[Kenwood] Kenwood Digest, Vol 86, Issue 11

[Villy Madsen]

RE: VE3XAX

The RAC site gives the following information from the Industry Canada database
1.Callsign: VE3XAX
Name: Alexandre Barski
Address: 2415 JANE ST. APT. 2103 
TORONTO, ON M3M 1A9
Qualifications: BASIC, MORSE CODE, ADVANCED



I suppose that it wouldn't be that hard to get the address changed - but getting the name changed, that would be another thing entirely

I noticed as well that there is a RAC notice that he took a 1st place in the 2010 RAC Canada Day contest...

My youngest brother has a Danish name - he can't speak Danish...

Villy

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Date: Wednesday, June 15, 2011 10:03
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> Subject: [Kenwood] Watch out for a scam by Alex Barski. VE3XAX
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> I advertised on eHam.net and qrz.com that I was looking for a Kenwood
> AT-230 ATU. I got a reply from someone claiming to be Alex 
> Barski from
> Canada with the callsign VE3XAX who has an email address of
> ve3xax at blumail.org. I've no idea if his real name is that, or if he
> holds that callsign, but I'm suspicious.
> 
> This person offered me the ATU for $220 shipped to my house, but there
> were a number of things that make me suspicious this is a scam.
> 
> 1) When I checked on QRZ.COM, the address and name did not agree with
> the callsign. The only similarity was they were in Canada. Today when
> I checked, the information agreed.But yesterday they were definitely
> different.
> 
> 2) When I offered to pay via Paypal, I received this:
> 
> "Thanks for the response to my email David but i am sorry i 
> don't use
> paypal or bank transfer as means of payment due to the instruction
> giving to me by my bank and lawyer but i will entertain any 
> other safe
> and reliable mode of payment. Also what is your full shipping
> information and we can discuss about the payment over the phone, give
> me your number and i will give you a call to talk."
> 
> This immediately made me "smell a rat", but I decided to play along
> and gave him my mobile phone number.
> 
> 3) Today he rings me, withholding the number, and says Western Union
> would be a safe method of payment.
> 
> I'm rather sorry I did not play him along a lot longer, but I 
> told him
> the deal was off. I might email him and say I had second 
> thoughts, and
> will string him along for a bit of fun. But basically be aware.
> 
> Today I looked on qrz.com and found others have basically formed the
> same conclusion of this person
> 
> http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?300792-Fake-VE3XAX-Scam-
> from-wanted-add
> 
> The strange thing is, the other person reporting the scam also played
> along with it. Sometimes these scams can be fun! I think I'll play
> along a bit more too.
> 
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