I, too, was contacted by them first by email and then by phone. I
ignored the email because it was one of those “Act now! If we don’t
hear from you by 3:00pm on x date you will lose out on this
opportunity!!!”
I also had a phone call from Lifestyle and Ozone TV. They asked
several, very general, questions about design style; where do I get
my ideas and what sets me apart from other designers. They wanted
$25,000 for this spot!
I did talk to both briefly and got the impression that this is just
the latest in cold calling. Both mentioned that they got my contact
Neither of them asked me to send them my work. And both took “no”
without a hassle.
Doreen
Doreen K. Sanborn
they got me too!
then I plugged them into the free Whois tool on google and
voila’…all their prime and ready for reporting to any
and all spam preventative engines, the BBB, the FTC, and the postal
inspector general…go for it: close them down…R.E.Rourke
Hi,
I have just found 2 x $80.00 check card charges on my business bank
account. They are from “STC SAWA RECHARGE” After doing a quick search
on Google I found out that this is a new scam. The forum is for
professional resellers and the problem seems to be spreading rather
quickly and widely. You can tell just from the numbers of posts and
the diversity of locations. I don’t use this check card at gas
stations, grocery stores and the like. I only use it online at very
few trusted websites that have high security connections, and only
about 3 or 4 of them for supplies. Never had any problems until now
as I am extremely careful. It looks like there maybe some connection
to Citibank. I just withdrew a small amount at a Citibank branch over
the weekend, and I do not bank with them. I am just speculating here,
trying to figure out how these people got the card number. Others on
that forum had the same care with their card numbers. One of the
posters at that forum said that Citibank stated to him that " They
are aware of the problem". I would post a link to the discussion but
I am not sure it is allowed. If it is and you want the link, please
let me know and I will post it.
The charge is from a Middle Eastern Phone Card company. Please
monitor your bank accounts and credit cards closely. This issue has
not been on the news that I could find. If you see such a charge
contact the bank immediately as they come back for more if you don’t
stop it right away. One of the posters at that forum had his card
charged 4 times!
Just wanted to let everyone on Orchid know about it. I am trying to
alert as many people as possible.
Vera
Vera Battemarco
Couture Artisan Jewelry ™
http://www.verabattemarco.com
Good advice. A certain website that provides news for nerds (and
geek comment on the news) has several recent articles on CitiBank.
Mostly about problems with keeping customers’ PIN secure. This issue
goes back several years…CitiBank has “known about” this for a
while.
Don’t just change your PIN, get a new card. And make sure your bank
takes some measures to protect your account against unauthorized
withdrawals. I know my bank will do that if I request it.
Kelley
prices to get their feedback. Their response email was all in
caps, they wanted nearly every chain I had quoted sent Express Mail
to Nigeria.
I got one of those relay calls a couple weeks back. I was surprised
because the call came in asking for my business name on my personal
cell phone (I do not have a business phone number.)
According to the operator, the person, “Mary” wanted gold chains for
“her” family. I don’t even sell gold chains, and told her so. She
asked if I could get them. I said yes. She said she wanted to order
$500 worth of gold chains for her family as gifts. My husband, who
was in the room and couldn’t help overhearing, laughed and asked me
if the caller was in Nigeria. So I asked “Mary” where I would be
shipping the chains. Her reply was “I told you that already, Lagos,
Nigeria! And I would like a sample of each of your heaviest gold
chains in every style sent before I pay for the rest of the order.”
I have answered legitimate relay calls from deaf people before at a
previous job. I have been told by various relay operators that the
hearing-enabled person being called is not supposed to speak to the
operator directly. You are only supposed to say what you would say
to the caller if you were actually speaking to them. I couldn’t help
it. I told the operator to please tell “Mary” that I don’t ship to
scammers in Nigeria, to tell Mary to go to h*ll, and that I was going
to hang up now. The operator burst out laughing…I told HER to have
a nice day, and shut off the phone.
I’m still trying to figure out how they found my cell phone number
and linked it to my micro-business.
Kathy Johnson
Feathered Gems Jewelry
For anyone who hasn’t heard; if you get a call from Nigeria forget
it. It’s been in the news for months maybe years. Don’t get sucked in
just because someone is interested in you.
I dont ship to Indonesia too. I lost US $ 1500 worth of
The first order was for US $ 900 and it passed and I got the money,
As soon as he received the goods he ordered again for US $ 600 It
passed and I shipped, a week later i get a call from my bank, the
credit card is a stolen one. and they charged back.
I had no way of getting the money or the goods. this was 4 years
ago.
Now any order from Indonesia or Nigirea. I have a standard email
saying the order is ready for shipping and to transfer the money to
my account as my bank does not accept credit cards.
regards
Ahmed shareek
from Sri lanka