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Delivery-date: Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:50:43 -0600
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Subject: Order Enquiry
From: Andrew Roundy [Roundyandrew@andrew.com]
Reply-To: roundyandrew2@gmail.com
My name is Andrew,I want to place an order in your store,I will like
to know if you ship to Philippines.Do you accept credit card?.Get back to me
with your website/price list.I will await your prompt response
Best Regards,
Andrew
Scammers use the Internet to find new victims. I fight back using the Internet to educate and help artists NOT become victims.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Scam Email: Andrew Roundy
Here is a scam email I received this morning. Looks like the scam was sent from a hijacked server. Notice how all the emails are either made up or belong to someone else - except for the Reply-To address, which is where your reply goes when you write back. That is the throw-away gmail account the scammer is using to communicate with their victims. The rest of this email is pretty standard stuff - they withhold most of the scam until a person replies to them. But the formatting is off, as usual.
Hi, Have just 22/02/2011 received a similar one from some one purporting to be from Tokyo with exactly the same format.
ReplyDeleteKatie, Thanks for the heads up
Ray Moseley
Hi I have just received the exact same email as above from Andrew Roundy. I did reply to him thinking he was legit and he then wanted to place a large order through my web store. When I told him I could not supply his order, he then insisted this was OK, that he wanted to spend $1200 in my online store on any products similar to his order. I thought this very strange and goggled his name, hence I came across your site..Thank you so much....
ReplyDeleteI just received one too from Mr. Roundy. Is there anything that can be done to find these people and penalize them somehow? Thank you!
ReplyDeleteJust got an order from the same guy, $1100 worth of product with instructions to use their shipper, Seahog Logistics. He even gave me a customer number...Any thoughts?
ReplyDeleteI'm pretty sure the customer number is fake... and if it isn't (which would surprise me), I'm sure they still pay their stuff with cash and use a PO box so they can't be traced.
ReplyDeleteI wish more could be done to find and penalize these cockroaches but they are very well practiced on how to do this so they can't be traced. And really, nothing illegal has been done until they actually send a fraudulent check (and most send it via FedEx because FedEx doesn't really do anything about it - UPS and obviously the postal service do investigate these once a fraudulent check is sent). But when they pay for postage with cash, there really isn't much of a record anyway. At best, they would know the FedEx, UPS, or postal office of origin.
But some feel its worth reporting anyway, so authorities get a sense for the scope of the problem.
We had the same thing happen here. This was our conversation-
ReplyDelete-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Roundy [mailto:Roundyandrew@andrew.com]
Sent: Wednesday, March 09, 2011 9:36 PM
To: INFO (Hampden Trading)
Subject: Order Enquiry.......
My name is Andrew,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines.Do you accept credit card?.Get back to me with
your website/price list.I will await your prompt response
Best Regards,
Andrew
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Estelle wrote:
Hi Andrew,
I have attached out latest catalogue for you to look through. We don't currently ship to the Philippines, only Australia and New Zealand.
Thanks,
Estelle
Customer Service
Hampden Trading
Please consider the environment before printing this email.
From: Andrew Roundy [mailto:ausxxa@gmail.com]
Sent: Saturday, March 12, 2011 2:45 PM
To: Estelle
Subject: Re: Order Enquiry.......
Email me with the prices of the items below
SEA SALT GRINDER
ITEM CODE : AR4009142
Organic Barbeque.
Item Code: AR4009203
Organic Mixed Herb
Item Code: AR4009173
Organic Vegetable
Item Code: AR4000728
On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Estelle wrote:
Hi Andrew,
The following are the RRP; this is what they are sold at retail level. If you want to know how much distributors buy them for please let me know.
Sea Salt Grinder- $5.29 – 5.99
Organic BBQ- $6.29 – 6.99
Mixed Herb- $6.29 – 6.99
Vegetable- $6.29 – 6.99
Estelle Mansfield
Customer Service
Hampden Trading
From: Andrew Roundy [mailto:roundyandrew1@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2011 10:42 AM
To: Estelle Mansfield
Subject: ITEMS NEEDED........CONTACT SHIPPER
Hello
Good to read back from you . below are the Items I want to order,
Sea Salt Grinder $5.29
60 qty
Organic BBQ- $6.29
60 qty
Mixed Herb- $6.29
60 qty
Vegetable- $6.29
60 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
16 Ayala Avenue,
Makati City,
Metro Manila, Philippines 1226
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling, customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Seahog Logistics Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (seahoglogistics@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Seahog Logistics Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM SEAHOG LOGISTICS LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Andrew
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :AQW364626YA
2)Delivery Full Address:
16 Ayala Avenue,
Makati City,
Metro Manila, Philippines 1226.
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST
It was here that I googled Andrew Roundy, what a fool!
I hope you are not feeling like a fool... you didn't lose ANY money or product! You didn't even get to the part of the scam where he gives you a stolen credit card number (typically one that has not yet been reported but will result in a chargeback once the owner realizes the charges) or offers to send you a fake check.
ReplyDeleteYou did fine. You did finally trust your gut that something wasn't right and you googled it. And now you won't lose anything.
Be proud of yourself!
I am so glad to find this site!! I have had the same experience as Estelle. My gut was telling me that it was not quite right. You really have to be aware.
ReplyDeleteThis person is still doing it!
ReplyDeleteI politely told him that I couldnt process credit card transactions. He hasnt got back to me, thankfully. It is so unfortunate that he still carries on. What is the best way to deal with characters like this?? You dont want him hacking your site or putting down your business name.
ReplyDeleteI just received the same email from someone who called himself Jordan Benson. Something told me that this was a fishy deal I just wrote to him and asked him how he found my email address, and what he was going to do with these things that we wanted to buy. I was suspicious because I sell mostly to Waldorf Schools around the world.
ReplyDeleteThe same thing happend to me on the 25 of April a person by the name of Jordan Benson contacted me via email. I was getting ready to ship the order and my girlfriend googled this name which led me to this site. I feel like an idiot but at least I'm not out any money.
ReplyDeleteHere is a note to Jordan Benson.
Stop scamming now before you end up in prison. Sooner or later you will get caught.
Get a real job.
Jordan Benson is STILL scamming. Just got one last week, waited a few days and finally sent a reply. Had order ready to ship and then checked him out (gut feeling). SCAM!
ReplyDeleteI just got Jordan Benson's email. I googled and found this site. The email trashed......>>> Thank God....>>>
ReplyDeleteI received Jordan Benson's email yesterday. I sell singing instruction methods online. Glad this site exists!
ReplyDeleteThese e-mails are going out under a dozen or more names. The name is usually a man's first name combined with an Anglo-Irish surname like Jordan, Roundy, or Watson. The apparent e-mail address is always firstname@firstname.com (e.g. jordan@jordan.com, andrew@andrew.com, michael@michael.com). The address is always in the Philippines; 16 Ayala Avenue is an internet cafe.
ReplyDeleteSome internet providers are filtering these messages, but some are getting through.
The Jordan Benson email is still circulating. I deleted it after reading.
ReplyDeleteYes got the same thing from Jordan. He wanted to buy a lot of doll items. I replied he must send me a wire transfer and the name of his business. I have not heard back yet.
ReplyDeleteReceived an email today from Jordan Benson,Jordan@jordan.com, wanting to ship to Philippines. i googled the name and found this site. Thanks for the heads up
ReplyDeleteThank you. I thought it sounded fishy too......
ReplyDeleteNot sure what made me google the name Jordan Benson when I got an order for yoga mat bags from the Philipines - glad I did and didn't loose merchandise, money and time!
ReplyDeleteJUNE 27.2011 STILL AT IT!! BELOW IS EMAIL:
ReplyDeletee: Order Enquiry
...
From:
Jordan Benson
SHIPPING ADDRESS
101 Legaspi St.,
Legaspi Village,
Makati City, Metro Manila,
Philippines , 1226
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling, customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Seahog Logistics Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (logisticsseahog@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Seahog Logistics Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM SEAHOG LOGISTICS LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Jordan
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :AQW364626YA
2)Delivery Full Address:
101 Legaspi St.,
Legaspi Village,
Makati City, Metro Manila,
Philippines , 1226
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST
Another one!
ReplyDeleteFrom: "Jordan Benson"
Sent: Saturday, July 02, 2011 7:34 PM
Subject: Order Enquiry
My name is Jordan Benson,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines.Do you accept credit card?.Get back to me with your website/price list.I will await your prompt response .
Best Regards,
Jordan
Why does'nt someone find this scum and have him thrown into a Phillipines hell hole.He is a thief who does,nt care who he steals from while destroying lives.
ReplyDeleteI am the idiot who fell for the scam! :( I haven't given the man any merchandise though.. but I did place an order, in which I will promptly return. Email was exactly... word for word.. as the stated emails above. The strange part came when after I agreed to help him out.. he asked for a "favour". I need you to wire $3200 to a merchant in China via Western Union, and then you can give yourself $200 for your trouble. I did not do this.. because it sounded so fishy.. but I am angry at myself for falling into the trap.. grrrr.
ReplyDeleteJust received a email from Jordan Benson saying that he was from the Philippines and that he wanted to place a order for $1095.00 from our on line catalog. He wanted us to go thru Seahog Logistics. for shipping. Thanks to everyone for posting all of your comments.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Jordan Benson,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines.Do you accept credit card?.Get back to me with your website/price list.I will await your prompt response .
Best Regards,
Jordan
They are not always using the firstname@firstname e-mail address. My "Jordan Benson" wrote from Jordan Benson
ReplyDeleteStill in the the Philippines:
SHIPPING ADDRESS
101 Legaspi St.,
Legaspi Village,
Makati City, Metro Manila,
Philippines , 1226
I thought it was strange that he was asking for my web site address in an e-mail to my on-line store. Plus he did not sound like my typical customer. My question is - is there a way to stop the scam?
Same letter here for us, wanted to order one of our spinning wheels and have it sent by Chinese shipper Seahog Logistics to his address in Legaspi Village, Makati City in the Philippines.
ReplyDeleteARGH! Fortunately I knew this was a front.
Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be a way to stop these, and that is why I started the blog. I wanted some way to fight back. It really isn't even a crime yet until someone loses actual money or property (or the scammer sends their fake check via usps and then it's mail fraud but they are careful not to do that). They could be tracked down for spamming (as they often send out hundreds of thousands of emails at a time) but they'll hijaak someone's server to do that and the loss needs to be significant enough for the authorities to pursue it and as it is individuals, it has really been pursued.
ReplyDeleteSo I fight back by posting every lame scam email that gets forwarded to me (or that I receive directly myself) and everyone's comments and hope to reduce the effectiveness of their activity.
I got an email from David Parker last week. I was just checking Google for a phone number for Seahog, which apparently does exist, but I saw this blog. Thanks SO MUCH for posting!!! - Marni, Glendale, AZ
DeleteJordan Benson just placed a $1,000 order with me and wanted to use "Seahog" Thanks for the red flag.\Tom Lansing, IL.
ReplyDeleteAugust 10,2011
ReplyDeleteThank you for posting this information. I received the emails from David Parker today.
I got one from a David Parker today same MO........I replyed to him and as soon as I hit send I noticed that it went to a strange email so decided to look the email up on Google which brought me here..........now if he replies I will know what to tell him.
ReplyDeleteThanks
i got one yesterday from a 'John Luck' i replied initially but he sent this next -
ReplyDelete"Dear jade,
Good to read back from you . below are the Items I want to order,
Little Plushie Bear Necklace
24 Quantity
Little felt plushie Cupcake necklace
24 Quantity
Little felt plushie Strawberry necklace
24 Quantity
SHIPPING ADDRESS
1)My Customer's ID # : D7LO231101LOP
2)Delivery Full Address:
16 Ayala Avenue,
Makati City,
Metro Manila, Philippines 1226"
i just told him that i don't do wholesale orders for any of my items since i make everything myself by hand!
but thank god i googled the address and found this post! :) thanks!!!
8-27-11
ReplyDeleteI received today the same scenario, a guy using the name Parker, wanting to buy to artworks on canvas from me. Luckily I found your site to confirm it was a scam.
Regards,
Below I have posted the emails which are a SCAM! Wanted to let everyone know! Beware! (I didn't fall for this scam... I googled David Parker Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines and came up with your blog.
ReplyDeleteOriginal Email:
From: David Parker [ausdda@gmail.com]
To:
Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 6:40 AM
Subject: Order
My name is David Parker,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines.Do you accept credit card?.Get back to me with your website/price list.I will await your prompt response .
Best Regards,
David
Second Reply:
Dear [name of artist]
Good to read back from you . below are the Items I want to order
[Item Name]
13 qty
[Item Name]
20 qty
[Item Name]
20 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
101 Legaspi St.,
Legaspi Village,
Makati City, Metro Manila,
Philippines , 1226
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling, customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Seahog Logistics Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (logisticsseahog@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Seahog Logistics Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM SEAHOG LOGISTICS LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary shipping arrangements.
Regards,
David
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :AQW364626YA
2)Delivery Full Address:
101 Legaspi St.,
Legaspi Village,
Makati City, Metro Manila,
Philippines , 1226
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST
Glad I googled for complaints!!! Thought it strange that someone in the Philippines wanted 100 tee shirts with our logo! We are a charity and ship used bikes around the world - but NOT to the Philippinnes. We cannot afford to lose any money - and am mad that I spent any time on this. Bev
ReplyDeleteYes, but be glad that you didn't lose any money or product on them (although all they are after is the cash you'd be forwarding to their supposed shipper).
ReplyDeleteI'm for this kind of outcome any day. Glad you knew to google it.
p.s. thanks for the work you do in the world.
David Parker is also trying to purchase Christian reading material and sermons $1000.00 worth to be exact. I noticed something fishy when the emails were different and googled Seahog Logisitics. This seems to be a legitimate business but David Parkers "Seahog logistics email" is @yahoo.com. As soon as his credit card was declined it was obvious it was a phony!!!This made me google this lame dude! Stealing from people and religious Organizations is so sad! And it made me very mad. His email addresses need to be reported.
ReplyDeleteI received the same letter from David Parker about buying art but required going through a specific shipper. I was suspicious from the beginning but went along to see what the probable scam entailed. When I heard back from the "shipper" and the writing and syntax were exactly the same, red flags went up. Of course, the shipper requiring me to send them money by Western Union in advance was the giveaway. That's when I looked them up on the internet and found this site.
ReplyDeleteThank God for this resource regarding this.
Good for you for being vigilant and not allowing yourself to fall for the scam.
ReplyDeleteYes, the Western Union part of the scam is always a dead giveaway. I can't believe after all these years, that Western Union hasn't put something in place so customers are traceable and they are not the haven of scammers and crooks. I personally would never use their service because of this.
Glad this blog was of help, though.
Thanks for confirming my suspicions that this was fraudulent.
ReplyDeleteHe is still at it and has now changed his name to John Benson.
"Good to read back from you . below are the Items I want to order,
Silver Dragon Bookmark with Yellow Cat's Eye Bead and Miniature Dragon
Model :N107
50 Quantity
Silver Dragon Bookmark with Purple Crackle Bead and Miniature Dragon
Model :N118
50 Quantity
Owl Pendant Necklace - Large- Length 70cm
Model :N7
50 Quantity
SHIPPING ADDRESS
1)My Customer's ID # : D7LO231101LOP
2)Delivery Full Address:
16 Ayala Avenue,
Makati City,
Metro Manila, Philippines 1226
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling, customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder LECH TECH LOGISTICS for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (lech.tech@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust LECH TECH LOGISTICS ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM LECH TECH LOGISTICS
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Benson
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # : D7LO231101LOP
2)Delivery Full Address:
16 Ayala Avenue,
Makati City,
Metro Manila, Philippines 1226
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST"
I just did a trace on the IP address that the scammer was using and here are the results:
ReplyDeleteGeneral IP Information
IP: 41.155.82.79
Decimal: 698045007
Hostname: dial-pool82.lg.starcomms.net
ISP: Starcomms Limited
Organization: Starcomms Limited
Services: None detected
Type: Dial-up
Assignment: Static IP
Blacklist:
Geolocation Information
Country: Nigeria
State/Region: Lagos
City: Lagos
Latitude: 6.4531
Longitude: 3.3958
Thank you for this site, I just received this from "David Parker".
ReplyDeleteI have at&t through yahoo, so I was able to block his email address: ausxxa@gmail.com
Thank you for confirming this scam.
Karen
I'm glad you didn't fall for this!
ReplyDeleteIt is not too effective to block the email addresses of scammers. they basically create disposable accounts and every time they send out a massive mailing, they slightly change the disposable account. they do this specifically to avoid being blocked.
But again, great you will not be one of their victims today. Score another one for our team!
My name is David Parker,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines.Do you have credit card facility?Get back to me with your website.I will await your prompt response .
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
David
He's using "David Parker" as of today!
David Parker, same exact as the others above. I cheked out the shipping company email address he gives and it is not legit.
ReplyDeleteSea Hog logistics Ltd uses .com
He wanted to order 80 of my Ostomy Pockets. A bit unusual unless you are a hospital.
Thanks for the site and the great heads up on this scam. Thanks, Joe
New name now
ReplyDeleteREV BEN BRUNCE
trying to scam me today.
I received the following email:
ReplyDeleteOn 28/09/2011, "David Parker" wrote:
My name is David Parker,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines.Do you have credit card facility?Get back to me with your website.I will await your prompt response .
Best Regards,
David
Unfortunately, i proceeded to taking credit card details and receiving payment...I did not realise this was a scam until Western Union cautioned me not to make a payment to someone i did not know.
SEAHOG Logistics was also used as the supposed method of goods transfer.
How emabarassing to fall for such a scam!!!!
I wouldn't let embarrassment hang on too long - it was really nice of Western Union to warn you and save you from financial loss.
ReplyDeleteSo good. They *almost* got you but in the end did not. Good for you.
We just received same scam from David Parker. He appears to hit websites. we told him to order online don't use other freight companies. That usually frightens them away.
ReplyDeleteGlad to have found this... I just knew something was fishy with this! He's going by John Benson and trying to use LECH TECH as his shipping company. Thank-you for having this page here so we know what's really going on!
ReplyDeleteI've just received an e-mail worded the same way but he's going by David Parker. I'm so Happy that I found this site of yours.
ReplyDeleteThe e-mail address he is using is: ausxxa@gmail.com
e-mail text:
My name is David Parker,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines.Do you have credit card processing machine?Get back to me with your website.I will await your prompt response .
Best Regards,
David
John Benson strikes again with his buddy from Lech Tech, using a gmail account. He kept emailing me day after day about did I pay the money to lech tech and Lech tech tried to reassure me that He has worked with John Benson for over three years. Then he started spamming my inbox with the Western Union Details.
ReplyDeleteHi, it's not just artist scams--I am a small publishing company and the order came in for books.
ReplyDeleteName: David Parker, Philipines
Original email below that was forwarded to us from our distributor in Australia. I fell for the Western Union payment and have lost $564. . I finally got suspicious and notified the credit card company. The credit card used for the $1800 order was stolen and a hold was put on the card. At least that is one card they can't use any longer.
I googled David Parker, Philipines and half way down the page saw your website. Thank you for your efforts! Victoria Lee
From: David Parker
Date: 17 October 2011 2:35:25 AM AEDT
Subject: ITEMS NEEDED.....CONTACT SHIPPER
Reply-To: auszza@gmail.com
Dear Christine
Good to read back from you . below are the Items I want to order
TELOS Volume 1 - Revelations of the New Lemuria
20 qty
TELOS Volume 2 - Messages for the Enlightenment of a Humanity in Transformation
20 qty
TELOS - Volume 3 - Protocols of the Fifth Dimension
20 qty
The Seven Sacred Flames
10 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
101 Legaspi St.,
Legaspi Village,
Makati City, Metro Manila,
Philippines , 1226
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling, customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Seahog Logistics Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (logisticsseahog@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Seahog Logistics Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM SEAHOG LOGISTICS LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary shipping arrangements.
Regards,
David
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :AQW364626YA
2)Delivery Full Address:
101 Legaspi St.,
Legaspi Village,
Makati City, Metro Manila,
Philippines , 1226
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST
I got one yesterday, from this same address, using a different name:
DeleteFrom Mark Peters
Subject Order
My name is Mark Peters,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines. Do you have credit card processing machine?Get back to me with your website.I will await your prompt response.
Best Regards,
Mark
THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME TEXT SERBIA PHILIPINS
DeleteWHY THE INTERPOLE DON'T GET THEM I GOT THE ONE FROM SERBIA .
I FOUND 3 YEARS OF ACTION WITH THE SAME ADDRESS
AND THE SAME TEXT.
AND THE MOST DESUVUNG IS THAT THEY USE FEMAIL NAMES LIKE RUTH NANCY JUDY TO DESTRACT YOU FROM SUSPISION
WHERE IS THE INTERPOLE IT IS SO EASY TO TRACK THEM!!!!!
David Parker still trying. He has emailed me that he wants to increase his order, which means he wants me to send more money for shipping (yes, I was dupped once! but not twice...) I called Visa and it was confirmed the credit card he used was stolen and a hold was put on the card and the card holder notified. He will receive no response for this new order. Wish there was some way to find and stop these guys.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, Seahog Logistics Shipping just looks legitimate as a website. I'm pretty sure it is totally bogus as well.
Thanks for having this website!
I also received this email through our sales office but it just didn't seem right so I tried to send the email to the freight forwarding company (Lech Tech Logistics) and it bounced back to me. that's when I did some research on the internet and found this website. The email was exactly the same as the ones above but the guy (Richard Pavone) wanted us to ship water coolers into Japan. Any time anyone askes to cover the shipping charges because the company would prefer to deal with the 'store', it is not true. Freight forwarder will work with both parties and they will accept payment from the consignee.
ReplyDeleteHope this helps anyone who is in the position to get scammed.
I have just been contacted by this idiot (david parker) with the exact same email, he wanted to order 50 harmonicas from our website. I thought it sounded dodgy right away and googled him to then find this site. Thanks for the information.
ReplyDeleteI just had this exact same email from 'Tom' in Tokyo wanting to order 40 of my baby bibs hand made by me in Noosa! Glad I didn't spend a month sewing them for him before I realised it was a dodgy order :)
ReplyDeleteI posted an item for sale in Craigslist and he contacted me asking me to remove the item from the list that he would buy it, however he wanted to pay with cashiers check or money order and he wanted my name, address and phone number the email address that he used to contacted is dparker4409@gmail.com he also provided a phone number with a 503 area code, the number is (503) 567-8720. I check this number and it is a Google number if anybody knows how to tack that google number please do. Do let this son of B*** get a way.
ReplyDeleteHi Just got a email as well from Tom in Japan no last name
ReplyDeletewanted to order product from my store but could i provide him with my website details.
to send money to seahog logistics company he will pay be credit card and I am to pay the credit card company maybe i should get the credit card number and take to my bank for investigation please comment
Definitely a scam. And once you know this and get the credit card number, always report it. One time I got the number and pretended like it didn't clear when I hadn't even tried. The scammer gave me a completely different credit card number. I reported both to the credit card companies and at least put two numbers out of circulation. I know its a drop in the bucket and they have a ton of these stolen numbers which are not yet reported, but it made me feel better. And I'm sure the actual card holders appreciate it.
ReplyDeleteWe received the same form letter this morning from a John Benson. It smelled bad right from the get - we have the same last name which is what immediately raised my suspicions - I guess that turned out to be pure coincidence. In any case we do ship orders world wide, but always proceed cautiously and ask many 'filter' questions before even taking the order.
ReplyDeleteThanks very much for putting up this site!
"John Benson" is still at it. He just placed an order for $2500. worth of music CD's. John, if you're reading this, please consider your order cancelled! Thank you folks, for this website. You saved us a lot of turmoil with this scammer.
ReplyDeleteI got this one yesterday!!! What an asshole!
ReplyDeleteGood to read back from you . below are the Items I want to order
JMD 200 Practice Drum Pad
10 qty
Snare Trigger "Dual Zone"
10 qty
Bass Drum Trigger
10 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
101 Legaspi St.,
Legaspi Village,
Makati City, Metro Manila,
Philippines , 1226
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling, customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Seahog Logistics Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (logisticsseahog@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Seahog Logistics Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM SEAHOG LOGISTICS LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary shipping arrangements.
Regards,
David Parker
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :AQW364626YA
2)Delivery Full Address:
101 Legaspi St.,
Legaspi Village,
Makati City, Metro Manila,
Philippines , 1226
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST
heres another one....David Parker...via craigslist...thank you all for this site!!!
ReplyDeleteOn Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 8:22 PM, David Parker wrote:
Thanks for the prompt response to my mail. I am interested and will be buying from you, so please kindly withdraw the advert from CRAIGSLIST. Please be informed that I will be paying with a certified check or money order from my Bank as I just moved here from England on a job transfer. I will also need the following details so I will know where to mail the payment to;
1.Name to be on the payment
2.Home address
3.Cell phone #
I am completely satisfied with the advert and the payment will be delivered within 2-3 working days. By the way, my phone number is (503) 567-8720. I am always available, but if I do not answer the phone, please leave me a voice mail or send me a text message and I will respond as soon as I get it. Hope to get a reply from you soon. Cheers!
David
I got my initial email from 'Dave Parker' today. I thought it was odd that he wanted to order from my store but apparently had no idea of my website (although you have to go through my website to send me an email). I Googled ausxxa@gmail.com and found this site.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm going to play along with him...
I got the same email from David Parker from a craigslist ad also. I wondered why he had a 503 area code and why he would have to send a certified check if he's in town, so I googled it and found this site. I still don't understand what he's trying to accomplish. He wrote the exact same words as he did to anonymous above:
ReplyDeleteThanks for the prompt response to my mail. I am interested and will be buying from you, so please kindly withdraw the advert from CRAIGSLIST. Please be informed that I will be paying with a certified check or money order from my Bank as I just moved here from England on a job transfer. I will also need the following details so I will know where to mail the payment to;
1.Name to be on the payment
2.Home address
3.Cell phone #
I am completely satisfied with the advert and the payment will be delivered within 2-3 working days. By the way, my phone number is (503) 567-8720. I am always available, but if I do not answer the phone, please leave me a voice mail or send me a text message and I will respond as soon as I get it. Hope to get a reply from you soon. Cheers!
David
What they are after is cash. They will eventually send you a fraudulent check or use a atolen credit card number to pay more than what is owed and have some convoluted story as to why you need to forward that extra money to their shipper, via Western Union. And that is the scam, because their money is all bad, there is no shipper and only the scammers are at the other end of Western Union picking up your good cash. they could care less about your items, they are after the cash.
ReplyDeleteGood to see you googled it before you lost any money.
Got the same David Parker email as above from Craiglist posting. Asshole!
ReplyDeleteI just dealt with this David Parker. I have an item posted on Craigslist and he sent me a short message, probably to see if my email address was good.
ReplyDeleteDecember 19, 2011
andrewrocky54@gmail.com
Are you still selling?
I responded "Yes" and the following are his emails to me
December 19, 2011
dparker4409@gmail.com
Thanks for the prompt response to my mail. I am interested and will be buying from you, so please kindly withdraw the advert from CRAIGSLIST. Please be informed that I will be paying with a certified check or money order from my Bank as I just moved here from England on a job transfer. I will also need the following details so I will know where to mail the payment to;
1.Name to be on the payment
2.Home address
3.Cell phone #
I am completely satisfied with the advert and the payment will be delivered within 2-3 working days. By the way, my phone number is (503) 567-8720. I am always available, but if I do not answer the phone, please leave me a voice mail or send me a text message and I will respond as soon as I get it. Hope to get a reply from you soon. Cheers!
David
December 19, 2011
How are you doing today? I just received confirmation from my secretary that the payment has been issued out and was mailed via UPS. It will be delivered to your address within two days from the receipt of this email. To my greatest surprise, my secretary included the courier fee with your payment, instead of the actual amount of the purchase! She made out the money order for $1,920. This was due to the accumulated unpaid transactions undertaken by my courier in the past few weeks and the courier guys said they can't come and pick the item up if I do not pay them including all outstanding debts. So once you have the payment, I want you to cash it and deduct the money for the purchase. The remaining funds should please be sent to my courier via Western union the same day you received the payment so my courier guys can make the trip over for the pickup at once. You will also have to deduct an additional $50 to offset the cost of your running around expenses. I am indeed sorry for any inconvenience I might have caused. Have a nice day ahead and hope to get a response from you asap. Cheers!
David
December 24, 2011
I am very sorry for any delay that must have occurred during this transaction. Well, the payment will be delivered to you any moment from now via USPS (9405 5036 9930 0348 7412 44). Please once you receive payment, take it to your Bank and have it cashed. You will deduct the cost of the purchase from that and send the rest of the fund to my courier service guys once you have cashed the check, so that they can come over for the pickup later in the day as soon as they receive it through Western Union. Here is the information of the courier service guys to send the money to via Western Union;
Name:
William Kettler
Address:
432 W Main St, Belleville, Illinois 62221.
I will need the following details of the transfer once you have sent fund;
1. The MTCN number that is the 10 digits number on the Western Union receipt
2. Sender's name and address used in sending the money
3. Actual amount sent.
Please pay off the Western Union charges from the remaining fund after you must have deducted your money and the $50 that is to cover the cost of your running around. Kindly locate a Western Union store close to your address and have the remaining funds sent to the courier service guys so that they can make it up to your location at once. Have a nice day ahead. Cheers!
I Googled the address and it appears to be a state of Illinois driving department. I suggest that you Google Earth and street view the address to see what this person is using as a destination. Also Google anything that you are not sure of. I hope that I have helped.
I'm sure you sharing the details will be of help to others. And the more we can educate people to Google search anything that doesn't feel right BEFORE losing any money, the harder the impact we will have on these scammers. So thanks for sharing all the details.
ReplyDeleteFunny how he switched names in the middle of the scam. And he was so accommodating with you subtracting out all your "expenses" - easy to do when all his money is fake and all your money is real.
Glad you did not fall for it.
Same deal on buying a hearing aid.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the prompt response to my mail. I am interested and will be buying from you, so please kindly withdraw the advert from CRAIGSLIST. Please be informed that I will be paying with a certified check or money order from my Bank as I just moved here from England on a job transfer. I will also need the following details so I will know where to mail the payment to;
1.Name to be on the payment
2.Home address
3.Cell phone #
I am completely satisfied with the advert and the payment will be delivered within 2-3 working days. By the way, my phone number is (503) 567-8720. I am always available, but if I do not answer the phone, please leave me a voice mail or send me a text message and I will respond as soon as I get it. Hope to get a reply from you soon. Cheers!
David
I to have recieved an email purchase request from Tokyo for some of my paintings. This one
ReplyDeleteis from a Tom Wood(tomgiftshop@gmail.com)using Seahog Logistics as his shipper and a third party shipping address, plus of course a customer ID as well. Not sure if either one are real or scam sites, but neither one has responded to my request for information on this Tom Wood.The email contact address does not match any from thier webpages.
In my case it was not hard for me to find out that this is most likely a scam. My husband just happens to work in the shipping business, he seen the red flags from the start.
My best advise! Delete these emails! If you wish to do sales over the net research all information given to you. When it comes to shipping you as the seller make the arrangements and the terms of payment. Alway make sure the money is in your hands before shipping anything anywhere and that you are insured for losses.
Frieda
Hi - I just got one from David Parker through the email listed on my etsy.com shop. The only other merchant site I've seen here is craiglist. Is this scammed or group of scammers targeting specific seller sites? I'm going to put a note up on etsy. Maybe other should do the same? Thanks so much to all for starting and contributing to this. It has saved me a lot of time, money and headache!
ReplyDeleteNot just those sites. Scammers target any resource online where they can gather up email addresses and somewhat target the subject of their email, to look more legitimate (though many scammers skip the whole personalization thing in the first email until a potential victim replies and then they launch into a story).
ReplyDeleteGlad to see you didn't fall victim to it.
there is another one...
ReplyDeleteThey post as Mark but then there is a "Tom" in there as well. I have given them the shipment as $350 instead of the $180 odd for TNT and I will see what they respond.
Hi Wendy,
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE,TNT always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling, customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder SEAHOG INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (seahoglogistic@hotmail.com) Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM SEAHOG INTERNATIONAL LOGISTICS
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the details of my Credit Card,so you can charge and make the necessary shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Tom...
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # : ASLOG987/9853T
2) Address:Moskovskoe Chaussee 19, Bld. 2a
Cityt. Petersburg
Region/Stateaint-Petersburg
Country:RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Postal Code:196626
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST
The actual number matters little to the scammer - they their goal is to get you to forward the "shipping fee" (which will be paid by stolen credit card) to the "shipper" (who doesn't exist or if they do, they have no relationship with the scammer), so that your good money is sent back to the scammer via Western Union. And then it is untraceable. That's how it works.
ReplyDeleteWell, David Parker is still at it! I got an email from him on 24/11/11 placing an order for about $2000 worth of goods. We got to the stage of order and I asked him for a credit card authority to be filled out with a copy of photo I'd and signature, then never heard from him..............until about 1 week ago. I should have realized when the same email came through.
ReplyDeleteHowever, I responded telling him we had his order ready. He provided a credit card number, which did not work, then another( which my bank said was not allowed overseas). He then sent a 3rd which worked
I was trying to find a contact number for Seahog Logistics, as I didn't want to give my address out via email ..........and I came across this site!!!!!
I am just about to all my bank and report the 3 credit cards that are obviously stolen!!
Aaaggghhh!!
It is really sad to me that they can so easily come up with 3 stolen credit card numbers - meaning they have a whole database full of them.
ReplyDeleteYes, the best thing is to report the stolen credit numbers and at least get those three numbers out of circulation for the scammers.
They almost got you but I'm glad to hear they failed.
I also was attempted on by david parker, but what ended up happening was my email account got wiped. IS THIS NEW?
ReplyDeleteMr. Parker is a whiz at scamming us. I'm sorry to say I'm out $1600 that I sent via Western Union to Seahog Logistics before I found out it was a scam. I checked things out on-line first, but just miss the sights that would have kept me informed. Be careful about going to his websites too. When you open one of them, your computer gets an immediate virus that's downloaded. Thank goodness my Kaspersky Anti-virus caught it in time. May the blessings be.
ReplyDeleteI've just received the same thing from "Tom" in Japan. He's using Seahog International Logistics for the shipping and claiming his Company name is "Lonsdale Mustek Investment". The order is worth around $2,000. I'm going back to him with Australia Post and our regular shipping comapany as our shipping options and Paypal as the payment option.
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see what his response is. With a bit of luck, I can get a couple of c/c numbers out of him to report and get out of circulation.
Will keep you posted!
just got order for 1560.00 from john benson in the philippines wanting me to use his shipper at lech tech logistics (lechtech44@gmail.com) thanks to you guys it saved me alot of hassels.....if you send invoices to these people limit your info on your invoice as well....
ReplyDeleteHad one this morning from Tomgiftshop - perporting to be Tom wood from Tokyo, Japan. Also tried from Beirut, Lebanon, but the wording was very similar. Our order go through paypal and he wants to trade outside this as it accepts credit cards this order doesn't ring true. Also it is much larger than any we normally deal with. Will now be printing these emails and a reference to this site and handing this to the appropriate authoritites. Other people may not be as well informed or as suspicious as us. Thanks for the heads up was already wary
ReplyDeleteI may have a new player in this scam, Mark Peters. Here is our corrspondance.
ReplyDeleteDear Mike
Good to read back from you . below are the Items I want to order
5th Wheel Skirts/Storage Rooms
Part Number: Multiple
7 qty
Reflective Side/Back Window Covers
Part Number: Multiple
7 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
8221 Paseo de Roxas,
Makati City, Metro Manila.
Philippines , 1226
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling, customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Seahog Logistics Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (logistichog@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Seahog Logistics Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM SEAHOG LOGISTICS LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Mark
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :BWA45479ZQ
2)Delivery Full Address:
8221 Paseo de Roxas,
Makati City, Metro Manila.
Philippines , 1226,
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST
Here's the e-mail I received today from Mark Peters.
ReplyDeleteSHIPPING ADDRESS
8221 Paseo de Roxas,
Makati City, Metro Manila.
Philippines , 1226
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Lintel logistics for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (lintellogistics@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Lintel logistics ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM LINTEL LOGISTICS
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Mark
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :BWA45479ZQ
2)Delivery Full Address:
8221 Paseo de Roxas,
Makati City, Metro Manila.
Philippines , 1226
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST
Dear Kathleen,
ReplyDeletethank you for your art scam website. I found the perpetrator "mark peters" listed as another scammer. He/She recently contacted me to sell 56 fan veils, all shipped to the Philippines.
Thank you for having a site like this, it really helped me stay clear of a criminal!-Alanah
My wife's women's garment business was contacted by the same "Mark Peters" with the same shipping company, shipping address in the Philippines and the same payment arrangements. We will not be doing any business with him/them. Thanks for posting this information.
ReplyDeleteI have also recvd an email from Mark Peters..same letter, same arrangements, address. Blessed am I that I found this website when I did..I was in doubt and this site took away my doubt. I'm so glad I found it! Thank You for the heads up!
ReplyDeleteJane
Wow. So grateful for the internet and this site! Mark Peters, same/same! Glad I was suspicious and googled the shipping company: lintellogistics@yahoo.com Glad I didn't waste time creating stuff for this creep!
ReplyDeleteWhat bothers me is that he says he's from the Philippines eventhough he's not. This scammer damages Filipinos' image. Shame on him.
ReplyDeleteAlso received the above from mark peters. What a Slug!
ReplyDeleteMark Peters
ReplyDelete8221 Paseo de Roxas,
Makati City, Metro Manila.
Philippines , 1226
Same guy just wanted $750 in merch and would payment to ship it from Lintel Logistic
They wanted $750 to ship and were familar with the shipper.
Had ID and everything .Let him know he could buy the product online and ship it to himself,since he had the info and account.
Then he e-mail me back with all the locations I could go to Western Union and pay the shipper (Him). I e-mailed him back that he could buy the product from me but I was not going to be involved in the shipping. He has not contacted me back. I wish I had'nt spent 4 days trying to figure out if this was a scam or not. Thank you for this site. I feel bad being a small business, that I am never sure what I should trust or not.
They are also using the name Kelly Joe.
ReplyDeleteJust got a similar email as the first post, but from Mark Peters in the Philippines. "mark" made a huge error. He emailed a personal private email--one that is not listed anywhere for me for business contact. He asked for my website. How would he have found me unless he found my website? I sell online, and at local art fairs only. even my business cards have my business email on it. A phishing scam maybe from craigslist? does anyone else here respond to craigslist ads? maybe this is how this person is getting our info--just a thought.
ReplyDeleteALSO--keep it mind that even though you are excited about landing a huge sale for your art, remember to check the facts in the email, and really read what the person has wrote. Do you think they got your email address from honest means? Most serious buyers will mention something specific they are interested in when contacting you--this person generalizes everything. Beware of generalizations, and people who are not specific!!
I got one last week... something about it was border line.. glad i found this forum! many Thanks! you saved me from shipping a high ticket item. Not sure where and how he found me...
ReplyDeleteMy name is Mark Peters,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines. Do you have credit card facility?Get back to me with your website..I will await your prompt response.
Best Regards,
Mark
I got the same thing from Mark Peters. He gave up when I requested the website for his company, which he said was Peters Enterprises. A short time on google got me here. What a loser.
ReplyDeleteIf you are going to sell your products online, it is up to us to be educated on possible scams like this. You know your business the best, if we just pay attention and keep an eye out for anything out of the ordinary and ask the right questions, we can protect ourselves.
Got the same thing from Mark Peters ordering over $1,500 of history textbooks. Only instead of Seahog Logistics, he's using Lintel Logistics. lintellogistics@hotmail.com came up as a red flag. What company uses hotmail and has no website? Thanks so much for bringing attention to this.
ReplyDeleteYep, same thing happened to me. "Mark Peters" wanted to buy stuff and have it shipped through Lintel Logistics. Emailed from ausdda@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteSo happy I found this!
As of late December 2012/early January 2013 the scammer is still at it, except with the email addresses ausxxa@gmail.com or ausvva@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteHe claims to be Eric Anderson now, and now wants to use Anchor Star Ltd as the shipper, but the rest of the wording is the same. He has set his From address to be an email address at the domain name (ericanderson.com) that I own, so I'm getting his bounces and anyone who replies to the From address instead of the reply-to address. I have set up an auto-responder to alert anyone who replies to my email address about the potential scam.
Here's an example of what he's using when he decides what he wants to order from your store:
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Subject: .CONTACT SHIPPER
Hello Lauren
Good to read back from you . below are the Items I want to order
Redback Bobcat Usbba size 8 banana suede
10 qty
Redback Bobcat Ubok size 8 oil Kip (brown)
10 qty
Blundstone 500 size 8 Brown
2 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
6840 Ayala Avenue
(Makati City) Manila
Philippines 1200.
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Anchor Star Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (anchortechltd@hotmail.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Anchor Star Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM ANCHOR STAR LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Eric
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :IOPBYTRGET
2)Delivery Full Address:
6840 Ayala Avenue
(Makati City) Manila
Philippines 1200.
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST
This is how these assholes work - trust me these pieces of human trash (or maybe the same person) is trying this all the time.
ReplyDeleteHe buys heaps of goods using either stolen or fake C/C's. Then you are hit with a sob story about someone dying etc
The piece of trash then wants a refund deposited into his bank account.
TRASH!!
I have just had the email address “anchortechltd@hotmail.com” shut down by Hotmail, but I'm sure this piece of human trash will just open another. YOU JUST HAVE TO LOVE FREEBIE WEB BASED EMAIL/ISP'S FOR ALLOWING THIS.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, I believe from the IP address that these Eric Anderson emails are being generated from Melbourne, Australia.
I too recieved and "Eric Anderson" email sent at first from info@ericanderson.com and then ausvva@gmail.com wanting to make a purchase and asking about credit card facilities and whether I ship to the Philippines.
ReplyDeleteWhilst initially suss, I had however just posted a link to my redbubble store on my blog. I replied back asking what he was wanting to purchase and that I would direct him accordingly to which I got the rather blunt request of my website.
Still suspicious, I sent him th link to my redbubble store and told him shipping was available and payment thru checkout with Visa, Mastercard or paypal.
I have now had a reply back requesting manual credit card processing. Hello Scammer alert!
I just received te same scam via the attached e-mail.
ReplyDeleteInquiry
From: Eric U. Anderson
Sent: Mar 14, 2013 08:53:57 AM
My name is Eric Anderson,
I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines. Do you have credit card facility?Get back to me with your website.I will await your prompt response.
Best Regards,
Eric Anderson
** FIRST EMAIL from: ausxxa@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteMy name is Eric Anderson,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines. Do you have credit card facility? Get back to me with your website. I will await your prompt response.
Best Regards, Eric Anderson
** SECOND EMAIL:
Good to read back from you . below are the Items I want to order
Cookbook
60 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
6840 Ayala Avenue
(Makati City) Manila
Philippines 1200.
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Anchor Star Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address ( anchorstarltd@yahoo.com ) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Anchor Star Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM ANCHOR STAR LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Eric
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :IOPBYTRGET
2)Delivery Full Address:
6840 Ayala Avenue
(Makati City) Manila
Philippines 1200.
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST
** RESPONSE FROM SHIPPING COMPANY ( anchorstarltd@yahoo.com ):
ReplyDeleteThank you for contacting Anchor Star Ltd for your service.We appreciate your business.Yes we pick up anywhere around the globe, we do all the paper works.We logged into our data base with the customer Id # IOPBYTRGET you provided and we discovered that we have shipped some goods to the ID in the past.We are located in Shangai China but help private customers in pick up like this.So getting this order to your client won't be a problem.For a shipment moving from USA to Philippines with the total weight and dimension you provided,below is the Standard and Express Shipment Air Freight quote.
Customer ID # : IOPBYTRGET
Express Shipment (3 to 4 days) $850
Standard Shipment (4 to 7 days): $798
THE FREIGHT COST INCLUDES THE FOLLOWINGS:
Collection from your Store
Customs clearance documents
Customs duties & taxes in Philippines
Goods full Insurance
Inland transit to Philippines
Door-step delivery to the receiver
6840 Ayala Avenue
(Makati City) Manila
Philippines 1200.
Pick up will be made by our Freight Forwarder in your location after payment has been confirmed in our head office.We will need you to provide us with an estimate pick up date and time so that we can schedule a date and time for you before the goods are ready for pick up as we normally have a lot of shipment request.As soon as we receive all necessary information from you we will proceed on the pick up arrangement.
Our terms of payment,although we had an International Bank Account Number (IBAN) with BANK OF CHINA,but our management has rule it out of our payment method,because we encountered delay in our shipping services due to the bank-to-bank funds transfer that normally takes 3-5 days for funds to reflect in our account.So presently, we only welcome Western Union Money Transfer, because We are not set up to receive payment via credit card like stores,so you will be expected to send the shipping fees to our accountant through western union money transfer method.You would have to send us the amount quoted above,so that we can do the pick-up and settle the necessary tax and custom duties on this shipment,this price includes insurance and all their duties & taxes,then we will get back to you with the necessary details.We have greatly reduced the price of this shipment, because of our existing customer ID # IOPBYTRGET
Thanks,
Robyn Lee
Anchor Star Ltd
125 Yanan Rd,Pudong,
Shanghai,CHINA
*** MY COMMENTS: Oh, you only take Western Union and you don't exist on the internet? I reported them to Yahoo, Google and www.ic3.gov.
Sorry for the long post, but I want others to have all the information.
Definitely do not apologize for posting these long ones - posting exactly what scammers say is what helps our alerts show up in Google search results when others are wondering if their email is legitimate or not. I LIKE all the details - all out in public so the scammers can not hide.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for sharing. It will help others.
We are a manufacturer in NSW Australia and received a similar email today. Although we replied saying their order was TOO SMALL and have asked them to place a much higher order (almost AU$10,000) Plus we have asked for a 50% deposit to be paid into our Western Union account to confirm the sincerity of their order and telling them 'this is how we do business with companies outside Australia.'
ReplyDeleteWe also offered them FREE SHIPPING with their requested company!
All the above is fake, that's not how we do business, although it is how we deal with scammers. They are everywhere and every now and then, they need a taste of their own medicine!
To be a fly on the wall to see the faces on some of these scam artists when they get our polite emails in their email boxes!
So glad I found this site, would have cost me a couple grand. I get strange emails all the time from scammers and they're usually pretty generic but this guy asked about specific products. Thank you to the person that maintains this site.
ReplyDeleteWhat really alerted me was the freight company's email address anchorstarltd@yahoo.com
The emails I got were from this address: auszza@gmail.com
There's also a return path email juju@surepassfr.com
Here's the email chain:
3/28/13
My name is Eric Anderson,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines. Do you have credit card facility?Get back to me with your website.I will await your prompt response.
Best Regards,
Eric Anderson
Hi,
Yes, I can ship to the Philippines. I also accept credit cards. Which item are you interested in.
3/30/13
Hello
Good to read back from you . below are the Items I want to order
DIGITAL BALANCE LABORATORY COUNTING SCALE 3000g x 0.1g
6 qty
100 x 0.001 GRAM 1 MG DIGITAL SCALE BALANCE LAB ANALYTI...
5 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
6840 Ayala Avenue
(Makati City) Manila
Philippines 1200.
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always
don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like
handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation
before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I
will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Anchor Star Ltd for
shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my
order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping
processing at all.Here is their email address
(anchorstarltd@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper
directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will
be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other
charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby
the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I
wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is
40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Anchor Star Ltd ,if not I
wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable
and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs
duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back
to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM ANCHOR STAR LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Eric
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a
quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :IOPBYTRGET
2)Delivery Full Address:
6840 Ayala Avenue
(Makati City) Manila
Philippines 1200.
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST
Has anyone heard of Tonia Smith. I received order similar to all of the above. Here is what she wrote:
ReplyDeletetoniasmith9056@gmail.com
Comment
Hello,
My name is Tonia Smith ,This mail is to make inquiry on the below question. Do you accept credit card for payment (U.S.A Master and Visa card to be precise)regarding shipping, I already know of a freight forwarder that will pick my packages from your store after payment is confirmed and when goods are ready for shipment, as the private freight company shipping cost is cheaper than any other courier and they are so effective in shipping my goods to my store, their estimated time is 3-4 days.I have used there service in the past and it was splendid.
Kindly let me know your comments on these, so that i can email you with the items i am interested in purchasing from you.
Tonia Smith
(Owner)
Here is when it got very fishy for me:
Thanks for the total quote of my order.The total cost of my order is quite correct and okay by me and I'm ready to pay the bills . Also want you to help me Charge another $1550 to a shipping agent who is going to pick up my ordered items from you. The $1550 that will be sent to the shipping agent is for the shipping of my order plus other items i ordered from different countries which will be deduct from my credit card.Also, I'm compensating you with the sum of $250 for the transfer fee and for your efforts.
Please note that i should have given the shipping agency my credit card for him to deduct the shipping funds but he told me that he doesn't have the facilities to charge or debit credit card , so that's why i bring my vote of confidence in you and i don't want you to betray the vote of confidence i put in you, so i want you to transfer the funds to him after you have make the charges and the money charged from my credit card is in your account,then you can now make the transfer to the agent via western union.i will have love to do this my self but there no western union here around me,So the charges you'll make on my credit card will be:
Order Fee ($4368)
Agent fee with shipping fare ($1550 )
Transfer Fee plus Your Compensation ($250)
Total:($6168)
Note that my credit card will be charged for the amounts above . Please do get back to me if you are in the office right now so that i can forward my credit card details to you , then you can charge full amount and transfer the agent funds to him via western union.
Warmest Regards
Tonia Smith.
Why run only $1500 per day, why wire money to freight co? why no questions about my products, but demands to run credit card? so many red flags.
I ran $1500 initially. Have not run any more and now know it's a scam...ARGGG angry at myself. Who do I report this to? Is there any way they have 'hacked' into my accounts? I use SQUARE for credit card processing.
Yeah, it will result in a chargeback. Report it to the credit card company so they know to take that number out of circulation. You can also report it to the IC3.gov site.
ReplyDeleteThey have probably not hacked into your account. They use stolen credit card numbers not yet reported as such so they initially clear... but always result in a chargeback. The scammer is counting on you wiring the money to the fake shipper (which is just them at the other end) well before the chargeback as happened and they are long gone and so is your money.
But it sounds like you didn't wire any money and so really, you caught this as a scam in a nick of time. Good for you. Now just notify the credit card company and IC3.gov.
I got an email from "David Mark" (dvdmrk7750@gmail.com) stating:
ReplyDeleteDear Sales,
I will like to order goods from you. Confirm if you accept credit card and distribute items to Philippines.Awaiting for your response regarding my inquiry and also including your website so that i can view your special products that you've presently in stock.
16 Ayala Avenue,
Makati City,Metro Manila,
Philippines 1226
Phone No:+632 123 4567
Hope to hear from you soon.
Warm Regards
David
Thank you for this website/post. I googled the address and came across this post. I always think it's a bit sus when they ask to "include your website so that I can view your special products" - when they should have got my email from my website.
spammer using email ausxxa@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteis still about in 2013 using same crap as above, thank you everyone for sharing too
email back to spammer via me :)
"sorry but this email & similar come up with spam on the internet, with same style email even back in 2011, i think you need a new career as even a sort of computer illiterate person like me can work it out, but you can still pay me if you want for my waste of time, not impressed with people like you preying on innocent people, get a life & a real job you disgraceful human, now piss off with all your spam"
Haha!!! I am so glad I've come across this page. I have had the same thing happen recently in the exact same format using a different name, of course. Thank goodness for the internet today. LOL
ReplyDeleteusing email address now as dadd.marrk@gmail.com - and name now is David Mark
ReplyDeleteI have the exact letter, but from an Eric Anderson!! Beware!!
ReplyDeleteAdd Eric Anderson to the list....Same exact letter!
ReplyDeleteJust received an email from Kelly_Joe8503@02.co.uk to purchase goods with a Credit Card and ship to the Phillippines.
ReplyDeletejust received the same email as well. for a large quantity order, this can destroy a small business.
ReplyDeleteEric Andersen is at it again, using the email address ausvva@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteFirst Email:
My name is Eric Anderson,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines. Do you have credit card facility?Get back to me with your website.I will await your prompt response.
Best Regards,
Eric Anderson
Second Email, which included a very large order:
SHIPPING ADDRESS
6840 Ayala Avenue
(Makati City) Manila
Philippines 1200.
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always
don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like
handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation
before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I
will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Anchor Star Ltd for
shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my
order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping
processing at all.Here is their email address
(anchorstarltd@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper
directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will
be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other
charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby
the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I
wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is
40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Anchor Star Ltd ,if not I
wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable
and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs
duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back
to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM ANCHOR STAR LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Eric
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a
quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :IOPBYTRGET
2)Delivery Full Address:
6840 Ayala Avenue
(Makati City) Manila
Philippines 1200.
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST
ReplyDeleteRECIEVED SAME E-MAIL FROM ERIC ANDERSON,
JULY 1ST 2013
BEWARE IS RIGHT!!!!!!!
I just received this morning an email from Eric Anderson in the Philippines with the same exact content as others have received . Although I politely responded I was slightly suspicious so I googled the person and these comments and reports all came up . Obviously it is the same scam you all experienced . Last year , when I was dumber I fell for something similar and lost an expensive piece of jewelry that ended up in Moscow via a sleazy girl , ( the mail drop address ) , living in Missouri . I was able to trace the sleazy thief girl and the police talked to her. Nothing was done and I lost. Thanks for all these postings. It won't happen to me again.
ReplyDeleteJust to add to the growing list, we got the same exact email from Eric Anderson. We got all of the way to the end; he sent us his credit card information. The big red flag was that he gave a Zip Code for Farmington, Missiouri. I checked the c.c. # on a verification website. Found it was a CITIBANK c.c. - called them and reported it - they said it belonged to a guy in Missouri and not by the name of Eric Andersen. Then I decided to google Eric Andersen and *BAMM*, here I am typing this report. I did report the scam to Western Union, my state Attorney General and my local police department.
ReplyDeleteYup, I just got one from Eric Anderson too. Didn't want to use Paypal and ship to a verified address but wanted to have Anchor Star Ltd. do the shipping. $1200 worth of merch. I started looking when the suggestion of his own shipper came up and found this. Good thing, sounded off from the start.
ReplyDeleteWe got the same email from "Eric Anderson", wanted a huge amount of books sent to him in the Phillipines. Finally I caught on after a couple of brief emails of him insisting I email his shipping company. We sent him an email saying we are all ready to ship his order and asking for $100 good faith down payment. LOL. He hasn't replied.
ReplyDeleteWARNING! I have heard that the link can be a way for them to access your email account simply by hovering your mouse over it; not even clicking on it. Please be careful!
Thank you guys for posting. I also got one from Eric Anderson. I would of lost $2200.00 worth of products if I didn't find your blog.
ReplyDeleteMy email from Eric Anderson.
My name is Eric Anderson,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Philippines. Do you have credit card facility?Get back to me with your website.I will await your prompt response.
Best Regards,
Eric Anderson
SHIPPING ADDRESS
6840 Ayala Avenue
(Makati City) Manila
Philippines 1200.
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Anchor Star Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (anchortechltd@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in other to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Anchor Star Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM ANCHOR STAR LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with my
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Eric
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :IOPBYTRGET
2)Delivery Full Address:
6840 Ayala Avenue
(Makati City) Manila
Philippines 1200.
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Momentary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL COST
Just received the same email from "Eric Anderson" with same text. Thank you for the blog! We will not proceed further with the order.
ReplyDeleteThank goodness this site is around I was about to go through all the trouble of prepping this order. Got the same email and everything.
ReplyDeleteRecieved the scam email. Why don't they bust this guy?
ReplyDeleteCant they trace where he is recieving the money?
That is why they ask the money be wired via Western Union or MoneyGram. Once the scammer picks up the money, it is untraceable and they are gone.
ReplyDeleteMy small business also got the e-mail from Eric Anderson. It seemed funny that he would have me contact the shipping company to get a quote and I didn't think a legitimate company would have a yahoo email address. I couldn't find the shipping company online and replied to his e-mail that I couldn't find the company website and would he forward it to me. After 24 hours, I had no reply from him, although he had promptly replied when I told him we could ship to the Philippines. Upon investigating further, I found this site. Eric Anderson is now emailing from ausdda@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteSame experience with email from Eric Anderson - this time auszza@gmail.com As soon as I received his response I immediately recognized the Nigerian style of writing. I actually did find an Anchor Shipping -- in Pakistan. I was trying to figure out how they planned to pick up a package in Michigan. Thank you for your blog! I'm still not sure who the scam is on. We wouldn't ship anything without processing and having a charge accepted anyway. I'm guessing it's the credit card company that gets stuck. Right?
ReplyDeleteWell, he/she apparently has become aware that we Google his alleged name, because the email he sent me included no name.
ReplyDeleteHere's his email:
"Hello, I want to place an order in your store, I will like to know if you ship to Cyprus and accept credit card as a method of payment. I will await your prompt response as soon as you receive this mail. I will be very glad if you treat this email with good concern. Best Regards"
What's interesting is that all my goods are sold via Amazon and other such companies. I can't see what he expects from me.
Here's another name Eric Anderson.
ReplyDeletebetteconrad@hotmail.com
My name is Eric Anderson,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Singapore.
Do you have credit card facility?Get back to me with your website.I will await your prompt response.
Best Regards,
Eric Anderson
reply to :auszza@gmail.com
I got one from Eric Anderson also. auszza@gmail.com. Exactly the same.
ReplyDeleteI got the one from Eric P. Anderson, as well. Same text & email as ones saying Singapore. I checked the return path in properties & found this:
ReplyDeleteReturn-path:
Thank you for posting this!!!
Hi Kathleen,
ReplyDeleteI just found your blog
We got sucked into a transaction with these people – and actually sent them some money. It’s a long stupid story and I didn’t do enough research before moving forward.
Is there any way at all for anybody to track these people down? We just got another request from the exact same email address that they used last year. If they’ve been using it this long wouldn’t there be a way to track it down? There must be national/government experts who try to find these people. We don’t expect to get our money back but it would be nice to be a part of catching them.
Thanks, any feedback is greatly appreciated!
J.
J,
ReplyDeleteIt sucks when someone actually loses money to these scammers, it just breaks my heart. Sorry this happened to you.
You've had actual cash loss, so be sure and report it to ic3.gov. But you are right, it's almost impossible to expect to get your money back. Yes, they use the same email addresses for long periods of time (really, until the email service shuts them down and then they just open new ones) - they know how to do this so they can not be traced and they use services where this kind of disposable account use can be perpetrated. They operate out of foreign countries and steal the bandwidth of others. There really is a formula.
And why it works so well is that they target a sweet spot where the authorities so not think the loss is high enough to pursue and yet they can still make millions by doing a volume business. Average loss ranges from $1000 to $6000, which to an artist is a LOT of money, on top of just making the victim feel shame and guilt for falling for the scam.
I wish we could more. I believe this blog and corresponding facebook page is helping many avoid becoming victims - as we all report our scam email names and email addresses - even if the change, potential victims do often google the names and we want them to show up here so they know it is a scam and do not send any money.
Report your loss to ic3.gov and let's keep sharing this stuff to warn others!
A friend who runs a non-profit just received the email below. Luckily, she felt like something was wrong so she asked me about it. I was able to find your web site and forward the link to her. Your site saved her from losing dollars that were meant to raise funds for a good cause.
ReplyDelete"From: Eric Anderson [mailto:lindsaymacleod@hotmail.com]
Sent: Monday, April 14, 2014 4:43 AM
Subject: Order
My name is Eric Anderson,I want to place an order in your store,I will
like to know if you ship to Singapore. Do you have credit card
facility?Get back to me with your website.I will await your prompt
response.
Best Regards,
Eric Anderson"
Note that the email address appears to be a real person but NOT the person signing the email.
I just got the Eric Anderson mail a few days ago. He wanted 100 berry bowls and asked that I use the AnchorStar LTD shipping to ship to Singapore. The body of the mail message was exactly the same as what others have reported. I don't have that kind of stock on hand, so before moving forward with this, I decided to google AnchorStar to see if it really existed or not. I then saw the links to scams with Eric Anderson and AnchorStar.
ReplyDeleteThanks everyone for posting this information!
Eric Anderson
ReplyDelete23.50 (4 jam yang lalu)
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I also got order from Eric Anerson.
"My name is Eric Anderson,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Singapore. Do you have credit card facility?Get back to me with your website.I will await your prompt response."
Be aware....
Best Regards,
Eric Anderson
I received one this morning from: ausxxa@gmail.com, Subject: Inquiry
ReplyDeleteGood Morning
I am Jacob,I want to place an order in your store,Kindly get back to me at your earliest convenience so I can make the order
Thanks
Hello Kathleen,
ReplyDeleteI was relieved to find your post and confirm my gut feeling that something was fishy with regard to an email requesting pricing on some paintings.
Thanks for your thorough explanation of the scam, you can add the name Jennifer Parker to the list, I've copied the email below.
Sincerely,
Robin
How are you doing today and family?and great to hear from you,
Below are the artworks that interest me, and sorry for getting back to you so late,I have got virus on my Computer just got it sorted today.
I want you to get back to me with the price of each pieces listed bellow:
[Name of pieces here]
I want you to get back to me with the cost of the above so that you can have the payment.
I will be looking forward to hearing from you,so that we can figure out about shipping cost and I will be awaiting,so that you can have my credit card number to run for the payment
Best
7 Little Porth
St. Mary's
ISLES OF SCILLY
TR21 0JG
UNITED KINGDOM
Jennifer Parker
jenparker_jennifer@aol.com
HI Kathleen,
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for posting that blog about Art Scammers, I’ve recently been sent emails from a Leo Wood, asking if he can send me a large check worth 10x the amount of the piece he asked to buy so that I could “relay” money to a shipper of his. I believed it for a while until I read you posting and he pretty much fit every single red flag you mentioned.
Anyway, his email is: leowood777@gmail.com
Here is the email that sealed the deal that he is definitely a scammer!-
"Good Morning,
I'm so glad to be having your piece of art work,i have received your details and its my pleasure to have it purchased.However i will like to bring to your attention a little concern,which i guess we can handle with much understanding and trust from you. I will not be able to make payment from our family joint account in order not to leave any clue to my wife for the surprise. Due to that effect i have made a contact to a client of mine who is owing me an outstanding debt that amount to a considerable sum to issue out a check to you for the payment of the beautiful painting. The payment shall include the shipping agent's fees who's taking my belongings from my old home in Florida,i guess i must have noted that in one of my message to you.Once you have the check cashed at your bank,you will help me relay the balance to the shipping agent,which details will be provided,i believe i can entrust you with this little task. Once this has been done the shipping
line will schedule a perfect timing with you for the pickup of the painting,they will be left with the responsibility of the safety of the painting.They will have to pack it in a way not to damage it while transporting to our new home. I'm entrusting you with these as i will like us to have more business in the future.please i will appreciate if you get back to me asap to know if i can entrust you with this transaction, as the payment will be sent out immediately I read back from you,Thank you foryour understanding."
Basically he wants to send me a check for $500 (my painting only costs $45) so that I can "relay" money to his shipper? It's confusing and he has yet to give me a straight answer. Total scammer.
Thanks again for helping me uncover this scammer, its really a shame people would prey on artists like this :(
Anyway I hope this info helps!
~Maggie
Received one from Eric. I thought it was fishy from the begining seeing as he had the same name (american) as one of my friends. Then when asked he said he found me on google. I may show up on google but if thats how he got my email then he already has my pricing. To any artist that does not already know, if you have someone contact you with a suspicious email regarding your shop saying something along these lines: "My name is Eric Anderson,I want to place an order in your store,I will like to know if you ship to Singapore. Do you have credit card facility?Get back to me with your website.I will await your prompt response.
ReplyDeleteBest Regards,
Eric Anderson" BEWARE!!! Google their emails please. I would hate for any one of you to fall for it.
I received an email today that at first I was excited but by then end of the day I thought it sounded fishy. I went back to re-read the email and it had disappeared from my inbox. I had already forwarded it though so I still had a copy .
ReplyDeleteThe email sounds very similar to the one your describing except now he wants to send someone to pick it up in person to ship it to him instead of me shipping it directly. In addition to little things being off. The english / grammar is off. And it seems they didn't even read my email or look at my site to answer his questions.
I am glad I found this site.
The email address in question is ericderek56@yahoo
Unbelievable. Someone must be falling for it because they are using the SAME email... My company just rcv'd this last night...
ReplyDelete"SHIPPING ADDRESS
138, Sanur,
Denpasar 80226,
Indonesia.
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Anchor Shipping Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (anchorshippingltd@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I
wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Anchor Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM ANCHOR SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Eden
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :JYVGHJKPL
2)Delivery Full Address:
138, Sanur,
Denpasar 80226,
Indonesia.
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Monetary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL"
same thing here, but from DenPasar
ReplyDeleteello Andrew
Good to read back from you.I prefer to email you my order this way rather than to fill it on your website, below are the items I want to order
9.0KG DCP FIRE EXTINGUISHER (HIGH PERFORMANCE) C/W HOSE & STANDARD WALL BRACKET
40 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
138, Sanur,
Denpasar 80226,
Indonesia.
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Anchor Shipping Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (anchorshippingltd@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Anchor Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM ANCHOR SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Eden
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :JYVGHJKPL
2)Delivery Full Address:
138, Sanur,
Denpasar 80226,
Indonesia.
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Monetary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL
On Fri, Oct 19, 2018 at 3:58 PM Eden Peters wrote:
ReplyDeleteGood to read back from you.I prefer to email you my order this way rather than to fill it on your website, below are the items I want to order
...
SHIPPING ADDRESS
138, Sanur,
Denpasar 80226,
Indonesia.
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Anchor Shipping Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (anchorshippingltd@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Anchor Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM ANCHOR SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Eden
It's 2018 and I just received the exact same email with a change of country. God this never ever stops! LOL
ReplyDeleteAnd they are still trying in 2019 ��
ReplyDeleteMr Peters must be globe trotting..
Good to read back from you.I prefer to email you my order this way rather than to fill it on your website, below are the items I want to order
Xxxx Trainer
80 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
138, Sanur,
Denpasar 80226,
Indonesia.
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Anchor Shipping Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (anchorshippingltd@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Anchor Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM ANCHOR SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Eden
Yes just had the same, there is no company called Anchor Shipping Ltd and even if there was I doubt they would use a Yohoo email address , nice try Mr Peters lol
ReplyDeleteWe have been getting these lately too - see below.
ReplyDeleteGood to read back from you.I prefer to email you my order this way rather than to fill it on your website, below are the items I want to order
40mg Hemp CBD E-Liquid Prefilled Cartridge
100 qty
40mg Hemp CBD E-Liquid Prefilled Cartridge
100 qty
40mg Hemp CBD E-Liquid Prefilled Cartridge
100 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
138, Sanur,
Denpasar 80226,
Indonesia.
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder Anchor Shipping Ltd for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (anchorshippingltd@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Anchor Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM ANCHOR SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Eden
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details bellow:
1)My Customer's ID # :JYVGHJKPL
2)Delivery Full Address:
138, Sanur,
Denpasar 80226,
Indonesia.
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Monetary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL
These are 2 emails they are using today, 18.09.2020 at 15:00 hrs.
ReplyDeleteLouis Nilles ausvva@gmail.com louisemnillesnilles@gmail.com
louisemnillesnilles@gmail.com contacted me about shipping some goods to Cyprus. red flags all over the place.
ReplyDeleteSame scam email: louisemnillesnilles@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteWhen you try to hit reply, it replies to another email: luios231101@gmail.com
Stay away.
He has a new name now ....
ReplyDelete-----Original Message-----
From: Louis Nilles
Sent: Wednesday, November 04, 2020 3:21 AM
To:
Subject: Order Inquire
Hi,
Do you accept credit cards over the phone for order payment?
Many Thanks,
Louis Nilles
11-13-2020 Got the same scam email from ausvva@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteOn Mon, 9 Nov 2020 19:24:08 +0100, Louis Nilles wrote:
ReplyDeleteGood to read back from you.I prefer to email you my order this way rather than to fill it on your website, below are the items I want to order
TW-150 Fabric Mounting Track / Price per foot $1.98- Price per five foot segment $9.90
100 qty
Anchorage®2335: Acoustic, Panel, & Upholstery Fabric Turquoise 2841
100 qty
Anchorage Fabric Sample Card
100 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such a situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder INFINITY SHIPPING LTD for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (infinityshippingltd@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Infinity Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format below:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM INFINITY SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Louis
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details below:
1)My Customer's ID # :TYNJUIOP
2)Delivery Full Address:
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Monetary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL
We just got the same email from Louis Nilles and also the same shipping company that doesn’t seem to exist either
ReplyDeleteSame here! From email - luios231101@gmail.com
ReplyDeleteHere is the message
Good to read back from you.I prefer to email you my order this way rather than to fill it on your website, below are the items I want to order
Product 2
$20.29 #STK
105 qty
Product 1
$23.29 #STK0
100 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such a situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder INFINITY SHIPPING LTD for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (infinityshippingltd@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Infinity Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM INFINITY SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Louis
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details below:
1)My Customer's ID # :
2)Delivery Full Address:
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Monetary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL
Well, I am glad to have found this site! I got the Same email from Louis Nilles today. Is there a place to turn these people in???
ReplyDeleteStill at it:
ReplyDeleteGood to read back from you.I prefer to email you my order this way rather than to fill it on your website, below are the items I want to order
Badger Flowing Brush 1 DYN21990
80 qty
Badger Flowing Brush 2" DYN21991
80 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such a situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder INFINITY SHIPPING LTD for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (infinityshippingltd@yahoo.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Infinity Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM INFINITY SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Louis
Got this yesterday, flagged as spam in Gmail but thought it might be legit because of the time of year and our business until I saw this site! ...
ReplyDeletefrom: Louis Nilles louisemnillesnilles@gmail.com
reply-to:luios231101@gmail.com
Do you accept credit cards over the phone for payment?
I also got this email from "Louis" this week. Have any of you responded to him/her? Is the best tactic just to ignore?
ReplyDeleteYes. That is best. They have their scam tactics well honed and its just a numbers game to them - if they out 5 million scam emails, they assume, enough percentage of them will end up losing their money to them. Don't be one of them. But yes, just delete and move on.
ReplyDeleteYup Louis Nilles - wroet us with the smae message just days ago! Seemed atrange and too good to be true, glad we looked up the name!
ReplyDeleteJust bloceked them -
thanks for this thread!
we just got the same email from Louis Nilles:
ReplyDeleteGood to hear back from you.below are the items I want to order
Tower of Love Gift Gourmet Basket
80 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such a situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder INFINITY SHIPPING LTD for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (infinityshippingltd@gmail.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Infinity Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM INFINITY SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Louis
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details below:
1)My Customer's ID # :TYNJUIOP
2)Delivery Full Address:
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Monetary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL
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ReplyDeleteWe got the same email here last week.
ReplyDeleteSame MO- Louis and wanted us to use infinity shipping.
glad I checked this out
Just got the same email order request. Same name, same format, same Cyprus address, same Infinity shipping. Thought it was a little off and dug deeper to find this thread. Sad to say Louis Niles and his infinity shipping scam is still alive and well and honing his scamming craft. Not on me, though. Thank God and Google.
ReplyDeleteWe received the exact same overtures yesterday from Louis Nilles, using the email address ausvva@gmail.com. He wanted to buy some merchandise from us and have it shipped to an address in Singapore via Infinity Shipping.
ReplyDeleteWe didn't have one of the product lines he "wanted" in stock, but he immediately messaged back and just doubled the order for another product, which seemed odd (as did the weirdly flat and peremptory tone of his e-mails). We couldn't find a legit website for Infinity Shipping Ltd and the shipping address itself looks like a building site. Very thankful that this post exists, otherwise we might well have been taken in - or at least taken in enough to waste more time on it.
Super glad to hear this helped! Can't stop the scammers....clearly, but I am grateful for every potential victim who figures it out in time that they don't fall victim to it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing. We all help one another.
Same thing, glad I checked.
ReplyDeleteSHIPPING ADDRESS
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such a situation before and I don't want to be the victims of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder INFINITY SHIPPING LTD for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (infinityshippingltd@gmail.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Infinity Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM INFINITY SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Louis
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details below:
1)My Customer's ID # :TYNJUIOP
2)Delivery Full Address:
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Monetary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL
Thank God I found this chain of emails that help me clear my mind. I received a phone call from the US stated that her father wanted to buy our products in large quantity. Days later, someone named Louis Nilles from Nilles Enterprises emailed to me asking for products list and price. He then ordered some thousand dollars worth, but he wanted us to use his carrier called Infinity shipping. He then wanted me to contact that shipping company based in China. But the contact person name is American and he wrote pretty well in English.
ReplyDeleteI felt something fishy but keep going.
Then Louis Nilles from Cyprus gave me 3 Credit Cards that they did not go through. I asked him to check but he said he would wire transfer to me. But I need to pay the shipping company first then he will pay me back the total amount (product cost plus shipping).
I know that my gut is right. Then I goole his name and address, I found this site which is exactly what I doubted from the begining.
Thanks so much. So his names change every now and then.
I am *so* glad you were able to search, find this thread and AVOID this scam. I love each and every time they do not succeed.
ReplyDeleteWow - I almost got caught... Same guy.. Well - now I know - thanks for posting all of this!
ReplyDeleteThank you for this site! I've been writing Louis Nilles from Cyprus, with him ordering 100 each of teas.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see this site! I have received identical emails from Louis Nilles from Cyprus. He gave me credit card details with another person's name and a billing address in Dallas, Texas! I ran the card. It was declined. He said he would contact his accounting department and get back to me. What small store in Cyprus has an accounting department!!
ReplyDeleteJust got the same email via our website. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe email ends with...
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM INFINITY SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Louis
Right. Credit card will be stolen. Any offer to send you a check will be a counterfeit check. And their "shipping company" is non-existent but they will ask you to wire the shipping amount they send you (which they never did because it is stolen or counterfeit) via wire... which is just them at the other end of that wire.
ReplyDeleteSo everyone: don't do it. Ignore them. Don't reply. Don't even bother to read their follow-up emails.
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI just received an order from this louis guy, I had to fill out credit card details from him but they didn't work. After that, he provided me with the credit card details of Louis Niles himself. They worked. What's going on with these guys? Is this credit card stolen? He actually paid so what to do now?
Yeah - don't continue. The card is stolen. Also look for the clue of they want to overpay to include some shipping amount a non-existent shipper needs. They then try to pay with a stolen credit and ask you to wire the shipping amount they overpaid... but its just the scammer at the other end of the wire and you are out that money.
ReplyDeleteSo don't continue. Don't reply. Just delete and ignore any further communications from the scammer.
Got a scam email from Louis Niles as well:
ReplyDeleteGood to hear back from you.I prefer to email you my order this way rather than to fill it on your website,below are the items I want to order
Cute Boba Backpack / Messenger Bag / Crossbody Bag
70 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such a situation before and I don't want to be the victim of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder INFINITY SHIPPING LTD for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (infinityshippingltd@gmail.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Infinity Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM INFINITY SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Louis
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details below:
1)My Customer's ID # :TYNJUIOP
2)Delivery Full Address:
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Monetary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL
Just got the same scam attempt from Louis Nilles with reply address dpeska1@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteSad to see that it's been going for 10 years! That means it must work :(
Thanks for this post...at least those who do a quick search will find that it is a scam.
Louis Nilles has struck again! Wow! Did I ever get excited about a big international order (I'm in Canada)! Glad that I found this thread and can't believe that this is someone's life!!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely still current, email from dpeska1@gmail.com originated from our "Contact Us' online store page with the following message:
ReplyDelete"Do you accept credit cards Manually? Kindly get back to me so I can send the lists of the Items I will like to buy."
This was then followed up with the following message:
"Good to hear back from you. Below are the items I want to order
[REDACTED]
SHIPPING ADDRESS
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such a situation before and I don't want to be the victim of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder INFINITY SHIPPING LTD for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (infinityshippingltd@gmail.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Infinity Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM INFINITY SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Louis
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details below:
1)My Customer's ID # :TYNJUIOP
2)Delivery Full Address:
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Monetary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL"
Oh so interesting. I just got one and the request prompted me to google the name and email address. My Google Analytics says Mr. Louis at dpeska1@gmail.com is in Cypress, Texas.
DeleteI just received a scam email from Louis Nilles (my company is in Canada). Glad I found this thread before I put too much effort into arranging this order!
ReplyDeleteThanks for doing this. Had an insane inquiry from this idiot as well. I didn't think there were this many saws on Cyprus. Glad I didn't order the parts to build all of these products.
ReplyDeleteWe just got the same email from LOUIS NILLES. (see below)
ReplyDeleteLouis Nilles
Jan 3, 2022, 9:14 PM (16 hours ago)
to me
Good to hear back from you. Below are the items I want to order
"GO NUTS" GIFT BOX
40 qty
"GO EXTRA NUTS" GIFT BOX
40 qrt
SHIPPING ADDRESS
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such a situation before and I don't want to be the victim of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder INFINITY SHIPPING LTD for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (infinityshippingltd@gmail.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Infinity Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM INFINITY SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Louis
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details below:
1)My Customer's ID # :TYNJUIOP
2)Delivery Full Address:
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Monetary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL
Louis Nilles
Nilles Enterprises
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus
dpeska1@gmail.com
+357 25 374458
Thanks for doing this website - I got the Louis Nilles inquiry on 2/1 - same exact format, but ordering 60 single gallons of our greenscreen paint - very odd order. Got suspicious and Googled him which led me to your site.
ReplyDeleteGot a similar order:
ReplyDeleteGood to hear back from you. Below are the items I want to order
Product 1
70 qty
Product 2
70 qty
Product 3
70 qty
SHIPPING ADDRESS
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
Concerning the shipment,the likes of UPS,FEDEX and POST OFFICE always don't take care of the charges down here. Charges like handling,customs duties,tax etc. I have experienced such a situation before and I don't want to be the victim of such a thing again. I will be glad if you contact this freight forwarder INFINITY SHIPPING LTD for shipping quote.The shipping company will arrange the pick-up of my order from your store,so you don't have any stress to face in shipping processing at all.Here is their email address (infinityshippingltd@gmail.com) ,Not that I can't deal with the shipper directly,but they always prefer to deal with the store where they will be doing the pick up in order to reduce the customs duties and other charges.They have a way of preparing their shipment documents whereby the custom duties payment on this goods will be reduced and if I wanted to pay for the custom duties and other charges, at times it is 40% of the whole package amount.I do trust Infinity Shipping Ltd ,if not I wouldn't have recommend them for my shipment.They are very reliable and fast.They will take care of everything including Handling, Customs duties,Tax, Insurance etc.Contact them to obtain a quote and get back to me in the format bellow:
COST OF THE ORDER
COST OF THE SHIPPING FROM INFINITY SHIPPING LTD
TOTAL COST (ORDER + SHIPPING)
Once I have these details from you, I will get back to you with the
credit card information,so you can charge and make the necessary
shipping arrangements.
Regards,
Louis
NOTE:The freight company will need these 5 information to get you a quote,so provide them with the details below:
1)My Customer's ID # :TYNJUIOP
2)Delivery Full Address:
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus,
3)Pick Up Full Address : PROVIDE YOUR ADDRESS
4)Weight Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER WEIGHT
5)Monetary Value Of The Consignment : PROVIDE ORDER TOTAL
Louis Nilles
Nilles Enterprises
44 Kyrenias street, Monagrouli,
industrial area, 4524, Limassol Cyprus
luios231101@gmail.com
+357 25 374458
Louis is still at it:
ReplyDeleteLouis Nilles
2:34 PM (9 minutes ago)
to info
I want to make an inquiry. Do you accept credit cards and ship to Europe? Kindly reply so I can send my order list and shipping address.
I got one today from
ReplyDeleteLouis Nilles
I want to make an inquiry. Do you accept credit cards and ship to Europe? Kindly reply so I can send my order list and shipping address.
Reply
Me too! Exact as above. LOL Thanks for having this up to see and confirm that it's a scam. I had replied but when they emailed back their story, had red flags all over it. Won't email back and let him think I didn't get their email.
ReplyDeleteSame, I had this too, from old Louis N. using the email lnilles101@gmail.com.
ReplyDeleteSays he hasn't got a website or even a Google Business page. And wants stock that he will arrange pick up of from my premises and ship to Cyprus in Europe.
Thanks to this thread and a quick Google I noticed straight away that something that felt fishy was a full on scam.
Thanks and stay safe x