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 Post subject: Almost Scammed
PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:49 am 
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I am a hotel owner and recieved this email. Another hotel owner in the area actually reserved the rooms for three weeks. How does one stop and catch these people.

DEAR SIR/MADAM,
GREETING IN THE NAME OF THE LORD.PLEASE WE ARE THE SHIRLEY METHODIST CHURCH LONDON.WE NEED ACCOMODATON FOR 12 PEOPLE FOR CHRISTIAN CONVENTION IN YOUR HOTEL FOR DURATION OF 14 DAYS FROM 8TH OF OCTOBER - 22TH OF OCTOBER 2006.

INFORMATIONS FOR THE RESERVATION NEEDED:
-12 SINGLE ROOMS OR 6 DOUBLE BEDDED ROOMS

PLEASE GET BACK WITH THE RATE/GRAND COST FOR ALL THIS.
REMAIN BLESSED.

EVANG.MARK WILLIAMS (KSJ)
Shirley Methodist Church, Shirley,
Croydon Coombe Cliff Centre
Coombe Road,Croydon,Surrey CR0 5SP
London.
shirleymethodist@yahoo.com


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 4:21 pm 
I have seen them ask the hotel to buy laptops and make reservations for their "guests" with the the money from the counterfeit check. They then say they have to cancel and have the hotel send out the laptops before the checks are returned against the hotel's account. Sneaky folks........................


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 Post subject: Almost scammed
PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 7:50 pm 
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I have had them ask for me to buy cell phones, and also have had them provide me with credit card numbers to prepay for rooms. There are usually two credit card numbers provided and I am suppose to divide the amount in half to be charged. They even provide the three digit secruity number on the back of the card. At present I have two cashiers checks one for 15K the other for about 6K that I know are bogus but had fun baiting them.


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:19 pm 
I am not sure baiting them is very smart, break off communication.


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PostPosted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:37 pm 
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Baiting scammers with real life details is NOT a good idea. As armac said, break off comunication.


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 Post subject: Warning
PostPosted: Fri Jan 19, 2007 2:28 pm 
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Baiting is not to ever be taken lightly. You cannot bait anyone who has any real time information on you. Run don't walk from this one


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