[DX-CHAT] Scam
Not quite DX but of general interest from the ARRL website. 73, Steve WB6RSE AN IMPORTANT NOTICE TO ALL RADIOS ONLINE AD POSTERS AND RESPONDERS, FROM THE ARRL ADVERTISING DEPARTMENT. Greetings from HQ! Please note that we have received reports lately from ARRL members who have placed classified ads in these listing, and have received responses from individuals proposing "creative" payment schemes. These particular instances involved offers of overpayments for goods by bank check, followed by instructions to deduct the cost of your item from the overpayment, and to transfer the overage to another individual. This is a well-known scam. See http://www.secretservice.gov/alert419.shtml for further details. REMEMBER: "TRANSACT" CAREFULLY; PROTECT YOURSELF
[DX-CHAT] Scam
I posted an item for sale on the web. One response is below. I'm certain it's a scam. Anyone have further info? 73, Steve WB6RSE __ We are interested in buying your above mentioned product at advertised rate. Goods to be picked up from your location for onward shipping to London. Cost and modalities of shipping to be born by us. Payment for the purchase is by check through a debtor in US. The debtor owes us higher than our purchase. He will therefore be sending you a check for 5,000 to cover the cost of our order, as well as the Shipping costs. On receipt of the check, you will cash and deduct the cost of our order .The balance you will send as we would instruct you to the Agency that will ship the Goods to us. If this arrangement suites you fine, please send us your address where to send the check, as well as the name to be on it. Also send us your phone number for easy communication. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you. Best Regards Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
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Sounds almost a phony as those Nigerian scams, doesn't it? Tom, W6HT
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YES!! Definitely. After you've deposited their check, you'd send them the equipment and then the balance. Then their check bounces and you're out both your equipment and the balance. If you want to go for it, tell them you will have to wait 3 weeks after you deposit it till the check clears before taking further action. 73, Zack W9SZ On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Steve Lawrence wrote: > I posted an item for sale on the web. One response is below. I'm > certain it's a scam. Anyone have further info? > > 73, Steve WB6RSE > __ > > We are interested in buying your above mentioned product at advertised > rate. Goods to be picked up from your location for onward shipping to > London. Cost and modalities of shipping to be born by us. > > Payment for the purchase is by check through a debtor in US. The > debtor owes us higher than our purchase. He will therefore be sending > you a check for 5,000 to cover the cost of our order, as well as the > Shipping costs. > > On receipt of the check, you will cash and deduct the cost of our order > .The balance you will send as we would instruct you to the Agency that > will ship the Goods to us. If this arrangement suites you fine, please > send us your address where to send the check, as well as the name to be > on it. Also send us your phone number for easy communication. > > Looking forward to hearing from you. > > Thank you. > > Best Regards > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
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AQnd after that they can have your checking acct. # from the cancelled check Bill / w2ay ** - Original Message - From: "Zack Widup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Steve Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "dx-chat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Scam > YES!! Definitely. > > After you've deposited their check, you'd send them the equipment and then > the balance. Then their check bounces and you're out both your equipment > and the balance. > > If you want to go for it, tell them you will have to wait 3 weeks after > you deposit it till the check clears before taking further action. > > 73, Zack W9SZ > > > On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Steve Lawrence wrote: > > > I posted an item for sale on the web. One response is below. I'm > > certain it's a scam. Anyone have further info? > > > > 73, Steve WB6RSE > > __ > > > > We are interested in buying your above mentioned product at advertised > > rate. Goods to be picked up from your location for onward shipping to > > London. Cost and modalities of shipping to be born by us. > > > > Payment for the purchase is by check through a debtor in US. The > > debtor owes us higher than our purchase. He will therefore be sending > > you a check for 5,000 to cover the cost of our order, as well as the > > Shipping costs. > > > > On receipt of the check, you will cash and deduct the cost of our order > > .The balance you will send as we would instruct you to the Agency that > > will ship the Goods to us. If this arrangement suites you fine, please > > send us your address where to send the check, as well as the name to be > > on it. Also send us your phone number for easy communication. > > > > Looking forward to hearing from you. > > > > Thank you. > > > > Best Regards > > > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems > http://njdxa.org/dx-chat > > To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA > http://njdxa.org > > Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
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At 2/26/04 09:30 AM - Steve Lawrence wrote: I posted an item for sale on the web. One response is below. I'm certain it's a scam. Anyone have further info? 73, Steve WB6RSE Hi Steve, I have just one suggestion. RUN! 73 & Good DX James Shryne, N6DHZ [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.scdxc.org / www.qsl.net/n6dhz 2004 International DX Convention www.scdxc.org/visalia
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Yes, it's a scam. In every case I've heard of, the check is a phony or forgery. But by the time it bounces back to you, a month later in some cases, the other party is long gone with the funds. Don't bother answering it. 73, ron wn3vaw "Life is pain... anyone who says otherwise is selling something" --The Princess Bride - Original Message - From: "Steve Lawrence" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "dx-chat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 12:30 PM Subject: [DX-CHAT] Scam I posted an item for sale on the web. One response is below. I'm certain it's a scam. Anyone have further info? 73, Steve WB6RSE __ We are interested in buying your above mentioned product at advertised rate. Goods to be picked up from your location for onward shipping to London. Cost and modalities of shipping to be born by us. Payment for the purchase is by check through a debtor in US. The debtor owes us higher than our purchase. He will therefore be sending you a check for 5,000 to cover the cost of our order, as well as the Shipping costs. On receipt of the check, you will cash and deduct the cost of our order .The balance you will send as we would instruct you to the Agency that will ship the Goods to us. If this arrangement suites you fine, please send us your address where to send the check, as well as the name to be on it. Also send us your phone number for easy communication. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you. Best Regards Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
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The following might be a safe way around this dilemma: Open a separate checking account. Once the account is active, take the balance as low as permissible($10.00)? Accept their check with the stipulation that the merchandise will not ship until the check has cleared. Close the account once the check has cleared and the merchandise has shipped. At 09:30 AM 2/26/2004 -0800, you wrote: I posted an item for sale on the web. One response is below. I'm certain it's a scam. Anyone have further info? 73, Steve WB6RSE __ We are interested in buying your above mentioned product at advertised rate. Goods to be picked up from your location for onward shipping to London. Cost and modalities of shipping to be born by us. Payment for the purchase is by check through a debtor in US. The debtor owes us higher than our purchase. He will therefore be sending you a check for 5,000 to cover the cost of our order, as well as the Shipping costs. On receipt of the check, you will cash and deduct the cost of our order .The balance you will send as we would instruct you to the Agency that will ship the Goods to us. If this arrangement suites you fine, please send us your address where to send the check, as well as the name to be on it. Also send us your phone number for easy communication. Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you. Best Regards Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Age and treachery will overcome youth and skill Outbound mail checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2003
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"We are interested in buying your above mentioned product at advertised rate. Goods to be picked up from your location for onward shipping to London. Cost and modalities of shipping to be born by us." OK Guys -Yes of course it's a scam. I've reported it to my ISP's fraud department. Thanks for all of the responses. No more necessary!!! 73, Steve WB6RSE Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
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Hmmm. I'm not so sure. Although the US bank may "clear" the deposited check within a few days, as required by law, it may take several weeks or a month to try and "clear" (and then bounce) internationally. So in the meantime you've closed the account. What do you think the bank's going to do next? Eat the lost money? Or make a phone call to their lawyer-on-retainer and/or the district attorney? Best bet is to steer clear. 73, ron wn3vaw "Life is pain... anyone who says otherwise is selling something"--The Princess Bride - Original Message - From: Mike(W5UC) & Kathy(K5MWH) Watson To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2004 6:13 PM Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] Scam The following might be a safe way around this dilemma:Open a separate checking account.Once the account is active, take the balance as low as permissible($10.00)?Accept their check with the stipulation that the merchandise will not ship until the check has cleared.Close the account once the check has cleared and the merchandise has shipped.At 09:30 AM 2/26/2004 -0800, you wrote: I posted an item for sale on the web. One response is below. I'm certain it's a scam. Anyone have further info?73, Steve WB6RSE__We are interested in buying your above mentioned product at advertised rate. Goods to be picked up from your location for onward shipping to London. Cost and modalities of shipping to be born by us. Payment for the purchase is by check through a debtor in US. The debtor owes us higher than our purchase. He will therefore be sending you a check for 5,000 to cover the cost of our order, as well as the Shipping costs. On receipt of the check, you will cash and deduct the cost of our order .The balance you will send as we would instruct you to the Agency that will ship the Goods to us. If this arrangement suites you fine, please send us your address where to send the check, as well as the name to be on it. Also send us your phone number for easy communication.Looking forward to hearing from you. Thank you. Best RegardsSubscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chatTo post a message, DX related items only, [EMAIL PROTECTED]This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.orgAge and treachery will overcome youth and skillOutbound mail checked by Norton Anti-Virus 2003
