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Daniel J. Cormier
MCI D-10 , Peavey Sessions 500 & 400 Limited ,Nashville 400
http://www.cajunsteelguitar.com email at djcormier@cox-internet.com

Hello Harry,
Thanks for the mail and am really happy to hear from u and also thanks for the present condition and please give me the last price for the fender.
Really Fender D8 Stringmaster is what have been looking for the past 3 months now.
But before i could proceed i will want u to send me the pics of Fender D8 Stringmaster if is available but if is not don't too worry.
Help me to take good proper care of it bcos by now i believe is mine and as for the method of payment certified cashier's check is ok by me bcos i believe is the best way to pay.As for the shipping don't to worry about that , i've a international shipping agent that going to handle everything and i really trust him bcos he's been helping me to ship my goods for about 6years ago so i really trust him as i trust u as well. I hope to hear from u soonest.
Thank's.

He used the name of "smicer micheal" but I am sure it's the same guy. He should go away soon if everyone is aware of the scam.

Don't just copy and paste the message body content, it's of no use. I need the raw email headers intact to do anything about this.

My apologies to Mark in advance if he is slighted by this insuniation however I can not reply to anybody who does not have a surname and a phone number.

thanks

Aloha,
DT~

[This message was edited by Denny Turner on 28 July 2004 at 08:39 PM.]

hello

i will like to pay the $900 for the Dekley S-12 but
it is quite unfortunate that i am not going to be in town as from
tomorrow cause i received a call yesternight that i will be going on a business trip,
so i will like to make everything fast as possible cause i am buying
it for my son as a birthday present. and i want everything to be in
place when i come back. the discription
u gave me it is okay. concerning payment i will instruct my business
representative whom we did business together and is owing me $3200 and he said he will be paying me via cashiers check. i will instruct him to
issue u the certified cashiers check of the above amount ($3200)to you,as soon
as u receive the check u will cash it then deduct the cost of your
Dekley S-12 and wire the remaining balance of $2250 to my shipping company via
western union money transfer in inorder to make arrangement in coming
over to your location for the pick up of the Dekley S-12 . u will
make use of the extra $50 for the running around.
my shipper will be coming over to your location as soon as funds is being sent to him
and to make sure that Dekley S-12 is in good condition.
all receipt paper will be handled my shipper
if this okay by u pls i will need ur full name, address and phone
number as it should be on the check.
thanks
awaits your soonest reply

What do ya'll think about that one?

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Dekley S-12 Session 500,American standard Strat,Shecter tele,Peavy Classic 50

You have an item for sale, for $xxx;
Nigerian #1 offers to have an associate pay you the amount he supposedly owes person #1. You are supposed to deposit the certified check in your bank, who will tell you that it looks fine. You think you have made some fast money, because person #1 lets you deduct a fee for your trouble;
You wire the rest to Nigeria, via Western Union;
Person #2 may or may not come to pickup your item for sale, probably not;
Two weeks later the bank notifies you that the certified check is a forgery, and you now owe the full amount, usually over $3200.

This is known as a 419 fraud scheme, in Nigeria. If somebody actually receives one of these forged checks, by mail, in the USA, they should contact the police, asap, and if they don't know how to deal with it, contact the Postal Inspector in your district, and launch a Federal Postal Fraud investigation. If such a check is hand delivered, refuse to accept it for payment and tell the person with it to go cah it themselves and bring back cash. Check the cash carefully, as it my be counterfit also.

About a week and a half ago I received the same e-mail from Mark Flamming. Except his "business representative" owed him $4000. The difference between my sale item and his "owed" amount (less $50 I could keep for "running around") was gonna put $2300 in his pocket.

Anyway, I responded, "From what country will the Certified Cashiers Check ($4000) be issued? Will it be alright to wait until the Cashiers Check clears the bank before I forward the difference? Please provide me with your full name and shipping address before I can consider accepting your offer. Also what is the name and e-mail address of your business representative, just in case I need to work out last minute details of his transaction?"

His reply: "thanks for ur mail back well as for now i dont know the shipper my shipping company will assign to me but as soon as i get all the details i will forward it to u.
concerning the check to clear time will not permit cos u know irt will take up to 7working days to clear thats why i said u should take it to the chasing store cos they will cash oit without \delay so all u should do is go to any check cashing store close to u and find out how much they will charge to cash a check of $4000.
my name is mark flamming and i am located in the uk also the check is being issued form the USA to be precise in maryland.
thanks and i expect ur personal details."

To which I replied: "After thinking about your offer, I've decided to only accept a money order endorsed by you in the amount of the sale (guitar plus freight/insurance). Shipment will be made after the money order clears my bank. Also, per my advertisement in the Forum, shipments will be exclusive to the USA and Canada.

It's regretful that time is limited for you, but I am selling an expensive instrument and I must protect my interests in the sale.

If these points are acceptable to you, we may be able to work out the details."

Don't believe I was being unreasonable. Nonetheless, I have not heard from him since.

The only thing I can say is, whether you are buying or selling via a correspondence (E-bay, the "Forum", etc.) be sure to be meticulous about your conditions of sale or purchase and get the agreed upon 'terms" in a written form. Even if it's just a print-out from an e-mail. This will be an important document if you need to pursue legal recourse.

Keep on pickin'!
Glenn

You can add these recent names and email addresses to the list of scammers to watch out for:

Jamson Valantino (jamsonval@yahoo.com)

fidson auto (fidson_auto@fastermail.com)

TOSIN OMISORE

Just another heads-up to my brothers of the steel bar.

W

[This message was edited by Bobby D. Hunter on 07 August 2004 at 09:51 AM.]

Please do not copy and paste email messages, as I will not get the headers. Forward them to me, via Outlook Express. If you are using web-based email, like Yahoo, or Hotmail, first set it to display ALL HEADERS, then forward it to me, using the link above here. Without the headers intact the email is useless for tracking and reporting.

Last year in the Myrtle Beach SC newpaper they were explaining how certain people would steal personal checks from the outbound mail in people's mailboxes. The mailboxes with the nice little red flags that let the mailman know to stop and pick up the contents were a dead giveaway to these guys. They'd steal the mail then, using a valid checking account number from the checks found in the stolen mail, go to the local bank branch, through the drive-thru, ask for a deposit slip on the account, and then deposit a check for say $500 with $250 going back to them.

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Steel guitars, online security and hunting down slimeball game

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right on!!

"Hey Motubewah, plug my push pull into that goat over there, and let's see how it sounds!" (LOL!)

[This message was edited by Donny Hinson on 05 September 2004 at 04:48 PM.]

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I'm writting in respond to your bunch of steel guitar stings ,and i'm pleased to inform you about my interest in purchasing it.Telling for the picture,i must say it that it's okey for my liking,so i'll like to know it present condition and the age of it,also with the last prices?.

Hoping to hear from you soon.
Regards
Kelvin....

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84 SKH Emmons Legrand D10
session 400'rd Steelin for my Lord.

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What ever happened to the "Solution" that somebody was supposedly working up on this subject of scammers trolling the forum?

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Lotteries, the legitimate ones anyway, generate their prize money from those who "participate", that is, buy a ticket. Needless to say, if you don't buy tickets to foreign lotteries, there's absolutely no chance of your winning one.

X-OB-Received: from unknown (205.158.62.86)
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From: "mr paul"
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Date: Sat, 04 Sep 2004 23:35:29 +0800
Subject: Guitars and amps
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I'm writting in respond to your Guitars and amps ,and i'm pleased to inform you about my interest in purchasing it.Telling for the picture,i must say it that it's okey for my liking,so i'll like to know it present condition and the age of it,also with the last prices?.

Hoping to hear from you soon.
Regards
Duncan

I responded by telling him the price was listed on my web site and I asked if he would be buying all the offered items are if he was interested in specific items. No reply so far.

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person:       Amit Hoomash
address:      Gilat Satcom
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gilat-abuse@attglobal.net is the place to send abuse reports for this IP address. I suggest you forward your email to the abuse desk, at AT&T-Global, in Israel, and let them know about the scammer who is using their broadband or dialup services.

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Wizardo DeLaSteel
Edwards Push-Push S8 with pod, Morris The-Cat-Can Lapsteel, Acme GoldTone Amp, Foobar effects, Fuzzytone Volume Pedal