I get them looking for engine rebuild kits as well as solar. If you run the phone contacts or addresses in a google search you get nowhere or at least not anywhere that would be logical.
If you do send a response you will get no logical answers to your questions. Sometimes when things are slow at the moment I do that just for the fun of it ! What the hell, they already have my address. Bob On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 4:27 PM, roger dixon <roger.di...@att.net> wrote: > I delete them all. You can usually tell by looking at the content, > spelling, etc. that they are bogus. I must get 15-20/week and it is a huge > waste of time to try to qualify them. > > > > *Roger Dixon* > > *Certified Wind Site Assessor* > > *Skylands Renewable Energy, LLC* > > *908.337.2057 cell* > > *908.730.6474 fax* > > *roger.di...@att.net* > > > > *From:* re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto: > re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Chris Daum > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 27, 2009 4:11 PM > *To:* jry...@netscape.com; 'RE-wrenches' > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] solar order scams > > > > Hello Jeff et all: > > > > For those who do take credit cards (and this has been said before): with > the first six digits of any credit card, you or your credit card processor > can contact the issuing bank, and they will contact the 'real' cardholder to > see if the transaction is on the up-and-up. We get several of these a day > too, and I just delete them. I used to follow up, just to report their > cards as stolen, but it's too time consuming. > > > > Let the seller beware! > > > > Chris Daum > > Oasis Montana Inc. > > 406-777-4309 > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto: > re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On Behalf Of *Jeff Yago > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 27, 2009 1:58 PM > *To:* glenn.b...@glbcc.com; RE-wrenches > *Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] solar order scams > > I don't know about you, but we are receiving about 2 or 3 scam emails every > single day wanting to order solar modules, solar pumps, or other solar > hardware. These are easy to spot because although each one is from a > different "firm", here are the the things to look for that they all contain. > > > > Usually they say they are needing this solar equipment for a specific > project, which would imply they would at least have a basic idea of quantity > and size they are looking for. Instead, they ask for what you have in stock > and can ship right away, and they will list several totally different > combinations of modules, pumps, or components which clearly would not > normally go together. > > > > The written language is terrible with very poor grammar, yet they will give > an address in the US. They try to appear to be an established business, yet > their email address is always one of those "free" email services. > > > > They will always ask "what credit cards do you honor" and they will make a > big deal about paying up front. > > > > When this was going around a few years ago, others on the list said there > was some way they worked this scam where it would check out as a valid > credit card, but after you shipped the equipment to some bogus address, the > credit card charge would be voided. I don't know how you can do this, but I > assume they rent some low cost apartment to get a street address for a few > weeks, then ship as much stuff that they can to this address, load it all > into a shipping container, which is then shipped on to some third > world country where they can sell anything solar. > > > > We tried several times to trace these abusiness names or addresses to see > if this was real, and have passed them on to Internet fraud groups but that > turned out to be a real waste of time. > > > > I am sure all businesses get this stuff from time to time, but it seems > like they are really targeting the solar world. > > > > Watch out..... > > > > Jeff Yago > > > > ------------------------------ > > Netscape. Just the Net You Need. > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > >
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