From: Stephen Grammont (islander@midmaine.com)
Date: Wed Feb 02 2005 - 09:00:55 PST
From: steve@battlefront.com
Subject: Re: [MV] The game's afoot, (continued)
Date: February 2, 2005 11:04:04 AM EST
To: rickv100@yahoo.com
Cc: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
I agree... likely a stolen credit card number which would only be
discovered AFTER shipment of materials. Probably why our little friend
in Legos is so curious about WHEN the product will ship.
Last month my company was hit with dozens of credit card orders (over
the web) from a guy in Legos using our website to check out if the
credit card numbers were still good. Then, I am sure, he'd go to town
on the thing! We've since implemented the CSC verification (the three
numbers on the back of the card) and that's stopped him cold. For
those of you who don't know the CSC info is NOT supposed to be stored
anywhere but the credit card issuing company. That way stolen credit
card numbers, except in physical format (i.e. stolen wallet), won't
have the CSC.
Steve
On Feb 2, 2005, at 6:18 AM, Rick v100 wrote:
> I am guessing its a bogus credit card number and he is
> expecting to get genuine parts to resell.
>
> Can we play "guess the scam" prior to you letting us
> know?
>
> Rick
>
> --- m35products <m35prod@optonline.net> wrote:
>
>> Here is the latest message from my friend in
>> Nigeria:
>>
>> HELLO
>>
>> THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY HOW LONG WILL IT TAKE YOU
>> TO SHIP OUT THE PARTS
>> AFTER YOU HAVE CHARGE MY CARD FOR THE PAYMENT.ALSO I
>> WILL LIKE TO KNOWN IF
>> THIS PARTS ARE GEUNIE CUMMINS PARTS WITH THE LOGO ON
>> IT.
>>
>> WAITING TO READ FROM YOU SO THAT WE CAN PROCEED
>>
>> REGARDS.
>>
>> My answer: "I will ship as soon as I charge your
>> credit card. Yes, the parts
>> are genuine."
>>
>> I will say that this is a new twist on the perennial
>> scam. So far, he has
>> not asked for any advance fee, or indicated that he
>> wants me to perform any
>> unsavory acts with banks, lawyers, or goats. He
>> obviously is a BSA, as he
>> refers to my "store" which I do not have, and he has
>> accepted my imaginary
>> pricing for the main bearings. I am certain,
>> however, that the other shoe is
>> about to drop.
>>
>> apb
>>
>>
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