Possible scam alert, here.

I got the following unsolicited e-mail and when I checked it out with
a keyword search I got only two hits.  One of them at the Michigan
Better Business Bureau.  The upshot of it is: both FedEx and UPS
allow clients to track packages through their respective websites and
to file for refunds.  UPS in fact has a policy that won't allow for
third party filing of refund requests.  While this person appears to
be trying to build a client base, the software is also available for
Home Office users; at $77.00 U.S. a crack.  

Here's a link to the Michigan BBB report:

http://www.grandrapids.bbb.org/AlertDetl.asp?ID=179

--- Karen Meadows  wrote:
> To: michaelnellis{at}yahoo.com
> From: "Karen Meadows" 
> Subject: DO YOU USE FED EX OR UPS?
> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 10:07:40 -0600
> 
> Hi,
>  I know the first thing you say when you get an email like this is,
> "not another 
> advertisement or junk mail....", but I am more than just an
> advertisement, I 
> am a real person. My name is Karen Meadows, and I am the Client
> Manager for Refund 
> Recovery Center. What I do is inform businesses as well as
> individuals of a service 
> that I, (and notice that I said "I" not "we",
because I do this
> personally) have 
> to offer. It requires no up front fees, no hidden costs, no
> gimmicks whatsoever. 
> If you use FED EX or UPS for air shipping, then I am defiantly the
> person that 
> you are going to want to get to know. If you do not ship packages,
> or only use 
> ground shipping, then please excuse this email with my apologies.
> But for those 
> of you that do ship air freight, letters, whatever, I can offer you
> the chance 
> to put thousands of dollars back in your pocket, that already
> belongs to you 
> anyway. FED EX and UPS Guarantee their overnight packages. If it is
> late, then 
> you are entitled to a FULL refund. Even if it 60 seconds late, then
> you still 
> receive a refund. Late is late. If you were to try to collect these
> refunds yourself, 
> you would spend hours on the phone with UPS or FED EX and you can
> on process 
> 5 air bills at a time on the website, that is, when you don't get
> knocked off 
> and have to start all over again. That is a waste of your time and
> your money. 
> I have a fully automated interfaced system that allows me to
> process these air 
> bills quickly and efficiently for you. Now, I do pride myself on my
> honesty, 
> as I was raised right here in Mississippi, and my momma used to
> whoop me good 
> if I ever lied. Having said that, I do offer you an open ended
> contract, so you 
> are not locked into something that you may later not want, however,
> if you want 
> to have a time frame on the contract, I can do that too, but only
> if you request 
> it. If I do not collect a refund for you, then I do not charge you
> a fee, and 
> your invoice balance will read zero due. The only thing that I
> would need from 
> you is 2 minutes of work per week by emailing me your air bills
> each week. Fridays 
> are best for me, but I am flexible on days. I can also send you
> instructions 
> on how to do this. Look, FED EX and UPS kept 2,000,000,000, that's
> right, TWO 
> BILLION dollars last year alone in uncollected refunds. How much of
> that was 
> your money? All I ask is just take a look at the attached
> information sheet, 
> and think about it. You have absolutely nothing to loose, and only
> money to gain. 
> If you are still unsure, you can call me personally, my number is
> (601)540-1192. 
> I do hope that I can work with you soon to reclaim what is
> rightfully yours.
>  Always working for you!!!!
>  Karen R. Meadows 
> 
> Karen Meadows
> Refund Recovery Center
> Client Management 
> Fax: 1-888-726-9014


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