[TheForge] Fence Order (funny scammer)

[Peter Hirst]

That is some heavy fence.  20 tons in a 2x2x7 box.  Interesting alloy.  300 
ton shipment.  Wonder what kind of aircraft Speed Air Freight uses.  C-5s?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Allen" <countrymetals at gmail.com>
To: <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 10:14 PM
Subject: [TheForge] Fence Order (funny scammer)


> Here is some funny reading for you guys
>
>
> Dear C/S
> My name is Mike O'Shea and am interested in some chain link fence.i want a
> pick-up price plus tax on size 6 feet high x 11 gauge , no poles and gates
> ,only materials.I will much appreciate if you get back to me with the 
> total
> cost for 2000 feet and also advice if u accept credit  card for payment
> ..Wish you all the best in business and hope to hear from you soon.
> Best Regards
> Mike....
>
> ****************************************************************8
>
> Thank you for the email Mike,
>
> We have plenty of chain link fence in stock for you. 2,000' of 6' x 11 ga
> would be 11,437.88 ( would I make a killing off of this sale) if you pay 
> by
> credit card or check. If you paid with cash, I could drop it down to
> 9,133.49.
>
> Country Metals, LLC
>
> **************************************************
>
> Hello ,thanks for the quote, am shipping the fence  to Ghana directly so
> before i arrange for payment, i will like you to do me a favor and contact
> the freight company that i want to use @  I deleted (
> ................. at YAHOO.COM)  with the weight and size of all the fence so
> that they will give you the shipping cost of shipping them from your 
> address
> to the following address:
>
> David & Co. Inc.
> 440 airport residential area,
> Accra-Ghana00233.
>
> I will like you to get back to me with grand total for the packages and 
> also
> for the shipping as soon as they e-mail you with the shipping cost so that 
> i
> will arrange for payment immediately .
> Hope to hear from you real soon.....
> Best regards.............
> Mike...
>
> *******************************************************
>
> I have a customer that has requested to have 15 creates that are 2' x 2' x
> 7' long, weighing 40,000 lbs each. ( Damm that some strong fencing,
> guaranteed to keep anything out, dogs, deer, lions, T-Rex)
>
> He wants a price to ship from Maine, USA to
>
> David & Co. Inc.
> 440 airport residential area,
> Accra-Ghana00233.
>
>
> *******************************************************
>
>
> Dear Customer,
>
> Thank you for your interest in using Speed Air Freight for your shipping
> needs and services .We checked on picking up and shipping  2' x 2' x 7'
> long, weighing 40,000 lbs each.
>
> shipped from:     Maine, USA
> Shipped to:  David & Co., Inc.
>              440 Airport Residential Area
>               Accra-Ghana 00233
>
> The shipping costs is going to be $1,899.42 U.S  Dollars . That includes
> international airway taxes(I.A.T) , Tariff and custom's clearance duties. 
> It
> takes approximately 3 days for delivery from the day of pick-up and
> regarding the packaging and crating we will also handle that to prevent
> breakages or damage.
> And the payment procedure will go as via western union but since the
> package is going to Accra-Ghana 00233,Send payment via Western Union Money
> Transfer to our manager at that location, and the address is:
>
> Name :Mr. Fahad Mohammed
> Address : 441 Ring Road West
> Zip code : 00233
> City : Accra
> Country : Ghana
> You need to go to the western union with the cash of the shipping funds 
> and
> the address above specified to send payment through.Before we come and 
> pick
> it up, you have to email us with the Western Union Money Transfer receipt
> information which shows :
>
> 1.Senders full name
> 2. MTCN control number 10 digits
> 3. Secret Question and Answer.
>
> All the above in formations are on the receipt and the question and answer
> will come from you which can be any question and answer as you choose.As
> soon as we have all the in formations above and confirm the payment we 
> will
> authorize for the pick up of your items right away  and don't hesitate to
> contact us if you need any more assistance . We will be very glad to help
> you.
>
> Thanks in Advance
> Secretary ....................
> Ralph Yamoah
>
> SPEED AIR FREIGHT
> We Serve You Better
>
>
>
> And I got too busy to respond to it and I think I lost the sale..... oops. 
> I
> have been getting these almost 3 a day now. Usually they are sent using 
> the
> BCC method. So they are sending them out to so many people at one time.
> Don't be scammed out of money.
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