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Facebook profile of Richard Moreno https://www.facebook.com/richardmoreno05000?mibextid=LQQJ4d Postee an item I was interested in. Agreed upon the price. I paid him immediately $150.00 Stated he willl ship the next day but need my email address. A day later I received an email from [email protected] which stated: HELLO MR *** ******  , ACCEPT WARM GREETINGS FROM RAPID TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT. WE ARE WRITING TO INFORM YOU ABOUT THE CURRENT DELIVERY NOTIFICATION OF YOUR PACKAGE ONCE MORE. WE HAVE POSITIVE UPDATES WITH YOUR PACKAGE. AFTER THE CREATION OF YOUR ACCOUNT TO SHIP ALL PACKAGES WITH FIRST CLASS DELIVERY AFTER THE INSURANCE WAS PAID, TO OUR AGENCY, YOU'LL NOT HAVE TO CREATE IT AGAIN. YOU'LL USE THIS ACCOUNT FOR YOUR SUBSEQUENT SHIPMENTS VIA OUR AGENCY. TO RECALL YOU, YOUR SHIPMENT WAS SCHEDULED FOR 3 DAYS DELIVERY TO . RIGHT NOW YOUR PACKAGE HAS BEEN HELD AT THE RAPID MEMPHIS TN HEAD OFFICE. FROM THERE, SHIPMENT WILL PROCEED TO YOUR FINAL DESTINATION WHERE IT WILL LATER BE DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS . BUT YOUR PACKAGE REQUIRES 2 POSTAL STAMPS SO THAT IT COULD BE DISCHARGED FROM THE RAPID POSTAL HEAD OFFICE. THESE STAMPS ARE PAID FOR FOR PACKAGES SHIPPED FROM ONE STATE TO ANOTHER. BY ACQUIRING THESE STAMPS, YOUR PACKAGE WILL NOT HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANY CHECKS AGAIN AND ALSO YOUR PACKAGE WILL BE 100% INSURED WITH US SUCH THAT INCASE OF ANY DAMAGES ALONG THE WAY, THE COMPANY WILL BE HELD RESPONSIBLE..SINCE IT WAS SHIPPED AS A FIRST CLASS PACKAGE, EACH POSTAL STAMP COST = $50.00 TWO STAMPS WILL COST $100.00 YOU NEED TO ACQUIRE THESE STAMPS SO THAT YOUR DELIVERY CAN BE COMPLETED AS SCHEDULED. "THIS FEE WILL BE REFUNDED AFTER YOU GET YOUR PACKAGE BY OUR COMPANY ALONGSIDE THE INSURANCE FEE WHICH WAS PAID AND IT ENSURES THAT YOUR PACKAGE IS SAFE WITH OUR AGENCY WHILE UNDERGOING SHIPMENT’’. THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND GET TO US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON HOW TO MAKE THIS $150.00 PAYMENT SO YOUR PACKAGE CONTINUES IT'S SHIPMENT TO YOUR ADDRESS TODAY AND LATER DELIVERY WEDNESDAY ALL EXTRA FEES SPENT WILL BE SENT BACK TO YOU ONCE YOU RECEIVE YOUR PACKAGE . THE PAYMENTS ARE ALL 100% REFUNDABLE!! REPLY IMMEDIATELY AFTER SEEING THIS MESSAGE SO WE DIRECT YOU ON HOW TO GO ABOUT PAYING THIS SURCHARGE. I called this company and they refuse to ship my product without this extra “insurance” They dont speak english very well. Hung up on me twice. Pretended to transfer me to their Supervisor but i convinced they did not. Just changed their voice a bit temporarly. I am conviced that Richard Moreno on Facebook is a fake profile set up to funnel cash through this transport company which may have been set up only to scam additional money through this Facebook scam.

Dollars Lost

$150

Targeted Person's Location

MI, USA - 49519

Scammer Information
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Arlington, NJ - 07032

Mobile logo

Unknown Phone Number

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https://rapidtransitlogistix.com/

Scam Type

Online Purchase

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Business name

Richard Moreno - Rapid Transit Transport

Date Reported

June 18, 2024

Scam ID

853547


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