Alert!
Last week we were contacted via a third-party email and asked to provide a quote for some HVAC equipment on a "cash and carry" basis. After a few mails back and forth, the "buyer" has agreed on our price and has now asked us to contact a firm - ISHIP SHIPPING LOGISTICS, LTD. to obtain a shipping cost to have the equipment direct shipped to "Angles Delmas & Delmas #120 in Port Au Prince, Haiti. The "buyer" has agreed that - once I provide him with the total cost and shipping, he will pay us via a credit card and we will ship the goods.
An Accredited Business forwarded this to BBB and we wanted to share this email scam with you. Please read on.
Business, BEWARE!
From: EFTPS Tax Payment
To: seilerlw@lightningnet.net ; rkcoomer@lightningnet.net
Sent: Friday, October 15, 2010 11:58 AM
Subject: Your Federal Tax Payment ID 0103577730 is rejected. Urgent Report.
Your Federal Tax Payment ID: 01037593702 has been rejected.
Please, check the information and refer to Code R21 to get details about your company payment in transaction contacts section:
http://eftps.gov/R21 were shown in source documents except when data taken from census reports was known to be in error. 30751283038094501
Return Reason Code R21 - The identification number used in the Company Identification Field is not valid.
In other way forward information to your accountant adviser.
EFTPS:
The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System
29229126279487736224
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