Common scams for independents

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Old 02-13-2007, 06:49 PM
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Originally Posted by BanditsCousin
Some people are too stupid, thats why they scam. In this day and age of technology, they all eventually get caught.

I like Brians way of sorting tings out :shock: :lol:
Brians way might be cut n cleaver, but be carefull. If Couple had taken said note to police,Brian WOULD have had an arrest warrent issued even without attaching hs name, easy enough to see he would be suspect #1
 
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Originally Posted by pepe4158
Originally Posted by BanditsCousin
Some people are too stupid, thats why they scam. In this day and age of technology, they all eventually get caught.

I like Brians way of sorting tings out :shock: :lol:
Brians way might be cut n cleaver, but be carefull. If Couple had taken said note to police,Brian WOULD have had an arrest warrent issued even without attaching hs name, easy enough to see he would be suspect #1

Not in Wyoming..... :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
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Old 02-21-2007, 09:50 AM
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I was recently contacted via an email from a bank president using his personal Yahoo email account. From what I'm told I have a relative who I did not know from South Africa who was killed in a plane crash. I even got a pointer to the news story about the crash. I guess I'm the only living relative and he was worth millions. He owned a large trucking company, "Ubangme Trucking".

The president of this bank says he can transfer these funds less a 10% fee for himself to me if I supply account numbers and pin passwords.

Me thinks this is a scam so watch out!
 
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Old 02-22-2007, 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by SteveBooth
Me thinks this is a scam so watch out!
Steve, I'm pretty sure you KNOW its a scam Tell him where he can mail the check to, minus 10%. Hell, tell him 20% is fair and that you look forward to certified funds arriving soon. :lol: 8)
 
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Ok Steve, I gtta better deal for ya, send me 1% and I'll make sure he sends you the whole amount... :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
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K...I think I got the jest of this, but could you guys explain this a little better (step by step ok?), for someone thats VERY new to getting his authority, I am planning to get my own authority (after I buy a truck) and would really like to avoid this.
 
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although there is good info here there are only a handful of people here with their own authority
The treasure trove of info is the archives of the Getloaded.com Message board.
that is my advice to you.
 
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When you either find a load or have someone call you about the load, they will send you a packet. This should have a contract, broker information, copy of their broker bond, credit references, broker authority. They will ask you to send them a signed copy of the contract back to them along with a copy of your motor carrier authority and signed 1099. They will probably want you to have your insurance company to fax them a certificate of insurance naming them as additional insured. Once they have all of this information in hand, they will send you a confirmation order which you must then sign and fax back to them. The confirmation will have the rate and terms along with the shipper and receiver information. Some may only list the shipper information. Once you receive the brokers information, it is up to you to check them out. You can check to see if their broker authority is valid and their broker bond is current and whether any one has filed on it. You should also check their credit references. Once you do that, it is up to you to decide whether you will haul the load or not. If you are concerned about whether you will get paid, you can always haul only for the larger brokers whom you know will pay you.
 
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GMAN, I think you mean a signed W-9.

Do many transportation businesses, be it truck or broker, use Dunns and Bradstreet numbers?
 



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