[Heathkit] Re: the latest scam

[paul]

Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 6:19 PM
Subject: the latest scam


> fellow hams..  look out here is the latest scam..
>  you will receive an email from someone overseas..  west africa..
nigeria..
> etc..  they will offer you close to or more than list price for your
> equipment..  after you gleefully agree, they will tell you that a client
in
> the usa owes them a large sum of $$$. " to make things easy, they will
> instruct their client to send the funds to you". since it is a "cashiers
> check" you "western union" the difference to them "immediately"( they
offer
> you $4000 for your ft-1000d and the cashiers check is for $11,000)  you
> "western union them $7000 and ship the rig to them.  turns out the money
> order, cashiers check, bank draft, if a fake..  you are out "the
difference
> that you western unioned. and they dont want the rig anyway...
>
>
> look out!!!  paul w8jn
>