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CAFE PRESS.It's all about you and your passions. In a nutshell, we're the world's best destination for expressing yourself through merchandise. From your favorite T-shirt and Woodie, to the tote bag over your shoulder and bumper sticker on your car, we're here to let you express your interests. And what makes our products so unique, and so expressive, is that we don't create the designs on them. Our community of designers do - all through millions of shops we help them run.CafePress is the world's biggest destination for self-expression through merchandise. Each month over 11 million shoppers visit CafePress to buy or create T-shirts, mugs, posters and other gifts that reflect their interests, passions, beliefs and affiliations.Today, CafePress is a growing network of over 6.5 million members who have unleashed their creativity to transform their artwork and ideas into an impressive catalog of over 250 million unique gifts. CafePress is where folks from all walks of life gather online to create, sell, and buy âprint on-demandâ products. Each brings to life whatever people are passionate about. It can be a white-hot political cause? A gorgeous grandchild? An obsessive hobby? A funny (or flirty?) thought? Anything! Offices Corporate Headquarters: San Mateo, California Production Facilities: Louisville, KY Founded October 1999 Management Team Fred Durham, Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer Monica Johnson, Chief Financial Officer Bob Marino, Chief Operating Officer Amy Maniatis, Vice President Marketing Neil Markey â Vice President Engineering Abdul Popal, Vice President of Business Operations and Corporate Development Robert Richard, Information Manager Gregg Henchel, Project Supervisor Employees 300+ employees Independent Shopkeepers & Major Accounts CafePress.com is a global and growing network of over 6.5 million independent shopkeepers and members in addition to corporate stores and licensed properties.CafePress.com has over 100 major accounts, including American Idol, E! Television, Smithsonian Institute, Noggin and the Twilight series. History Prior to founding CafePress.com, Fred Durham and Maheesh Jain, self-proclaimed serial entrepreneurs, launched several consumer and business technology companies after graduating from Northwestern University. Together, they focused on developing software applications targeted to the diverse needs of small businesses and the larger broadcast and commercial printing industries. Durham and Jain set out to redefine the way business is done by using the power of the Internet to create a new class of entrepreneurs. In 1999,taking the best elements from each of their previous business ventures, the duo launched CafePress.com. OBJECTIVE OF CONTACTING YOU you have got the physical features we need for our products,we have a pay Fashion job for you if you are interested,we wants to update our products with our new year release T-Shirts and we are interested in you for the professional shooting no nudity, fetish, bondage, escort and other adult content stuff.. so if you are interested you can get back to us.The shooting will hold at a rented photographers studio in your location,so you don't have to worry about traveling,the name and address of the studio will be forwarded to you before the date of the shooting,all make up will be taken cared of in the studio you can come along with any body of your choice on the day of the shooting,your mum,dad,friend,body-guard anybody you wish to come with just for you to feel comfortable JOB DETAILS: You have 12 different Fashion outfits to cover,which would be provided by our client on the day of the shooting and you would be paid the sum of $3,500. the Job is Urgent probably in a months time it all depend on the studio agent so you have still got much time to prepare for it,we would be handling the wardrobe and MUA,no nudity, fetish, bondage, escort and other adult content stuff.so if you are interested get back to us today with your details to include 1..Your full name:...... 2..Residential Address,....... 3..City........... 4..State......... 5..Zip Code ......... 6..Home contact telephone number and Cellphone number... 7..Your age................. 8..Size of Attires.......... 9..Nationality........... 10..country............. 11..Present Occupation...... 12..Any Experience if any list them.......... 13..Names of web site your profile can be found..... so that we can arrange your part payment for you to be rest assured($500).The part payment would be mailed directly to you with the studio fees and immediately you have it i will instruct you and give you the studio agents name you are to send the studio rental fee to.Then you will be paid the balance immediately after the shooting, I hope this is quite clear.I'd like you to get back to us with you information if you are interested Thanks Corporate Headquarters 1850 Gateway Dr. Suite 300 San Mateo, California 94404 www.cafepress.com Aug 27 10 05:26 pm Link Nigerian scam. delete. First part has good grammar and spelling -- obviously lifted off some web site. Second part, bad grammar -- obviously NOT written by the same person. The stinger is at the bottom, where they say they are going to send you money, part of which is to be forwarded on to a third party. So ask yourself, would YOU trust someone you've never met, don't know from Adam, that if you sent 'em money, they'd send it on to somebody else? Me either. Stereotypical Nigerian Scam, look around the forums here, there is somebody asking "is this a scam" about a similar offer almost everyday. You aren't the first, you won't be the last. Aug 27 10 05:28 pm Link As long as you have your email in your profile, you will receive these scams all the time.. remove your email from your profile, people on MM can send you email via MM.. Aug 27 10 05:30 pm Link Lyani Guerrero wrote: SCAM! I never accept jobs with checks promised that I am to pay anyone else. What they do is mail you a real looking, but entirely bogus, bank cheque. You cash it at your bank and then send payment to, in this case, the "studio agent". Meanwhile your bank discovers that the check is bogus and you have to pay back the amount of the check plus you are out the money you have forwarded to the "studio agent". Easy enough to check out....contact cafepress. Aug 27 10 05:38 pm Link I've noticed that whenever someone posts a thread "Is this a scam or not", 99 percent of the time the answer is yes. If you feel like you have to ask people on MM whether something is a scam, then that's probably your instincts telling you that it is. Aug 27 10 05:38 pm Link The job is urgent, probably in a months time???? SCAM!!! Aug 27 10 05:46 pm Link Ron Gardner wrote: +100 Profiles (and Tags) are visible to everyone in the world! That is why you got this email, and will continue to get some! Remove your email & don't post it anywhere here! Use MM's private messages with members only! Aug 27 10 05:49 pm Link wow thank you guys so much! I have been receiving TONS if those emails telling me to send a remainder of a check to a third party. You guys are so sweet! Thank you  Aug 30 10 08:23 pm Link And of course your email is still on your profile and you will continue to receive the scamy emails and you will probably post "is this a scam" again... so if you like receiving those type of emails, leave your email on your profile.. MM people will contact you through MM pm.. Edit: Thank you Aug 30 10 08:25 pm Link Lyani Guerrero wrote: Well, it's nice when a new poster comes back to be grateful. : ) Aug 30 10 09:45 pm Link They want to hire you? For a big shoot? But instead of paying the studio they pick.... The want to give you the Studio fee (in a check) and have you IMMEDIATELY pay the studio???? What before their check clears? (it probably won't) Seems like a Variation of the Nigerian scam... Good luck Vince Aug 30 10 09:53 pm Link Yep, definitely a scam... Aug 30 10 10:01 pm Link Yes it was a scam. Aug 30 10 10:44 pm Link definite scam if they ask for all of your contact info and they will tell you they will sent you a check before the shoot it is too good to be true cuz its a scam Aug 31 10 12:57 pm Link |
