These 2 guys are second and third people trying to use this scam on me. What they do is tell you about a product that they have that is below wholesale value for instance they have brand new laptops at the equivalent of $180 and $200. THen they chat with you for awhile in the instant message. Then when payment comes up. Instead of doing a legitimate transaction or COD with UPS or DHL, they ask you to send money to a relative and once you recieve the goods transfer the payment into their name.
This is what moneygram says about people like this:
A suggestion from a stranger that you send money to a friend or relative as a show of “good faith” because legitimate business is not conducted in this manner. They will tell you that by sending the money in the name of a friend that they will be able to collect the funds. That is not true. Con artists often use fake identification to pretend to be someone else.
https://www.emoneygram.com/eMoneyGram/moneygramFraudPrevention.do
The latest culprits that are doing this are:
Ian Anderson
MOBILE SHOP 1LIMITED
Address: 11 Murray Street, Camden London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Ian Anderson(20:28:56): MOBILE SHOP 1 LTD
11 MURRAY STREET, CAMDEN, LONDON
GREATER LONDON, NW1 9RE, U.K
Company No. 06240353
Tel: 447045717463
Fax: 447005808994
Email: mobileshopltd1@live.com
Yahoo: mobilesltd1@yahoo.com
Also notice their phone number it starts with 4470, which means he can set up a sham company from another country.
IF this man contacts be very careful about sending him money or doing anything on the first transaction. Make him send samples the first time cash on delivery UPS or similar company.
The way you catch a scammer:
mark oppenheim: hello
mark john: hi
mark oppenheim: can you send me your contact information
mark oppenheim: all of it
mark john: sure
mark oppenheim: thanks
mark john: MARK JOHN
WIRE UK LIMITED
Registered No. 06303402
16 CHURCHILL WAY, CARDIFF, SOUTH GLAMORGAN, CF10 2DX
MSN:computer-electronics@live.com
EMAIL:computer-electronics@live.com
TEL:+447024072015, +447045753884
mark oppenheim: are you located in England?
mark john: Yes
mark oppenheim: Is this your business address or just postal address
mark oppenheim: can you give me your england phone number?
mark oppenheim: home number
mark john: you can check up at www.ukdata.com
mark john: this is my company business address
mark oppenheim: ok can you give me your home number
Notice this guy also has a 4470 phone number
Be very careful when doing business with these peoplemark oppenheim: hello
mark john: hi
mark oppenheim: can you send me your contact information
mark oppenheim: all of it
mark john: sure
mark oppenheim: thanks
mark john: MARK JOHN
WIRE UK LIMITED
Registered No. 06303402
16 CHURCHILL WAY, CARDIFF, SOUTH GLAMORGAN, CF10 2DX
MSN:computer-electronics@live.com
EMAIL:computer-electronics@live.com
TEL:+447024072015, +447045753884
mark oppenheim: are you located in England?
mark john: Yes
mark oppenheim: Is this your business address or just postal address
mark oppenheim: can you give me your england phone number?
mark oppenheim: home number
mark john: you can check up at www.ukdata.com
mark john: this is my company business address
mark oppenheim: ok can you give me your home number
mark john: hi
mark john: little interuption
mark oppenheim: yes could you give me your home phone number
mark oppenheim: i would like to call you
mark john: 447024072015
mark oppenheim: great thanks
mark oppenheim: when will you be at home
mark john: you call now
mark oppenheim: ok thanks
mark oppenheim: dont you dial 011
mark john: yes
mark john: 011
mark john: 011447024072015
mark oppenheim: mark 4470 is not a neccissarly a england phone number
mark john: lol
mark john: says who please?
mark oppenheim: hold on
mark oppenheim: 4470 and 4487 are voip numbers to disguise your location
mark oppenheim: Some western scammers use a forwarding number or a VOIP number to disguise their location. Numbers beginning with the prefix +4470 or +4487 are forwarding numbers that are rarely used by legitimate companies and not used by Chinese either.
mark oppenheim: once again do you have a regular home phone number i can call
mark oppenheim: with an england area code
mark john: Then you are making a mistake because this is an England phone number with easier call rate
mark john: I hope you realise calls are expensive in the UK?
mark oppenheim: they are expensive everywhere
mark john: For some chinese to tell you what he or she does not know is false
mark oppenheim: this is alibaba telling me this
mark john: 87 is a regular number mind you
mark john: i thought as much
mark john: 87 is a regular number
mark john: numbers too depends on mobile network providers
mark oppenheim: also the payment method you asked me to do is not legitimate
mark oppenheim: do you have a paypal acct'
mark oppenheim: or can you send ups cod
mark john: Well if the payment method is not legitimate, then paypal too is not
mark oppenheim: ups is legitimate
mark john: If you are no more interested i would appreciate you say so
mark john: does ups shipout free?
mark oppenheim: i am interested only if you can send laptops first time ups cod
mark oppenheim: i will pay for shipping
mark john: ?
mark oppenheim: cash on delivery
mark john: Please you cn buy from the Chinese, maybe they will shipout without asking a dime from you
mark oppenheim: legitimate busineses will ship this cod
mark oppenheim: for samples
mark john: Why would i ask you tp pay moneygram in the US if you think i was not going to shipout
mark john: Would i fly down to the US?
mark oppenheim: people who ask to pay through a friend are trying to hide their identity
mark oppenheim: moneygram discourages people from doing businesss this way
mark john: thanks for the initial inquiry
mark john: maybe some other time
mark john: if i did why will i want to give you some ID?
mark john: I advice you call off the order
mark oppenheim: suggestion from a stranger that you send money to a friend or relative as a show of “good faith” because legitimate business is not conducted in this manner. They will tell you that by sending the money in the name of a friend that they will be able to collect the funds. That is not true. Con artists often use fake identification to pretend to be someone else.
mark oppenheim(Request Read Receipt): I am calling the order off
mark oppenheim(Request Read Receipt): i am going to find companies that have better business practices
mark oppenheim: this came direclty off of moneygrams website
mark oppenheim: https://www.emoneygram.com/eMoneyGram/moneygramFraudPrevention.do
mark oppenheim: you need to come up with better business practices to initially start your trading with someone
mark oppenheim: goodbye
mark john: DOES THIS HAPPEN IN THE USA?
mark john: ?
mark john(Confirm receipt): I am calling the order off
mark john(Confirm receipt): i am going to find companies that have better business practices
mark john: Please yourself
mark john: bye too