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No idea where to put this in the forum.
We are advertising on Google Ads so we get lots of odd calls and emails.
I took a call, the line was not great so it was a little hard to hear the caller. I originally thought the caller was dispatcher looking for loads. If you have ever spoken to an 5-ton domestic USA dispatcher you will know what I mean.
They said they were a shipper looking for quotes and had a load to move the next day. I looked up the company and they are a very large manufacturer in the food ingredients industry. They emailed the details of the pending shipment.
I looked up the individual who called / emailed and they do work for the company in question.
I was suspicious but still needed to do some digging and it was getting late in the day. I quoted the shipment and they liked the rate.
The next morning they said they need a few docs to get us set up as vendor. The docs requested were:
They also called my cell as it is in my email signature pressing me to send the docs and followed up again later letting me know they will need the driver's license number as well.
I did a lot more digging and determined this individual was not genuine and was attempting to get a lot of information from us -- guessing to impersonate us for nefarious purposes.
I eventually declined the load.
I left out a lot of details because I dont want to let this individual or group know how I determined this was a fraud, it was an amateurish attempt and dont want to help them improve.
Plus the individual in question has my cell number and I don't need them bombarding my phone or mass spamming my email in retaliation for the post.
I do know I was not their first target.
If anyone wants to know specific details I will respond only to DMs from well known members.
We are advertising on Google Ads so we get lots of odd calls and emails.
I took a call, the line was not great so it was a little hard to hear the caller. I originally thought the caller was dispatcher looking for loads. If you have ever spoken to an 5-ton domestic USA dispatcher you will know what I mean.
They said they were a shipper looking for quotes and had a load to move the next day. I looked up the company and they are a very large manufacturer in the food ingredients industry. They emailed the details of the pending shipment.
I looked up the individual who called / emailed and they do work for the company in question.
I was suspicious but still needed to do some digging and it was getting late in the day. I quoted the shipment and they liked the rate.
The next morning they said they need a few docs to get us set up as vendor. The docs requested were:
- Broker authorities
- Surety Bond
- Insurance certificate
- W9
- Banking details
- References
- SCAC code
- Any certification like DG or CTPAT
They also called my cell as it is in my email signature pressing me to send the docs and followed up again later letting me know they will need the driver's license number as well.
I did a lot more digging and determined this individual was not genuine and was attempting to get a lot of information from us -- guessing to impersonate us for nefarious purposes.
I eventually declined the load.
I left out a lot of details because I dont want to let this individual or group know how I determined this was a fraud, it was an amateurish attempt and dont want to help them improve.
Plus the individual in question has my cell number and I don't need them bombarding my phone or mass spamming my email in retaliation for the post.
I do know I was not their first target.
If anyone wants to know specific details I will respond only to DMs from well known members.
They tell a great story. Great resource, also don't forget to verify DKIM info to ensure the source email isn't spoofed by someone with more than a script kiddies mindset.