Scammer?!?l

[Sixpackpert]

Okay had an email enquiry through the other day. The email subject was Re: Order mail. The conversation went like this...

'Customer'
My name is Rev. Jack Lynch,I am sending you this email to find out if you do carry Stainless Steel 26 gauge of 48' x 96" 304L or 316 flat plate Instock for sell.Please respond me back as soon as possible and let me know the Pick up price quote available for any of these sizes in the GStainless Steel and also the form of payment you accept?. I will look forward hearing from you ASAP.

Thanks & God Bless Very Much
Kindly Regards
Jack Lynch

Me
Dear Jack,

We do not sell stainless steel in flat plates I’m afraid.

Best Regards

'Customer'
Thank You very much for your mail and if i may ask you which one do you carry for sell

Me
We do not sell flat plates of any kind. We sell bollards and street furniture.

'Customer'
Thank You very much for your mail..I want Aluminium Bollards and i want the ZURICH on the Refernce of 165.12.652..I want 15 pieces of the Aluminium Bollards and can you E-mail me back with total amount plus tax without shipping because it would be pick up at your destination by a freight company....Please let me know if you do accept Credit Card as a form of payment..
Thanks & God Bless Very Much
Kindly Regards
Jack Lynch

Me
Where are you based as this will affect which of our distributors deals with your request.

'Customer'
I Based in Uk

Me
Where in the UK? We have distributors all over the UK. What is your postcode?

'Customer'
Thank you for your reply,
Street : Ffynnon Helyg
Postcode : SA37 0JU
City : Boncath
State : Pembrokeshire
Country : United Kingdom
Tell......0xxxxxxxx9
Hope to hear from you soon
Jack Lynch


I'm getting bored now and can't think of a good reply.

Any suggestions?

[SpydieNut]

>send to trash can<

life's too short

[Adrian W]

Your in some directory he's using as a supplier of what he needs and his english isnt very good, it happens a lot, it's all this interwebby stuff.

[Sixpackpert]

Adrian W said:

Your in some directory he's using as a supplier of what he needs and his english isnt very good, it happens a lot, it's all this interwebby stuff.

So he's gone from wanting stainless steel flat plate to our aluminium street bollards? hmmmmkay.

[Neil_H]

Sounds dodgy to me, ask him for a landline number that you can call and speak to him on, and watch the excuses roll in.

[Hub]

Sixpackpert said:

God Bless Very Much

I don't know who falls for these scams. The scammers need to take it more seriously in learning English and cultural use of language (God bless?) if they are to come across as anything but a stereotypical "please transfer your monies" scammer. But I'm glad they don't.

[Sixpackpert]

Neil_H said:

Sounds dodgy to me, ask him for a landline number that you can call and speak to him on, and watch the excuses roll in.

Good call.

[DamoLLb]

I had the same sort of thing with a 'Rev Brain (yes Brain not Brian) Moore. And yes, he had a very deep African voice. I didn't have what he wanted, but he just wanted to buy anything with a credit card. 'I want about 10 pieces of.....'

He then tried to give me his 'sisters' credit card details. I phoned up the Credit card company to inform them, and they said go ahead with it as it all matched!!! I didn't and searched the residential directory and found the original credit card holder who was naturally horrified.

I assume he would then change his mind, accept a restock charge and try and have the money sent back to him by cheque or put into a different account. Which naturally we wouldn't do.

[DamoLLb]

.....Also

Which self respecting Welshman would say would ever say they live in the UK, christ!

[NDA]

Doesn't look much like a vicarage.

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&a...

[G_T]

Scam.

Insist on cash upfront and make sure it clears if you're honestly still considering.

[davido140]

G_T said:

Scam.

Insist on cash upfront and make sure it clears if you're honestly still considering.

+1, most likely he'll be paying on stolen credit cards.

The goods will be shipped and long gone before the bank calls to tell you that they are reversing the payments.

Seen this exact tactic sink a firm before, the "tab" was up for £50,000 before the bank called to say the card was pinched.

[G_T]

davido140 said:

G_T said:

Scam.

Insist on cash upfront and make sure it clears if you're honestly still considering.

+1, most likely he'll be paying on stolen credit cards.

The goods will be shipped and long gone before the bank calls to tell you that they are reversing the payments.

Seen this exact tactic sink a firm before, the "tab" was up for £50,000 before the bank called to say the card was pinched.

It does beg the question why an African Fraudster would want steel ballards sending to Pembrokshire though...

[davido140]

G_T said:

davido140 said:

G_T said:

Scam.

Insist on cash upfront and make sure it clears if you're honestly still considering.

+1, most likely he'll be paying on stolen credit cards.

The goods will be shipped and long gone before the bank calls to tell you that they are reversing the payments.

Seen this exact tactic sink a firm before, the "tab" was up for £50,000 before the bank called to say the card was pinched.

It does beg the question why an African Fraudster would want steel ballards sending to Pembrokshire though...

I know, wierd isnt it, it was IT equipment that I saw it happen with before, high value, easy to sell on, pretty much untracable.

I cant see the scrap value being particularly high.

[Simpo Two]

G_T said:

It does beg the question why an African Fraudster would want steel ballards sending to Pembrokshire though...

Because the originals have been nicked by pikeys?

[Mattygooner]

Say:

I will have the bollards despatched immediately! We also have some children for sale.

[Sixpackpert]

G_T said:

davido140 said:

G_T said:

Scam.

Insist on cash upfront and make sure it clears if you're honestly still considering.

+1, most likely he'll be paying on stolen credit cards.

The goods will be shipped and long gone before the bank calls to tell you that they are reversing the payments.

Seen this exact tactic sink a firm before, the "tab" was up for £50,000 before the bank called to say the card was pinched.

It does beg the question why an African Fraudster would want steel ballards sending to Pembrokshire though...

He's getting them picked up by his own freight company to save carriage charges and obviously they will go knowhere near the address he has given me. I haven't told him our prices include delivery yet. Bless him!

The bollards he is after are cast aluminium and have very very little scrap value.

[NDA]

Tell him you have some mates in Newchapel (just down the road) and you could swing by personally to meet him.

Have a play with him and see where you get to!