As with Josh from Indiana, I almost fell for the same scam. If Josh hadn't posted his email, I might not have caught it. THANKS JOSH! NOTE THAT THE SHIPPING NUMBER AND ADDRESSES ARE EXACTLY IDENTICAL! Here's my email from the same scam artist:
Sending Date: Wednesday, May 6
Tracking (Consignment) Number: UK8132341492US - Pending
Important Information: The tracking information will become available only after the Payment Information is received and verified by DHL Payment Service. You are authorized to use this tracking system solely to track shipments tendered via DHL by, for, or to you. No other use may be made of the tracking system and information without DHL's prior consent.
Dear DHL Customer,
We have your package in our custody.
Description of goods: Apple 15.4" MacBook Pro Laptop
Sender of package (Seller ): Amanda MacLeod
Sender's Address: 530 Town Hall Extension, Manchester, M60 2AF, United Kingdom
Receiver of package (Buyer ): Patrick Liddell
Receiver's Address: Same as Delivery Address
DHL Parcel Content:
Apple 15.4" MacBook Pro Laptop
2.4 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo Processor, 4.0 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM Memory, 200GB SATA 7200 RPM Hard Drive
60W MagSafe Power Adapter, AC wall plug, Power Cord
Apple Remote & Case
Lithium-polymer battery
Install/restore Software CD/DVDs
Printed and electronic documentation, AppleCare Warranty Contract
Install/restore Software CD/DVDs (OS X Leopard 10.5.6, Adobe CS3 Design Premium, Microsoft Mac Office Final Cut Studio Pro, iWork iLife Roxio Toast Titanium 8, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe ImageReady, Adobe In Design, Adobe Bridge, Adobe Digital Edition)
Delivery Address
Address: 1606 W. Roscoe 1F
City / State: Chicago / IL
Zip (City Code): 60657
Country: USA
Delivery Type: DHL Express Overnight Delivery - After the Payment is received and verified by DHL
Signature: Not required on delivery
Amount to be paid by the Buyer: US $580.00
Payment Instructions - Receiver of the Payment - Andrew Harper - DHL Agent.
The payment must be made through Western Union Money Transfer to the Name of the DHL Agent who is in charge with this transaction - Andrew Harper using the "Money in Minutes" Service from Western Union.
Instructions on how to fill out the Green "Money in Minutes" Form (Be sure to ask for the green form)
Pay to: DHL Agent's Name (only First Name, Last Name: Andrew Harper)
Payout location: Manchester, United Kingdom
From: Your Name, Your Address
Amount Transferred
Important: The Payment must be made at one of Western Union's Agent Locations, in person by the Buyer. The payment must not be made using Western Union's Send Money Online Service due to the high Credit Card fraud risk. We will not confirm any payments made by Credit Card, online or by phone.
Important Note: When you fill in the name of the receiver on the green Western Union " To Send Money Form " please be careful to write the name correctly and write only the name of the person who will receive the money. This is important because the information you write on the Western Union " To Send Money Form " will be filled in the Western Union database by the Western Union clerk and for the receiver to be able to pick up the funds from Western Union, the name of the receiver from the Western Union database must match the name on the receiver's ID Card.
Additional Payment Tips: For your privacy please do NOT include any notes on the Western Union " To Send Money Form " such as our web site name or any product names. Western Union are NOT a part of this transaction, Western Union services are just the means to send us the money in swift and risk free manner.
After you complete the payment you need to send the Payment Information for verification to our DHL Payment Department at their e-mail address: DHL OnLine Payment Service
The Payment Information that you need to send to us for verification are:
- MTCN (Money Transfer Control Number ) - 10 digits number located on your payment receipt
- Sender's Name and Sender's Address
- Amount Transferred
After the Payment Information is received and verified by our DHL Payment Department click below to track your package:
Please read our DHL Payment Privacy Policy to learn our payment release and payment refund conditions.
1.The Payment will be sent to the Seller by DHL only after you receive the package, check the merchandise and if you are completely satisfied with it, you will then instruct us to release the Payment to the Seller.
2.DHL acts as a third party holding at the same time the merchandise and the Payment.
3. After the merchandise is received by the Buyer, the Buyer will have up to 31 days depending on the nature of the merchandise to review the merchandise.
For transaction No. UK8132341492US the inspection time is time is 5 (five) business days.
a) If the Buyer decided to keep the merchandise the Buyer will instruct DHL to release the funds to the Seller.
b) If for any reason the Buyer does not want to keep the merchandise, the Buyer will ask DHL to be refunded.
The refund procedure is very simple, the Buyer will receive the money from DHL through Bank to Bank Wire Transfer, or by Check or by Money Transfer. The refund method is at the Buyer's choice.
Thank you for using DHL
Richard McGregor - DHL Customer Department
Unit 10, Fourways
Off Longbridge Road
17 Ponton Road
Vauxhall, London, SW8 5BA
Customer Department
General Manager: James Preston
Email: DHL OnLine Customer Service Intellectual and other property rights to the information contained in this notification are held by DHL Holding B.V. and Chronopost International with all rights reserved 2009
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