The following is a string of emails between myself and Top Quality Computer in which an attempt was made to scam my company out of $1,990.00.
Original Message
From: TopQualityComputer To: My Company Order #1000000000225
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 08:35: 57
Hi, Thanks for your order,
Your shipping address is noted and your order is ready for shipment.
For payments, please go to www.moneygram.com and click on "Locate MoneyGram Agent" to find the nearest MoneyGram agent location where you can make payment. Tracking numbers would be sent upon confirmation of payment. Estimated Delivery Time: 48 Hours.
Request for our payment information when ready to complete this transaction.
Looking forward to read from you.
Richard
Sales Department.
Original Message
From: My Company To: TopQualityComputer RE: Order #1000000000225
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 16:17: 58
Richard,
Is there any way I can give you a credit card directly or is Moneygram your only payment option?
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Original Message
From: TopQualityComputer To: My Company RE: Order #1000000000225
Sent: Thursday, March 26 4:31 PM
Hi Timothy,
Unfortunately, we are no longer accepting credit payments due to the high volume of fraudulent orders placed with us.
Richard
Sales Department.
Original Message
From: My Company To: TopQualityComputer RE: Order #1000000000225
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 22:14: 01
Richard,
No problem, can you send me the information I'll need for Moneygram?
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Original Message
From: TopQualityComputer To: My Company RE: Order #1000000000225
Sent: Thursday, March 26 7:04 PM
Below is the information to send payment:
First Name: Ian Last Name: Allegro City: Glendale State: California
Country: USA. After you send payment, you are to send an e-mail with the following: Senders Name & Address, Reference Number, Amount Sent
We will ship and send you tracking number as soon as payment has been received. Thanks and looking forward to read from you.
Richard
Sales Department.
Original Message
From: My Company To: TopQualityComputer RE: Order #1000000000225
Date: Fri, 27 Mar 09:47: 01
Richard,
You bring up a relevant point with "fraudulent" orders. There are a lot of "consumers" taking advantage of these new credit card dispute laws to get their purchases for free, just as there are a lot of "companies" taking advantage of the anonymity of the internet to get over on consumers. I don't mean to imply that you are one of these companies however, I really don't have any way of being sure. I haven't done business with you before and I'm just trying to protect myself as well. Your price on these LCD's is roughly $ 50.00 cheaper per set than I normally pay & that is what brought me to you. However, saving $150.00 isn't worth gambling $2000.00. The bottom line is I would feel more comfortable on this first order if we could handle this C.O.D. That way, neither one of us gets "taken advantage of". Please let me know if this is a payment option, and Thank You for your understanding in this matter.
Kindest Regards,
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After I sent this last reply, I didn't receive a response. I tried calling and got nowhere. To top it all off, I can no longer access their website from my computer. I can access it from other computers though, leading me to believe that I truly was an intended victim. Please be careful when shopping any site on the web. Being naturally suspicious kept me from being victimized but many others aren't so lucky. If it seems too good to be true, it probably is!
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