• Evil, yes, sneaky, yes, small time petty internet scam, definitely, it sort of becomes a sport, see who you can charm out of 8 x 2 inch brass hinges for the shed door or 12 x M6 alloy bolts in anodised red - with a single well aimed email.

    One other thing I stick in - that I suspect may help - is a (fake) email tagged to the bottom of your own email that appears to be something sent to you - that you just left there - you know like if you get an email from someone, you might see a email that was sent to them tagged onto the bottom of the one sent to you . . .

    Like this: (let's suppose the company you are contacting is called 'XXXX Cable'.)

    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    Hi there,

    I am looking for a quote for the following of your products:

    2200 x 4 metre lengths of XXXX speaker wire
    1100 x 3 metre lengths of XXXX speaker wire
    1100 x 2 metre lengths of XXXX speaker wire

    These all need to be pre-cut to length and be reasonably accurate - we don't need them to be millimetre accurate, within a centimetre or two should be fine. All cables need to be in black.

    The order, if placed, would need to be met by late July (currently July the 28th, but this date may change) and likely be repeated on a 6 month cycle.

    All the best.

    Mr Jack Chicken

    WYWYW Audio/Video, WYWYWYW address WYWYWY London.

    P.S can you forward me the name of who we should contact to source some samples in 3 metre lengths.

    . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    From: Pete@bumchocolate.com
    Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:57:11 +0000
    To: MrMe@cheesemail.com
    Subject: New Cable suppliers

    Jack

    I have found a couple of places that stock pretty much what we need, I think they all do it in black.
    Maldon have said they can get the order done by the 28th but pricey as always, not sure about Cambridge Audio, also
    Kate said try XXXX Cable who sound pretty good as well, not used them before, they have it in black, not sure about the price
    though, probably need a quote from them first.

    Speak later

    Steve.

    From: BrianTrousers@hatemail.com
    Date: Thur, 11 Jun 2009 12:14:11 +0000
    To: Pete@bumchocolate.com
    Subject: Who's sorting the cable ??

    Steve, just got the dates, everything needs to be with us by the 28th at the latest, I would stick with the figures we discussed until we know more.

    Don't go changin'

    B. x x x

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