Comments on: The “Fake Shipping Company” Western Union Scam http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/the-western-union-fake-shipping-company-scam/ Exploring the World of Outdoor Photography with Tips, News, Imagery and Insight Mon, 14 May 2012 20:37:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Ralf Boehnke http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/the-western-union-fake-shipping-company-scam/comment-page-2/#comment-65241 Ralf Boehnke Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:14:44 +0000 http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=456#comment-65241 ... Here is another one. They use similar text and different email addresses like this one Even with pdf attachments who seem real. I lost $8,000 with those guys 3 years ago and they are still soliciting me with the very same email. The email reads: Good day. Kindly quote the prices for printing envelopes with the specs below excluding shipping cost. 1. Envelope size: 4 3/4" x 6 1/2" 2. 24# White Wove Envelope 3. Self Seal 4. Attached is the TEXT to be printed on the envelopes 5. Provide quote on 40,000 and 60,000 copies of envelopes Kind regards, John Parish. … Here is another one.
They use similar text and different email addresses like this one
Even with pdf attachments who seem real.
I lost $8,000 with those guys 3 years ago and they are still soliciting me with the very same email.

The email reads:
Good day.
Kindly quote the prices for printing envelopes with the specs below excluding shipping cost.
1. Envelope size: 4 3/4″ x 6 1/2″
2. 24# White Wove Envelope
3. Self Seal
4. Attached is the TEXT to be printed on the envelopes
5. Provide quote on 40,000 and 60,000 copies of envelopes
Kind regards,
John Parish.

]]> By: Todd http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/the-western-union-fake-shipping-company-scam/comment-page-2/#comment-65200 Todd Fri, 20 Apr 2012 14:03:03 +0000 http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=456#comment-65200 We just had a simular experience and thankfully we caught it in time. Customer called in an order for about $2500.00 and asked us to charge him the shipping cost and forward the money to the shipping company in Malaysia via bank transfer.Works the same way, the thief goes to the bank with the transfer code which you supply and they walk out with the money. We caught in time even though the Discover card they used went through. The Zip code of the so called field agent for "Ace Cargo" did not match the city they reported they were in. We called Discover Card and they did not report that the card was stolen, but when I told them the name on the card if was slightly different so they called the card holder, even though they did not tell me what was said, they transferred me to the security department to report how it all went down. We returned the money to Discover card before we were hit with the charge back fee. Then I emailed the thief and asked him for additional info and what a surprise...no response. Be careful out there.... We just had a simular experience and thankfully we caught it in time. Customer called in an order for about $2500.00 and asked us to charge him the shipping cost and forward the money to the shipping company in Malaysia via bank transfer.Works the same way, the thief goes to the bank with the transfer code which you supply and they walk out with the money. We caught in time even though the Discover card they used went through. The Zip code of the so called field agent for “Ace Cargo” did not match the city they reported they were in. We called Discover Card and they did not report that the card was stolen, but when I told them the name on the card if was slightly different so they called the card holder, even though they did not tell me what was said, they transferred me to the security department to report how it all went down. We returned the money to Discover card before we were hit with the charge back fee.
Then I emailed the thief and asked him for additional info and what a surprise…no response. Be careful out there….

]]> By: Garry http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/the-western-union-fake-shipping-company-scam/comment-page-2/#comment-62950 Garry Thu, 01 Mar 2012 08:08:30 +0000 http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=456#comment-62950 This also happened to me I was being contacted by a someone who wanted to buy music production equipment from me but his credit card was with the security company. BY THE WAY THIS WAS A GUY FROM NIGERIA I AGREE DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH PEOPLE FROM AFRICA VIA THE INTERNET. He told me I had to pay the security company in which I did pay $400 for preparation, but then afterwards I received an email stating that the card was valued at a very high price and that I had to pay a lawyer company to clear the credit card. By clearing the credit card he said I would be clearing it with the International Monetary Fund from being for of fraud, drugs or a terrorist organization and that the lawyer firm required $1800 to clear it. Also the money could only be paid by western union and they did not accept credit cards. At that point I knew something was wrong and I told them to either send me the card without making the payment or the transaction was off. So I decided to cancel the transaction after stumbling on this blog. This also happened to me I was being contacted by a someone who wanted to buy music production equipment from me but his credit card was with the security company. BY THE WAY THIS WAS A GUY FROM NIGERIA I AGREE DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH PEOPLE FROM AFRICA VIA THE INTERNET. He told me I had to pay the security company in which I did pay $400 for preparation, but then afterwards I received an email stating that the card was valued at a very high price and that I had to pay a lawyer company to clear the credit card. By clearing the credit card he said I would be clearing it with the International Monetary Fund from being for of fraud, drugs or a terrorist organization and that the lawyer firm required $1800 to clear it. Also the money could only be paid by western union and they did not accept credit cards. At that point I knew something was wrong and I told them to either send me the card without making the payment or the transaction was off. So I decided to cancel the transaction after stumbling on this blog.

]]> By: teresa http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/the-western-union-fake-shipping-company-scam/comment-page-2/#comment-53382 teresa Fri, 23 Sep 2011 19:07:53 +0000 http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=456#comment-53382 thanks for the post, makes me feel better as this almost just happened to me, we will lose a little money for some sample printing but card authorization caught us up to speed. I'm so mad! thanks for the post, makes me feel better as this almost just happened to me, we will lose a little money for some sample printing but card authorization caught us up to speed. I’m so mad!

]]> By: Dan Bailey http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/the-western-union-fake-shipping-company-scam/comment-page-2/#comment-53276 Dan Bailey Thu, 22 Sep 2011 00:35:56 +0000 http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=456#comment-53276 Great, just what I needed- a scam artist with my own name. For the record, it ain't me. I'm the real Dan Bailey! :D Great, just what I needed- a scam artist with my own name. For the record, it ain’t me. I’m the real Dan Bailey! :D

]]> By: Patrick Nicholson http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/the-western-union-fake-shipping-company-scam/comment-page-2/#comment-53270 Patrick Nicholson Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:43:26 +0000 http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=456#comment-53270 Do not do business with Daniel Bailey. She is a SCAM ARTIST. She scams everyone at make wide turns. She makes you think you are working to make a check and she keeps all the money. She lives in Arlington, Texas He husband or so works at FFE they are out of Dallas, Texas. Do not do any business with FFE either. Do not do business with Daniel Bailey. She is a SCAM ARTIST.
She scams everyone at make wide turns.
She makes you think you are working to make a check and she keeps all the money.
She lives in Arlington, Texas
He husband or so works at FFE they are out of Dallas, Texas.
Do not do any business with FFE either.

]]> By: Wfinley http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/the-western-union-fake-shipping-company-scam/comment-page-2/#comment-53141 Wfinley Mon, 19 Sep 2011 17:40:01 +0000 http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=456#comment-53141 My clients deal with scams like this on a daily basis. Luckily it's easy to figure out the scam. Just have the customer submit their info via a web form. Capture the IP and ask for their city/country. Then compare the city/ country they input with the city / country that corresponds to their ip using this database: http://www.maxmind.com/app/ip-location If there is a match then accept payment; if not then block payment. Sounds complex but it can be fully automated and literally takes a millisecond to process. Any web geek can set it up for you. My clients deal with scams like this on a daily basis. Luckily it’s easy to figure out the scam. Just have the customer submit their info via a web form. Capture the IP and ask for their city/country. Then compare the city/ country they input with the city / country that corresponds to their ip using this database: http://www.maxmind.com/app/ip-location
If there is a match then accept payment; if not then block payment.
Sounds complex but it can be fully automated and literally takes a millisecond to process. Any web geek can set it up for you.

]]> By: Jamie Hoover http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/the-western-union-fake-shipping-company-scam/comment-page-2/#comment-51945 Jamie Hoover Tue, 23 Aug 2011 17:02:09 +0000 http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=456#comment-51945 oh yeah his email was allenjack60@yahoo.com oh yeah his email was allenjack60@yahoo.com

]]> By: Jamie Hoover http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/the-western-union-fake-shipping-company-scam/comment-page-2/#comment-51944 Jamie Hoover Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:57:00 +0000 http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=456#comment-51944 Received a similar relay call (tty) from an Allen Jack (Jack Allen) from Illinois wanting some oriental rugs cleaned. He asked us to charge a card, which he has yet to provide, and then send $1500 to a shipper, which he has yet to name, via Western Union. We tried getting an address and he demanded to speak to the owner. Sounded fishy so did some research and found this. Thanks Received a similar relay call (tty) from an Allen Jack (Jack Allen) from Illinois wanting some oriental rugs cleaned. He asked us to charge a card, which he has yet to provide, and then send $1500 to a shipper, which he has yet to name, via Western Union. We tried getting an address and he demanded to speak to the owner. Sounded fishy so did some research and found this. Thanks

]]> By: Perico http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/the-western-union-fake-shipping-company-scam/comment-page-2/#comment-51847 Perico Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:47:37 +0000 http://danbaileyphoto.com/blog/?p=456#comment-51847 Thanks a lot for this post. Andrew Ripey is trying right now to book for the same people you already mentioned in my hotel. thanks again from Malaga, Costa del Sol Thanks a lot for this post. Andrew Ripey is trying right now to book for the same people you already mentioned in my hotel. thanks again from Malaga, Costa del Sol

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