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  • Enquiries from USA – scam or not?

    Posted by Martin Lemiesz on January 29, 2017 at 5:23 pm

    Hi – we have received another inquiry from USA – requesting 3d signs to be made and shipped to address in US (given – see below) I do wonder if it’s a scam ?

    ”I am a sign professional living in XXXXXXX in the Caribbean.

    Required: Quotation on several sets 5 – 10 each of two sizes of light weight 3D logos per colored designs attached. Please send me retail pricing as I do intend to install these signs to ongoing clients. How soon can you ship?

    • Custom colors are as PDF file attached.

    • First set of signs would be size of max height: 24" wide x 20" – Please scale. These will be made of double layers as the scanned copy shows.
    • Second set of signs would be size of max height: 48" wide x 40". You may improve the 3D effects if you can. The oval can raise higher if you like.
    These items will be shipped via my US mail box in Florida My address is XXXXX”

    Anyone else received similar? It’s the second one we had in last couple of months.

    Ruel Maxwell replied 7 years, 3 months ago 5 Members · 6 Replies
  • 6 Replies
  • Robert Lambie

    Member
    January 29, 2017 at 6:57 pm

    I would say most definitely a scam!

    You can buy what they are after cheaper from the states, so why buy from the UK to ship there?
    I get inundated by Chinese or similar companies offering to do this stuff and shipped all over the world, cheap as chips.

  • Martin Lemiesz

    Member
    January 30, 2017 at 8:43 pm

    Thank you for your opinion – exactly what I was thinking – but then again I was hoping that we are so brilliant and our products so unique that news about them got all the way to US of A 😉

  • Ruel Maxwell

    Member
    January 30, 2017 at 11:41 pm

    I’m from Jamaica and when I want stuff like that done I go to the US the British pound is too strong lol

  • David Hammond

    Member
    January 31, 2017 at 11:56 am

    Understandably be cautious with these orders from abroad… however, we’ve shipped.

    Mesh banners to Ghana
    Posters to Korea, China, Poland, & America
    Business cards to Belgium

    There’s no denying most enquiries are scam’s, and the above were legitimate jobs, from existing customers, and recommendations from customers.

  • Phill Fenton

    Member
    January 31, 2017 at 12:46 pm

    Don’t know what all the fuss is about. One of my best customers is the very reverend John Smith who has spent a fortune on banners with us over the years :awkward:

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  • Ruel Maxwell

    Member
    January 31, 2017 at 5:35 pm

    Phil that was a good read I’m still laughing 540 banners oh my [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23][emoji8]

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