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Beware the QUICK BANNER Scam

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I'm hoping to AVOID somebody in the sign business coming across this type of Bait in a slow economy and swallowing hook line and sinker. I heard stories, but this week I got the same email. Need price for 150, 2'x 5' banners to be picked up at your shop. Must be within 21 days. Do you accept credit cards????

I sent out a fair price quote with some conditions. Next day I get an email thanking me for my prompt reply and accepting the quoted amount. But since he's going out of town for a business trip, he will have his shipping company who he has done business with in the past and prefers to use come by and pick banners up for shipping (Red Flag). Getting complicated but whatever. So contact his shipping guy, get prices to ship "OVERSEAS", since he wants to pay you for banners and shipping all in one neat little bundle for banners going overseas (Red Flag).

If you look closely or not closely at the banner artwork you will notice no address, no contact info at all because if you plaster 150 banners all over town everyone would obviously know where to go (Red Flag). Another email reminding me to use his shipper BECAUSE that is how you will lose your money.

You will get a credit card number, money will fall all over you, you may even buy your honey a nice gift for a change. You will pay the shipper, credit card company will want money back, shipper gone. Bye-Bye.

This happened to a local, lost thousands. They tried me. You might be next.

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I will attach what was sent to me in case it looks familiar to quotes You may be pricing out. I'm sure there are other layouts floating around. My buddy got one this morning wanting 100 banners in Fiji but you must use their shipping company and of course credit cards. Sound familiar. There must be a run on banners this month. Warn your employees before they swipe that exciting sale.

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