In these days, business is tougher due to the many fake callers and also scammers. They are very smart and make us convince though frequent email or text message exchange, without actual voice talking on the phone, You can be easily duped.
here is the typical scam process:
The person who uses her name as Jennifer ([email protected], (937) 756-2823 ) email me and present her plan with a large amount of money which is very attracted to the dollar-hungry business owners.
here are the actual emails:
1. Hello, I’m Jennifer I wanna know if you can handle website design for a new company and also if you do you accept credit cards?
Thanks
Jennifer
2.
Hello Sir
Thank you very much for your email,l have a Auto painting company business and i need an information website to promote my business,so i need you to check out this site but i need something more perfect than this if its possible
http://frontrangedents.XXX/ . So i need you to get me an estimate based on the site i gave you to check out, the estimate should include hosting and i want the same page as the site i gave you to check out and i have a private project consultant,
he has the text content and the logos for the site.
Note:
1. I want the same number of pages with the example site i gave you to check excluding blogs.
2. I want only English language
4. i will be proving the images, logos and content for the site My budget is $5500 to $7500
I will be waiting for your email for the estimate,
Here is my company name: Prenium auto & Son Limited kindly get back to me with your cellphone number so that we can have suitable text on phone
Best regards
Jennifer
3.
Hello Sir,
Here:
2. Address:22 Fawn Trail Buffalo, NY. 14224
3. Owner name:Jennifer Webb
4. business license number copy No
So I’ll like you to kindly go ahead an put together a quote for me so i can know the total estimate cost Asap
4. Ok, I will do that. so I’ll like you to kindly go ahead an send me your cell phone number so we can have a better communication also i can text you my card details to charge through
5. then she will give you stolen credit card number and let us charge more than our requested budget, and rest of the money should be returned to her as a money order.
best way to avoid this kind of scam is:
A. avoid the customers from a different state or overseas
B. Cash only ( meet in real person )
C. check all business information background ( you can easily google it his/her email address and phone number, and even call directly. many of case, the actual person is not a woman even if she uses her woman’s name. But, It’s the guys! or dude.
this is a typical money order scam, Please see the other peoples’ dramatic case here:
Even Web Designers Aren’t Safe From the Money Order Scam
Even Web Designers Aren’t Safe From the Money Order Scam