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Topic: Watch Out For This Guy! |
Colin Mclean
From:
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
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Posted 10 Jul 2009 9:48 am |
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Most of us here are probably familiar with e-scams by now...but I just wanted to share this one.
I found an ad on my local Craigslist for a 1968 Emmons D10 8+4. The asking price was $700. Ha ha, I know, I know...but you never know, right? Could be a disgruntled ex-wife, clueless grandson trying to get rid of inherited "junk" 
So I contacted him about it, just to see what the outcome would be. Our correspondence is below:
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Hello ,
Thank you for your interest in my Emmons Pedal Steel Guitar D10 8+4 1968. The asking price is $700 . The unit is exactly as described in my advertisement. If you want to buy it, I will have to deliver it to you from my store in New York . Shipping and all delivery taxes ( including insurence ) are included in the price. Also you will receive a 30 days Money Back Guarantee.
If you want more photos with it or any other details, please feel free to contact me .
Thank You,
Miguel Andres |
My response:
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Andres,
Sounds great. Can you send me the guitar for a test drive? If I like it, I'll
send you the money. If not, I'll send it back and pay for shipping both ways.
Thanks,
Amos McWoods |
His latest response to me, try having a look at his link...
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Hello,
For the transaction I suggest we use Fedex COD so we can be both protected. Here is the link :
http://www.fedex-cod.com/newcashondelivery/index.htm?location=%2Far%2F
If you accept to do it like mentioned on the FedEx Website ( the link above ), please email me your name and complete address and I will get the guitar to a FedEx office in a couple of hours.
Thanks,
Miguel |
The "Fedex" link is what made me wanna post this here. Pretty scary, I hope no one has been scammed by this guy. I could tell right off there was something fishy about the page, shady looking text, spelling errors, etc...and the payment method (mentioned nowhere on the real Fedex site) is a dead giveaway.
Oh well, I knew it was too good to be true!  |
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Larry Bressington
From:
Nebraska
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Posted 10 Jul 2009 11:01 am
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That S.O.B is at it again 
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A.K.A Chappy. |
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Eugene Cole
From:
near Washington Grove, MD, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2009 12:44 pm fedex-cod.com WHOIS record
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domain: fedex-cod.com
created: 30-Jun-2009
last-changed: 30-Jun-2009
registration-expiration: 30-Jun-2010
nserver: ns65.1und1.de
nserver: ns66.1und1.de
status: CLIENT-TRANSFER-PROHIBITED
registrant-firstname: Jan
registrant-lastname: Achille
registrant-street1: Koenigsberger Str. 31
registrant-pcode: 76829
registrant-city: Landau in der Pfalz
registrant-ccode: DE
registrant-phone: +49.634192181
registrant-fax: +49.6341921821
registrant-email: ********@arcor.de
admin-c-firstname: Jan
admin-c-lastname: Achille
admin-c-street1: Koenigsberger Str. 31
admin-c-pcode: 76829
admin-c-city: Landau in der Pfalz
admin-c-ccode: DE
admin-c-phone: +49.634192181
admin-c-fax: +49.6341921821
admin-c-email: ********@arcor.de
tech-c-firstname: Hostmaster
tech-c-lastname: EINSUNDEINS
tech-c-organization: 1&1 Internet AG
tech-c-street1: Brauerstr. 48
tech-c-pcode: 76135
tech-c-city: Karlsruhe
tech-c-ccode: DE
tech-c-phone: +49.721913747660
tech-c-fax: +49.72191374246
tech-c-email: **********@1und1.de
bill-c-firstname: Hostmaster
bill-c-lastname: EINSUNDEINS
bill-c-organization: 1&1 Internet AG
bill-c-street1: Brauerstr. 48
bill-c-pcode: 76135
bill-c-city: Karlsruhe
bill-c-ccode: DE
bill-c-phone: +49.721913747660
bill-c-fax: +49.72191374246
bill-c-email: **********@1und1.de
% See http://registrar.1und1.info for information about 1&1 Internet AG |
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Eugene Cole
From:
near Washington Grove, MD, USA
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Colin Mclean
From:
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
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Posted 10 Jul 2009 12:57 pm
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Nice work there Eugene! I didn't think to do the Who-is search...
I did file a complaint with the IC3 though...right before my post here. That was the first order of business.
Is the address in Denmark? That's what it looks like... |
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Eugene Cole
From:
near Washington Grove, MD, USA
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Posted 10 Jul 2009 1:07 pm
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Nice work there Eugene! I didn't think to do the Who-is search...
Is the address in Denmark? That's what it looks like... |
82.165.212.104 is HQ'd in Germany.
I believe the DE is Deutschland.
Well a WHOIS is often among the first things I do when I suspect something is supicious. I also do traceroutes to originatin IP's from email headers. And see what domains they are associated with.
-E |
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A. J. Schobert
From:
Cincinnati, Ohio,
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Posted 10 Jul 2009 6:15 pm
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EC can you post all that personal info about somebody without their consent? Pretty unlikely but what if it is a real item to be sold?
Colin this is my take, I had somebody want me to send them my guitar for a test drive! Not a chance! If I would send out my guitar to somebody for a test drive it will never return. So what do you in this condition? That is why I buy sight seen, so far I have never been burned!! |
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Colin Mclean
From:
Rancho Santa Margarita, CA
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Posted 10 Jul 2009 6:23 pm
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Ha ha I know AJ. I would never mail my guitar to anyone without payment either! It's just when I saw the ad I knew one of three scenarios was brewing here:
a)the $700 price in the ad was a misprint
b)someone didn't know what they had
c)it was a scam
As soon as I got his first email I knew it was a scam. I just wanted to see what he would say in response. 
As far as his personal info, anyone can look that up. Just like when you register a DBA, when you register a web domain, your info is public. |
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David Kellogg
From:
Tualatin, OR
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Posted 12 Jul 2009 5:17 pm I posted
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| I posted a lookout for this scam last week on the forum under instruments for sale. The pics are the same as the guitar that sold on Ebay last Sunday for over $3400. I sent a email but got no response. |
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