momtohaley2004 Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I received this email and I'm afraid to respond to it because for some reason the mastercard statement at the end tells me that this could possibly be fraud. Anyone have any thoughts? I have not responded to this and probably won't. For one....how did he get my email and if he got it off my website then he would know whether or not I carried the product and 2 he didn't mention quantity and then the mc statment too. Hello Sir/Madam My name is Mr. Mark Williams and i will like to order some of your product. If you do carry them, i would really appreciate it alot if you could send me an email reply back with a price for white Candle in size of 4.1/2” x ½”.,.. As soon as i have the price, i can give you the quantity i want. Also let me know if you take master card for payment as that is the only method of payment i can offer. I will be awaiting for your reply back the soonest.Thank.Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReneeM Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 Does your website track visitors IP addresses, length of visit, pages visited, etc.? I wouldn't reply to the email, but only because all of the information he's asking about is on our site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtohaley2004 Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 Yes I can track my information. All my products are listed or shown on my website and my contact information is there. I have a suspicion more than one person got this email because on the address line it had another person's email as well but mine was not shown so I'm ignoring it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 I wouldn't respond but make sure you check the IP address and check it's location. My bet is Africa or China. Also, candles that are 4.5 x 1/2 are so mass produced that they are way cheaper from non crafters. It can't possibly be real. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtohaley2004 Posted May 26, 2008 Author Share Posted May 26, 2008 That was my thought too, which is why it's deleted and over with. No sweat off my back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OverSoyed Posted May 26, 2008 Share Posted May 26, 2008 The highly broken English should have tipped you off right away.Good job at deleting it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevcher Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I recieved an email over the weekend from some foreign guy named Alibaba blicka blick ,or something like that. anyhow, he rambled on about someone being held in another country and they needed to transfer 25 million into my account,and have me exchange into US funds. After I finished laughing hysterically, I deleted it. I wanted so badly to send my reply-"get bent", but decided it was best not to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb31apb Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 After getting three to four emails like that daily for almost a year now, I kind of broke down last week and replied to one of them. I told them to go steal from someone else. Funny thing, I honestly haven't gotten any since then...Kinda makes you wonder..... LOL I probably jinxed myself!:lipsrseal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LynnS Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I get a few e-mails like that.Not for my candle business but in general.I think the Sir/Madam kinda gets to me.Sounds so promising BUT fakey. :rolleyes2 LynnS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akua Wood Posted May 27, 2008 Share Posted May 27, 2008 I quickly delete such e-mails as they sound scam to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabbledoya Posted May 28, 2008 Share Posted May 28, 2008 I got that exact e'mail a couple days ago~~same guy, same request, same wording. I deleted it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtohaley2004 Posted May 28, 2008 Author Share Posted May 28, 2008 Anyone get a similar one from a Robert Kelvin? Got one of those today as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GourmetSoy Posted June 1, 2008 Share Posted June 1, 2008 sound like one I got a while back and he probably want to pay with a stolen credit card. My guys name was "James Larry" and I'm pretty sure it was from Nigeria but I didn't have my tracker then, I wish I did! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I got one yesterday from Brandon Tan and wanted an item on my website and was going to be shipped to South Korea. He said hisshipping company would pick up order at my place. I answered him twice, but think I will ignore it now. Anybody else hear fromBrandon Tan?Rae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ring of Fire Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I got one yesterday from Brandon Tan and wanted an item on my website and was going to be shipped to South Korea. He said hisshipping company would pick up order at my place. I answered him twice, but think I will ignore it now. Anybody else hear fromBrandon Tan?RaeDoesn't the South Korea part and his shipping company coming to your "place" smell like a scam? Why would you respond to that? Yes, I would ignore this Brandon Tan now.And don't answer his cousin Landon Sunburn either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Thanks, Ring of Fire,I thought it was fishy from the start. I have not answered his lastemail.Rae Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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