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Here is another one in the series of Nigerian email scams I received today. This one was actually funny. Have you received the same email lately? Share your thoughts!
There Friend,
I am Mrs. Laura Susan Fredrick an FBI AGENT; I am a US citizen, 48 years Old. I reside here in New Braunfels Texas. My residential address is as follows. 1811 TEAL RUN PLACE DR.FRESNO, TX 77545,
United States. I am one of those that executed Compensation in Nigeria many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $15,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment but to all no avail.
So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my compensation documents, and I was directed to meet REV. PAULSON WILLIAMS, who is the member of OMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, and I saw him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake.
He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment. Right now I am the happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $1.5 000.000.00 Moreover, REV. PAULSON WILLIAMS, showed me the full information of
those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your name as one of the beneficiary, and your email address, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your und, they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to contact REV. PAULSON WILLIAMS.
You have to contact him direct on this information below.
COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name: REV. PAULSON WILLIAMS
Email: There Friend,
I am Mrs. Laura Susan Fredrick an FBI AGENT; I am a US citizen, 48 years Old. I reside here in New Braunfels Texas. My residential address is as follows. 1811 TEAL RUN PLACE DR.FRESNO, TX 77545,
United States. I am one of those that executed Compensation in Nigeria many years ago and they refused to pay me, I had paid over $15,000 while in the US, trying to get my payment but to all no avail.
So I decided to travel down to Nigeria with all my compensation documents, and I was directed to meet REV. PAULSON WILLIAMS, who is the member of OMPENSATION AWARD COMMITTEE, and I saw him and he explained everything to me. He said whoever is contacting us through emails are fake.
He took me to the paying bank for the claim of my Compensation payment. Right now I am the happiest woman on earth because I have received my compensation funds of $1.5 000.000.00 Moreover, REV. PAULSON WILLIAMS, showed me the full information of
those that are yet to receive their payments and I saw your name as one of the beneficiary, and your email address, that is why I decided to email you to stop dealing with those people, they are not with your und, they are only making money out of you. I will advise you to contact REV. PAULSON WILLIAMS.
You have to contact him direct on this information below.
COMPENSATION AWARD HOUSE
Name: REV. PAULSON WILLIAMS
Email: paulson.section1@qatar.io
Office Address: 13,Cole Street,Ikeja Lagos Nigeria.
You really have to stop dealing with those people that is contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing.
The only money I paid was just $250usd, take note of that. Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact REV. PAULSON WILLIAMS so that he can help you to deliver your fund instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.
Thank You and Remain Blessed.
Mrs. Laura Susan Fredrick.
Office Address: 13,Cole Street,Ikeja Lagos Nigeria.
You really have to stop dealing with those people that is contacting you and telling you that your fund is with them, it is not in anyway with them, they are only taking advantage of you and they will dry you up until you have nothing.
The only money I paid was just $250usd, take note of that. Once again stop contacting those people, I will advise you to contact REV. PAULSON WILLIAMS so that he can help you to deliver your fund instead of dealing with those liars that will be turning you around asking for different kind of money to complete your transaction.
Thank You and Remain Blessed.
Mrs. Laura Susan Fredrick.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Dawn Cobianchi
With many businesses expanding to the Internet world to help lower their operating costs, fraudulent buyers have become increasingly 'astute'. It's easy enough to buy a pair of jeans at a mall, wear them a couple of times and return them; in online sales fraudulent 'buyers' get to keep their money in their wallets and keep the product at the same time.
'Oh so not technical' customers who complaint that they can't open the download are often not surprisingly quick on requesting a refund, putting a charge back and disputing a transaction after being provided excellent and timely customer service. Anything for a freebie!
Us, online retailers are often faced with losses and have to deal with them as a part of doing business.
Let's look at how reputable sources identify 'fraud'.
The definition of 'fraud' taken from The Free Dictionary online is 'a false representation of a matter of fact—whether by words or by conduct, by false or misleading allegations, or by concealment of what should have been disclosed—that deceives and is intended to deceive another so that the individual will act upon it to her or his legal injury.'
Similarly, TITLE 18, PART I, CHAPTER 47, § 1001 of US Code states:
'(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully—
(1)falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
(2)makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or
(3)makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. If the matter relates to an offense under chapter 109A, 109B, 110, or 117, or section 1591, then the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not more than 8 years. '
So, in layman terms, 'fraud' is making a promise without intent to perform a certain action, or knowingly and willingly making a statement that is not true as a matter of fact and/or with intend to derive certain benefits or to injure another who is acting upon or is injured as a result of reliance by another on such fraudulent statement.
An owner of cosmetics company that conducts their sales operations mainly online reports that fishy buyers account for about 5% of his sales. Here is how online purchase fraud occurs: a customer browsing online comes across a web site selling onine merchandise. That customer makes a purchase and upon receiving the shipment contacts the merchant claiming that product that arrived did not meet expectations. When the merchant politely agrees to issue a refund and requests the product shipped back, the customer asks if she can keep the product.
An solution that helps prevent physical product refunds is to include a return label in the shipment package. When a customer sees the C.O.D. shipment label, she will think twice whether she wants to go into trouble of requesting a refund knowing that she will not be able to keep the product.
In the event a customer contacts PayPal or the credit card issuer with a request to reverse charges, it is advisable to keep all proof of shipment and all records of communication with the customer that can proof that the product was received and that the customer did not have a problem with the description of the product or receiving the package.
With digital downloads it becomes more difficult. In case with a digital download nothing is shipped, and in many cases there is a grace period in which a customer can request a refund for any reason. This certainly is the case if you are selling a product through ClickBank, a major online digital download retailer.
ClickBank is known for their excellent customer service and prides itself in 100% customer satisfaction.
Here is how a 'savvy' customer Dawn Cobianchi, a Marketing Manager at Morel Eyewear USA easily obtains a refund from ClickBank after receiving two self-improvement e-books on relationship skills for the price of one: (these e-mail communications are posted with Dawn Cobianchi's expressed consent):
Note: E-mails from Dawn Cobianchi posted herein 'as is' without correcting any spelling errors as they appear in original correspondence from Dawn Cobianchi.
On or about March 14, 2010 Dawn Cobianchi made a purchase of an online book teaching women relationship skills sold through ClickBank.
On Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Dawn Cobianchi sent the following e-mail to the publisher and author of the book:
Subject: bad download, wrong product?
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:53 PM
From: "dawn4homes@aol.com"
Hi all,
I have paid for a book that is not downloading properly. It may be my computer as it is maxed out with Adobe graphics programs.
Rather than asking for a refund is there a print version of I think it is called "Getting Your Boyfriend Back"
Also the title of this email address link appears to be wrong... I may have been confused on your initial web page as there is an overload of information on that page -from a consumer perspective.
Anyway I am a women who needs answers in my personal life and I would like to have a book sent to me - but the correct book?
If there is a difference in price please advise.
Thank you
Dawn
Publisher's response to Dawn Cobianchi
To: dawn4homes@aol.com
Sent: Tue, Mar 16, 2010 3:38 pm
Subject: Re: bad download, wrong product?
Hi Dawn,
If you decide you want to read the book on your computer, please close all currently open Adobe PDF flies, download the latest version of Adobe Reader at http://get.adobe.com/reader/, after the download follow the instructions from Adobe to update your software. Once you update it, restart your computer and re-open the file.
If you want the hard copy shipped, please let me know exactly which book you bought, your mailing address and the e-mail used for your transaction; There will be an adjustment in price but I need to know where the shipment is going to calculate shipping charges.
Sincerely
Re: bad download, wrong product? Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:11 PM
From: Dawn Cobianchi "dawn4homes@aol.com"
Yes I would like a hard copy of the book sent... I believe that it was called "Getting Your Boyfriend Back"
My address is:
15 Black Bear Court
Hamburg, NJ 07419
Please let me know, thank you!
Dawn
Note: (the address 15 Black Bear Court Hamburg, NJ 07419 was not found on mapquest or google maps)
Re: bad download, wrong product? Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:26 AM
From: Dawn Cobianchi "dawn4homes@aol.com"
Yes that is the book that I want... "Getting Your Boyfriend Back"
can you please email me the electronic version to my work address then. I shouldn't have any problems downloading it there.
Can you bill me for the small difference in price or do I have to charge it?
My email address is:
dc@morel-eyewearusa.com
Please let me know... thank you!
Sincerely,
Dawn
To Dawn Cobianchi
On 3/17/10 3:04 AM,
The file is attached. Please let us know you got it
Re: bad download, wrong product? Wednesday, March 17, 2010 1:23 PM
Wed, 3/17/10, Dawn Cobianchiwrote:
From: Dawn Cobianchi
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 1:23 PM
Yes, thank you.... I did receive it.
Sincerely,
Dawn Cobianchi
Marketing Manager
MOREL
Morel Eyewear USA
Toll Free: 800/526-8838
Fax: 888/631-9796
dc@morel-eyewearusa.com
www.morel-france.com
E-Mail From Clickbank comes to publisher about an hour later:
Refund Request, Open Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6:09 PM
From: "ClickBank Notifications"
This is an automated message from the ClickBank.com ticket system to confirm
that this ticket has been created. Below is the most recent comment regarding
this ticket.
CREATED: 2010-03-17 11:09:39 AM
I have contacted the vender in regard to this product not downloading and
possibly being the wrong product? Requesting that a physical copy of the correct
book be mailed to me?
They have not responded and now do not know if the vendor/product was
legitimate?
Can you please refund my credit card?
Sincerely,
Dawn Cobianchi
------------------------------------------------
Above is the customers email.
Thanks,
Clickbank
It appears that Dawn Cobianchi has contacted ClickBank to request a refund for the purchase price of the book.
Dawn Cobianchi received two books for the price of one, and after receiving both books Dawn Cobianchi expeditiously contacted ClickBank to request a refund without notifying the vendor who sent her the products.
From Publisher to Dawn Cobianchi
Marketing Manager
MOREL
Morel Eyewear USA
Toll Free: 800/526-8838
Fax: 888/631-9796
dc@morel-eyewearusa.com
www.morel-france.com
Hi Dawn,
You know, I don't think any of my books will help you get a guy back.
Having a good relationship starts with being a good person.
If you lie, deceive and are a dishonest, conniving, greedy, backstabbing person, who wants to get something for nothing and lies her way through life, you will never have a good relationship..... at least not with a good person... All you will get is people who treat you the same way as you treat others.... perhaps one day you will come to work only to find out that you are not getting your paycheck...
Don't take this as affront against you. Work on yourself. If you want to ever have a loving, supportive relationship with a man, get married and have a family, you cannot start off as taking advantage of people because they can see right through you.
What goes around, comes around. Perhaps this will enlighten you.... because this is the last piece of free advice you will ever get from me.
Regards,
From Dawn Cobianchi:
Re: bad download, wrong product? Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:50 PM
From: "dawn4homes@aol.com"
First of all I would like to say that your message to me was anything but professional and makes me now question if I have spent my money wisely.
About me: I am a sweetheart, loving honest and always put others first.
I met the gentleman I am trying to reconnect with only months a few months ago, a long distance relationship me NJ him NE. We met on an interracial dating site and we were both hooked on each other. I have been single for three years and though on one or two of these sites in the past never took the time to meet any man -but him... -I just had a feeling about us.
We knew we were right for each other right away which is the first time in my life for me –we are both 52 yrs old. We met in Fl in Dec after my annual sales meeting and it was like magic.. and he came to NJ to see me in Jan. I planned every minute of his 4 days here so every moment would be perfect and again it was. He thanked me continuously for making everything so special for him - but I let him know that he didn't need to do that because I did it out of love.
I was supposed to see him in DC on his business meeting around a week ago but while Goggle his name on the net found a web site called MY YEARBOOK. I innocently enough went on the site thinking it was his class reunion site but found it was more like a dating site gone bad. He is very handsome and had some professional pictures posted and his "friends" consisted of almost 500 single women. I could read every comment and each one was about how attractive he was -can I have a bubble bath, I love you -why are you alone on New Years Eve, I should be there with you... some notes from women and comments actually said " I love you" "Are you home now hun.. missing you". Needless to say I was very hurt because he/we both agreed and took down our "dating posts" so it would just be the two of us.
After finding this information we spoke for a matter of seconds that morning I was freaked out and told him to read his email and pretty much hung up on him. The email consisted of all of the conversations that I "cut and pasted" from the web conversations with all of these women. I have not physically spoken to him since as he will not return my calls or text messages it is now over two weeks. All of the messages I have sent to him have been as result of me hurting and needing answers... none were mean -mostly just trying WAY TO HARD for him to talk to me, I let him know that I really loved him and that we could work through it.
Now this is a man who is a sweetheart as well, a great dad, smart, and lives his life for god and his children. A man that told me all the time how much he loved me and how deeply he missed me. He said he couldn't wait to bring me out there within the next year to marry me.
The saddest part for me is that my reason research him on the net in NE was to find the church where he is an active member – because I wanted to buy a mass card in memory of his mom and send it to him for Easter with some things for his little girls.
He told me everyday that he loved both by text message each morning and we spoke EVERY day on the phone and shared our lives.
So the only thing I know that I am guilty of is text message, email and voice mail overload -trying to get him to talk to me so I can have some closure or understand what it going on.
I have also invested $400 in a flight to see him which is 3 weeks from now and have asked him several times to ask him what I shoud do... cancel it, come out and if so if he might help me with the cancellation fee due to the circumstances?
So the next time -if you really are a professional you should think before you judge someone and ever send an email as unprofessional as the one that you sent to me.
I am just hurting and looking for closure... I now wonder if there is any merit in the book that I have purchased from you -which I have not yet had a chance to take a peek at.
Also from a business perspective you are a bit confused... I never asked you for free advice, I have the receipt right in front of me... it clearly says that I was billed $39.97.
I would like very much to post your comments to me on the internet.. If that is the way you really feel towards women who are buying your books -Are you for real or a scam artist?
All the best to you - You may want to check into some councelling for yourself :)
Dawn
Disclaimer: In writing this post the author has attempted to stay as neutral as possible and only document the facts as they are known to be true. No part of this article should be construed as legal advice.
'Oh so not technical' customers who complaint that they can't open the download are often not surprisingly quick on requesting a refund, putting a charge back and disputing a transaction after being provided excellent and timely customer service. Anything for a freebie!
Us, online retailers are often faced with losses and have to deal with them as a part of doing business.
Let's look at how reputable sources identify 'fraud'.
The definition of 'fraud' taken from The Free Dictionary online is 'a false representation of a matter of fact—whether by words or by conduct, by false or misleading allegations, or by concealment of what should have been disclosed—that deceives and is intended to deceive another so that the individual will act upon it to her or his legal injury.'
Similarly, TITLE 18, PART I, CHAPTER 47, § 1001 of US Code states:
'(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, whoever, in any matter within the jurisdiction of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of the Government of the United States, knowingly and willfully—
(1)falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or device a material fact;
(2)makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or representation; or
(3)makes or uses any false writing or document knowing the same to contain any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or entry;
shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years or, if the offense involves international or domestic terrorism (as defined in section 2331), imprisoned not more than 8 years, or both. If the matter relates to an offense under chapter 109A, 109B, 110, or 117, or section 1591, then the term of imprisonment imposed under this section shall be not more than 8 years. '
So, in layman terms, 'fraud' is making a promise without intent to perform a certain action, or knowingly and willingly making a statement that is not true as a matter of fact and/or with intend to derive certain benefits or to injure another who is acting upon or is injured as a result of reliance by another on such fraudulent statement.
An owner of cosmetics company that conducts their sales operations mainly online reports that fishy buyers account for about 5% of his sales. Here is how online purchase fraud occurs: a customer browsing online comes across a web site selling onine merchandise. That customer makes a purchase and upon receiving the shipment contacts the merchant claiming that product that arrived did not meet expectations. When the merchant politely agrees to issue a refund and requests the product shipped back, the customer asks if she can keep the product.
An solution that helps prevent physical product refunds is to include a return label in the shipment package. When a customer sees the C.O.D. shipment label, she will think twice whether she wants to go into trouble of requesting a refund knowing that she will not be able to keep the product.
In the event a customer contacts PayPal or the credit card issuer with a request to reverse charges, it is advisable to keep all proof of shipment and all records of communication with the customer that can proof that the product was received and that the customer did not have a problem with the description of the product or receiving the package.
With digital downloads it becomes more difficult. In case with a digital download nothing is shipped, and in many cases there is a grace period in which a customer can request a refund for any reason. This certainly is the case if you are selling a product through ClickBank, a major online digital download retailer.
ClickBank is known for their excellent customer service and prides itself in 100% customer satisfaction.
Here is how a 'savvy' customer Dawn Cobianchi, a Marketing Manager at Morel Eyewear USA easily obtains a refund from ClickBank after receiving two self-improvement e-books on relationship skills for the price of one: (these e-mail communications are posted with Dawn Cobianchi's expressed consent):
Note: E-mails from Dawn Cobianchi posted herein 'as is' without correcting any spelling errors as they appear in original correspondence from Dawn Cobianchi.
On or about March 14, 2010 Dawn Cobianchi made a purchase of an online book teaching women relationship skills sold through ClickBank.
On Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Dawn Cobianchi sent the following e-mail to the publisher and author of the book:
Subject: bad download, wrong product?
Tuesday, March 16, 2010 12:53 PM
From: "dawn4homes@aol.com"
Hi all,
I have paid for a book that is not downloading properly. It may be my computer as it is maxed out with Adobe graphics programs.
Rather than asking for a refund is there a print version of I think it is called "Getting Your Boyfriend Back"
Also the title of this email address link appears to be wrong... I may have been confused on your initial web page as there is an overload of information on that page -from a consumer perspective.
Anyway I am a women who needs answers in my personal life and I would like to have a book sent to me - but the correct book?
If there is a difference in price please advise.
Thank you
Dawn
Publisher's response to Dawn Cobianchi
To: dawn4homes@aol.com
Sent: Tue, Mar 16, 2010 3:38 pm
Subject: Re: bad download, wrong product?
Hi Dawn,
If you decide you want to read the book on your computer, please close all currently open Adobe PDF flies, download the latest version of Adobe Reader at http://get.adobe.com/reader/, after the download follow the instructions from Adobe to update your software. Once you update it, restart your computer and re-open the file.
If you want the hard copy shipped, please let me know exactly which book you bought, your mailing address and the e-mail used for your transaction; There will be an adjustment in price but I need to know where the shipment is going to calculate shipping charges.
Sincerely
Re: bad download, wrong product? Tuesday, March 16, 2010 8:11 PM
From: Dawn Cobianchi "dawn4homes@aol.com"
Yes I would like a hard copy of the book sent... I believe that it was called "Getting Your Boyfriend Back"
My address is:
15 Black Bear Court
Hamburg, NJ 07419
Please let me know, thank you!
Dawn
Note: (the address 15 Black Bear Court Hamburg, NJ 07419 was not found on mapquest or google maps)
Re: bad download, wrong product? Wednesday, March 17, 2010 12:26 AM
From: Dawn Cobianchi "dawn4homes@aol.com"
Yes that is the book that I want... "Getting Your Boyfriend Back"
can you please email me the electronic version to my work address then. I shouldn't have any problems downloading it there.
Can you bill me for the small difference in price or do I have to charge it?
My email address is:
dc@morel-eyewearusa.com
Please let me know... thank you!
Sincerely,
Dawn
To Dawn Cobianchi
On 3/17/10 3:04 AM,
The file is attached. Please let us know you got it
Re: bad download, wrong product? Wednesday, March 17, 2010 1:23 PM
Wed, 3/17/10, Dawn Cobianchi
From: Dawn Cobianchi
Date: Wednesday, March 17, 2010, 1:23 PM
Yes, thank you.... I did receive it.
Sincerely,
Dawn Cobianchi
Marketing Manager
MOREL
Morel Eyewear USA
Toll Free: 800/526-8838
Fax: 888/631-9796
dc@morel-eyewearusa.com
www.morel-france.com
E-Mail From Clickbank comes to publisher about an hour later:
Refund Request, Open Wednesday, March 17, 2010 6:09 PM
From: "ClickBank Notifications"
This is an automated message from the ClickBank.com ticket system to confirm
that this ticket has been created. Below is the most recent comment regarding
this ticket.
CREATED: 2010-03-17 11:09:39 AM
I have contacted the vender in regard to this product not downloading and
possibly being the wrong product? Requesting that a physical copy of the correct
book be mailed to me?
They have not responded and now do not know if the vendor/product was
legitimate?
Can you please refund my credit card?
Sincerely,
Dawn Cobianchi
------------------------------------------------
Above is the customers email.
Thanks,
Clickbank
It appears that Dawn Cobianchi has contacted ClickBank to request a refund for the purchase price of the book.
Dawn Cobianchi received two books for the price of one, and after receiving both books Dawn Cobianchi expeditiously contacted ClickBank to request a refund without notifying the vendor who sent her the products.
From Publisher to Dawn Cobianchi
Marketing Manager
MOREL
Morel Eyewear USA
Toll Free: 800/526-8838
Fax: 888/631-9796
dc@morel-eyewearusa.com
www.morel-france.com
Hi Dawn,
You know, I don't think any of my books will help you get a guy back.
Having a good relationship starts with being a good person.
If you lie, deceive and are a dishonest, conniving, greedy, backstabbing person, who wants to get something for nothing and lies her way through life, you will never have a good relationship..... at least not with a good person... All you will get is people who treat you the same way as you treat others.... perhaps one day you will come to work only to find out that you are not getting your paycheck...
Don't take this as affront against you. Work on yourself. If you want to ever have a loving, supportive relationship with a man, get married and have a family, you cannot start off as taking advantage of people because they can see right through you.
What goes around, comes around. Perhaps this will enlighten you.... because this is the last piece of free advice you will ever get from me.
Regards,
From Dawn Cobianchi:
Re: bad download, wrong product? Wednesday, March 17, 2010 9:50 PM
From: "dawn4homes@aol.com"
First of all I would like to say that your message to me was anything but professional and makes me now question if I have spent my money wisely.
About me: I am a sweetheart, loving honest and always put others first.
I met the gentleman I am trying to reconnect with only months a few months ago, a long distance relationship me NJ him NE. We met on an interracial dating site and we were both hooked on each other. I have been single for three years and though on one or two of these sites in the past never took the time to meet any man -but him... -I just had a feeling about us.
We knew we were right for each other right away which is the first time in my life for me –we are both 52 yrs old. We met in Fl in Dec after my annual sales meeting and it was like magic.. and he came to NJ to see me in Jan. I planned every minute of his 4 days here so every moment would be perfect and again it was. He thanked me continuously for making everything so special for him - but I let him know that he didn't need to do that because I did it out of love.
I was supposed to see him in DC on his business meeting around a week ago but while Goggle his name on the net found a web site called MY YEARBOOK. I innocently enough went on the site thinking it was his class reunion site but found it was more like a dating site gone bad. He is very handsome and had some professional pictures posted and his "friends" consisted of almost 500 single women. I could read every comment and each one was about how attractive he was -can I have a bubble bath, I love you -why are you alone on New Years Eve, I should be there with you... some notes from women and comments actually said " I love you" "Are you home now hun.. missing you". Needless to say I was very hurt because he/we both agreed and took down our "dating posts" so it would just be the two of us.
After finding this information we spoke for a matter of seconds that morning I was freaked out and told him to read his email and pretty much hung up on him. The email consisted of all of the conversations that I "cut and pasted" from the web conversations with all of these women. I have not physically spoken to him since as he will not return my calls or text messages it is now over two weeks. All of the messages I have sent to him have been as result of me hurting and needing answers... none were mean -mostly just trying WAY TO HARD for him to talk to me, I let him know that I really loved him and that we could work through it.
Now this is a man who is a sweetheart as well, a great dad, smart, and lives his life for god and his children. A man that told me all the time how much he loved me and how deeply he missed me. He said he couldn't wait to bring me out there within the next year to marry me.
The saddest part for me is that my reason research him on the net in NE was to find the church where he is an active member – because I wanted to buy a mass card in memory of his mom and send it to him for Easter with some things for his little girls.
He told me everyday that he loved both by text message each morning and we spoke EVERY day on the phone and shared our lives.
So the only thing I know that I am guilty of is text message, email and voice mail overload -trying to get him to talk to me so I can have some closure or understand what it going on.
I have also invested $400 in a flight to see him which is 3 weeks from now and have asked him several times to ask him what I shoud do... cancel it, come out and if so if he might help me with the cancellation fee due to the circumstances?
So the next time -if you really are a professional you should think before you judge someone and ever send an email as unprofessional as the one that you sent to me.
I am just hurting and looking for closure... I now wonder if there is any merit in the book that I have purchased from you -which I have not yet had a chance to take a peek at.
Also from a business perspective you are a bit confused... I never asked you for free advice, I have the receipt right in front of me... it clearly says that I was billed $39.97.
I would like very much to post your comments to me on the internet.. If that is the way you really feel towards women who are buying your books -Are you for real or a scam artist?
All the best to you - You may want to check into some councelling for yourself :)
Dawn
Disclaimer: In writing this post the author has attempted to stay as neutral as possible and only document the facts as they are known to be true. No part of this article should be construed as legal advice.
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Mizzen Media Management InstaConversions Scam Alert
If you have received a spam message from the company Mizzen Media Management, website http://mizzenmedia.com or http://instaconversions.mizzenmedia.com or Joanna Wilcox at Mizzen Media Management, beware of these scam artists!
They go around sending you tons of unsolicited junk mail and they won't stop! They flood you with junk mail to your server day and night. When you block them, they expeditiously change their e-mail address from which they spam you and continue their fraudulent deceptive practices. The worst thing is that Mizzen Media Management is located in Canada, meaning that they don't fall under the FTC laws and you can't report them to FTC for that reason. FTC does not have jurisdiction to prosecute these crooks!
Here are three e-mails I received from Mizzen Media Management in less than 24 hours. And there was no way to block them from sending me any more spam messages!
Hello Marketing Manager,
My name is Joanna and I am a merchant manager at Mizzen Media Management; our company specializes in providing performance based solutions to merchants in order to increase their online sales.
I will be brief. We have developed a program named InstaConversions (http://instaconversions.mizzenmedia.com) whereby a sophisticated automated sales personality we call 'Summer' appears when a potential customer is about to exit your site (essentially a lost sale). Summer answers questions, highlights discounts and/or incentives, and then guides the customer back to your sales page. We have found that companies that incorporate Summer into their websites typically see a 10%-30% increase in their overall conversions.
InstaConversions is management intensive on our end since our agent and her chat logs are monitored DAILY to fully customize her responses to your unique client base. Given this, we have only made it available to select merchants, however I have looked closely at your website and believe that due to the volume of visitors and the quality of your sales page that it would be a great fit for our InstaConversions program.
Pricing is based purely on performance. Mizzen Media either joins your current affiliate program or is paid a flat fee per sale. There are no set up or monthly fees and a performance model ensures we are highly motivated to generate the most sales possible.
Our website outlining the program in full can be found at: http://instaconversions.mizzenmediacom
I'd be pleased to answer any questions you may have - please give me a call at 1 800 483 0569 or email me to get the ball rolling.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
-----------------------
Joanna Wilcox
Marketing Associate
Mizzen Media Management
http://mizzenmedia.com
T: 1 800 483 0569
F: 1 800 393 5423
p.s.
We have a demo version of Summer's interactions and we encourage you to have a look and see how attractive and professional our automated sales person would look on
Hello Marketing Manager of your site,
I am following up on an email I sent recently regarding our InstaConversions automated sales personality and the potential benefits it could bring to your company. I have analyzed and verified that your website would be an excellent fit for our program, and am eager to discuss this potential collaboration with you.
Our website (http://instaconversions.com) has a full description of the the program, as well as a demo version of Summer's interactions – we encourage you to have a look to see how professional our automated sales person could look on your site.
Please feel free to email anytime, or simply give me a call at 1 800 483 0569 and I can answer any questions to help get you started.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
-----------------------
Joanna Wilcox
Marketing Associate
Mizzen Media Management
http://mizzenmedia.com
T: 1 800 483 0569
F: 1 800 393 5423
Hello Marketing Manager,
I am following up on my two previous emails regarding our InstaConversions program.
As I mentioned earlier, since our model is very management intensive and compensation is based solely on performance, we are very selective in who we approach to collaborate with. Your particular company appears to meet our criteria very nicely and we are keen to discuss this potential partnership further.
Hard numbers speak volumes, and we find that almost instantly InstaConversions tends to increase our clients sales by 10-30%. Please give me a call at 1 800 483 0569 - I'd love to spend some time explaining how our exciting program can yield the same great results for
Yours sincerely,
-----------------------
Joanna Wilcox
Marketing Associate
Mizzen Media Management
http://mizzenmedia.com
T: 1 800 483 0569
F: 1 800 393 5423
p.s.
an interactive demo of our automated sales personality 'Summer' can be seen at instaconversions.com
After the first message I was irritated. We all hate spam, but can't avoid it once in a while. Apparently they got my e-mail address from one of my websites. Don't know if they used a piece of software that gathers e-mail addresses from websites or someone went to my site in person.
I marked the message from Mizzen Media Management as spam and figured they'd leave me alone at this point.
But as you can see, another message came in almost the same day, or the following day.
I blacklisted joanna@mizzenmedia.com and indicated that I want all future e-mail coming from this e-mail address to be deleted immediately. Yet, the same day I received a third e-mail from the same spammer. I don't know what to do at this point!
What can I do to prevent future spam from these con artists Mizzen Media Management, http://mizzenmedia.com, and http://instaconversions.mizzenmedia.com? Any advice? It is clear that Mizzen Media Management is breaking consumer laws, anti-spam law, and possibly other conventions but if they are in Canada, they are unreachable? I checked their IP address 208.91.131.171 and it appears that this IP address is on multiple lists that report spammers on the Internet, so clearly there are a lot of spam complains against Mizzen Media Management. What can I do as a consumer to protect myself from Mizzen Media Management? Any advice and help is greatly appreciated! Please leave your comment.
This post is filed under: Mizzen Media Management, joanna@mizzenmedia.com, instaconversions
They go around sending you tons of unsolicited junk mail and they won't stop! They flood you with junk mail to your server day and night. When you block them, they expeditiously change their e-mail address from which they spam you and continue their fraudulent deceptive practices. The worst thing is that Mizzen Media Management is located in Canada, meaning that they don't fall under the FTC laws and you can't report them to FTC for that reason. FTC does not have jurisdiction to prosecute these crooks!
Here are three e-mails I received from Mizzen Media Management in less than 24 hours. And there was no way to block them from sending me any more spam messages!
Hello Marketing Manager,
My name is Joanna and I am a merchant manager at Mizzen Media Management; our company specializes in providing performance based solutions to merchants in order to increase their online sales.
I will be brief. We have developed a program named InstaConversions (http://instaconversions.mizzenmedia.com) whereby a sophisticated automated sales personality we call 'Summer' appears when a potential customer is about to exit your site (essentially a lost sale). Summer answers questions, highlights discounts and/or incentives, and then guides the customer back to your sales page. We have found that companies that incorporate Summer into their websites typically see a 10%-30% increase in their overall conversions.
InstaConversions is management intensive on our end since our agent and her chat logs are monitored DAILY to fully customize her responses to your unique client base. Given this, we have only made it available to select merchants, however I have looked closely at your website and believe that due to the volume of visitors and the quality of your sales page that it would be a great fit for our InstaConversions program.
Pricing is based purely on performance. Mizzen Media either joins your current affiliate program or is paid a flat fee per sale. There are no set up or monthly fees and a performance model ensures we are highly motivated to generate the most sales possible.
Our website outlining the program in full can be found at: http://instaconversions.mizzenmediacom
I'd be pleased to answer any questions you may have - please give me a call at 1 800 483 0569 or email me to get the ball rolling.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
-----------------------
Joanna Wilcox
Marketing Associate
Mizzen Media Management
http://mizzenmedia.com
T: 1 800 483 0569
F: 1 800 393 5423
p.s.
We have a demo version of Summer's interactions and we encourage you to have a look and see how attractive and professional our automated sales person would look on
Hello Marketing Manager of your site,
I am following up on an email I sent recently regarding our InstaConversions automated sales personality and the potential benefits it could bring to your company. I have analyzed and verified that your website would be an excellent fit for our program, and am eager to discuss this potential collaboration with you.
Our website (http://instaconversions.com) has a full description of the the program, as well as a demo version of Summer's interactions – we encourage you to have a look to see how professional our automated sales person could look on your site.
Please feel free to email anytime, or simply give me a call at 1 800 483 0569 and I can answer any questions to help get you started.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
-----------------------
Joanna Wilcox
Marketing Associate
Mizzen Media Management
http://mizzenmedia.com
T: 1 800 483 0569
F: 1 800 393 5423
Hello Marketing Manager,
I am following up on my two previous emails regarding our InstaConversions program.
As I mentioned earlier, since our model is very management intensive and compensation is based solely on performance, we are very selective in who we approach to collaborate with. Your particular company appears to meet our criteria very nicely and we are keen to discuss this potential partnership further.
Hard numbers speak volumes, and we find that almost instantly InstaConversions tends to increase our clients sales by 10-30%. Please give me a call at 1 800 483 0569 - I'd love to spend some time explaining how our exciting program can yield the same great results for
Yours sincerely,
-----------------------
Joanna Wilcox
Marketing Associate
Mizzen Media Management
http://mizzenmedia.com
T: 1 800 483 0569
F: 1 800 393 5423
p.s.
an interactive demo of our automated sales personality 'Summer' can be seen at instaconversions.com
After the first message I was irritated. We all hate spam, but can't avoid it once in a while. Apparently they got my e-mail address from one of my websites. Don't know if they used a piece of software that gathers e-mail addresses from websites or someone went to my site in person.
I marked the message from Mizzen Media Management as spam and figured they'd leave me alone at this point.
But as you can see, another message came in almost the same day, or the following day.
I blacklisted joanna@mizzenmedia.com and indicated that I want all future e-mail coming from this e-mail address to be deleted immediately. Yet, the same day I received a third e-mail from the same spammer. I don't know what to do at this point!
What can I do to prevent future spam from these con artists Mizzen Media Management, http://mizzenmedia.com, and http://instaconversions.mizzenmedia.com? Any advice? It is clear that Mizzen Media Management is breaking consumer laws, anti-spam law, and possibly other conventions but if they are in Canada, they are unreachable? I checked their IP address 208.91.131.171 and it appears that this IP address is on multiple lists that report spammers on the Internet, so clearly there are a lot of spam complains against Mizzen Media Management. What can I do as a consumer to protect myself from Mizzen Media Management? Any advice and help is greatly appreciated! Please leave your comment.
This post is filed under: Mizzen Media Management, joanna@mizzenmedia.com, instaconversions
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