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I just got this in the email today and immediately thought of all the scams that go around. Anyone else get this?
"Hi .I urgently need some banners for our annual one year HIV/Aids Conference and I want the theme for the event on the banner.Below is how i want it done.Organizations Name:AIDS Action Council Theme:The Front lines in the Nation's War on AIDS Banner Size:3x8 Art Work:No Art Work Banner LocationutdoorPlease send me the pricing for the above banner and i will send you how many we will be needing. Thank you"
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you get an order for 100 banners you get a credit number card for the payment You prepay for the shipping to their personal shipper but they tell you to charge more on the credit card.
The shipping is a good amount of course because its overseas.
They get the money for shipping.
Credit card gets a charge back to you because its an illegal or stolen card. You out the shipping charges. They walk away saying, Stupid Americans
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Yeah, and I think I ordered a 100 banner order from overseas like..........NEVER!!! Why I would think someone from overseas would order banners from america where it would cost them 10x the amount of just getting it there is stupid...STOOPID!! The reason they keep scamming americans is because some of us fall for it, simple...
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Well thank god I asked, I probably be one of those dumb ass Canadian's that would have fallen for it, Dam some people can be so crappy,Wonder how much damage these low life,s cause in the world? Thanks for clearing that up for this dumb dumb Canadian. Graham
-------------------- Tony Vickio The World Famous Vickio Signs 3364 Rt.329 Watkins Glen, NY 14891 t30v@vickiosigns.com 607-535-6241 http://www.vickiosigns.com Posts: 1063 | From: Watkins Glen, New York | Registered: Sep 2001
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Hi ! We got the same letter today! I figured it was the same as we have had before, but usually they say 40 banners, and say Rev...so and so...I guess to look more ligit. Then they ask about if you accept payment. One time, my employee played along, that was when they called via a "deaf" conference call...she countered the guy who called us, then he started coming on to her! Wow, I couldnt beleive it. You can usually spot the scams because of the language and punctuation, like the period before the sentence... I hope no one falls for these, especially without investigating it online. Kat >^..^< of TomKat
-------------------- Tom & Kathy Durham House Springs, MO Posts: 654 | From: House Springs, MO | Registered: Apr 1999
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Brian, these scams are getting really good. I feel extra special as I got a personal phonecall from a soft spoken foreign 'gentleman?' calling himself James LoveRich...(yeah I could love 'to be'rich too) asking do I accept credit cards?...Well, yes I do! Can I quote on 100 banners they need them right away. Yes, I can. I did play along and asked that he email me exactly what he wanted and I would look it over....within seconds I received that email. Then within just a few more seconds he had the nerve to call back and ask 'How much would 100 cost?' and when will they be ready?....Bwhaa Haaaa. I politely told him this conversation is over......and never heard back from him....I guess they downsized and got your number....beware! Nice to see you are still around...happy engineering, Brian.
-------------------- Susan Banasky Source Signs Nanaimo, British Columbia sourcesigns@shaw.ca
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