"none" I saw on Caller ID. We didn't call back.

These people are still out there. I looked into some espensive champagne for them yesterday and thought it was a little strange. Googled Miryam Steep and this post came up. Thank you. I knew it was probably a scam. Who orders $5000 worth of Champagne over the phone using a reley and via email. NOBODY.

i knew it was a scam  beware of email address miryamsteep@gmail.com

she said she was deaf and would only talk by chatting.

beware of scam

Re: MIRYAM STEEP = SCAM, FRAUD!!!

I would recommend to all merchants NEVER to sell to one Miryam Steep!  Our company has been taken for over $5000 in Credit Card Fraud by Miryam Steep.  Miryam placed an order through our company using different credit cards to pay portions of the balance due.  The card numbers were legit and did originally go through, so we sent their order for several cartridges via DHL to London.  Weeks later our bank contacted us that the credit card numbers used were stolen.  After contacting the bank where cards were issued and several law inforcement agencies (i.e. local police dept, FBI, Secret Service, etc...) we are no closer to recovering our losses basically because we weren't taken for a larger sum.  
Through some investigative work done ourselves, we have discovered multiple companies who have been hit by this Miryam Steep.  It seems our hands are tied as to locating and persecuting this person.
PLEASE heed this warning if you don't want to fall victim to this scam artist!

PLEASE BE KIND TO RELAY OPERATORS. the way the policy stands,they should process each call as if it were legitimate. you don't have to tell them anything,don't have to educate them of the scam going on. they know, but they will lose their jobs if they dont process the call. just hang up the phone, they are happiest when you do.

i had work as a relay operator for 8 months before i quit. believe me, at least 35 out of 40-odd calls i used to process were scams. how did we know? we could actually see the ip and email address  used by the supposedly deaf relay user and they were the same addresses used over and over again. it's not even rare for 5 or 6 operators who sit next to each other to process a call from the same ip or email address all at the same time. it was sickening. calls from africa buying various merchandise ranging from accucheck blood sugar kits, ngk spark plugs, chicken salad   and barbecue pork from restaurants, puppies, motorola 2 way radios, caterpillar and cummins engine parts, dom perignon and crystal champagne, gold chain jewellery. and another type of call everyone should be aware of: bank fraud. try calling your bank's 800 number. anyone could actually access someone else's account information by just providing the social security number.and through slick manipulation, like placing several calls to the same 800 number simultaneously, using info extracted from one phone      banker to    verify and obtain info from another, the fraudster manages to get vital info like username and password to hack into the online banking account and steal the money. tsk tsk. and my mom was so proud of me for having such a noble job helping the deaf-mute community.

ex-operator 354xxx

U f**s...find something else to do.

We took the following order and payment with credit cards. The first card was declined, so she e-mailed a few others, saying to only run 1K at a time as they had transaction limit. The total amount was run before we as a distributor ordered it from our vendor.  

The next day I had a call from a woman near Chicago that said she was the victim of identity theft and that the bank showed that we had made a purchase using her credit card.  We immediately credited hers as well as the others used.  We did not notify Miryam right away as we wanted to see where DHL was shipping it. This morning she e-mailed UPS labels for the packages and called to see if everything was set.  The labels were for Nigeria, and since it was out of the country we couldn't really notify anyone who could do anything.

We responded to the relay that no it wasn't ready, that it had come to our attention that the credit cards were stolen.  The relay immediately said caller disconnected.  


I called UPS fraud, and forwarded the UPS labels to them incase they were paying with stolen credit cards or stolen UPS numbers.


We had a call from the this relay number, and subsequently were sent an e-mail:

Hello Sir/Madam.

Sequel to the phone conversation, I would like to get a quote on the below item:

3M8210 Respiratory Mask
Qty: 500 boxes

Kindly get back to me with total cost including tax and next day shipping to your location, where I will get them picked up by DHL.

Also advise the type of credit card you accept as mode of payment.  I look forward to reading from you with the pricing.

Miryam Steep
Basic Comms.inc
Tel/Fax (206-888-6692)

Honesty isn't an attribute, it's my philosophy  (thieves have a sense of humor)

I also got an e-mail with that number.  Fo rme, the product requested is a dead give away that it's a scam.  I get several a day asking for the same few products.
*************************
Hello Sir/Madam.



I will like to get quote on the below item :


FURUNO 1832 RADAR With CABLE Colored
QTY 2


Kindly get back to me with the total cost incl.tax and next day shipping to your location,where i will get them picked up via DHL....


Also advise the type of credit card you accept as mode of payment. I look forward to reading from you with the pricing.


Miryam Steep
Control Supplies inc.
Tel/Fax (206-888-6692)

called our welding supply company wanting a quote on a large quantity of respiratory masks and wanting to know what kind of credit card we accepted. The name on the email was Miryam Steep from Control Supplies, Inc. The same phone number was listed as the others 206-888-6692.

This is a Nigerian scam. They use the relay, (402) 694-3656 (hamiltonrelay.com), to make people think they are disabled, plus it hides their actuall phone number and accent. Don't fall for this crap. Judging from the number of complaints I have found regarding this exact scheme, I'm beginning to suspect that Hamilton Relay may be culpable to some extent as they cannot be relaying hundreds of calls from these scammers without some knowledge of what is actually taking place.

This di**o tried to order some stuff from me today using jstoreinc@yahoo.com. The IP address was 41.219.210.119, which traces to Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria.

Yes, must be the same guy.  This is the exact e-mail I received yesterday:
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hello Sir/Madam.


my name is Craig Woods, I will like to get quote on the below item :

OEM HP INKJET C6578D TRI COLOR 19ML
QTY:120 UNITS.

Kindly get back to me with the total cost incl.tax and next day shipping to the below address:
19751 hon ct katy texas,77449.
Also advise the type of credit card you accept as mode of payment. I look forward hearing from you.


Craig Woods,
Basic Supplies inc.
Tel/Fax (206-888-6692)
woodsuply@yahoo.com

THIS IS SCAM!  CALLED MY BUSINESS TWICE IN TEN MINUTES AND SENT THE FOLLOWING E-MAIL:

Hello
Sequel to the phone conversation, I will like to get quote on the below item :

Item:Photot electric Smoke Detectore 2 Wire With Base 24 volts
brand: system sensor 2w-b
quantity: 200 pcs

        Kindly get back to me with the total cost incl.tax and next day shipping to the below address:
19751 hon ct katy texas,77449.
Also advise the type of credit card you accept as mode of payment. I look forward hearing from you.


Craig Woods,
Basic Supplies inc.
Tel/Fax (206-888-6692)

Didn't get a phone call, but an e-mail with this phone number included.
Craig Woods,
Basic Supplies inc.
Tel/Fax (206-888-6692)
woodsuply@yahoo.com

BUT the e-mail return address did not match the sender:(ddf@fgfggffgfgfggfgg.com.)  He requested a quote for a large quantity of inkjet cartridges, with overnight shipping to an address: 19751 hon ct katy texas,77449.  I've never heard of them, and even though he wanted to know about credit card payment, I am too suspicious to reply.

so did u sell them any product ???

Called via "relay service" to purchase product.