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Topic: Fun with Scammers
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Brad Sarno
Member From: St. Louis, MO USA
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posted 04 May 2005 08:00 AM
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Ok, this is pretty funny. I like messing with these internet scammers when they try to mess with me. I got this sketchy email requesting info on my Gretsch steel amp for sale on the forum. These are the scammers that try to send you a giant fake cashier's check and have you send them back a huge amount of money after taking out your "payment" only to find that the cashier's check was phony. Here's the exchange that went on:
From "Rita Ronald" to me:
"Good Day Sir/Ma !!!!!!
I saw your Gretsch (Sho-Bud) Nashville Pro amp , on advert for sale and am very much interested in purchasing it from you.However i will really appreciate it if you can provide me all this information regarding to what am willing to buy from such as:-
{1}THE PRESENT CONDITION ?
{2}YOUR LAST SELLING PRICE FOR IT ?
{3}INCLUDING THE PICS IF ONLY AVALIABLE..?
I look forward to receive all this information from you so that we can proceed further on it.
Best Regards,
Rita Ronald....................." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I replied: " {1}THE PRESENT CONDITION ? Most Excellent. {2}YOUR LAST SELLING PRICE FOR IT ? $350 + shipping {3}INCLUDING THE PICS IF ONLY AVALIABLE..? No pic's currently available.
I look forward to receive all this information from you so that we can proceed further on it.
Best Regards,
Rita Ronald.....................
Where are you located? Brad"
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"She" replied: "Brad Sarno
Thanks for the mail,
I say`s in Tampa Florida..................So get back to me with the details i requested from you...."
_________________________________________________ It was clearly a scam at this point so I replied: "So Rita, did you want the 4-ohm flux capacitor or the 8-ohm flux capacitor. It depends upon which turnbuckle your instrument uses. Does your harmonic regulator require 4 or 8 ohms? With that information I can properly set the internal dip switches for best compatibility. Brad" ___________________________________________________ "She" replied:
"Brad Sarno
Thanks for the mail,
I want the 4-ohm flux capacitor, get back to me with your last selling price for it..."
[This message was edited by Brad Sarno on 04 May 2005 at 08:02 AM.]
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George Mc Lellan
Member From: Duluth, MN USA
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posted 04 May 2005 08:04 AM
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Good for you Brad, I wish I would have thought of that, but I'll surely use something like that from now on.Geo |
Bob Knight
Member From: Bowling Green KY
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posted 04 May 2005 08:15 AM
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Rita will be needing a steel next, amp from Brad and a volume pedal from me. 
Good Day Sir/Ma !!!!!!
I saw your 2 Fender Vol/Tone Pedals , on advert for sale and am very much interested in purchasing it from you.However i will really appreciate it if you can provide me all this information regarding to what am willing to buy from such as:-
{1}THE PRESENT CONDITION ?
{2}YOUR LAST SELLING PRICE FOR IT ?
{3}INCLUDING THE PICS IF ONLY AVALIABLE..?
I look forward to receive all this information from you so that we can proceed further on it.
Best Regards,
Rita Ronald.....................
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Brad Sarno
Member From: St. Louis, MO USA
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posted 04 May 2005 08:16 AM
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I hear Rita's quite the steeler....
Brad
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Jay Fagerlie
Member From: Lotus, California, USA
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posted 04 May 2005 08:19 AM
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Is that "Lovely Rita, Meter Maid"?
Is she from England?
I've heard of her! |
Jim Cohen
Member From: Philadelphia, PA
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posted 04 May 2005 08:24 AM
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I like the guy who insisted, before completing the transaction, that the "Buyer" join his "church" and take photos of himself with body paint, performing special "rituals"! LOL! |
jim milewski
Member From: stowe, vermont
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posted 04 May 2005 09:07 AM
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Brad, is the 8 ohm flux still available, i'll take that one then |
Jerry Erickson
Member From: Atlanta,IL 61723
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posted 04 May 2005 10:13 AM
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I got the same scam asking about the Session 2000 I was selling,(it was a PX300).
I thought about sendeing a picture of my donkey. |
Rick Garrett
Member From: Tyler, Texas
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posted 04 May 2005 11:25 AM
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Now watch this be some poor legitimate buyer of an amp. HAHA Rick |
Ben Slaughter
Member From: Madera, California
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posted 04 May 2005 12:27 PM
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Brad, that amp runs off of 1.21 gigawatts, right? Does it come with the plutomium, or do I have to get my own from the Lybians? Maybe I'll ask Doc Brown. 
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Al Carmichael
Member From: Sylvan Lake, Michigan, USA
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posted 04 May 2005 07:27 PM
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Brad--I'd be real wary of combining the 8 ohm flux capacitor with any device employing a turnbuckle. Now the 4 ohm flux cap is totally acceptable as long as there are no broken johnson rods. Funny stuff! |
Randy Beavers
Member From: Lebanon,TN 37090
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posted 05 May 2005 04:24 AM
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One thing for sure,
"When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to see some serious ...." |
Peter
Member From: Cape Town, South Africa
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posted 05 May 2005 07:14 AM
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Brad, I think that if you had offered her your "Black Box", she would have become suspicious.  |
John P.Phillips
Member From: Brunswick, Ga. U.S.A.
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posted 05 May 2005 07:21 AM
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Brad, My internal dip switches have disappeared. Can you also provide pics of replacement switches plus purchase price for carbon pressed replacements ? thank you vely much.------------------
JUST 'CAUSE I STEEL, DON'T MAKE ME A THIEF www.geocities.com/squire592001/jason.html
[This message was edited by John P.Phillips on 05 May 2005 at 07:22 AM.]
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