Re: Probable Scam - How?

[jrbd99 <jrbd99@xxxxxxxxx>]

>>
>> The odds that this is a scam are around 99.9%, friend.  The card will pass
>> OK and you will ship the merchandise.  The owner of the card can wait
>> months before complaining that this was not an authorized sale.  When he
>> does the credit card processor will immediately withdraw the funds
>> directly from your bank and then send you a printed "chargeback" form.
>> You will have no way to recover the funds since the products will already
>> have left the country and the "buyer" is almost certainly not the owner of
>> the credit card.
>

I figured out the scam.  It has to do with shipping fees, since the
turnstiles are shipped via freight.  He wanted to use his own shipper,
but then (in an email after I posted my question) told me that I would
have to contact the shipper to make arrangements.  Keep in mind that
all of the email addresses so far are Gmail.

The scam will be in bogus advance shipping fee deposits, customs fees,
bribes, etc.  There would never be any shipment of product, since the
shipping "company" is probably the same guy, so we would never be out
any product, just however much in fees.

I was originally thinking stolen credit card, as well, but given our
product cost, I doubt many credit cards would get an approval.  Fun
stuff.

Thanks for the input.