phone scam questions [RE-wrenches]

[Bruce Geddes]

Hi All,
            The States isn't the only place they try this on.  I have had
enquiries way down here in Lord Of The Rings land.  My initial thoughts were
there must be some dealer closer that is cost competitive so why not use
them?

After sending such a message to the enquirer I got the response that they
REALLY wanted to deal with my business.  Yeah-sure.

The question is do you need the sale of a few panels that badly?  Are you
wanting to deal to further RE or are you chasing a few bucks?  Any enquiry
from that far away has to be suspicious and if you are so dollar hungry as
to chase the sale you deserve what results.

Just my thoughts.

Bruce Geddes
PowerOn


----- Original Message -----
From: "marco mangelsdorf" <marco at pvthawaii.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 3:50 PM
Subject: RE: phone scam questions [RE-wrenches]


> William,
>
> Don't do it.  Even if the CC checks out OK, you ship the modules and three
> weeks later hear from MasterCard or Visa that it was a stolen
> card/fraudulent card, etc. and that you're not going to get to keep the
> amount charged.  Having also been hit on twice by individuals in The
Gambia,
> I decided that the ONLY safe way of making such a sale is to get a
certified
> or cashier's check for payment in full plus shipping from the customer
> before anything leaves your facility, wait for the check to clear (your
bank
> isn't going to credit your account until they're sure they'll get their
> money) and then send the panels off to the Dark Continent.  Otherwise, I
> don't believe that it's worth it.  Once I reply to these characters: hey,
> why don't you get your modules from someone closer?  I never hear from
them
> again.
>
> marco
> proVision technologies
>

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