Companies targeted by office supply scam
December 21, 2009 by Sam NarisiPosted in: In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
A hospital reports getting offers from scammers for vastly overpriced copier toner. All companies should be on the lookout for similar scams.
The calls came into Skaggs Hospital in Branson, MO, offering them a “deal” on a new supply of toner. However, the price offered was actually three or four times what the supplies would normally cost.
Hospital officials said the scammers normally call employees with no experience making toner purchases. Often the caller will say he’s previously called the CFO, who said it’s OK for the employee to authorize the purchase.
Also, the callers try to justify the cost by claiming their cartridges have higher capacities and print more pages, when in reality, there’s nothing special about them.
To combat these s0-called “toner pirates,” Skaggs’ purchasing coordinator Jeanette Ashord regularly sends employees e-mails reminding them not to authorize purchases from unkown sellers.
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