[Jacob-list] Nigeria and fraud

[Linda]

I like the ones that say "I am interested in buying your products....".  A little further down the email is the question "what are your products?"

Linda
 
www.patchworkfibers.com
Registered Jacob Sheep, Angora Rabbits, Handspun Yarn

On Tue, 21 Feb 2006 15:17:54 -0700, Karen wrote:
> Hello- I would be "very, very, careful".  Let me try that again
> VERY, VERY, CAREFUL with anything going to Nigeria.  They are
> really good with their fraud.  I work at FedEx and we will not ship
> anything there, without holding it for several days, checking out
> the account numbers being used to ship on or the credit cards being
> used.  Most of the time they are valid third party accounts, that
> have been stolen or someone has gotten access too and the owner of
> the account is unaware of the charges.We have had some very
> grateful customers come back a day later, to get their packages and
>  that we did not ship.  (Even though at the time they first come in
> to ship their packages, they get a little annoyed with us when we
> explain the problem). Fraud and several of the South African
> nations go hand in hand.  We have some friends from theses
> countries and they tell us stories about how their own friends and
> family have stole from them. Their black market there is amazing.
> Karen Sigler Benjamin Farms  Utah
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