Shirley Patrick wrote:
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> My principal received call today from
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> Cathy Miller Number unknown
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> Supposedly from School Specialty
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> She gave the phone number 706-353-7865
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> She is selling personalized book marks at $0.69 each. They are designed to
> promote some thing about reading.
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> No Shipping & handling
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> She will include blank Invoice so that you can run it through the 08-09
> budget.
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> In talking to me she said my principal was going to buy but wanted her to
> make sure that I had not already bought them.
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> She also said that the Elem. & Intermediate principal had bought them before
> and indicated that they were again.
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> Intermediate Principal is Mother of my principal. Amy and I neither one
> thought her mother had done this. Sandra has been out this week any way. I
> called Elem. Principal and she had not bought them.
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> I googled the number and this is what came up
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> Ricky Daniel, 395 Pine Forest Dr. Athens, GA. 30606
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> I called School Specialty and they said it was not their company. They also
> said their regular rep. might call me but only if she had a relationship
> with me and I know when she calls ID comes up and it shows her name and
> number.
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This is why it is so important to use Purchase Orders for everything.
What I find interesting is that the principal was willing to order
something without seeing it first. I'm assuming that the
"personalization" is actually the school name, rather than the name of
the student. The price isn't too bad, but I think I'd be more inclined
to order if I got a sample bookmark first.
The sales lady said she would send a "blank" invoice so your principal
could put it on the 08-09 budget. That should have also raised a red
flag. I can understand a postdated invoice, but not a blank one. How in
the world would anyone know what was ordered with a blank invoice?
Finally, if this scam is to actually work, the school check has to get
to the scammer. It might be interesting to call the phone number and ask
for the sales lady. I'm guessing that if your principal had actually
ordered the bookmarks that the invoice would have had another address
for the check.
--
David Lininger, kb0zke
MS/HS Librarian
Skyline MS/HS
Urbana, MO 65767
(417) 993-4226
t s s 0 0 3 @ t n p dot m o r e dot net
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