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#932663 - 09/21/09 01:03 PM Scam?
Fred Offline
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Registered: 09/13/06
Posts: 35
I received this e-mail. I assume this is a scam? Thanks for your help.

[i]"We are a group of doctors that are willing to help people with chronic conditions. We have contact with a couple of pharmacies that have access to Vicodin. If you are on this list, we have your records, your condition has been approved and the doctors are ready to help.

Please mail any record updates with your money order.

Here is the mailing address.

$100 / 25 count

$200 / 50 count

$300 / 75 count



$400 / 100 count

$800 / 200 count

$1200 / 300 count

$1600 / 400 count

40.00 shipping

Money Orders should be blank, I don’t know how he wants them signed."



Thanks for your input

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#932666 - 09/21/09 01:06 PM Re: Scam? [Re: Fred]
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Chris Larsen or his offshoots strikes again. Pay no attention to it. rip off. unless you want to kiss money good bye.


Edited by mmyp (09/21/09 01:07 PM)
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#932667 - 09/21/09 01:07 PM Re: Scam? [Re: Fred]
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That looks like the chatcp, pmedication and so on scam... see our blacklist and post the address where they want the money order sent too

Give us some info if you want help...
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#932673 - 09/21/09 01:26 PM Re: Scam? [Re: Administrator]
Fred Offline
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Here is the mailing address.

Mail Room

POB box 206

1543 US Hwy 98 S

Lakeland fl 33801


Thanks

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#932814 - 09/21/09 08:24 PM Re: Scam? [Re: Fred]
Administrator Offline
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It sure looks like the same crooks
http://www.drugbuyers.com/freeboard/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=885491

All you can really do is avoid and report...
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#932870 - 09/21/09 11:00 PM Re: Scam? [Re: Administrator]
StubbyD Offline
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I've received the same email a couple of times now. Once again just today. Same address for money order destination. Not sure if I'm allowed to post the email address they're sending from?

Shows up in the "spam" folder. Leave the money order blank! rofl5


Edited by StubbyD (09/21/09 11:04 PM)
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#932885 - 09/21/09 11:34 PM Re: Scam? [Re: StubbyD]
lextech Offline
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I too got the same email today i just love the " Leave the money order blank!" part like ok how bout you just send the meds i ll pay later will that be ok??? crazy it sucks to try to sponge on people that could be very needy .. jeezz thanks !!

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#933372 - 09/22/09 10:32 PM Re: Scam? [Re: StubbyD]
Administrator Offline
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Originally Posted By: StubbyD
I've received the same email a couple of times now. Once again just today. Same address for money order destination. Not sure if I'm allowed to post the email address they're sending from?
Shows up in the "spam" folder. Leave the money order blank! rofl5


You can post it, we want you to post it, post the cpmplete message, post all the email headers, IP, etc... and if it is not clear: we like all info to be posted... the more info we all have the better...


If you have the time please report this scammer to the mail box and mail forwarding company...
Mail Room
(863) 682-0505
1543 Us Highway 98 S, Lakeland, FL 33801

Just tell them what Box 206 is doing...
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>>> I welcome all PM's but please do not contact me by PM for lost or forgotten usernames or passwords. Click here to recover your UN or PW online or you can contact us via www.drugbuyers.com/help >>>> please reply to my posts and do not let me be a "thread killer" :-(

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#933400 - 09/22/09 11:01 PM Re: Scam? [Re: Administrator]
StubbyD Offline
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support@bestusrx.com

Here's the email headers, which includes the originating IP address...although I wouldn't have a clue what to do with this info really, other than report it as abuse.

Quote:

Return-Path: <support@bestusrx.com>
X-YahooFilteredBulk: 201.218.250.119
X-YMailISG: nLzYnngWLDtIcv_JuciPUvVnzKqJZpVp_K9DYEkKDVAixQri8tFREsdwxai9qHFgTgXAXTz2sWLSc.7AkxOCVIzr3Wqaqy7bNAtg.IuY0Jv9WygoUIHWNC7
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0r6N67mGGjIepbNmRatXO.Hc1tvY5DhyjXzCLH0QXiYuEZ_IzIVarCVzsU6ighHuL0ynq.COxhJ4P_.bk-
X-Originating-IP: [201.218.250.119]
Authentication-Results: mta289.mail.re4.yahoo.com from=bestusrx.com; domainkeys=neutral (no sig); from=bestusrx.com; dkim=neutral (no sig)
Received: from 201.218.250.119 (EHLO CT119.home) (201.218.250.119) by mta289.mail.re4.yahoo.com with SMTP; Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:47:32 -0700
Received: from thgiid87rv ([24.164.38.130]) by home with MailEnable ESMTP; Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:47:20 -0700
From: "support" <support@bestusrx.com> Add sender to Contacts
To: "'support'" <support@bestusrx.com>
References: <017501ca3a84$33b7ad50$9b2707f0$@com>
In-Reply-To: <017501ca3a84$33b7ad50$9b2707f0$@com>
Subject: Doctors here to help you with your chronic condition
Date: Mon, 21 Sep 2009 02:46:38 -0400
Message-ID: <037501ca3a87$61d53880$257fa980$@com>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/related; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0376_01CA3A65.DAC39880"
X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 12.0
Thread-Index: AcoyGMa+2AvgU4l3TDKQgIQ1z7HVMwAABlSgAAAkwJAAALkxMAAABn4gAAAbhzAAACZZoAAAINPwAAASQeAAAA8C4AAADzUwABg3XvAAADR50AAYqcNwAefmgmAAAF2tgAAAkbwg
Content-Language: en-us
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x-cr-puzzleid: {FD4D5F25-D883-440B-B7A7-0D8BD4C56819}
Content-Length: 10565


Everything else regarding this email is currently posted. It all just seems odd to me. I used to order from ROP's, so I'm sure my old records are floating around there and ended up with these idiots. It's just been at least 2 years since I've been involved with any sort of ROP...I was done long before the whole RHA deal came down.
Anyways, I simply responded asking them to remove me from their insult list. If they want to send me their spam the least they could do is stop asking for a mortgage payment for friggin 2 month supply! Maybe I'll call this 800# to the mail service they're using tomorrow and let em know what's up...although it would be nice to remain a little more anonymous than a phone call. I searched online for an email contact and it doesn't appear they have one available. I can directions to go there if I want though! smile

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#934287 - 09/24/09 07:50 AM Re: Scam? [Re: StubbyD]
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Registered: 08/08/07
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I've been getting those emails virtually everyday for months. They show up in my spam folder and say exactly the same thing. I don't even look at my spam folder anymore - I just hit "delete all" because my spam folder is now getting 700 emails a day. That's right - 700. Someone is selling our information all over the place and if I don't delete the spam everyday it fills up all my space for real emails. It's crazy.

I don't know where the original thread is where they first started this scam, but the first group of people received, the second group got nothing or fakes. It's illegal now to use an ROP so their "doctors" can't just call and talk to you and send you medicine. If you send a money order, kiss the money goodbye.

Chris was a good owner of an ROP for many years, then he either got greedy or lost all his connections. Don't fall for anything that wants you to do this, or ever send money to Lakeland, Fl. IF you receive anything, it's possible that it's a fake, or you could be traced and have someone knocking on your door that you don't want knocking.

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#934391 - 09/24/09 11:49 AM Re: Scam? [Re: Lynx4]
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Lynx - 700? I would be furious. Yes, delete, delete, delete.

I am beginning to think that anyone who took advantage of the "Colony" thing are the ones getting all the emails. I get none. Not saying you or anyone did, but I think it is interesting that I don't get any emails, phone calls , etc.

Chris Larceny knows no limits. One must keep ones life style, eh?

Admin is right on - never hesitate to post all the info. It will help others.

Signing off.

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#935198 - 09/26/09 06:53 AM Re: Scam? [Re: PNWRain]
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PNW, I didn't do the Colony thing as I thought the prices were ridiculous, but I was, at one time, a member of Chatcp. Since we know Stephanie got ahold of Chris' list of customers and sold it, it's probably easy to say that whoever she sold that list to has now sold it to hundreds and hundreds of other vendors. There's no need for me to even look at the spam folder, because I wouldn't dream of buying from any of the sites that show up in it (usually it's all email sites and places that say "The Blue Pill!", which I guess is Viagra, and I definitely don't need that lol).

In fact, when the emails first started showing up, about 2 months ago, I looked through the spam folder to make sure nothing was in there that was a real email, and I had many from Chris' site, and the rest seemed to be email sites and I was scared to even click on any to read what they said, as I didn't want to end up with Spyware or a vicious virus.

I did read all about the Colony incident, which is what made me post what I did. After reading that thread everyday as it was happening, it appeared that some portion of people received, and then it got quiet, then I assume they sent out another email and it was that group that got taken for all of their money or got fakes. So guys, stay away from bestrxus.com, or any email that wants you to send money to Lakeland, Fl (to a P.O. box no less!).

I can't say that I ever lost money, although Chatcp did ignore me for almost a year before they made good on a consultation I paid for. That was way back when Chatcp was using that pharmacy (Bluestar? something like that; I forget the name of it now). After they cleared up the mess, they contacted me and I didn't have to pay another consultation fee. But that was before the new law, and anybody who sends records to a place, talks to a doctor on the phone and gets a prescription through the mail that way is now breaking the law, whereas before there wasn't a law addressing it.

I bailed way before the law was enacted. I didn't want to be even close to receiving anything during that time, even though the ROPs kept saying they were shipping but everything was taking time. I saw the writing on the wall and it said "These ROPs aren't going to make it to the end because the pharmacies are going to bail first.". You know?

I just hope no one, especially newbies who didn't know about the other incidents, have taken them up on the offer and sent money. They might receive, but they might not, and personally not many people could give up a week's paycheck or a month's rent and then not receive anything without it being very painful.

Face to face is the only way, or gambling on the BI sites. But now we are seeing that the new BI sites are even starting to scam, whereas that didn't seem to be the case before.

Anyway, good luck to all of us with chronic pain, and may we all find a way to deal with our pain and a doctor who at least partially understands what we are going through.....

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#935270 - 09/26/09 10:18 AM Re: Scam? [Re: Lynx4]
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I called them. This guys tried to rip me off for a lot of money, so screw it, I called the mail box thing and the guy WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT BOX 206!! HAHA.. He sounded like a redneck right out of the swamps, and like he was looking to kill the guy in box 206!!!!!! bwahahhahahha what comes around goes around, scammers are scum!!!

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#935375 - 09/26/09 02:55 PM Re: Scam? [Re: Lynx4]
PNWRain Offline
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Lynx - I am glad you didn't get roped into the Colony thing. What's with that name anyway? I received an email back then about it and I deleted it. The whole thing had a bad odor to it, ya know?

Then, recently on the board, people are posting to send a MO or WU or something with no "who to" info. It's getting crazy.

Taking advantage of people who suffer is shameful. Justice will come, albeit slowly. I truly believe that what goes around comes around. Chris Larceny wanted to know who I was, but I know who HE is. He said I was "negative". You know what's negative - stealing money from suffering people.

Anyway, I hope the barrage of email ceases soon. Who needs it? Hope you are well and happy on this Saturday. Nice in the Pacific NW. For a little while anyway. I'll take it.

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#943513 - 10/14/09 09:55 AM bestusrx.com-They better not have my records!!!!!
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They better not have my records!!!!!
support@bestusrx.com
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We are a group of doctors that are willing to help people with chronic conditions. We have contact with a couple of pharmacies that have access to Vicodin. If you are on this list, we have your records, your condition has been approved and the doctors are ready to help.

Please mail any record updates with your money order.




Here is the mailing address.

Mail Room

POB box 206

1543 US Hwy 98 S

Lakeland fl 33801





$100 / 25 count

$200 / 50 count

$300 / 75 count



$400 / 100 count

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#946650 - 10/20/09 12:49 PM Re: Scam? [Re: PNWRain]
StubbyD Offline
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Got a new one today. Slightly altered but clearly the same group...same return email address etc, but hey at least they have someone to make the money order out to now!
Still to a PO BOX in Lakeland FL. What is it about that place?

By the way...what's this "colony" thing everyone is referring to? I was out of the loop for much to long apparently.

Here's the new details of the email:
Quote:
Return-Path: <support@bestusrx.com>
X-YahooFilteredBulk: 201.218.250.119
X-YMailISG: w7Qjmm0WLDtUibDaBYYdo1ReLqGrZ9pVAUdk47qBfZwgIPG6fM4Lh_vDUyl4it30nq8coZBZl2nQEFkzTomxGqhpQXmhTL4m0O_7k.sv2PZQ6.
Hk4WG2BxQM.D_VV75RJ0Gkwi_shge4kRfD3ROIlE2vkAOvVwV3oL5V72h9Jvx43famyG1YFYpsQfljY0uqUPHcYQyuNUXPar22boSmdhjxUvqkjv4U1faJquxk3T06smi
pcD__djZWpBILTnKHHM5lfNRoP9J5.2hWV0JULR5wpTh.DMopkpigpZFY0w--
X-Originating-IP: [201.218.250.119]
Authentication-Results: mta1005.mail.sp2.yahoo.com from=bestusrx.com; domainkeys=neutral (no sig); from=bestusrx.com; dkim=neutral (no sig)
Received: from 127.0.0.1 (EHLO CT119.home) (201.218.250.119) by mta1005.mail.sp2.yahoo.com with SMTP; Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:17:02 -0700
Received: from thgiid87rv ([24.164.38.130]) by home with MailEnable ESMTP; Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:13:02 -0700
From: "BestUS" <support@bestusrx.com> Add sender to Contacts
To: xxxxx@yahoo.com
Subject: Do you need help with your Chronic condition
Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 09:12:54 -0400
MIME-Version: 1.0
Message-ID: <!~!1498B1E01c3858$508b8$4ADD7F16@bestusrx.com>
Reply-To: support@bestusrx.com
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="--=_NextPart_1498B1EF_1042E75E_01C9F258.D84EF1C0"
Content-Length: 4811

Compact Headers
We are a group of doctors that are willing to help people with chronic conditions. We have contact with a couple of pharmacies that have access to Vicodin. If you are on this list, we have your records, your condition has been approved and the doctors are ready to help.

Please mail any record updates with your money order.




Here is the mailing address.

Mail Room

POB box 206

1543 US Hwy 98 S

Lakeland fl 33801





$100 / 25 count

$200 / 50 count

$300 / 75 count



$400 / 100 count

$800 / 200 count

$1200 / 300 count

$1600 / 400 count

40.00 shipping

Money Orders should be filled out to Delta C Inc.

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#946671 - 10/20/09 01:35 PM Re: Scam? [Re: Administrator]
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It starts out the same but has BEST US in the header. As shown,it also lists Delta C for the money order

We are a group of doctors that are willing to help people with chronic conditions. We have contact with a couple of pharmacies that have access to Vicodin. If you are on this list, we have your records, your condition has been approved and the doctors are ready to help.

Please mail any record updates with your money order.




Here is the mailing address.

Mail Room

POB box 206

1543 US Hwy 98 S

Lakeland fl 33801





$100 / 25 count

$200 / 50 count

$300 / 75 count



$400 / 100 count

$800 / 200 count

$1200 / 300 count

$1600 / 400 count

40.00 shipping

Money Orders should be filled out to Delta C Inc.
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#946673 - 10/20/09 01:37 PM Re: Scam? [Re: mybuddy1]
StubbyD Offline
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Is that what I just posted?
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#946691 - 10/20/09 02:16 PM Re: Scam? [Re: StubbyD]
Hurtin Offline
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yup! BTW, The CC I had on file w/Chat was 'comprimised' A charge was attempted in amt of $2000.00. Was declined and my bank called. Card is now canceled. Why wont these MF'rs (CHAT) just go away?

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#946739 - 10/20/09 03:44 PM Re: bestusrx.com-They better not have my records!!!!! [Re: pragmatic]
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Too bad you can't fly down to Lakeland. They are a hub of (at least according to Google) pain mgmt clinics.
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#947729 - 10/22/09 11:01 AM Re: Scam? [Re: Hurtin]
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Never used chat or did anythnig with colony yet getting these. Wouldn't bite.
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#948375 - 10/23/09 10:25 PM Re: Scam? [Re: thundr69]
birdtruck Offline
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I wonder how this person is not getting arrested? Got to be able to be tracked down by people who know what they are doing you would think
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#948960 - 10/25/09 02:07 PM Re: Scam? [Re: birdtruck]
PNWRain Offline
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Bird, that is an excellent question. I wonder the same thing. But a poster here said that the LEs are moving in. They have Chris Larceny in their sights. I believe they are building their case. It will be a fine day when it happens.

It is not that I wish anyone ill,but when someone takes such blatant advantage...well, throw the book at them.

Hope your Sunday is a happy one.

Rain

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#948963 - 10/25/09 02:16 PM Re: Scam? [Re: PNWRain]
resorts Offline
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Posts: 900
Loc: Earth - Usually

I'll wager when he finally gets caught he squeals like a stuck pig and tries to bring everyone down with him that he can !!!

Originally Posted By: PNWRain
Bird, that is an excellent question. I wonder the same thing. But a poster here said that the LEs are moving in. They have Chris Larceny in their sights. I believe they are building their case. It will be a fine day when it happens.

It is not that I wish anyone ill,but when someone takes such blatant advantage...well, throw the book at them.

Hope your Sunday is a happy one.

Rain

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#949160 - 10/26/09 02:43 AM Re: Scam? [Re: resorts]
PNWRain Offline
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Posts: 1210
Probably a good wager. I like the stuck pig analogy. Could be wrong,been wrong a time or two, but I don't think they are particularly interested in us. They want HIM. But, indeed we are at risk.

Chris Larceny is a fool. His middle name should be "greed" cause that is all it is. A greedy man who built an empire and then watched as it got torn down. He's next.

To the original poster : if it feels like a scam, looks like one and does't pass the smell test - it probably is a scam.

You must go with your instincts.

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#950177 - 10/28/09 12:10 AM Re: Scam? [Re: PNWRain]
StubbyD Offline
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Posts: 663
Loc: at work or on the way
Thought I'd share the most recent version. Despite my screaming at them to remove me from their INSULT list....still get them like clock work.
It looks like they're back to NO NAME on the money order please. Oh...and if you've order before, you're not getting what you ordered. Now you're getting these "sealed" Watson bottles. Funny...I hear no mention of and doctors in this email now. Only access to pharmacies...

Here's the latest installment of scams are us!:
Quote:
We have contact with a couple of pharmacies that have access to WATSON SEALED 100ct BOTTLES. If you want smaller ammounts they will come in the smaller bottles not sealed.

All people that have sent in money and have not recieved their package wil lbe getting this product. Not the vicoden. I am sorry for the delays, the doctors were getting new accounts for medications.


Here is the mailing address.

Mail Room

POB box 206

1543 US Hwy 98 S

Lakeland fl 33801

BLANK MONEY ORDER PLEASE.



$440 / 100 count

$880 / 200 count

$1320 / 300 count

$1760 / 400 count



40.00 shipping
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#950195 - 10/28/09 01:25 AM Re: Scam? [Re: StubbyD]
paininthebrain Offline
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Registered: 04/16/09
Posts: 124
I get those emails all the time...once a week or. Hi, i'll send a blank money order to you and then you can take my money and not send anything....

if anyone has done just one google search, they will not even think about bestusrx.com

this guy needs to be behind bars...but he'd probably still manage to be scamming in there...

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#950309 - 10/28/09 10:27 AM Re: Scam? [Re: stevo1]
TAZLOVER Offline
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Loc: Going on the hippie bus to DC
I notified the mods and gave them his post. LOL


Edited by TAZLOVER (10/28/09 10:40 AM)
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#952862 - 10/31/09 10:32 PM Re: Scam? [Re: birdtruck]
oc09 Offline
"freeoc" merged into this account and account bannedwhen a third account was detected
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Registered: 10/23/09
Posts: 13
to good to be true, Scam for sure! blank MO, yeah right! Can they actually think that people are that mindless??

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#952986 - 11/01/09 06:51 AM Re: Scam? [Re: oc09]
winterlong1 Offline
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Registered: 07/10/04
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Loc: mid atlantic
*ignore* mass emails. it's like junk mail in your mailbox (real one). i worked for a company that did this, explanation below.

it's way easy to blind mail groups of people and expect at least 1-2% will respond. say, you get a list of names/addys from a place like Cxxxx (to use a very old one i used to use way back when). you blast them all with the mail.

stats show for snail mail, 1%-2% will respond at minimum. i know this because i used to work for a mass mailing company for credit cards back in the 1980s. that very low margin, believe it or not, puts you in the black.

since email is much cheaper than printing letters, paying usps, etc. - their margin is probably %.2 or something ridiculous like that.

it's worth the effort for them.

but never respond.
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