[Milsurplus] Scammers hit the marginally literate

[mstangelo at comcast.net]

Wasn't Wayne based out of Peterborough New Hampshire?

Mike N2MS

> On 09/28/2026 3:41 AM EDT Hubert Miller via Milsurplus <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
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> I just read in the Wall Street Journal for 24 July 2026 an article about a scammer who got $546,000 from Surfside Beach, S.C. city government.
> The thing that caught my eye is that the article also says Peterborough NY lost $ 1.65 million in 2021. The reason it caught my eye is that this city
> was base for ’73 Amateur Radio’ magazine all through the ham radio magazine’s life. $1.65 million goes long way in Russia or any other country.
> It may mean never having to work again. Surfside was paying a contractor for utility work. No one, payer or payee seemed to notice the misspelling
> of “wiidcatcontractors.com” and “surfsidesbeach.com”. Nice going, guys and gals ! It pays to learn to read more than stop signs, even tho it may
> be an outmoded skill. What would Wayne Green say ? He’d have a good laugh !
> -Hue Miller
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