Business Venture Scam TipOff Reports| Scam Reporter | Scam Tips Received | |
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  | Anonymous Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom 2013-05-18 12:08:12 Business Venture Scam |  officestore24 Scammer Information goods(mediatechxp500 projector) ordered online and card details did not go through - received phone call the next day regarding the order and requesting i sent a cheque as their payment online wasnt working - and to send asap to receive the offer - sent cheque for £216 which they cashed but no goods received. e mailed them after 4 weeks,and got reply apologising and that goods would be sent shortly - never arrived. Tried to phone but no answer - emailed asking for refund a… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| yazmin Glasgow, Glasgow City, United Kingdom 2013-05-14 12:41:08 Business Venture Scam | +1 info@officestore24.co.uk Scammer Information I placed my order online for a projector: HTP 66-Series HD Projector with TV / HDMI / USB - All in One for Business, Cinema or Gaming. Order Total: £129.97. I was informed cheques are made payable to: LMG Products Ltd.
Cheques are to be sent to: LMG Products Ltd, Royal Middlehaven house, 21 Gosford Street, Middlesbrough, TS2 1BB. I was told there would be 2-3 weeks wait on the projector. Later I was told the projector had not arrived in the country and I would be given 3 y… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| dave Cardiff, Cardiff, United Kingdom 2013-05-14 12:15:19 Business Venture Scam | Officestore24 scam Scammer Information Listen up guys,I have also been scammed like everyone else here to the tune of over£200.
I have been told If enough people report it to Action fraud something might be done to catch these
ratbags,Dont just sit there report it to Action fraud NOW.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United Kingdom 2013-05-14 09:22:32 Business Venture Scam | +1 Website www.officestore24.co.uk Goods not deliver Scammer Information Bought 4 leather tub chairs for 199.96 they promised delivery in 3 weeks because they said that chairs were not in stock and promised delivery date came and nobody showed up. They no longer answer emails or pick up the phone. Our bank will not refund us the money because these were paid by direct debit as we were asked by the company over the phone. April 5, 2013… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | isabel navarro Somewhere in United States 2013-05-13 19:43:41 Business Venture Scam Beyond.com | Untitled Business Venture Scam on Beyond.com, ref:9750 Scammer Information I got a letter from us department of the treasury recbattleeiver of money 150.00 to gerard battlespringfield nj wants me to send him moneygram of 150.00 so I can claim 6,500.000.00 from the us treasury department is this true… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Jacksonville, NC, United States 2013-05-13 19:04:53 Business Venture Scam |  Scentsy Scam Scammer Information This is the email I received:
Hello, How are you? I was going through Scentsy Store and found some nice scents that I will love to order from you. I would have ordered them from my former Scentsy rep but she has cancer and do not sell any more I will like to make you my new Scentsy Rep.I will make payment to you in form of a Certified Check as I do not operate credit card and I am a deaf woman so if you accept my mode of payment. Kindly email me back with the total amount… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| No Name Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom 2013-05-13 09:09:18 Business Venture Scam | Subject: Hello1 ; From: 'Li' ; Australian Source IP 150.101.167.170 Scammer Information 419 type(business proposition) scam sent by lizeng_78@yahoo.com (Reply-To: zend_li78@yahoo.co.jp)
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Source IP: 150.101.167.170
ISP: Internode Professional Access
Host Name: eth2219.vic.adsl.internode.on.net
Organization: Internode Professional Access
Country: Melbourne, Victoria 07, Australia (AU)
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 | Mark Scott Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom 2013-05-10 13:27:05 Business Venture Scam | Goods not delivered; no refund Scammer Information Projector purchased (16th Feb 2013)from Office Store website but advised that I had to ring 'Geoff' at OfficeStore24 as they were 'having trouble with online payment system'. He advised that the model requested was out of stock but was 110% certain it would be in from China in circa 2 weeks time. He said payment made by cheque would confirm order and reserve item which I did. Subsequently chased on numerous occasions thereafter and various excuses offered - I was even offered… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Thames Ditton, Surrey, United Kingdom 2013-05-09 09:53:51 Business Venture Scam | Fraudulent website, No goods to deliver, Complete dishonest Scammer Information LMG Products, trading as Officestore24. Like a number of others I paid for products that never arrived, requested a refund that never arrived and cant get any response apart from one email reply apologising ( Geoff ) and promising goods coming direct from supplier. Requested a delivery date by return or CANCEL & REFUND, no reply.I have reported my case to ACTIONFRAUD and Consumer Direct etc but don't hold out much hope. Wish I checked this website first :-( and like other cus… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Thames Ditton, Surrey, United Kingdom 2013-05-07 10:35:04 Business Venture Scam | +1 OFFICESTORE24 Scammer Information Ordered product from website. Was asked to call as there was a problem with their online payment system. Paid by BACS. Given approximate delivery date of 12th April. Month later still o product, have emailed and got reply from 'Geoff' saying products were coming through customs and would arrive shortly. No answer from telephone and cannot leave message. No answer to most recent email.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Somewhere in Canada 2013-05-01 14:56:22 Business Venture Scam Other Payment Site | Beneficiary scam Scammer Information Hello Keith,
I am delighted to hear from you, my name is: David Miller, the Group
Secretary of Investec Bank UK. But please you must keep this communication
as private as possible, due to the nature of my job here in the UK.
I have decided to contact you because Investec Bank has just concluded an
investigation in a bid to find anyone who is related to Merrick (my family name) but it yielded no result. In 2004, Merrick (family name)setup a fixed
offshore ac… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Beau Bassin-Rose Hill, Plaines Wilhems District, Mauritius 2013-04-30 05:37:01 Business Venture Scam Other Payment Site | By facebook Scammer Information This man says he had fixed matches and is asking 50 Euro for it.I know people who are blind and who are sending money to him.… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Brighouse, Calderdale, United Kingdom 2013-04-29 13:18:26 Business Venture Scam | Customs delay excuse with HTP 66-Series HD Projector from OfficeStore24 Scammer Information Great deals on electrical items at the beginning of January on this site...done some research and found good reviews & nothing untoward; however my item was paid for by cheque as the card system was not working. Now nearly 3 months on, I have not received the item & have requested a refund which they agreed with. No refund through the door a week on, so tried to contact the company & shock horror it goes through to an answering machine...this has now been reported through … Read Full Report ⇒ |
| jackie taylor Romford, Havering, United Kingdom 2013-04-27 18:31:15 Business Venture Scam | possible fake website,goods not received Scammer Information Sent a chq on 10 mar 2013 was cashed on 20 march all the same as people have wrote below, not received goods,excuses,excuses, finally smelt a rat after reading other bad reviews sent, 300 pounds am very unhappy has caused me untold stress and upset . Reported to Actionfraud and Scam sites and Going via Trading standards small claims court to try and find this individual who is solely liable sole trader … Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2013-04-25 14:53:04 Business Venture Scam | +1 Arbonne Referral Scam Scammer Information Received an email referral from Arbonne for Julie Freeman and just her email address. . . I sent a quick generic email introducing myself and this is the reply I received (see below).
The poor grammar, the need to have a phone number to text to and the other inconsistencies in information sent my hackles up so I started using Google to check on Arbonne email scams and found similar incidents. I did a reverse address look-up and no Julie Freeman lives at the address below.
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 | Anonymous Greenville, MS, United States 2013-04-24 18:18:32 Business Venture Scam Other Job Site | +1 My Scentsy Order Scammer Information The following e-mail was sent me about placing a scentsy order:
Hello, How are you? I was going through Scentsy Store and found some nice scents that I will love to order from you. I would have ordered them from my former Scentsy rep but she has cancer and do not sell any more I will like to make you my new Scentsy Rep.I will make payment to you in form of a Certified Check as I do not operate credit card and I am a deaf woman so if you accept my mode of payment. Kindl… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Somewhere in United Kingdom 2013-04-20 15:26:38 Business Venture Scam | +1 Email job offer went to my junk folder, suspicious about apologising for using gmail Scammer Information We have picked out your CV from totaljobs.com. I have pleasure in writing to offer you the post of Financial Support Agent with InfoTech Direct Limited. Starting salary is 27,000+ on an annual basis, plus commission. Benefits: health, life, disability and dental insurance coverage are available after successful completion of 30 days of probationary period.
Job description for F.S.O.: You will be transferring and receiving funds from our clients, insuring that every transacti… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Jennifer Boozer Noblesville, IN, United States 2013-04-19 01:52:18 Business Venture Scam Craigslist (craiglist.com) | +3 Gerald Thomas/rental property in Douglasville, GA/scammed me for $500 Scammer Information My best friend and I are planning on moving to Georgia very soon. I found the house located at 4396 Central Church Rd, Douglasville, GA on Craigslist. We drove down from Indiana to look at the house and decided we liked it so we contacted Gerald about getting keys. He had us pay the deposit via money gram (I know, aren't I an idiot?) and then claimed he would send us the keys. Come to find out he doesn't even own the property! He did last year but it got foreclosed on. … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Gurgaon, Haryana, India 2013-04-17 12:21:31 Business Venture Scam Other Payment Site | Abhi Patel Scammed us by fake promises and gateway for tech support Scammer Information We went to abhiket patel asking for a gateway to process sales for our technical support business.
we kept working for a month and he duped us for $15,000 (INR 8 lakhs)
then he kept making fake promises for 3 months and kept delaying it.
Then he said he will get us our own gateway and we had to pay him INR 50,000 from our pocket.
I had to pay salaries to all my employees and let them leave. which costed me another $14,000 (INR 7 lakhs)....
So in total, he scammed us for $15,0… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Tyler grainger Stockton-on-Tees, Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom 2013-04-17 10:08:20 Business Venture Scam | Untitled Business Venture Scam , ref:9176 Scammer Information I ordered some stuff an payed by western union they where quick to reply before they got my payment then as soon as they got my payment I heard nuffin from them an they claim they have had no money from me but when I went back to wu they claimed the money had be cashed a week ago there buffing but scammers… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Anonymous Philadelphia, PA, United States 2013-04-15 15:03:17 Business Venture Scam | Untitled Business Venture Scam , ref:9138 Scammer Information GREETINGS;
I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner; I found your name
listed in the Trade Center Chambers of Commerce directory here in Iraq, I find
it pleasurable to offer you my partnership in business. I only pray this time
that your address is still valid. I want to solicit your attention to receive
money on my behalf.
I am Sgt. Pyros Stephan from the US Army; i am one of the U.S. Army deployed to
Iraq in the beginning of the war in 2003, and al… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Anonymous Somewhere in United States 2013-04-14 19:31:32 Business Venture Scam | +3 -- hi Scammer Information The first email came from denny5@centurylink.net. The second email came from z.yongo1@hotmail.com. When I tried to reply, the email returns to ymr.zhang@yahoo.com.hk
MR.ZHANG YONG
BANK OF ASIA (CHINA)
Bank of China Tower,
1 Garden Road,Hong Kong,China
Dear Friend,
Let me start by introducing myself to you once again,sorry i got your email on my private search and sent you the first email just to check if your email was active because i have no options left as i have been … Read Full Report ⇒ |
  | Anonymous Walvis Bay, Erongo, Namibia 2013-04-12 07:38:52 Business Venture Scam Yahoo | Re: Our previous chat Scammer Information From: Victor Angel, F-R, UK.
RE: PROJECT WITH YOU/YOUR COMPANY. (If you would like to work with us, send
emails ONLY to victordangel@aol.com or VIC.DANGEL1@yahoo.co.uk , emails
sent anywhere else may be ignored.
Hello,
I have been instructed by my employer to write you this email on his behalf as
he is interested in working with you after getting your contact information from
the Internet directory of your Chamber of Commerce.
My employer is the manager of F-R, UK, ba… Read Full Report ⇒ |
| Marc Spring, TX, United States 2013-04-11 14:04:55 Business Venture Scam Yahoo | we been looking for you Scammer Information Tom wanted me to send passport or driver address because he worked at a bank and someone has left the funds without a relative to claim and he would put funds in my account to hold and he would than join a business venture with with me etc....… Read Full Report ⇒ |
 | Big Mama Olympia, WA, United States 2013-04-10 01:40:11 Business Venture Scam | A man named Tom Fader - 1-702-499-3563 Scammer Information A man named Tom Fador phoned me and said he saw my Bourget on ChopperExchange.com and that he loved my ad and that he was really into Bourget motorcycles. Said he could find a buyer for it and sell easy. In the initial message he said he makes his money from financing it to the buyer and that I would get cash in hand before he ships it out at no cost to me. He also stated that he would not charge me any fee at all because of how he makes the buyer pay for everything like fin… Read Full Report ⇒ |