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SCAM ALERT!Almost all of us have received E-mails purportedly from the spouse of an oil minister or widow of former Zaire head of state Mobutu Sese Seko seeking help in transferring money out of Nigeria. It’s been reported that "hundreds, perhaps thousands" of people have fallen for the Nigerian scheme. It appears that these con artists have begun trolling through the decorated apparel industry looking for gullible souls.Please be advised that a scam operation which may be originating in Nigeria, West Africa, and / or the United Kingdom appears to be underway and embroiderers are at least one target. During the last several months several people with machines listed on the www.embroideryyellowpages.com website have received E-mails from West Africa inquiring about the equipment or software they are advertising for sale. The story is that the people in West Africa have someone in the U.S. who owes them money and that person will send the person selling the embroidery equipment an amount several thousand dollars more than the asking price of the equipment by cashiers check . The seller, upon receipt of the money is asked to ship the equipment to Africa and wire, by Western Union, the excess money to West Africa. We did have one advertiser go along with this deal, but questioned the paper the cashier’s check was printed on. Their bank determined the so-called cashier’s check was counterfeit. Lately we have been receiving more frequent reports of this happening that leads us to believe whoever is trying to perpetuate this fraud is intensifying their efforts. Hopefully this isn’t because they have successfully swindled one or more people. Now we are hearing that someone, again from West Africa, is ordering large quantities of garments, (several thousands of dollars at a time). The swindler is apparently using fraudulent credit cards. Somehow the transaction is approved by the credit card company, and after shipment has been made, a charge back is made to the account. Our advice is to proceed with great caution if you are approached by anyone interested in purchasing equipment or apparel from Nigeria or West Africa. Allow time for both checks and credit cards to clear. The safest thing would be to not do business with them at all. |