The contract task is to store and then ship a few items, detailed below. The items include a computer of high value, around $xxxxx in total. We will provide additional insurance if yours does not cover this.

Task
i) Pickup or otherwise we'll have them delivered to you, the items from Niagra Falls,
ii) Mail one of the items to us,
iii) Store the items for a few weeks,
iv) Hand the items to the mailman.

Items
*) Computer in a suitcase,
*) Black plastic sack of computer cables,
*) Computer monitor,
*) 2 * Plastic sacks of bedding,
*) Briefcase,
*) Medium 3cubic ft box.

Please contact us regarding your price. We can offer $x and are open to negotiations.

Do not hesitate to contact me if you have any queries.

Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,

Ok doesn't this look fishy to you? I wrote back basically saying thanks but no thanks.

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Janice Correa-Elite Business Services
"My Business is Your Business!"
www.elitebusinessonline.com

Hi Janice,

I've received the same email a couple of different times, must be our location. Basically did the same that you did thanks but no thanks.

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Deb Frawley
Gem's Virtual Office

That's just so weird to me! At least I didn't fall for it. How did it go with your client meeting? Did you end up adding another client to the list?

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Janice Correa-Elite Business Services
"My Business is Your Business!"
www.elitebusinessonline.com

Hi Janice,

The meeting went well. But no I didn't add another client to the list yet. I'd really like to find some retainer clients instead of just a couple hours here and there type clients. How are things going with you?

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Deb Frawley
Gem's Virtual Office

I've received that one too a few times. Even though I reported it as spam I received it again. Are there really people out there who fall for this? I know there are and that is scary.

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LoriLee
Executive Virtual Staffing
(web site to come in near future)

That sounds so ridiculously shady, as if it came off of a Law & Order or CSI episode!!!!

Law and Order LOL. It is so shady. I will say though it would be a breath of fresh air for one of these scam artists to be original or at least sound somewhat different.

The lack of good English is a DEAD giveaway even if the "requirements" weren't...

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Lily Chambers, The Virtual Office Goddess, LLC
Author "How to Do Your Own Small Business Bookkeeping"

The scary part is that I read occasionally about people falling for it and then being arrested.

I heard about this...Many years ago, a friend of mine from college was basically kidnapped while doing Peace Corps work in Peru or Equador (I can't remember...sorry) and was forced to be a drug mule. This email reminds me of that for some reason.....