[SixClub] Scammer Alert

[John Carson]

Hi All...

I have recently had a number of radio related items
for sale on QTH.com, Eham and ARRL websites. Several
times a scammer has answered my varying ads and
inquired as to make a purchase. You all probably have
heard from this crook but in the off chance you have
not here are the particulars.

 He  seems to use the email address of: 
g-wll005 at yahoo.com  (although there are surely
others...). he signs/calls himself, "Mr.Greg", his
full name (at least for Yahoo) is, Greg Willis.  He
seemed legit, until I asked for his Callsign and he
responded with,"my phone be out of order, I can call
you next week"....(So...Callsign= Phone
Number...that's a new one!)

 I wrote him back again requesting a Callsign and got
the same reply. " we don need no stinkin' ham
ticket"...What!

In reality, I can understand someone not having
license, but I guess the kickers were the fake
politeness, very poor english and him wanting to pay
with a money order... (send the difference to my
brother in law's, sister's, dad's uncle's, nephew's
mother...hihihi)...you know the drill.

Maybe it is a good idea to VERIFY who you are dealing
with in the first place. I try to make it a  general
rule  to not deal with non-hams (with a few
exceptions...)  I am not  meaning to be difficult,
rather I just seem to have far less problems with
those in our "fraternity."

In the meantime...I have just been playing along with
"Mr. Greg",  just screwing with his head so to speak.
Anyway this fellow IS a serious con artist, so watch
out for him, he's  looking for a mark in the worst
way. Don't sell him anything, if you take that chance
you will regret it!

(Too bad there is not  such a thing as a  "Known
Scammer Llist"  because "Mr. Greg" would surely be at
the  head off the list!)

Forewarned IS Forearmed.

73de kd5srw
John Carson

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