R. A. Mitchell
07-27-2009, 3:36 PM
I just received an on-line inquiry from someone claiming to be Foster Cashville who wanted engraved items shipped from me, near Philadelphia, to South Africa (clue #1). I followed up his broken English inquiry (clue #2), and he asked for a price for 20 hand engraved knives (clue #3). Then I tried to call him on the phone number that he submitted with his on-line inquiry.
The phone number he gave was invalid (Big Clue #4). I wrote back to him to tell him his phone number was no good and asked for a valid number, and he said that he's on the road and would call me if I gave him my phone number (Big Clue #5). I also Googled the name, and an on-line forum popped up discussing a scammer who went by the name of Rev Foster Cashville that operated out of Nigeria. (Huge Clue #6) Again I wrote back, and told him that to protect against on-line fraud, I would need his business address and phone number for verification. I apologized for the inconvenience, but told him that the information was necessary based on inconsistencies in prior communications.
I haven't heard back from him. I'm passing this along to save you folks some time and inconvenience if this scammer should hit you, too.
The phone number he gave was invalid (Big Clue #4). I wrote back to him to tell him his phone number was no good and asked for a valid number, and he said that he's on the road and would call me if I gave him my phone number (Big Clue #5). I also Googled the name, and an on-line forum popped up discussing a scammer who went by the name of Rev Foster Cashville that operated out of Nigeria. (Huge Clue #6) Again I wrote back, and told him that to protect against on-line fraud, I would need his business address and phone number for verification. I apologized for the inconvenience, but told him that the information was necessary based on inconsistencies in prior communications.
I haven't heard back from him. I'm passing this along to save you folks some time and inconvenience if this scammer should hit you, too.