finished in time for the New Year (such as myself) as we may be more vulnerable than usual. However, given these companies own eagerness to rip people off' before the holidays, they too may be vulnerable to making mistakes which could lead to their whereabouts and capture.

I suggest you consider registering a fake account with the pretence of purchasing various services from them, because this is when they seem more willing to communicate - before any payments have been made - and this may allow you an opportunity to gather more direct information that would help with your investigation. With any amount of luck, you may even possibly apprehend them before they can hurt anyone else.

Although I should have researched the company thoroughly before parting with any monies I was totally fooled. I own a few websites and this normally helps me to spot suspicious or fake websites which others may not. However, their website is very well designed and it implies that they have been online since 1998, which their Google search engine position seemed to support.

It is extremely difficult to get a good Google search engine position with new websites and therefore older more established websites generally rank much better - so their copyright date of 1998 along with their Google ranking did not ring my alarm bell right away.

I have subsequently found out they only registered their domain name - www.csr-corporation.com - on Nov 11th 2008. How they were able to even get listed in Google's search engine in that short space of time I do not know - But I intend to find out? My only conclusion is that must have paid someone somewhere for their search engine listing and this should surely leave a paper trail that can be traced.

My final communication with them was today (Dec 18th) via telephone at approximately 11.14 am London Time. The call was answered by the same female voice who I spoke to with my original telephone enquiry to them (before any money was transferred) on Dec 8th 10.37 am London Time. However, when I first made the original telephone enquiry (something I routinely do before parting with monies online to ensure there is a Live' person who can be contacted - most fake websites do not bother to set up a telephone service with Live' people so it is usually a good litmus test'), there was a different female voice that answered and then forwarded me to the woman who answered directly today. She has a French/Belgian or possibly German accent and employing more than one person usually signifies that this is a well run, long term sophisticated scam that needs stopping now, before someone gets really hurt.

I have accumulated further details and pictures about this company and also included all my emails correspondence with them below, although I have deleted my personal address at this time because I intend to send a copy of this email to various online fraud prevention websites after I have spoken with you first. I will gladly give you my personal details separately via telephone or email at your convenience.

Please help stop these thief's as quickly as possible, this has totally ruined our Xmas and New Year. I feel such a fool for not checking them out more thoroughly beforehand and I do not want this to happen to anyone else.

I look forward to your reply.

Steve XXXX


Companies House Search Please note that the company has been Dissolved Since 2007

CSR Europe Limited Company Search
SUITE 35
95 WILTON ROAD
LONDON
SW1V 1BZ
Company No. 05533843 - Date of Incorporation: 11/08/2005 - Status: Dissolved 22/05/2007

Above Information Provided by Companies House: http://wck2.companieshouse.gov.uk/aa2767db1f1fe319a611df577a3f7e7f/compdetails

CSR Corporations Website Domain Name Check Please Note Creation Date

Organization: CSR Corporation
Email:info@csr-corporation.com
Address: 95 Wilton Road
Address: Suite 3
City: London
State:--
Postal-code: SW1V 1BZ
Country: GB
Phone: +44.2071170700
Created: 2008-11-11 23:34:54 UTC
Modified: 2008-11-17 15:47:38 UTC
Expires: 2010-11-11 23:34:54 UTC

Above Information Provided by WHOIS Domain Check Service:
http://www.whois.net/whois_new.cgi?d=csr-corporation&tld=com

Copy of CRS Corporations online advertisement that fooled me into using their company Text Excerpt
All orders placed before 19 December 2008 will be processed before Christmas holidays. Guaranteed!

List of Their International' Contact Numbers That Are All Diverted To the Same Person
Support Hotline: +44 (20) 7117 0 700
UK Hotline: +44 (20) 7117 0 700
Ireland Hotline: +353 (1) 6177866
Administration Centre: +44 (1983) 501160

There are a total of 18 telephone numbers listed on their website all diverted to the same UK number

Various Email Addresses They Are Using:

kb@csr-corporation.com
kb@wsr-corporation.com - Please Note that 'Kim Becker' erred here by replying to my email using both the WSR email address as well as giving the WSR website address: www.wsr-corporation.com
info@csr-corporation.com
no-reply@csr-corporation.com
CSR Corporation | International Service Department
support@csr-corporation.com

Various Names They Are Using:

Kim Becker, Consultant
April Johnson, Accounting
Susan Herbst, Compliance Manager

I have more evidence that I cannot post at this time, but if anyone else has information then please post it or make it available so we can forward it to the authorities - Real Names, Personal Mobile Phone Numbers, Addresses, Photographs anything that will lead to their capture - Thanks

Steve
London
United Kingdom