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K2NS

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BEWARE of "greatesthunter231@gmail.com"
« on: May 01, 2021, 05:36:11 PM »

I have a radiosport headset up for sale on this site, and I got 4 messages from a guy offering me $50 extra to hold it if I would accept a certified check. Here is the message:

Am glad it's available.Do you accept a certified check as payment method ? I'll add extra $50 for keeping it in my favor.I hope I can fully trust you with this?

I told him NO, and called him a scammer.  I haven't heard from him since.  BEWARE !!!

RON....K2NS 

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Re: BEWARE of "greatesthunter231@gmail.com"
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2021, 07:45:48 PM »

Yes, that offer surely stinks, you did the right thing. He is hoping you ship it before the check comes back.
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« Reply #2 on: May 02, 2021, 05:13:57 AM »

Yes, that offer surely stinks, you did the right thing. He is hoping you ship it before the check comes back.

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Re: BEWARE of "greatesthunter231@gmail.com"
« Reply #3 on: May 02, 2021, 06:37:38 AM »

I don't care what kind of check it is. NEVER ship before a check clears your bank, the money is in your account, and the funds are available.
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« Reply #4 on: May 02, 2021, 07:55:10 AM »

Yes, beware.  I also listed an item and had the same email.  Told him PayPal only.  The other angle on this is he might get my bank acct routing number and acct number and that could be a problem.  I stayed as far away as I could!
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Re: BEWARE of "greatesthunter231@gmail.com"
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2021, 10:44:28 AM »

I don't care what kind of check it is. NEVER ship before a check clears your bank, the money is in your account, and the funds are available.

Your bank can still come back on a bad check. Even weeks later! US Postal money orders are gold. It is a felony to fake those.After all, the PO only takes CASH before they issue those.
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« Reply #6 on: May 02, 2021, 12:31:49 PM »

That was the question on my mind, once a check has cleared is that the end of it.
And I assume its no problem to forge a certified check?
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« Reply #7 on: May 02, 2021, 01:16:46 PM »

That was the question on my mind, once a check has cleared is that the end of it.
And I assume its no problem to forge a certified check?

NO Not the end of it. I've heard of the banks coming back over a month later and debiting the deposit.

With color laser printers today you just about copy anything. Caveat Emptor !!!!!!
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« Reply #8 on: May 02, 2021, 09:55:39 PM »

Do you think a criminal probably from outside the USA cares that a fake Postal Money Order is a felony? Just like any other form of fraud, they bilk the suckers and have very little to be afraid of. Not to mention that tracking down ghosts is probably easier then tracking down the criminals.

Like the old saying goes...if it sounds too good, your gonna lose.
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Re: BEWARE of "greatesthunter231@gmail.com"
« Reply #9 on: May 03, 2021, 06:27:41 PM »

I just got a message from the same email address about an hour ago. The message was: available?
That's it. Humm...
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« Reply #10 on: May 04, 2021, 03:10:09 AM »

I just got a message from the same email address about an hour ago. The message was: available?
That's it. Humm...

Be afraid...very afraid!
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« Reply #11 on: May 04, 2021, 05:24:19 AM »

  Just got this from the same scammer. Told him to try this on someone else.
“Thanks for your quick reply.Am glad it's available.Do you accept a certified check as payment method ? I'll add extra $50 for keeping it in my favor.I hope I can fully trust you with this?”

Frank Katona .Fran8
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Re: BEWARE of "greatesthunter231@gmail.com"
« Reply #12 on: May 04, 2021, 02:06:39 PM »

Yup, this asshat is a busy little scammer, isn't he? He tried to con me as well with exactly the same come on. The $50 extra to hold it was suspicious and I noticed that he has no ham call. I did manage to get an address from him - some place in Lafayette, IN. I also told this little jerk to go back to the Chicken Band where he belongs.

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« Reply #13 on: May 05, 2021, 10:28:22 AM »

I find it's interesting that it doesn't matter what business you are in, the same type of scamming occurs. Up until last June, the XYL and I owned and operated a horse boarding ranch, just off of Interstate 40 in Northern Arizona. We took in horses on day, week, or month basis. Although some of those horses stayed with us for years.

We were always getting requests for someone that was traveling the US with a dozen horses and wanted to send us a big certified check for a month of boarding ($550 per horse), plus some extra. But the check would be much bigger and they wanted us to cash the check and send the the remainder to his wife's second cousin, twice removed, living in Podunk, Utah. We knew these were scams, but we were always polite and would just tell that that we already had 15 horses and 12 more would exceed facility's allowance.

Sometimes we would get a request by a Pooh-Bah of Somewhere,  trying to move his herd of thoroughbreds from India to the US. They would be sending me a check for $50,000 to $100,000. It all looked very official. But it was worded very poorly. You would think that the Pooh-Bah would have peeps for that.

These people must have thought that "horse people" are rich and could take the hit. But with horses, the only way to make a small fortune, is to start with a large fortune.

Interestingly enough, traveling with a dozen horses is not that odd. We once had a group older women (>50) that had one of their trailers break down on the highway, which was about 2-3 miles away. They were relocating from California to some place in Iowa and had three trailers that contained 10 horses (mustangs). That didn't include the chickens, dogs, or goats. Of course, we took them all in and gave them a safe place for all of their animals. It took several hours to get them all moved from the highway. They stayed a few days, repaired their trailer, and continued heading east. They also paid in cash and were more than grateful.
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Re: BEWARE of "greatesthunter231@gmail.com"
« Reply #14 on: May 05, 2021, 11:11:24 AM »

Interesting story. Its easy to spot the real customers from non customers.
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