Posted June 12, 2007 by Nick Lindauer in Hot Sauce News
 
 

Fiery Foods Scam – Watch Out!


Hello All:

There is a scam being circulated to the Fiery Foods customers. It goes like this:

Dear Sir,

We got your esteemed name & address through “National Fiery Foods & Barbecue show”, from where we learnt your engagement in the supply of Food – Spices, Sauce and condiments products.

We are interested in your products and want to purchase them for our markets here on a regular supply basis, we strongly believe it will sale greatly here due to the high demands/Sales of similar products here in our markets.
Give us your full range of products, specs and quotation for our study and place our initial order with you.

Looking forward to establishing a long term and profitable business relationship with your esteemed firm in the near future.

Hope to hearing from you soon, enabling us proceed in the transaction.

Best regards,

Peter Chekwas
Ultimate Trading Co Ltd
Carre 119 Avenue de Liberation,
Cotonou Benin Republic

Jim of the Mild to Wild Pepper Co. writes:
Dave:
Please advise your subscribers that this is a SCAM! This is one of those Nigerian 4-1-9 schemes where they try to hook you for either an advance fee or purchase legitimate product from you with a stolen CC number. You’re out big money either way if you go for it. As they’re using YOUR name and reference, you might ought to protect your reputation.
-Jim

NEVER, NEVER give a credit card number, a bank transfer number, or send products to any African country.

Dave DeWitt
President, Sunbelt Shows, Inc.


Nick Lindauer

 
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