Released on: June 24, 2008, 10:13 pm

Press Release Author: Nick Fitzpatrick

Industry: Agriculture

Press Release Summary: Recently an Internet email scammer going by the name of Paul
Redman has been contacting various persons and businesses that deal in hay or other
agricultural products. He has registered the email address adenbrookfarms@gmail.com
and has copied various text, logos and pictures from the website adenbrookfarms.com.
He has falsely posed as an employee of Aden Brook Farms and contacted a number of
hay suppliers and customers in order to ask them to enter into transactions with
him.

Press Release Body: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


Pine Bush, N.Y. (June 18, 2008) - Aden Brook is sending out a warning to buyers and
sellers in the hay industry: Internet scammers are taking the normal hay scams a
step further. The scammers are now using the identities of reputable hay businesses
to try and lure producers and customers into scam transactions related to the
purchase or sale of hay.

Recently an Internet email scammer going by the name of Paul Redman has been
contacting various persons and businesses that deal in hay or other agricultural
products. He has registered the email address adenbrookfarms@gmail.com and has
copied various text, logos and pictures from the website adenbrookfarms.com. He has
falsely posed as an employee of Aden Brook Farms and contacted a number of hay
suppliers and customers in order to ask them to enter into transactions with him.

Please be aware that anyone from Aden Brook Farms will have an email address ending
in an adenbrook.com or adenbrookfarms.com domain. We do not use public email
servers. Our employees also are listed on our websites for the public's reference
when they need to verify the name of someone who may have contacted them from our
company.

"This incident represents a change in the way that the Internet scammers are
targeting entities in the agricultural business. They're stepping up their efforts
because people are catching on to the old tricks," said Nick Fitzpatrick, CEO of
Aden Brook. "Using the names of companies that do reputable business is a more
sophisticated trick that has scammed even large Wall Street investment banks out of
millions," added Fitzpatrick, referring to a recent scam that defrauded Lehman
Brothers out of over $300 million.

On a smaller scale, Internet scammers will contact potential victims and inquire
about purchasing hay or other products that they may have for sale. The scammers
will pretend to be part of an established business or, in some cases, pretend to be
employees of other hay companies already in business. These transactions aim to
defraud the legitimate party out of money using certified checks, wire and money
transfers, credit cards, PayPal, or other standard forms of payment. Aden Brook
warns the public that it should not under any circumstances enter into transactions
with these persons, particularly if the deal seems too good to be true.

At least for now it has been easy to spot an email from Internet scammers because
they don't know the products or terminology used when talking about the products
they're pretending to purchase. People who receive emails from people writing via a
public email address should take extra caution in making sure the contact is legit.

The Internet is a great place to do business and will continue to improve the way
people do business worldwide. However, Aden Brook advises people to use caution when
responding to contact from strangers. In the event that anyone is scammed out of
money, law enforcement agencies will not have much to offer, as they are overwhelmed
with these cases. However, victims should report Internet scams when they spot them
to http://www.fbi.gov/majcases/fraud/internetschemes.htm

For more information on the products and services offered by Aden Brook, visit our
website at www.adenbrook.com


Web Site: http://www.adenbrookfarms.com

Contact Details: Aden Brook Farms
105 Depot Street
Pine Bush NY 12566
845-744-2011