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Showing posts with label fraud. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fraud. Show all posts

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Smoke Assassin Customer Service Phone Number

Since I commented on the Smoke Assassin in a previous post, I've gotten several visitors looking for the phone number for their customer service. So, here it is:

Smoke Assassin Customer Service

1-800-604-9575


Unfortunately, the reports I read on the quality and caring of their customer service are uniformly bad. Be prepared for long waits, and expect to have to speak with a manager.

Good luck!

- B

Sunday, June 28, 2009

TriNitroToluene

I'm half-heartedly looking for apartments on craigslist (I don't know where I'll be working next, so that limits things, somewhat), and have several times run across this one: Some one advertises a beautiful apartment for a ridiculously low price. When you ask about it they claim to have been transferred out of the country, and have the only set of keys with them. But, they're willing to use TNT as an escrow service: they'll deposit the keys and contract with TNT, and I wire TNT the first month's rent, or a deposit, or $$, in any case. Once TNT has received and verified both the keys and the money, they'll send me the keys, and the apartment owner the money.

Except that I've spoken with TNT in person - they're a shipping company, similar to FedEx, that operates in Europe and other places. They offer no escrow services.