Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread J. Forster
uikus.com; time-nuts@febo.com > Sent: Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 20:50 > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ? > > The reason may be trivial. Ask the seller, he is a correct person. Anyway, > the birthplace and DOB of a person are very easy to obtain on the web - it > woul

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread Robert Atkinson
post to. I don't know why this is but I now send everything to Italy by an insured, signed for service. Robert G8RPI. From: Marco IK1ODO To: j...@quikus.com; time-nuts@febo.com Sent: Wednesday, 2 May 2012, 20:50 Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread Marco IK1ODO
The reason may be trivial. Ask the seller, he is a correct person. Anyway, the birthplace and DOB of a person are very easy to obtain on the web - it would be a stupid scam. But knowing the seller, I'm sure it is not. Being a dealer too, you can't believe the number of fiscal rules we have to o

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread J. Forster
Whatever the Italian law, I see no reason to furnish such information after the fact, unless it was required by the original contract. Frankly, IF the original contract specified that such information was required to purchase any item, I would either shop elsewhere or do without. YMMV, -John ==

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread Azelio Boriani
Yes, Claudio words sound correct: maybe this is a very recent disposition to fight VAT evasion that is just the latest news here in Italy. I'll try to find something on an official website. On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:34 PM, Azelio Boriani wrote: > Never seen a request like that before... usually th

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread Azelio Boriani
Never seen a request like that before... usually they try to get login credentials for home banking, credit cards accounts and the like. Here in Italy, every transaction with the tax authority starts with the VAT ID (our codice fiscale). On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:20 PM, J. Forster wrote: > Clearl

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread Claudio Girardi
On 05/02/2012 07:48 PM, Alberto di Bene wrote: I am from Italy, and I can assure you that such info is not required by any Italian law. Don't give away information that could in the end result in an identity thief... Alberto, I'm not an expert in the ever-changing italian fiscal laws, but a

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread J. Forster
Clearly a scam attempt, IMO. You have your stuff. You are not bound by Italian law, unless the EU is worse than I thought. IMO, ignore it, and if the purchase was made through eBay, report it as a phishing attempt. YMMV, -John === > Hi T-Nuts > > In january 2012 - I bought a Prolo

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread J. L. Trantham
] Anyone from Italy here ? Hi T-Nuts In january 2012 - I bought a Prologix GPIB interface from an Italian Seller "sglabs" on the "Bay". Today i received a mail from the seller SNIP * I need a favor form you… Here in Italy is req

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread EWKehren
is not impression it is personal experience ebay does not care. Specially when it comes to volume sellers, a seller that time nuts use promised to pay shipping to return crap, gave me a choice give 5 star rating or no refund. Contacted ebay with the evidence, they did nothing and I did not ge

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread cfo
On Wed, 02 May 2012 09:58:53 -0700, Dan Rae wrote: > And as a first step you might want to tell eBay. Contrary to the > general impression they do care :^( > > Dan Done ... Reported to ebay & PayPal CFO ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread Alberto di Bene
On 5/2/2012 5:47 PM, cfo wrote: > The mail actually looks quite authentic , Correct name & phone# etc. > But i have never heard of such a request before. And was wondering if any > Italian T-Nut could verify that this request is valid. > > It seems a bit strange to me ... I am from Italy, and I ca

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread Dan Rae
And as a first step you might want to tell eBay. Contrary to the general impression they do care :^( Dan ___ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the ins

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread Tom Knox
It is not much better in the States, Lately I have been thinking about selling my identity to make a little extra money. Thomas Knox > From: robkimber...@btinternet.com > To: time-nuts@febo.com > Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 17:39:29 +0100 > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Anyone fro

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread Rob Kimberley
Lucky those who don't have to live in the EU!! Rob K (UK) -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of Tom Knox Sent: 02 May 2012 17:35 To: Time-Nuts Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ? Sadly; It is currently o

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread Tom Knox
Sadly; It is currently one of the few growth industries in the EU. Thomas Knox > From: david.partri...@perdrix.co.uk > To: time-nuts@febo.com > Date: Wed, 2 May 2012 17:30:40 +0100 > Subject: Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ? > > No, Italian law doesn't requir

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread David C. Partridge
bo.com] On Behalf Of cfo Sent: 02 May 2012 16:48 To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ? : Here in Italy is requiring by law.. that for all customers that have bought something from us, I need to have also birthplace an

Re: [time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread Prologix
Hello, Most likely a phishing mail. Please ignore. We will let SgLabs know. Regards. Abdul -Original Message- From: time-nuts-boun...@febo.com [mailto:time-nuts-boun...@febo.com] On Behalf Of cfo Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2012 8:48 AM To: time-nuts@febo.com Subject: [time-nuts] Anyone

[time-nuts] Anyone from Italy here ?

2012-05-02 Thread cfo
Hi T-Nuts In january 2012 - I bought a Prologix GPIB interface from an Italian Seller "sglabs" on the "Bay". Today i received a mail from the seller SNIP * I need a favor form you… Here in Italy is requiring by law…. that for all customers that ha