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RE: Possible Scam??? - 3/31/2009 4:04:44 PM

Kitchen Designer

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Hi, I have came across your website because I received a email from this scam artist now named PAUL SEAGAL. Please take a look at the emails we exchanged, and thank you for having this site!

EMAIL #1

Good Day,
My name is Paul Segal. Can you make base cabinets for me to pick up at your location after production?
Please find the details below
Size: 28" H x 32" W
Wood: Maple
Finish: Unfinished
Drawers: Two Drawers
Quantity:10 cabinets
Door Style: Slab or Flat Panel Doors and two doors
If you can, I will be happy if you can get back to me as soon as possible with the cost and what are the forms of payments that you
accept?
Have a nice day

Paul

EMAIL #2

Once again I really appreciate your business.I am ok with the total and yeah I want them all in wood . I am purchasing the cabinets as a donation to a Orphanage home. I just received a message from my church that we will be having a crusade in Argentina.  I want you to contact the freight company that will be picking up the cabinets and ship to the Orphanage in Ghana. You need to send them an email with the information below so that we can get the shipping cost too. I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as you get the shipping cost then I can make payment to that also before I move to the crusade.
Freight company contact details:
Shipping company name :World Cargo Links International Freight   Company Limited


Email : quote_worldcargofreight@rock.com
Shipping address below:
Mr. Kelvin Mourison
Home of Peace Orphanage
893 Kofie Street,89280
Takuradi, Accra-Ghana.
You need to Contact them with the Pick up address, Shipping address, Weight, Size and quantity of the cabinets. If you can`t get the total weight, you can still contact them with the size and quantity and as soon as they get all this information they will be providing us the shipping quote. I am patiently waiting to hear from you soon with the whole total cost of the shipping then I can make the payment all together before I move to the crusade. By the way wish you all the best in business.
Have a nice day.
Dr. Paul

EMAIL #3

No I am in Argentina as at the moment. I left last night and would be away for 3 months. About the colours, please let every thing be in natural maple. That would be okay by me.With my phone number, my wife juts reported to me that there has been a problem with the phone lines last night but you can have my address 503 Benton StreetAdel, 50003Iowa. Please try to contact the freight company so that we can get the freight charges for these cabinets to Ghana because my partners are worried that we might not get this done on time. I will be waiting to hear from you with the freight charges. Have a nice day Paul

I wrote:

Paul,

Are you in miami? So I could send you color samples. Also can u provide me with your address and telephone number?

Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

EMAIL #4
(FROM FREIGHT COMPANY)

Dear Valued Customer,
I am a representative from World Cargo Links Freight Company and we were contacted today by Dr. Paul Segal concerning some packages he will like us to come pick up at your location after production. In order to get the freight charges from him, we will be glad if you could email us with the following information: 1. Pick Up Location Address2. Weight/Number of Cabinets3. Delivery Address As soon as get these information, we will respond with the freight charges.Hope to hear from you soon Manager.....Sulemana Abdul-Aziz EMAIL #5
Dear Valued Customer, Okay this is our phone numbers: If your shipping address is in Africa, like what Dr.Paul told us, then you need to contact us on this phone number: 00233 244 421 693 If the phone lines gets busy, please try emailing us with the informations that we might for this quote. We can not give you a quote on phone. Hope to hear from you Manager.....Sulemana Abdul-Aziz

----- Original Message -----
From: ME
To: "'Andrew Smith'"
Subject: RE: [BULK] Shipping Information
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 07:56:23 -0400

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Please send me your telephone number so I can contact you directly to talk about this in more detail.
Regards

EMAIL #6

Dear Valued Customer,
Thank you for your interest in using World Cargo Links International Freight for your shipping needs and services .We checked on picking up and shipping of 10 36" wide X 30" High X 28" Deep cabinets, from OUR COMPANY to Mr. Kelvin Mourison,Home of Peace Orphanage, 893 Kofie Street,89280,Takuradi,Accra Ghana 00233 West Africa and the shipping costs is going to be $2,700.55 USA Dollars .

That includes international airway taxes(I.A.T) , Tarrifs and custom's clearance duties.It takes approximately 7 days for delivery from the day of pick-up and regarding the packaging and crating we will also handle that to prevent breakages or damages

And we take all major credit cards from and to any destination in the world except Africa where we now accept payment only from the pickup location and payment proceedure will go as via western union money transfer from the pickup location due to a problem we are encountering with our bankers over there about credit cards.

Since our company is now trying to connect with a bank, we will be accepting credit cards as form of paymant to Africa sometime next year .You will be required to send payment via Western Union Money Transfer to our financial manager at our branch head quarters at the delivery location which is spedified below and make cash payment before the packages can be picked and this is the name and address of the financial manager

Name : Sulemana Abdul Aziz
Zipcode : 00233
Country : Ghana

You need to go to the western union with the cash of the shipping funds and the address specified above to send payment through.
Before we come and pick it up you have to email us with the Western Union Money Transfer reciept information which shows

1.Senders full name
2, MTCN control number 10 digits
3, Secret Question and Answer.

All the above informations are on the reciept and the question and answer will come from you which can be any question and answer as you choose.
As soon as we receive payment we will let you know by fax with the receipt which contains the shipment tracking number and the time for the pick up and shipping and before we can provide that we need to get a payment confirmation details requested above and don't hesitate to contact us if you need any more assistance

Thanks in Advance
Manager.....

Sulemana Abdul-Aziz
World Cargo Links International Freight
Telephone:+44 703 186 6968
Fax: + 44 870 495 1829
Email:quote_worldcargofreight@rock.com

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FINAL EMAIL

Mr. Seagal,
I believe you must be extremely mistaken to think that our company is going to pay for YOUR shipping costs to Africa. Our company does thousands of exports a year and the customers handle, coordinate, and pay for their own shipments.
If you would still like to purchase these 10 cabinets (which something tells me you won't), you need to pay with a cashiers check or money orders, and coordinate your own shipping charges.
Regards!

I AM STILL WAITING FOR "MR. SEAGAL" TO GET BACK TO ME. HE IS USING THE EMAIL ADDRESS : PAULSEAGAL@GMAIL.COM
I HOPE THIS CAN HELP PEOPLE FROM NOT GETTING SCAMMED.

< Message edited by Kitchen Designer -- 3/31/2009 4:12:01 PM >

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RE: Possible Scam??? - 4/7/2009 5:37:48 AM

woodworker

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I AM SURPRISE YOU ARE SAYING THAT PAUL SEAGAL IS A SCAM ARTIST. THE SAME PROCEDURE HE TOOK WITH YOU WAS THE SAME HE TOOK FOR ME WHEN HE ORDER SOME COUNTER TOPS WORTH OF 7000$ FROM MY COMPANY. I SUSPECTED IT AS A POSSIBLE SCAM LIKE YOU THINK AND I ASKED HIM TO COME OVER TO MY SHOW ROOM TO CHOOSE FROM THE TOPS THAT WE HAD. HE CAME IN AND AFTER HE HAD CHOSEN WHAT HE WANTED, HE PAID US CASH FOR THE TOPS AND THEN GAVE US HIS MASTER CARD TO RUN FOR THE SHIPPING CHARGES AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY TRACE OF SCAM IN HIS TRANACTION. KITCHEN DESIGNER PLEASE ARE YOU SURE THAT YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PERSON?
WELL THIS IS MY STORY.

I AM JUST SURPRISED

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RE: Possible Scam??? - 4/7/2009 3:43:53 PM

palgal

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Very simply woodworker, was the shipping charges more than the items...ie he gave you the 7000 cash, but how much was this shipping? If the shipping was more than the counter tops, he banks the difference in the form of a stolen credit card. This scam artists are coming up with very very creative ways to do this.

If the above pertains situation pertains to you..you've been scammed. Was the cash good? Our counterfeit???

You'll find out in a couple of months time when you're bank charges you back for one or both. Several months can go by before this happens.

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RE: Possible Scam??? - 6/23/2009 7:46:07 AM

scintex

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We just got this one sent, dodgy;

Hello Amber
I will like to order the 150L Biodiesel Package which cost $3,890.. from your web site www.scintex.com.au
And i will recommend a freight company for the pick up of the unit to to my new company in (West Africa) . Now i want to you to contact them with the total weight of the unit and find out the freight quote to Africa for me . The delivery address is below :

james and sons ltd
505 Orphanage Street
Kumasi, 00233
Ghana(West Africa)

Freight company email address : freightlinersshippinggh@hotmail.com

And including the pick-up location and they will surely get you a freight quote .As soon as you her from them let me know so that i can proceed with transaction Best Regards
james(owner)

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RE: Possible Scam??? - 7/23/2009 2:08:07 AM

Hose4u

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Had these few contact me recently

Please notice that none of these emails is actually addressed to me (nor do they mention my name) and on my company website there is no mention of a Customer service dept

Be warned...

Topic : order request
From: Alex Latorie [latori_company1@yahoo.com]
To: dhswest@gmail.com

Dear Sir,
Am Alex Latori and was told you can help me with some PVC Suction Hoses .Owing to this,i will like you to get back to me with the price for a size of 6M OF WATER SUCTION HOSE 150MM with 2 X 6" FEMALE CAMLOCKS .I will also like to know the forms of payment you do accept.Have a nice day and i want to hear from you as soon as possible.
Alex Latori

Topic:Order Hose
From: Williams Roger [rogewilliams@yahoo.com]
To: rogewilliams@yahoo.com

Dear Customer Service

My name is Mr Roger Williams with the Williams & Company Inc and i am sending this email to your business as per regards to the order for some Hose and i will need some suction hose and below are the quantity per meter for the size 1 1/2 suction hose PVC

1. For the PVC suction hose i will need 300 meters
2. For the Rubber i will need 200 meters

And so can you send me an email response back with the types of PVC suction hose that you carry as well as the rubber suction hose that you carry in stock now along with the price per meter so that i can make my selection and let you know the type that i am looking for so that we can proceed with the order and i will also like to know the forms of payment that you accept so that we can proceed with the order

Best Regards
Mr Roger Williams
Topic: Hose and fittings Order
From: bill patrick [bill_patrick72@yahoo.com]
To:sales@pcahose.com.au

Dear Customer Service

My name is Mr Bill Patrick with the Patrick And Company and i am sending this email to your company as per regards to the order for some Hose/garden hose and i am looking for the size 1 and a half suction and if you also have any other sizes let me know so that we can proceed with the order by letting you know the feet long that i will need in order to process the order and also let me know the types of hose that you carry instock and also your full name and contact phone number so that i can give you a call to place the order and also let me know the forms of payment that you accept so that we can proceed with the order

Best Regards
Mr Bill Patrick
Patrick And Company

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RE: Possible Scam??? - 1/27/2010 4:44:27 PM

home design

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I run a small replacement window and siding company in Colorado and I got the same treatment from this guy. Below is a copy of our e mail thread.

He contacted me through our website with no phone number. He only asked if I sold vinyl windows. I emailed back.

ME:
Thank you for inquiring about our company's products. Yes we do sell vinyl windows. In fact we sell premium custom made vinyl windows from several different manufacturers so that we can offer you the best product for your needs. We keep our overhead very low and pass those savings on to you so you can get the same high quality vinyl windows you here advertised on the TV or radio for much less than you might expect.

Can I have Darryl come by and give you an estimate on your home. We do not use any kind of high pressure sales tactics and will never sale your information to another company.

Thanks again for visiting our website!

HIM:
Hello Brandon,

Thanks alot for your email..I need the Vinyl window in size 34" x 36" Double Hung, white, with half screen, grids between the glass and Low E and Argon, energy star rated i will install it my self. and i will be picking them up at your shop.Kindly email me back with the price range and i will get back to you with the quantity that i need so that we can proceed with this order further..

Best Regards
Rev,Martin Dave

ME:
Rev, Martin Dave

For a double hung vinyl window, with grids, low e glass w/ argon and half screen, I would use an Amerimax window made here in Loveland CO. If you install it yourself I could order up the windows at a price of $275.00 per window, and they would be at the warehouse in 10 days to 2 weeks. This is a very good window and is not only Energy Star rated but has a 2.9 u factor and a 2.8 solar heat gain which makes them eligible for the energy tax credit. The energy tax credit of 2009-2010 pays 30% of your purchase of qualifying windows up to $1500.00. Feel free to call or email with any questions regarding the tax credits.

We are ready to go as soon as you are and will be awaiting your email or phone call. Thanks again!

HIM:
Hello Brandon,

Thanks alot for your email.Am okay with the price and i will like you to email me back with the total price on 20 pieces plus tax pick up at your shop and also advice with the method payment that you accept so that we can proceed with this order further.

Regards
Rev,Martin Dave

ME:
Rev, Martin Dave

The total price including tax for 20 windows of the size and specifications we talked about would be $5500.00. We take Visa/MC/AMEX, check, or we have financing options available through Wells Fargo.

I would need to have Darryl meet up with you to sign a contract for us and we would need a down payment of $2750.00 which is half of the total price, to make the window order. I would recommend meeting up at the job site so that Darryl can make sure the windows you are ordering are going to work well for your situation, and he can address any issues that are specific to the building that they are being installed in.

We recieve windows from Amerimax at the manufacturer's warehouse in Denver off of Washington between 54th and 52nd. You can certainly pick the windows up there if that is convenient for you or we can drop ship them to the job site for $100.00.

Let me know how you would like to proceed. We look forward to meeting you!

HIM:
Good Morning Brandon,
I just got a message from my church member regarding a conference meeting in Rome which i have to attend .Due to that i will not be able to pick up the windows myself .I want you to do me a favor by contacting a shipping company which i recommended and find out the cost for shipment.I want the windows should be ship to my new orphanage home that am construction.

Here is the shipping address below.
Rev ,Martin Dave
1methordis kids oprhange
32 Trasaco Valley
City Accra
Country Ghana

Kindly go ahead and contact Express Freight Shipping Company with the pick up location and delivery address as well as the total weight of the windows. I have been using them for sometime now and they offer good customers service.After you Sherdule the pick up with the shipping company i will like you to calculate the amount of the windows plus the shipping charges so that i can email you with my Credit Card for you to process for the total amount.

Here is their email address copy and email them :
Expressfreight277@gmail.com

Thanks for your Patience
Rev, Martin Dave

I immediatly did some research on the address as well as the shipping company and found that the shipping company does not exist. I emailed the shipping company and asked where they were located and what their website was and this was the email I got back:

EXPRESS FREIGHT SHIPPING

We are affiliated worldwide our website is under construction.

Regards,
Mr. Micheal Smith
Express Freight Shipping (world export)

I knew this had to be bogus at this point and did some more rooting around before I found this forum. I am glad other's posted on this scam. This is an overseas (look at the spelling and grammar) email scam job that gets you to pay for shipping charges to a non existent company because you want to help the poor children in Ghana.

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RE: Possible Scam??? - 1/27/2010 5:14:06 PM

home design

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Woodworker's syntax is very familiar....where have I seen it before.....hmmm....oh yeah! In the fraudulent emails that I recieved!

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