You gettin' these B2B Nigerian scam emails?
I've received a few of these, but frequency seems to be rising. Not the average "Nigerian 419" scam, they have a B2B twist:
Hi Sir/Madam,I'm a costumer from overseas (Singapore),
I'm interested with your product and plan to purchase them.
Before we are carrying out business transaction i want to know the transaction method.
Do you accept credit card for payment methode?
If you do, could you shipp the goods to Singapore?
Looking forward to hear from you soon.Best Regards,Jason Smith.
Can you smell something rotten? Assume I see these because as I serve as the gateway for our sales email accounts. Well, harmless, as long as they are ignored.
4 Comments:
At January 21, 2008 4:38 PM,
Marketing Consulting said…
My husband actually got an e-mail like that and he almost fell for it because it was so real! Not like those personal ones where you win 1 million dollars or something.
At January 26, 2008 7:44 AM,
Anonymous said…
yes, a new take on the 'usual' scam email....
worth keeping an eye open for
i often double check my emails at http://www.scamemail.co.uk - most of the current scams are on ther, but i've not seen this one
brian
At January 29, 2008 1:06 AM,
Anonymous said…
Although I probably won't receive a similar email in my inbox because I don't sell merchandise online, I find this particular email scam more troubling than the usual Nigerian ones simply because I'm an overseas online consumer too.
I mean from the point of view of a seller, this email seems harmless if you don't act on it. But for regular overseas consumers like me the problem seems more pervasive.
On one hand, if these emails become rampant retailers might start ignoring overseas email inquiries if for some reason a message sounds like the scam. For a paranoid consumer like me who frequently sends email inquiries when purchasing from a new store, it can definitely be a problem if my inquiries are ignored.
On the other hand, what's worse is if retailers begin doubting international credit cards and overseas orders themselves by removing international payment options just to avoid the scam.
Hopefully, these scammers can be stopped. Although as pessimistic as it may sound, that's only be possible in an ideal virtual world. So I guess I'll just settle for the second best and hope that they don't do any real damage.
Denise
P.S. Just in case you're wondering I'm not from Nigeria nor Singapore. :)
At January 29, 2008 8:29 AM,
Dave J. said…
Denise--Thank you for your special take on this email. It is relentless, these emails, but their lack of specifics makes them easy to identify. I think your articulate writing will also keep your emails going thru.
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