David, By the broken English they used in the e-mail, it read like e-mails I've received from Asia, particully Hong Kong parts suppliers. I would say they will accept the payment, and forward it on to somebody else. Check the guys call sign again today, and then a few days later to see if the name on it doesn't change again. This is not saying the part suppliers there are scammers, as I have purchased from several with great results, however a lot of scammers come from there, and hackers.
Best, Will Matney *********** REPLY SEPARATOR *********** On 6/15/2011 at 11:42 AM David Kirkby wrote: >I advertised on eHam.net and qrz.com that I was looking for a Kenwood >AT-230 ATU. I got a reply from someone claiming to be Alex Barski from >Canada with the callsign VE3XAX who has an email address of >[email protected]. I've no idea if his real name is that, or if he >holds that callsign, but I'm suspicious. > >This person offered me the ATU for $220 shipped to my house, but there >were a number of things that make me suspicious this is a scam. > >1) When I checked on QRZ.COM, the address and name did not agree with >the callsign. The only similarity was they were in Canada. Today when >I checked, the information agreed.But yesterday they were definitely >different. > >2) When I offered to pay via Paypal, I received this: > >"Thanks for the response to my email David but i am sorry i don't use >paypal or bank transfer as means of payment due to the instruction >giving to me by my bank and lawyer but i will entertain any other safe >and reliable mode of payment. Also what is your full shipping >information and we can discuss about the payment over the phone, give >me your number and i will give you a call to talk." > >This immediately made me "smell a rat", but I decided to play along >and gave him my mobile phone number. > >3) Today he rings me, withholding the number, and says Western Union >would be a safe method of payment. > >I'm rather sorry I did not play him along a lot longer, but I told him >the deal was off. I might email him and say I had second thoughts, and >will string him along for a bit of fun. But basically be aware. > >Today I looked on qrz.com and found others have basically formed the >same conclusion of this person > >http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?300792-Fake-VE3XAX-Scam-from-wanted-ad d > >The strange thing is, the other person reporting the scam also played >along with it. Sometimes these scams can be fun! I think I'll play >along a bit more too. > >_______________________________________________ >time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] >To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts >and follow the instructions there. > >__________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature database 5851 (20110206) __________ > >The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > >http://www.eset.com _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
