Yakima, Washington — A Yakima business owner earned calls about his company from buyers across the country.
However, the company has no website.
“We have been businesses for more than forty -five years, doing acts,” said Jim Kunz, owner of Carrier Transports, Inc. “I have been running here for 44 years. “
One day in December, Kunz learned about a website for his company.
“I would receive a telephone call from a code outside the gates of the region, and other people asked questions about the device on our website,” Kunz said. “We do not have a website and we do not sell devices. Some of those phone calls were needed to perceive what. “
The online page in the consultation announces that, in reality, the shipping of Shippinger does not offer. In fact, the maximum of what they do are the trailers of services that are basically used to send fruits.
“My gross number would possibly be 160, 170 calls for people,” Kunz said.
Kunz estimates that all together, people have spent around $73,000 dollars on this website, which uses his company’s name and address, but that’s about it for similarities.
“Of course, they are disappointed,” said Kunz. “I think the smallest is $ 7,000, up to $ 18,000, other people told me that they had sent those other people. I can even see the fear that someone is very disappointed so that they have cheated $ 18,000.
He contacted the police, however, they are not capable of him or the other people who have been scammed.
“I would’ve thought they would be more help, but they say that since a crime has not been committed against our company or against me, there’s nothing they can do,” Kunz said.
He did learn more about the impersonators from a computer store in Selah.
“Mike, I think his call is a help,” Kunz said. “In five minutes, he understood that he founded in Japan. “
After answering phone calls from others asking about a fraudulent company, Kunz sees this scenario ending happily.
“I can see that the exercise passes through the track to the school bus,” Kunz said. “I know what is happening to happen, but I can’t prevent it. “
An attractive difference between corporate and scam is that Kunz has been running for forty-five years, but according to Thearray they were founded in 2012, which is only thirteen years ago.