Eric, Please understand, in no way did I mean to imply that there is any issues with the classifieds on the site. It was just a point of reference.
Richard ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric D Christensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 6:06 PM Subject: RE: [F500] Watch out for scam in classified > Yes, this is a pretty common scam out there. > > I have made a change to the classifieds to help prevent these scammers from > using f500.org as a vehicle to execute their scams. Effective immediately > you must register and be logged in to be able to send a message to a > classified advertiser. Anyone can still browse the ads, but unless you are a > registered user, you won't be able to contact the advertiser, and you won't > see any contact info (email address, phone, etc). > > Please DO NOT put your contact information in the body of your ad, > especially your email address. That's a virtual guarantee that your email > will be harvested by spammers. > > --Eric > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Richard Schmidt > > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 3:37 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [F500] Watch out for scam in classified > > > > I also received a cashiers check for twice what I was asking > > for shortly after I put my Red Devil up on the F500 > > Classifieds. Took the check to my bank, and they almost fell > > of their chairs laughing. They did check it out tho, and it > > was bogus. > > > > The scam is that they send you a bogus check, which you are > > suppose to deposit, and send a money order to some one else > > who is suppose to arrange the shipping. Trouble is, your > > money order is made out using real dollars (yours), then > > later when the check is found to be no good, the bank charges > > you with fraud. > > > > But the best part ! > > > > The bank gave me the name of the local FBI agent that they > > work with. I sent him a copy of the bogus check, and e-mails > > that I had received. A few weeks went by and I never heard > > from him. So I called and was told quite blankly, "You did > > not loose money, so what is your problem. We have much more > > important things to work on" > > > > It was only recently that I think I stumbled on to the real > > issue, Nigeria > > is the second largest oil exporter to the US. Then the > > light came on, we > > don't want to make trouble for our oil rich friends ! > > > > Richard > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "RONALD SIBULSKY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 2:01 PM > > Subject: RE: [F500] Watch out for scam in classified > > > > > > > This happens constantly on E-Bay also. You just have to be careful > > > and > > know > > > who you are dealing with. > > > > > > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Reply-To: [email protected] > > > >To: [email protected] > > > >Subject: [F500] Watch out for scam in classified > > > >Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 17:40:20 EDT > > > > > > > >A couple years ago I was contacted by an individual > > interested in a > > > >motor > > I > > > >was trying to sell in this sites classified. It turned out to be a > > > >very polished scam involving both Nigeria and Europe. The > > certified > > > >check I received looked very real but it was bad. They > > wanted me to > > > >send them money > > because > > > >the > > > >check was written for more than what the motor cost. Well > > I didn't > > > >and didn't loose any money but I want to advise everyone to watch > > > >out. > > > > > > > >The reason I'm sending this message now is I have ads in the > > > >classified > > now > > > >and just got contacted by scamers again! I replyed "What are you > > > >going to use this engine for? They replyed "Send me your name so I > > > >can get a check to you". They have no idea what you would > > use one of > > > >these engines for! > > > > > > > >Be Aware > > > >Mark Liepold > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** > > > _______________________________________________ > F500 mailing list - [email protected] > To unsubscribe or change options please visit: > http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 > *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! *** _______________________________________________ F500 mailing list - [email protected] To unsubscribe or change options please visit: http://f500.org/mailman/listinfo/f500 *** Please, DO NOT send unsubscribe requests to the mailing list! ***
