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davep

  • Posts: 2589
Dodgy emails
« on: October 28, 2010, 03:05:56 pm »
Get a load of this..   :o

Goodday
This is john ben, i would like to know if you do rug cleaning in your shop and do you accept credit cards for payment, can i speak with the owner or the manager actually i just relocated from my old house in man utd, down to your city 3 days ago and i would like to know how much will 9 x 12 rug cost for cleaning and actually i have 15 rugs of that, can you do the total calculation for the cleaning for the 15 rugs sized 2500 square feet basically i just moved in to your city liverpool  now and i am at the hospital right now because i was down with a diagnosis of cancer of the lungs as such i had to spend some time in the intensive care,so i want to do the cleaning arrangement for the rugs and after completing the payment with my credit card,so that i can contact my private delivery shipper in man utd to move those rugs down to your shop for the cleaning Asap, so let me know if you can handle that for me.

Due Regards
john ben,
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Linds Russell

  • Posts: 302
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2010, 03:11:32 pm »
Maybe the intensive care has messed with his head and his use of English! ;D
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davep

  • Posts: 2589
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2010, 03:16:25 pm »
Look, 2 mins later another!

Goodday
This is Bryant Jack, i would like to know if you do rug cleaning in your shop and do you accept credit cards for payment, can i speak with the owner or the manager actually i just relocated from my old house in man utd, down to your city 3 days ago and i would like to know how much will 9 x 12 rug cost for cleaning and actually i have 15 rugs of that, can you do the total calculation for the cleaning for the 15 rugs sized 2500 square feet basically i just moved in to your city liverpool  now and i am at the hospital right now because i was down with a diagnosis of cancer of the lungs as such i had to spend some time in the intensive care,so i want to do the cleaning arrangement for the rugs and after completing the payment with my credit card,so that i can contact my private delivery shipper in man utd to move those rugs down to your shop for the cleaning Asap, so let me know if you can handle that for me.

Due Regards
Bryant Jack,
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Linds Russell

  • Posts: 302
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2010, 03:17:35 pm »
It sounds as dodgy as a bottle of crisps!
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Steve Gunn

  • Posts: 850
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #4 on: October 28, 2010, 07:02:25 pm »
Goodday
This is Hope Newton, i would like to know if you do rug cleaning in your shop and do you accept credit cards for payment, can i speak with the owner or the manager actually i just relocated from my old house in (LONDON) down to your city 3 days ago and i would like to know how much will 9 x 12 rug cost for cleaning and actually i have 15 rugs of that, can you do the total calculation for the cleaning for the 15 rugs sized 2500 square feet basically i just moved in to (SUNDERLAND) now and i am at the hospital right now because i was down with a diagnosis of cancer of the lungs as such i had to spend some time in the intensive care,so i want to do the cleaning arrangement for the rugs and after completing the payment with my credit card,so that i can contact my private delivery shipper in (LONDON) to move those rugs down to your shop for the cleaning Asap, so let me know if you can handle that for me.

Due Regards,
Hope Newton.

I have just received this
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terrymaloy

  • Posts: 229
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #5 on: October 28, 2010, 07:08:24 pm »
Ooops just posted the same topic...got exactly the same e mail !
Dodgy it is !!!
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Steve Gunn

  • Posts: 850
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2010, 07:20:24 pm »
I just replied saying I will do them for £25 a rug as there is 15 of them he replied wanting my shop address ;D
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davep

  • Posts: 2589
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2010, 07:31:13 pm »
How is he looking to make money?  Maybe he pays too much then ask for a partial refund even though the money only 'looks' like it went into the bank  ???
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PaulKing

  • Posts: 1626
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2010, 07:45:48 pm »


ME too ! >:(


Goodday
This is Hope Newton, i would like to know if you do rug cleaning in your shop and do you accept credit cards for payment, can i speak with the owner or the manager actually i just relocated from my old house in (LONDON) down to your city 3 days ago and i would like to know how much will 9 x 12 rug cost for cleaning and actually i have 15 rugs of that, can you do the total calculation for the cleaning for the 15 rugs sized 2500 square feet basically i just moved in to (SUNDERLAND) now and i am at the hospital right now because i was down with a diagnosis of cancer of the lungs as such i had to spend some time in the intensive care,so i want to do the cleaning arrangement for the rugs and after completing the payment with my credit card,so that i can contact my private delivery shipper in (LONDON) to move those rugs down to your shop for the cleaning Asap, so let me know if you can handle that for me.

Due Regards,
Hope Newton.


it works like this  ( in simple terms)
they book in the rugs for cleaning  but hey presto they get rushed to hospital so can't you pay the shippers who have the rugs but are holding them for payments
Can they send a cheque up for shipping and rug cleaning and can you pay the shipper in the mean time.

Guess what the cheque never comes or is made of rubber, you've paid the shipper( them) for rugs that never arrive and if they do call you they use BT text to voice service, to cover their tracks.

BAsically it's a con
Reckon I'll go in at £24 Gunny  :D
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cannon

  • Posts: 492
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2010, 07:49:35 pm »
Am i the only one in the north east who hasnt recieved this email, i feel really left out ;D
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Steve Gunn

  • Posts: 850
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2010, 08:17:03 pm »
Hello
    Thanks for your, sorry for that it was my brother that email them about the same rugs so can i have your shop address and what type of credit card do you accept.

Hope to hear from you.

Regards.
Hope Newton


When I asked about the email he sent to liverpool,love these games
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PaulKing

  • Posts: 1626
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #11 on: October 28, 2010, 08:34:52 pm »
give them the police station number and address!
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Ian Rochester

  • Posts: 2588
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #12 on: October 28, 2010, 09:00:46 pm »
Yeah just received one too,  must have a lot of rugs that need cleaning.........delete!!
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paul wallace

  • Posts: 68
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #13 on: October 28, 2010, 09:04:31 pm »
Quote from: cannon on October 28, 2010, 07:49:35 pm
Am i the only one in the north east who hasnt recieved this email, i feel really left out ;D

I haven't had one  ;D
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Just trying to do a Good-Honest job and make money!

Fintan_Coll

Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #14 on: October 28, 2010, 11:42:14 pm »
I think this scam was doing the rounds a few months ago too, they must have re-activated it.
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Matt Seymour

  • Posts: 762
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #15 on: October 29, 2010, 12:58:10 pm »
It's not fair, I want to be sent a dodgy email!

I'm feeling quite left out.
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Steve Gunn

  • Posts: 850
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #16 on: October 29, 2010, 02:47:23 pm »
Hello,
    Thanks for your reply, actually i wouldn't be able to do the delivery and pick up due to the nature of my illness but have made a booking with a private shipping guy that will deliver the rugs to your shop for the cleaning and i can come and pick it up after you have the cleaning done is that understood and can i have your  address where it will be delivered to and i will like you to do me a favour,and the favour is ....  I will give you my credit card to charge for the sum of 3000pounds and you will deduct the sum of 1,500pounds for your fee deposit for the cleaning and send the remaining 1,500pounds via western union money transfer to the delivery shipper, for his own shipping fee  so that he can be able to go and pick those rugs from my former house in (LONDON) and deliver the rugs down to your workshop and once he deliver the rug you can write an estimate for me for the cleaning and i can make a payment for the remaining balance minus 1,500pounds i am making now ... hope you understand, and can you handle that for me ?

Due Regards,
Hope Newton.

The fact I put the address down as South Shields police station hasn't put him off
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Kinver_Clean

  • Posts: 1120
Re: Dodgy emails
« Reply #17 on: October 29, 2010, 06:07:58 pm »
Its all untraceable inc the Western Union transfer.

There must be some people who are that gullible to make it worthwhile taking the time to  send the emails.

Its a long way from Nigeria to Yorks!

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God must love stupid people---He made so many.
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