Fight Back against Printing Scam!
We have had three proposals this year, and it starts with an email like this:
----- Original Message -----
From:
Rev Jeff Wonder(jeffwonder0244@yahoo.com)
To:
info@bizcardpro.com
Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2008 1:51 AM
Subject: flyers order....
Hello
i am rev jeff wonder and l want to order some flyers and i will need
the Qty 100,500 with the size of 8.5''x11'' in full copies Black Ink on Yellow
Paper l want you to write of the flyer (SAVE CHILD'S HEART).I want you to go
ahead and quote me the total pick up prices plus tax without shipping and also
Advise me the method of of payment you accept? when can you get them ready ?
so that we can proceed with this order. and will also like to know if you print
banners.
Stay Blessed
rev jeff wonder
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Hello Jeff:
Help me to get the information straight.
You want 100 or 500 flyers, printed on
yellow paper, with just the words, SAVE CHILD'S HEART
And you wish to pick them up to save on shipping.
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thanks for the email and all information...
i will like to order for 98.500 flyers and yes i will like SAVE CHILD'S HEART
and will like it on yellow paper and will also be sending a shipping compnay to
come your location for the pick up as soon as they are ready.. so get back to me
with all information so we can proceed.
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Notice, 98,500 flyers, very large
quantity, should have been the first red flag
Notice, only one line of meaningless words, , definitely
the second red flag
Notice, sending shipping company to pick
up the product, the
third red flag
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From:
Rev Jeff Wonder(jeffwonder0244@yahoo.com)
Thanks for the quote.
But it is unfortunate to inform you that I have a family emergency,(my wife
just had an accident)and I will be on the next available flight to Germany but I
won't be back till further notice.Meanwhile this order is to be delivered to a
church in Ghana,West-Africa.
So I would like you to contact the Freight Company with the approximate weight
of the order and your address and get me the freight charges for delivering the
order to the address below:
Rev. Matthew Banson
(World Miracle Church)
352 Lemon St.
Accra,Ghana,00233
West-Africa.
Freight Company Contact Details:
COMPANY NAME:Gold coast Shipping Company.
EMAIL ADDRESS:GOLDCOSTSHIPPINGYARD@YAHOO.COM
i will like you to go ahead and contact them and get back to me as soon as you
can so i can provide you with my credit card information for you to go ahead and
run that for the grand total of the order pluse shipping so we can proceed..
also let me know as soon as you send an email to the shippers.
N0: i will like to order for the 2)
Printed on 60# Astrobrite, Solar Yellow
with black ink, one side only
One line of text only, ie., no heavy coverage
98,500 flyers- $5,738 (.0585 ea)
MAY GOD BLESS YOU
REV JEFF WONDER,
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ooh, an bad accident, has to leave the
country, hurry order, BIG red flag
Switch from picking up product to deliver
product to shipping company, 5th and final red flag
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All conversation was discontinued after this, and we were not
hurt.
We could see where it was going, next some form of payment by
check would be
received, the amount would be for too much money, we would send
a refund, and this crook would have all he needs to clean
out our bank account.
We hope that others will not be so hungry that they believe
this is a legitimate proposal.
A Public Service from bizcardpro
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