[Test-Equipment] FW: Fraud

[John Miles]

Forwarded from a Hong Kong acquaintance who just got burned big-time by a
lumber salesman in Quebec.  I don't have any more details about the alleged
fraud, or how the payment was made, but it's a big enough deal to justify
posting a heads-up.

-- john KE5FX

-----Original Message-----
From:  (name redacted)
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 2:54 AM
To: 'John Miles'
Subject: Fraud


Hi John



Just thought you might get a laugh from hearing that I recently paid USD
6200 to a guy in Quebec Canada for 3 planks of wood which were supposed to
be an Agilent E4432B Signal generator. It was eBay "bait" I should have
walked away from.



He actually shipped the goods before payment, thinking that would make me
feel more comfortable. The shipping time would allow him to collect his
money and disappear. Well it worked, he got the money and I got three
expensive planks of wood!



Pass this around to your friends. If anyone comes across a guy named
Konstantinos Tabiris, watch out. His email for what its worth is
hns0909 at yahoo.com.



Now I have to find a more "legitimate" seller and in the mean time, hope to
recover my money somehow...



Cheers


(name redacted)