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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 2 2010 3:04:38

Ramon Amira

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From: New York City

RE: Used Guitar Sales Scam (in reply to Guest)

Anyone who falls for one of these obvious scams, I have a bridge here in Brooklyn I would like to sell them.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 2 2010 14:26:29

Ron.M

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From: Scotland

RE: Used Guitar Sales Scam (in reply to Ramon Amira)

quote:

Anyone who falls for one of these obvious scams, I have a bridge here in Brooklyn I would like to sell them.

You might get a sale PC...

Only last week a scammer was jailed for trying to sell the London Ritz.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/2010/07/27/conman-jailed-over-250m-ritz-hotel-scam-86908-22443809/

cheers,

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 2 2010 15:08:41

Jim Opfer

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Joined: Jul. 19 2003
From: Glasgow, Scotland.

RE: Used Guitar Sales Scam (in reply to Guest)

I came across a guy twice on ebay. The same top end Conde negra.
The guy advertises collection only to entice bidders and make it all seem normal and states the city where he lives. When it comes to bidding and the normal round of questions back and forth, he introduces the idea of paying through a payment agency who allegedly would hold the cash until the customer is totally satisfied with the instrument. Web site details are made available and it all seems to check out but for the fact that he now refuses to entertain his advertised preference for payment on collection.
Scam, be careful.

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 2 2010 15:27:13

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 2 2010 19:27:06

Arash

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Joined: Aug. 9 2006
From: Iran (living in Germany)

RE: Used Guitar Sales Scam (in reply to Jim Opfer)

Escrow.com is safe.
I have an account there and used it several times (for different things).

Just beware of the copies and other services which are "offered" to you.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 2 2010 21:20:58

Andy Culpepper

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From: NY, USA

RE: Used Guitar Sales Scam (in reply to Guest)

I had an ingenious one attempted on me by a "Dr. John Nettes" from "Scotland" whose son supposedly wanted Flamenco guitar lessons.
The son was going to be in the states for a month and wanted 3 hrs of lessons per week.
So he insisted on sending me a check in advance for way more than the cost of the lessons, and then I would deduct my money from that and send the remaining balance via Money Gram to the son's Nanny

Basically he would write me a bad check and then I would send my (good) check back to him...

I stopped hearing from him as soon as I asked for a phone # where I could reach him

I guess he didn't have a convincing enough Scottish accent.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 2 2010 21:51:09

Ramon Amira

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Joined: Oct. 14 2009
From: New York City

RE: Used Guitar Sales Scam (in reply to Guest)

Yes, just a couple of days ago I got an inquiry about lessons – something to the effect that " would I give him a two hour lesson every day." I deleted the email without replying. I have no idea what he was up to, but you can be sure it wasn't anything good for me.

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 3 2010 0:06:16

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 3 2010 0:08:44

Arash

Posts: 4495
Joined: Aug. 9 2006
From: Iran (living in Germany)

RE: Used Guitar Sales Scam (in reply to Andy Culpepper)

quote:

ORIGINAL: deteresa1

I had an ingenious one attempted on me by a "Dr. John Nettes" from "Scotland" whose son supposedly wanted Flamenco guitar lessons.
The son was going to be in the states for a month and wanted 3 hrs of lessons per week.
So he insisted on sending me a check in advance for way more than the cost of the lessons, and then I would deduct my money from that and send the remaining balance via Money Gram to the son's Nanny
Basically he would write me a bad check and then I would send my (good) check back to him...

I stopped hearing from him as soon as I asked for a phone # where I could reach him
I guess he didn't have a convincing enough Scottish accent.

That was Ron

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REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 3 2010 0:32:45

minordjango

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RE: Used Guitar Sales Scam (in reply to Guest)

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That was Ron

don't think it was his accent isn't convincing enough!

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 4 2010 0:17:17

Ron.M

Posts: 7051
Joined: Jul. 7 2003
From: Scotland

RE: Used Guitar Sales Scam (in reply to minordjango)

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That was Ron

Yeah, but only because Arash gave me the idea and suggested that he would act as the "Nanny" for a 50% cut..

I guess the guy sorta knew that the telephone area codes for the Scottish Hebrides were completely different from those of Western Nigeria..

BTW...anyway.. anyone called "Dr. John Nettes" would stand out like a sore thumb in an area of about 15,000 inhabitants, most of whom have surnames starting with "Mac" and first names like Hamish and Donald etc..

Just a phone call to the Skye local Police Station (probably staffed by 2 part timers) would have confirmed if the character was real or not!

cheers,

Ron

REPORT THIS POST AS INAPPROPRIATE | Date Aug. 4 2010 20:09:30