[Icom] lookout new scam

Sat, 15 Feb 2003 08:22:39 -0600

At 12:34 AM 2/15/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>here is a new scam folks..  the guy tried to pull it on me.. i posted it and
>others replied about the same scam..  73  paul w8jn  in ohio
>scam-o-rama II
>I also got the "hot to trade" scam. He said "I dont want the xyl to find out
>so please ship to the building where I work and since I am the
>superintendent, you dont need to put anything on it other than my name"
>"please double box to protect the radio, I will do the same and will UPS as
>soon as you give me your mailing address". Send me the tracking number when
>you ship and Ill do the same. When I told him I knew someone close to where
>he was located and would ship the radio to them - he disappeared. Dont be
>too anxious to "make a deal" with someone you dont know. Watch out and good
>trading. posted by N0EXU on qrz

Ok, all good advice.  Now who was it that tried to do this?  Without any 
information this is no more helpful than the majority of scam alerts on 
usenet groups.  You haven't accused this person, you just put forth the 
deal went south when you offered to send to a local friend for the deal to 
be finished.  It would help others to have the e-mail addy and any 
names/aliases that were used.  What city was it in?  Who else have you 
contacted that had the same problem.  Was it with the same guy?  Was it in 
the same city?

JMHO  :<}

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