[Test-Equipment] FW: Fraud

[J. Forster]

Tell the guy to contact the RCMP (Mounties) or the Quebec Provincial Police. The
monney is large enough to merit an investigation, IMO.

-John

John Miles wrote:

> 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)
>
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