This is timely information indeed. I have a horn for sale on Hornplayer.net, a Finke double descant. I got an email a couple of days back and I thought it was strange, but here are some of the things I picked up on that raised red flags.
1. Buyer claimed to be from England, but was shipping to Nigeria. (classic) 2. He would send a cashiers check. (bogus checks are easily devised using a laser printer) 3. He would arrange to have the horn picked up. 4. The text of the email was odd, it looked like the potential buyer had done a sloppy job of cutting/pasting in info from my ad *or* they were using some sort of computer program to copy/paste things into a form letter type of email. The grammar was odd and it just looked and read strange. 5. He stated that the church was paying for the horn (he was on some sort of mission - somehow, I don't think this was a heavenly mission). I replied to the first email stating that I thought we should use an escrow service and described how it worked. I received a reply that basically reiterated the original offer. I have not responded to this. If he sends another, I think I will send the original post from this thread. Just so everyone will be aware, the potential buyer's email address is: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't know for certain that this person is a crook, but it seemed obvious to me that this could be an opportunity for my wallet to be relieved of more than I wanted to part with. BTW, there is an info page on Hornplayer.net that warns sellers about fraudulent buyers, a nice educational fearture, no doubt made necessary by dishonest slime taking advantage of good people. Good luck in all your business dealings. David McCurley Woodstock, GA Paxman 25 _______________________________________________ post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] set your options at http://music.memphis.edu/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
