catering scam

Robert · Apr 14, 2011

I received this from my website. I remember reading sometime in the past about a scam like this. The content of this message is very similar to what someone else posted. I have asked my website administrator to block any e-mail from this person. The body as follows:

Am in the hospital now recovering from ear surgery and i will like to let you know that the event date is 28th April 2011, 3pm .]I will like to make an order for 300 people for my company 25th Anniversary on the 28th April 2011, 3pm and there's are the menu of the food i need below. And this is pick up order . And i want it in buffet style and wrraped individually and picking up 3pm and also i will need napkins,silverware. etc. And it will be picking up 3pm on the event date. And also the event hall is just 35minute drive to your restaurant.BBQ Beef SandwichesBBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches[/FONT]
BBQ Roast Beef Sandwiches With Sides: potato salad and chips and coleslaw.]So let me have the price per person and the estimate total for the 300 people order.

Just thought I would share as a heads up for others that might encounter this.

Robert

Dr_KY · Apr 14, 2011

Quote him $8,428.00 and see what he comes back with. lol I would make up an gmail address to send it from.

grillfella · Apr 14, 2011

Robert said:
I received this from my website. I remember reading sometime in the past about a scam like this. The content of this message is very similar to what someone else posted. I have asked my website administrator to block any e-mail from this person. The body as follows:

Am in the hospital now recovering from ear surgery and i will like to let you know that the event date is 28th April 2011, 3pm .]I will like to make an order for 300 people for my company 25th Anniversary on the 28th April 2011, 3pm and there's are the menu of the food i need below. And this is pick up order . And i want it in buffet style and wrraped individually and picking up 3pm and also i will need napkins,silverware. etc. And it will be picking up 3pm on the event date. And also the event hall is just 35minute drive to your restaurant.BBQ Beef SandwichesBBQ Pulled Pork Sandwiches[/FONT]
BBQ Roast Beef Sandwiches With Sides: potato salad and chips and coleslaw.]So let me have the price per person and the estimate total for the 300 people order.

Just thought I would share as a heads up for others that might encounter this.

Robert

Yeah I got the same one a while back. recovering from ear surgery seems to be the big tip off.

Garth57 · Apr 14, 2011

I guess I am missing something. Whats the scam?

chambersuac · Apr 14, 2011

I'd contact the local P.D. and ask them who to contact, in case they can track this to a US address. If not, I'd play along. Get them really excited Then let them know that you have known all along...

If you get ripped off, let me know, I can help ya once I get the 457million dollars in cash that an African prince owes me.

grillfella · Apr 14, 2011

Garth57 said:
I guess I am missing something. Whats the scam?

What's up Garth, i
I think it's some kind of credit card scam. Not sure though

PCDoctor_1979 · Apr 15, 2011

grillfella said:
What's up Garth, i
I think it's some kind of credit card scam. Not sure though

It is a credit card scam. Once the "customer" places the order, they want you to over charge their credit card so that you can pay their food courier via Western Union because the courier does not accept cards. Evidently the card numbers are real, just have not been reported as stolen. We get e-mails like this every couple of weeks. I've gotten a couple of the operator assisted calls as well.

thetazzbot · Apr 15, 2011

chambersuac said:
I'd contact the local P.D. and ask them who to contact, in case they can track this to a US address. If not, I'd play along. Get them really excited Then let them know that you have known all along...

If you get ripped off, let me know, I can help ya once I get the 457million dollars in cash that an African prince owes me.

FYI Local PD and FBI have no interest in this stuff.

I have been down this road. Daughter was caught in an identity theft scheme, as well as a check fraud scheme. They were not interested.

She now is a little wiser from the experience.

thetazzbot · Apr 15, 2011

Here is probably the most brilliant reverse scam prank I've read about.

it is long, but read it all, you will be very amused!

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

BBQ PD · Apr 15, 2011

thetazzbot said:
Here is probably the most brilliant reverse scam prank I've read about.

it is long, but read it all, you will be very amused!

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

Yes it was long, but well worth the reading :thumb:. Thanks for posting.

JazzyBadger · Apr 15, 2011

Totally worth reading that.

leanza · Apr 15, 2011

That was an awesome read. Smiled all the way through. A little disconserting at the end though.

Bama Q · Apr 16, 2011

Pretty neat, the guy in the white hat wins

whskyrnnr322 · Apr 17, 2011

Classic!

Dyce51 · Apr 28, 2011

I laughed all the way through that read!!! But what happened to Jeff in the end?? HHHMMM .....:clap2:

catering scam

Robert

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Dr_KY

Quintessential Chatty Farker

grillfella

is one Smokin' Farker

Garth57

Full Fledged Farker

chambersuac

somebody shut me the fark up.

grillfella

is one Smokin' Farker

PCDoctor_1979

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thetazzbot

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thetazzbot

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BBQ PD

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JazzyBadger

Quintessential Chatty Farker

leanza

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Bama Q

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whskyrnnr322

Got Wood.

Dyce51

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