[Elecraft] OT: beware of strange replies to your ads

[Jeff Schmidt]

Chris,

Could you define "private network"?

My whole IT infrastructure is within a private network, RFC1918...
(most are)

-- 
Jeff KC9WSJ @ EN52WF
On Tue, 2013-03-12 at 08:46 +0700, Chris Wagner wrote:
> Hello Seller,
>            In reference to your online placed ad on ( www.eham.net ) please
> could you tell me whether the advert is still for sale? Also tell me
> whether its condition remains as described in your ad? Can i trust
> you,Please include the current price too. Write soon.also do get back to me
> with the following details about you:
> 
> Your Final Price :      ( Compulsory )
> 
> Thanks,
> Kenneth.
> 
> These con artists can't be bothered to recall what your ad was about. They
> use a generic reply and send this to countless sellers.
> 
> These scammers respond to both, for sale and wanted ads. There was a guy
> "in London" who wanted to sell his mint TT Omni VI+ for 150 pounds.
> Or some folks who wanted a laptop sent to some conflict region in Africa.
> Then there are all those *reverends*... Once someone sent me a hot check.
> 
> Try to look up the IP address. This guy is using some private network. *Next
> *.
> 
> 73, Chris KF6VCI
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