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we had a email sent ot us this morning...sounds very suspect as English is so poor. Are they trying to find bank details??

Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 05:47:54 -0700
From:
Subject: Roses Order...
To:

Goodday,
My name is Wilson Williams and I will like to know if you can supply me with a special Order 0f Red StemRoses and below is the Describtion of my enquiry, i want Quantity of 100 Dozens which is avialable instock..And i will recommand a Freight Company to come to your location for the pick up ..Kindly Advice if you can assist me with my enquiry and also do let me know the method of payment you accept.Hopeful to hear from you in the near Future.


Much Regards,
Wilson Williams ...

sent him a reply saying can supply need 10 days notice and payment bin cash up front before order placed with wholesaler...will await his response!!

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Hello this is a scam i had the same one at xmas dont reply x x i got all excited as it was a massive order but it was a load of s***

not had it myself but would not touch it with a barge pole - even if they paid up front with a card as a lot on here are saying that card payments can be taken and then cancelled a while down the road when they find they are fraudsters and you have to pay the bill. a couple of threads on this if you route.

I sent a reply saying I want CASH...bet I never hear back

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o thanks for that YCF, didnt know that one, does sound very suspect

Definite scam unless its paid well up front with cash that has been banked and verified non counterfiet

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i think i have heard of this one before and it is definately a scam i never give any bank details to anyone who asks by phone or e mail we have had scams through e bay and by people pretending to be from the bank you need to be sooo careful ...anyway how is basingstoke at the moment? used to live near there and moved to devon 6 yrs ago.. sorry but i dont miss it!!

Hi

I know this is an old post but we've just had Mothers Day, I've been off with a cold and we're short staffed so this is the first time time this month I've had a chance to post...

Oh yeah this one's a scam....it's been doing the rounds world wide it seems, I've received this email several times over the last 6 months or so. First time I received it I rang the "suspicious transaction" number for credit card authorisations and no surprise to me it was a fraudulent card. It does highlight what we need to look out for - unusually large order and trying to pay with more than one credit card.

I wonder if anyone has been sucked in to the point of buying in the roses? I would almost feel sorry for them...almost.

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I have been getting heaps of those sorts of emails in the last few weeks.

One of the first ones I actually replied to, gave a quote etc etc and then when he gave the delivery address as an orphanage in South Africa I got a bit suspicious.

He rang me after he received the quote and I told him we did not ship internationally unless we received money via direct credit to our bank account. He said he could only pay via credit card... I said that's ok, go to your bank and get an advance on your credit card in cash and transfer it to my account..

HE HUNG UP!!! hehe

Only biggie ive ever done is twelve dozen,,,,,cash upfront


I had one call for a £100 bouquet on valentines day, could he pay by card and have it delivered....thankfully i didnt have card machine in till next day so i turned it down. Id rather go and collect the cash than risk the card. It does worry me. Anyone ever had a chargeback? x