<VV> scam-no corvair
Louis C. Armer, Jr.
carmerjr@mindspring.com
Mon, 21 Jun 2004 18:08:49 -0400
For absolutely belly laughs about scamming the scammers.
Brad Christensen has taken getting even to an art form.
"Romancing the Pickle" is a great one.
http://www.quatloos.com/brad-c/directory01.htm
Chuck Armer
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At 09:30 PM 6/18/04 -0500, you wrote:
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Spencer Shepard" <sshepard3@hotmail.com>
>
> > A friend is selling a nice '65 Galaxie convertible and I think he is being
>set
> > up for a scam. He has a "buyer" in England who wants to send him a
>cashier's
> > check for more money than the price of the car and shipping and have him
>send
> > some money back.> Spence Shepard
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>Yes, it's a scam, and a pretty common one. Another member of this very
>group may add some words, and also here in Iowa a farmer got stuck with this
>scheme, this time involving a very very expensive piece of farm machinery.
>I guess if your friend contacted the "authorities" perhaps he could help nab
>the crooks; but don't let him put *any* money into any plan.
>
>If his rig is in decent shape, I think it is worth a good dime here in the
>states ... those were the good old days, and Ford was making good cars back
>then.
>
>Hope this helps; ken campbell, iowuh
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