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Insights to MapleSEA mesos selling websites #3

Author duststar | 31.12.2009 | Category MapleSEA

Continuing from this post.

Site #5: www.momogaming.com
Rate (At point of writing): 10 million mesos per $2.00 SGD (Buy 1 billion mesos, get 300 million mesos free + Tax covered)

1. Whois information points to registrant from Malaysia.

Mo, Mo hugokmlim@gmail.com
MomoGaming
admin office No 58,
Jalan Hati Kuala Lumpur,
Wilayah, 56100
Malaysia

2. Person of interest, Gerlyn [+65-94567382] [+65-82242735]

- one of the Singapore contact for “live” support
- Payments are made to bank account: Lau xxxxxxxx
- in actual fact the real name of “Gerlyn” is actually Kelly Lau
- and her maple IGN: GoldenPears [Aquila]

Site #6: www.ogamebay.com
Rate (At point of writing): 10 million mesos per $0.60 USD (Buy 30 million mesos and above, free 10%)

1. Whois information points to registrant from Malaysia.

Administrative Contact:
Service, OGameBay ogamebay@gmail.com
Dongzhi Road #8
Hefei, china 230001
China
+86.15256536535 Fax — +86.5513588705

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Insights to MapleSEA mesos selling websites #2

Author duststar | 30.12.2009 | Category MapleSEA

Continuing from this post.

Site #2: www.sea4gold.com
Rate (At point of writing): 10 million mesos per $0.99 SGD (Free 20% + Tax covered)

1. seammo.com has a referral link to this site; probably run by same group.  (http://www.seammo.com/index.php?main_page=buygold-selectserver&gameid=79)

2. Payments are made to bank account: Khoo Chen Hui, Victor

He left a hell lot of traces on the Internet.
See his blog: http://mindless-chenhui.blogspot.com
And his Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=787057584

And his maple IGN: GTRlaoshu [Aquila]

3. Whois information points to registrant from China.

Administrative Contact:
Name : Zhu dan
Organization : Zhu dan
Address : HK
City : xianggangtebiexingzhengqu
Province/State : xianggangtebiexingzhengqu
Country : china
Postal Code : 100000
Phone Number : 85-000-00000000
Fax : 85-85-00000000
Email : zhoujie104@126.com

The best part is that there are more active sites registered by this same person: sg4game.com, and sea1818.com

Site #3: www.seammo.com
Rate (At point of writing): 100 million mesos per $12.00 SGD (Free 10% + Tax covered)

1. Payments are made to bank account: Tian Xiaoming

Graduated from NUS 07. Electrical and Computer Engineering.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1148116366

2. Whois information points to registrant from China.

Site #4: aingame.com

1. Whois information points to registrant from China.

What’s interesting is the registrant’s e-mail: jxvoodoo@hotmail.com.
It links to many discussion forums (both Malaysia and Singapore) on finding working partners for MMO gold dealers:

http://www.google.com.sg/search?q=jxvoodoo%40hotmail.com

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Insights to MapleSEA mesos selling websites #1

Author duststar | 29.12.2009 | Category MapleSEA

First of all, this is not a review about which mesos trading/selling website is better! We are hoping to find out more about the people that are operating behind the scenes of these websites. The links to “sellers” are harvested from Free Market in Bootes which I assumed that they represent for other worlds too. (Those spamming mules that keep on repeating at FM entrance) All information are sourced from public domain such as using google, which were left behind by these people themselves. Again, out of curiosity.

Site #1: www.seagm.com
Rate (At point of writing): 10 million mesos per SGD (Free 20% + Tax covered)

1. seagm.com redirects to myseagm.com

2. seagm.com domain registered by:

wong ong hua (wongoh@yahoo.com)
kc 477 Kampung china
sitiawan, perak 32000
MY

3. Nice Facebook he has. (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=692998969)

4. myseagm.com and seagamermall.com shares same registrant but using another e-mail, wongong@streamyx.com. (probably means the group run both sites)

5. Payments are made to bank accounts: Wong Ong Hea, and Loo Chiew Lean.

6. Wong Ong Hea’s address:

No. 4, Jln Besi 1,
81300 Scudai,
Johor  Tel: 07-554 9039

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Why Mesos Trading Service (MTS) is unsafe?

Author duststar | 28.12.2009 | Category MapleSEA

In previous post, I wrote about the comparison between Maple Trading System and Mesos Trading Service. Now, let us probe deeper into why Mesos Trading Service is unsafe.

Exploitation #1: Via meet-up with “laptop service”

Usually the seller will claim to provide “laptop service” where they will meet up with the buyer and perform the trade using seller’s laptop (there will a mule on-standy to trade the mesos with the buyer) and finally the seller will collect the cash payment from buyer after successful trade. So, what is the problem? The buyer got the mesos anyway.

The seller’s laptop is probably installed with a keylogger to begin with, and has log down the buyer’s login credentials as the buyer keys in the details.

Wait. What if the buyer brings their own laptop? Well. The buyer can bring their own laptop but that does not reduce the risk of being keylogged. The seller simply needs to come out with a fake motive to access the buyer’s labtop for example, to login his mule to verify mesos amount. Have another person to distract buyer’s attention. Plugs in a thumbdrive that auto install a keylogger when plugged into the buyer’s labtop. Unplugs the thumbdrive.

And , trust me. Buyer usually lower their gaurd when seller propose “meet up” because the sense of security is higher compared to performing internet banking and risking the seller running away.

Exploitation #2: Via meet-up at LAN shop

Similar to Exploitation #1, would a buyer assumes that using a computer in a LAN shop is safe? The answer is NO! A computer at LAN shop can still be compromised and installed with a keylogger.

Comps at cyber Cafe also have keyloggers. I asked my cousin who owns a lan shop… he says GOT… so never ever play at lan shops..

Exploitation #3: Make payment over website first while we get our sales to contact you

Let see this example.

Dec 3 2009, 10:36 PM

hi, i am a player from Cassiopeia maplestory, recently i buy 1b mesos with www.seagm.com. It a advertiser from fm and selling mesos with very cheap rate compare with other, it only RM0.34/m,
i call them and telling them i just bank in RM RM 340, they ask me to wait at fm ch7m, after 30minute i waiting, i still unable to get my mesos,
i call up them, they telling me mesos just out of stock, and ask me to wait for 2month to get my mesos, i feel i being scam, my friend told me
this website is a pro scammer website due to last time he being scam buying powerleveling but i choose not to believe him~ someone can please help me!

Would a buyer assumes that the seller will definitely fulfill what they promise?

Exploitation #4: Internet banking – Send money first, trade later

Similar to Exploitation #3, all “send money first, trade later” runs risk of seller running away after getting money! Be it giving out A-cash prepaid card’s code first, or internet bank-in money first, or ATM deposit money first, or gift cash shop items first. It does not matter. Such trade is insecure and one risks getting scammed.

So as a closure to this post, where do you want to buy mesos today?

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MapleSEA IP Addresses and Ports

Author duststar | 27.12.2009 | Category MapleSEA

Once a while I ponder upon other websites that says …

1. Maplestory uses UDP ports.
2. Maplestory uses dynamic ports; they changes and you cannot block them

I have done a little research on MapleSEA IP addresses and ports. The research details are publish here.

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