Re: FS: Fire Alarm Inventory

[Jim Rojas <jrojas@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Frank Olson wrote:
> I'd be careful advertising all that stuff.  I just got a "request" for
> 300 2W-BA's from some guy in California.  The guy even gave me three
> credit card numbers to pay for them and instructed us to process the
> card payments immediately so he could send FEDEX around to pick up the
> stuff.  When I emailed him to advise that we only process orders of this
> kind through Paypal, he cancelled.  :-(
>
> Since he was "kind" enough to provide a delivery address and phone
> number, I thought I'd pass all that on to the RCMP who also just emailed
> me that since he's working out of California, they've forwarded
> everything on to the FBI.  "Knock-knock".  :-)


Thanks for the warning Frank. I have been up to speed on those old scams
for many years. I just forward them to the FBI when they come in. I had
one guy in Brooklyn that tried it. From what I understand, he is serving
7-10 right now for credit card & mail fraud.

Jim Rojas