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Yes, we get these every day as well. If therre is anything in the
message body about "credit", I file it in my Nigerian Opportunities
folder. <span class="moz-smiley-s1"><span> :-) </span></span><br>
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Matt T<br>
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Chris @ the Oasis wrote:
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<pre wrap=""> Hi Folks:
Because of our (cursedly) good web presence, we get perhaps 4 to 6 of these
a day. When I got fewer of them (thinking perhaps they were not bogus), I
would call the credit card(s) issuing bank -- you can get that information
through your credit card processor, by giving them the first six digits of
the card number. Then the issuing bank can contact the REAL card holder and
verify if the transaction is on the up-and-up. But it's very time
consuming, so now I just delete them. Vague orders are just scammers; we
also have a nice collection of forged, stolen or voided bank checks and
money orders. We do a fair amount of international business, but with those
out-of-country customers, it's bank transfer only.
Let the seller beware! We haven't been hurt by such scammers, but I know of
other businesses who have not been so fortunate.
Chris Daum
Oasis Montana Inc.
406-777-4309
406-777-0830 fax
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.oasismontana.com">www.oasismontana.com</a>
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From: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>
[<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] On Behalf Of Jeff Yago
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2008 1:01 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Fake Email solar orders
I am wondering if any of you are receiving fake email orders as I think they
are a scam by hackers in China or other countries.
They always start out asking for a very "odd" list of items they are looking
for. For example, they will say they will take almost any brand of solar
module and any size. They also ask for solar pumps or inverters, but do
not care what size. If I am trying to order a pump, inverter, or solar
module for a specific job, I would expect to know the size I need and not
take whatever the supplier is willing to sell.
Also, all of these email's have a non-business email address using one of
those free email services, and always indicate they have also sent the same
email to others as"un-disclosed." When we check the street address they
give us, it is usually an apartment complex or residential area of a large
city. They always say right up-front that they will be paying by credit
card
Finally, the real give-away is their grammar is never correct and they
always mis-match the verb tense or there is a mis-match in subject-verb.
Here is a recent one we received -
Hello, Kindly get quoted pricing for these Grundfos well pump for us ,we
would be glad for offer your discounted prices.
LET ME KNOW THE POSSIBILITY OF THE SUPPLY AND KIND OF CREDIT CARDS YOU HOST
FOR PAYMENT. MUCH REGARDS
I have heard these scammers are using stolen or bogus credit card numbers
which are good when you check, but a few days after you ship out the solar
hardware the credit card is declined. I have also heard they ship to some
apartment that is rented for a few months where the turn the orders around
and ship overseas to 3rd world countries where they can get rid of almost
anything that is solar with no questions asked.
Has anybody been stung by these fake orders, and please do not check my
email grammar!!
Jeff Yago
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