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July 08, 2005
Toaster for the Nigerian
Cliff wants to know about the toasters now!
Here's my response to the Nigerian email scammer.
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Woah, Cliff, buddy. I didn't refuse to send you our website. We don't have one.
I told you I work for a small business. We repair and recondition electronics and small appliances and resell them. Like I said before, we work mostly with air conditioning units, especially this time of year.
We don't have a catalog, per se. We work on a come-as-you-go basis. If we've got it we sell it, if not you can wait and we'll alert you when we get it one. Of course, if you want something we don't have just let us know and we'll search for it.
Last week you told me you were interested in toasters so I told my boss. The boss is in good with the regional supply manager at hotel chain and my boss told his friend about you wanting a bunch of toasters. (It sounded to me like you wanted to work in bulk. I hope I'm not reading you wrong.) The friend told my boss that one of his hotels is refurnishing all the rooms and he'd give him a sweetheart deal on the toasters as long as he bought the whole lot (he wasn't sure offhand, but estimated 80). Personally I think the guy is a little fruity (don't know if that translates too well) and he's only giving the deal to my boss because he wants to do some pretty obscene stuff with him, but the deal is amazing.
I'll get you the exact number and models of the toasters when our contact gets back to us. Like I said his estimate was 80 toasters, and they are most likely Proctor-Silex toasters MFG#: 22605. That's what his hotels were furnished with last time they went through a refurbishment. (Image attached).
If you decide to buy the whole lot I can give you tentative price of $6.50 per toaster. Plus Shipping and handling. I know I also told you about our extra charge for shipping overseas. This is above and beyond the FedEx or UPS charge becuase custons forms have to be filled out which takes one of our repair guys away from his normal duty.
These toasters are less than 2 years old and most have seen little, if any, usage. Like I said, theyy're coming from a hotel. Who uses toasters in the rooms when they've got a free continental breakfast downstairs?
Let me know if you're interested in the toasters and I'll give you a solid number, model and price. After that, you say the word and they're yours.
I already talked to the card guy at the bank and he said there is no problem with the credit card and overseas buyers, but he did say to watch out with purchasers from Nigeria. I guess there's been a lot of problems with stuff payment-wise there. But you seem legit. I don't think there's any reason to worry.
Remember. Let me know about the toasters.
Harry
Posted by calculatoronfire at July 8, 2005 10:55 AM
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