We are a small computer company on the South Coast of Oregon. We recently recieved an order for 40 processors from this company in England. We were a little skeptical at first why they were buying such a large amount of computer components from a company like ours, plus the fact the people we were dealing with didn't have British accents.
We called the FBI to check on this company as we were concerned that we might be dealing with terrorists. They gave us credit card numbers which ran O.K. We then shipped the processors. A few day's later they ordered an additional 60 processors they gave us 13 different credit card numbers only one of which was good. I called the bank to report this as it didn't feel right, I took paper work to the bank also.
The bank contacted Credit Card Security and Visa Security. We were informed that we were the victims of a Nigerian scam that has been perpetuated for two or more years. We were told to call the Secret Service, Portland Oregon office. They didn't have any agents available to help us.
They told us to file a report with our local Police Dept. Which also told us they couldn't help us. It appears we've lost over $8,000. Even though the banks, the FBI, the secret service knew about this scam the public or businesses haven't been alerted. We are still dealing with this fraudulent company and could possible catch them but we can't find a law inforcement agency that will help.
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