[SixClub] Scammer Alert

[David-Hook]

Sorry about that. I must have fat fingered the number :)

David

-----Original Message-----
From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of C. Ackley
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:37 PM
To: World Wide Six Meter Club
Subject: RE: [SixClub] Scammer Alert

Its 419, not 411. Nigerian 419 Scam:
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/

Carla
KD7JGJ

At 08:26 PM 1/18/2006, you wrote:
>Hi David,
>
>Thanks for the tip on 411, I will be sure to check it
>out.
>
>Nothing surprises me about these folks. They see us in
>the west as basically rich, greedy and above all
>stupid. You are right about the verbiage, sort of a
>dead give away.
>The idea of asking for a good faith advance is a grand
>idea, I will have to give that a try. hihihi
>
>In the end as we agreed, "know who you are dealing
>with!"
>
>73,
>
>John Carson kd5srw
>
>
>--- David-Hook <dhook at 4sure.com> wrote:
>
> > This most likely is coming from overseas, possibly
> > Nigeria or the UK. Go
> > to google and enter 411 scam. You will get tons of
> > hits. The grammer and
> > the verbiage used in these emails will give you a
> > good idea if they are
> > legit or not.
> >
> > The most recent scam is to become friendly with
> > someone in a chat room
> > and then you are asked to buy something they will
> > claim they can not get
> > in their country. They will tell you that a Money
> > order or check is
> > enroute or they will pay you through Western Union.
> >
> > If the product is $200 they will tell you the money
> > order is for $300
> > and you can keep the remainder for your troubles.
> >
> > Meanwhile, you order, pay and ship the product
> > overseas. Then when you
> > try to cash the paper money, within 10 business days
> > it will come back
> > as fraud and you will be responsible for covering
> > the check.
> > The banks very rarely take the hit.
> >
> > I also tend to play with these folks and try to get
> > them to send me a
> > "Goodwill advance" so I know they are for real.
> > Those requests always
> > are unanswered, but its fun to lead them on anyway.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> > [mailto:sixclub-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
> > Of John Carson
> > Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2006 3:24 PM
> > To: SixClub at mailman.qth.net
> > Subject: [SixClub] Scammer Alert
> >
> > 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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