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� Latest Article in the Economist: Reality Bites for Municipal Wi-Fi | Main | Tap Your Little Finger �As a public service, I occasionally publish the email I receive from scammers who are trying to place fraudulent orders from booksellers. I run isbn.nu, which provides book price comparisons, but I don't per se sell books. Thus, I'm a target, but a well-informed one. I post these messages partly because they get indexed by Google, so a bookseller who does a minute of research on a strange order will find this message. I replied to this individual that their scam was well known and they might as well give up. I just try to rattle the cage a bit.
These books, by the way, are sold into Russia, apparently, usually by way of Nigeria. The fact that this email is signed as if it's from a UK bookseller is fascinating. I did a couple minutes of checking, and there's no such bookseller, and only one bookstore in that whole region of Liverpool, apparently.
Here's the email:
Dear Sir / Madam,
We will like to place an order for the above Books , How many copies of each of the books have you in stock for now ? Kindly send us a price list and the rate of discount given for bulk purchases. Also do let us know the Mode of payments accepted .
1. ATLAS OF HUMAN ANATOMY
Author: Netter, Frank H
ISBN: 9781416033851
Edition : 4th Edition
2. Davidson's Principles And Practice of Medicine .
Author: Boon Nicholas A.
ISBN: 9780443100574
20th Edition.
3. Pathologic Basis of Disease .
Author: Kumar .
ISBN: 9780721601878
7th Edition.
Thanks , Looking forward to hear from you soon .
Kind Regards:
Paul Chaney .
Store Sales Assist,
Bright Books & Cafe'
13 Liverpool Road North,
Maghull , L31 2HB
Phone/Fax:(+44) 0151 531 9875
Cell : (+44) 07031745484
Posted by Glennf at September 3, 2007 9:26 AM
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Careful, you might anger the Liverpudlians! There seem to be several bookstores in Liverpool, although Maghull only has one:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=l&hl=en&view=map&geocode=&q=bookstore&near=Liverpool,+United+Kingdom&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1
Posted by: Chuck at September 3, 2007 1:36 PM
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