[Elecraft] Yet another scam

[rich hurd WC3T]

And never, ever, ever.   Neverever - use PayPal "Friends and Family" to
tender payment.   You lose all buyer protection by doing that.


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Rich Hurd / WC3T / DMR: 3142737
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On Wed, Dec 6, 2017 at 9:12 AM, Charlie T <pincon at erols.com> wrote:

> Very first thing to do is look up the call on QRZ.COM.
> IF there is no email address listed, consider that a yuge RED FLAG, since
> the perps look for people who do NOT list their email on QRZ.
> Then they apply for a new email with Joe.Blow.W1XXX@ freebie email .com,
> such as Hotmail, Gmail etc.
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> They then open a Pay-Pal account using the fraudulent email address and
> accept payment until thing get a little warm, then they go back to QRZ.COM
> for a new sucker.
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> Ryle-of-thumb.....Always list your email address on QRZ.  It's no more
> secure than  your first name, so don't worry if someone knows.
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> Also, always look up the seller's call and verify that their listed email
> address IS in fact the one you're using for a pay--pal account to send
> money.
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> 73, Charlie k3ICH
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