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Hello everyone, I wanted to make you all aware of a scam specifically for the promo-industry.  A guy named Michael Pidcock stating he works for Ohio University (there is a REAL Michael Pidcock who works for Ohio University, but this is somebody posing as him).  Sometimes he says he works at Harvard.  He is using very realistic email addresses and requesting large volume quotes.  If you google his name you will find an ASI article going into further detail of the scam and what to look out for.  We discovered this during our due diligence after he requested to set up an account.  We attempted to contact his listed bank and got lost in a phone tree for a while and eventually it disconnected, raising a red flag.  One of our people googled his name and the article popped up.  He has been doing this for at least a year and a half.  Be careful out there.  

Hope you all are enjoying the expo!  Wish we could be there :)

Allison Bonin

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Allison Bonin
Advanced Graphic Engraving LLC
Broussard LA
337.364.1991
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Thanks for the heads up!!

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Niels Norby
Netsoft Studio, LLC
775.996.1343 EXT1
www.netsoftstudio.com
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We received a huge quote from Michael Pidcock, Ohio State University. Not being on Ohio States,  "selected vendor list," I contacted the purchasing department, asking about this quote. We never received a reply.

This quote was very exciting for a while. It would have been worth over $50,000! 

Be careful and do a little research on accounts that are new to you. I am afraid that one of these new account bids, that we 

do not want to participate with..... are going to be real! That will be a... shame on us!

Thanks for bringing this to everyones attention!

Mike

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Michael Montecalvo CRM
Lamont Awards & Apparel
Spencerport NY
585.352.0640
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Original Message:
Sent: 02-10-2023 01:50
From: Niels Norby
Subject: Scam alert for promotional items

Thanks for the heads up!!

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Niels Norby
Netsoft Studio, LLC
775.996.1343 EXT1
www.netsoftstudio.com
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