Klarinet Archive - Posting 000030.txt from 2005/10

From: Richard Wang <moose.w6589@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] Scam artist watching woodwind.org classifieds
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 05:06:30 -0400

Hey,

This is obviously a scam, but you can have some fun with him if you want
(this is called scambaiting). Check out http://www.419eater.com for more
details and "success stories." One interesting trick is to mail him a
huge box of heavy junk (filled with rocks, metal, etc) if he has called
for UPS or some other service to pick it up and is paying for shipping.
This way, you waste a lot of his money in shipping fees. Of course,
wasting the scammer's time is another wonderful method. Anyways, even if
you don't want to do this, it's fun just reading some of the ridiculous
stories on the website (such as scamming the scammer out of hundreds of
dollars or mailing many boxes of ridiculous junk to them) and know that
people are taking revenge on these scammers.

-Richard.

Bruce M wrote:

>
> Folks, if any of you don't think this is a scam, please let me know.
> However, it certainly seems that either it's a scam or the sender is a
> total idiot. Scammers are actively watching the woodwind.org
> classifieds, per the warning on the site
>
> The body of the message, from abigail lipps
> <abigail_princess13@-----.
>
> B. McGarvey
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
> Hello,
> I saw your advert on the web and i am interested in your Leblanc
> Noblet bass clarinet
> I am ready to pay $1000
> I am based in uk but on a bussiness trip to west africa and i will be
> responsible for the shiping to my destination.
> my mode of payment will be through money order,i will instruct my
> client in the usa to make out a money order of $4000 to you. which
> has an excess of $3000 , reason being that it is a refund payment, and
> the Customer issuing the check has the policy not to issue more than
> one check to a refund payment,which means that the check is going to
> carry the whole amount of what i am buying and also the shipping .the
> excess of $3000 will be for the shipping of the pet and my other goods
> in the usa.i want you to send the balance which is meant for the
> shipping to my shipper who i will instruct to contact you after i have
> received an e mail from you telling me you want to sell to me.
> If my offer is okay kindly reply by giving me your full name and
> address to which payment will be made too and also photos so i can see
> what i really want to get,my email address is abby_lipss13@-----.com
> regards
>
>
>
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