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W7FS

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Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« on: January 25, 2023, 09:02:50 AM »

First, I am unable to contact the real AB6UV about this scam operation.

Had a deal working with the purported AB6UV for a power supply that I currently have listed.  Supplied additional photos, and "sold" at asking price.

This morning received the following email from the scammer (email is AB6UV@currently.com):

"Good morning,

I’m sending the check to the mail now,
I was thinking to get some office equipment for my new space from a dealer in Lubbock.

I'll be glad if you could help me send them their fee "after you get the check cleared" as I want to write the check together in your name because they can't take check payment at the moment.

I’ll send you a total amount of $1,925 so you take your money and send the rest ($1,800) to the merchant. You can have the extra $25 as sending charges and inconvenience, Thank you.

I will text you as soon as the check is sent to mail

73/ab6uv"

Classic scamming technique.

So...I hope the real AB6UV isn't trying to buy something, the scammer has ruined that for everyone.

Buyer/Seller Beware!!!

Paul W7FS
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WY4J

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Re: Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2023, 09:40:55 AM »

Dead giveaway is when the call on QRZ.com does not have an email address attached to it. Scammers have been using this tactic for many many years. Best way to prevent scammers from highjacking your call is to have a legitimate email address on your QRZ page. Although my QRZ page is very active I still Google my call once in a while to make sure nobody has taken liberties with it. My 2 cents worth, Ed WY4J.
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Re: Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2023, 10:33:42 AM »


In case you're interested,  a Google search for Steven J. Smith on Halifax Ave ,  Clovis, CA  shows his phone number.  I will send it to the OP in private email, if possible.
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Re: Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« Reply #3 on: January 25, 2023, 10:34:37 AM »

Scammers suck, and it's too bad at how creative they've become to commit their crimes :(

I wish active hams would take a few minutes to post their emails on QRZ.

Last, don't be afraid to send a letter!  I did this earlier this year trying to connect with a ham up north.  All his email addresses bounced.  The letter didn't bounce!  Received a email 4 or 5 days later!

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Jaye
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Re: Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« Reply #4 on: January 25, 2023, 11:43:24 AM »

total scam no doubt,
what if you replied and said , wow just by chance I have to pass thru that town, I be glad to hand the check over the merchant,
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Re: Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« Reply #5 on: January 25, 2023, 04:01:03 PM »

Gosh! How can you pass up such a DEAL!.

I'm not sure who gobsmacks me more - people who do this stuff or people who believe it!. But honestly it breaks my heart for those who really think that they're making a good sale and doing a good thing by helping the buyer a bit also and then BOOM they're on the hook for hundreds or even thousands of dollars.

I'm pretty sure that prehistoric societies had their scams too i.e. Bubba the caveman gets two rocks and a bearskin if he sends an extra pound of meat to the tribe chief and then he gets burned at the stake by the guy who originally lost the meat etc..... 
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Re: Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2023, 05:06:04 PM »


I wish active hams would take a few minutes to post their emails on QRZ.


That makes you a
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Re: Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« Reply #7 on: January 25, 2023, 10:47:13 PM »

Yes, anything where they are sending you a check for more than required, is probably a scam. These type of scams have infiltrated the job market as well.

I just ran into a similar thing last night with a job search site. My son was contacted based on his on-line resume (automotive). There was a chat style interview and things seemed to be going right. The job was remote only. But the job description seemed to be vague and varied and really didn't have anything to do with the automotive field. When they got to the part where they said "your hired", they sent an email detailing the setup. They were going to send a check to cover purchasing software/equipment and we were to send the excess to them or their shipper. As soon as my son read me the email, I told him it was a scam and detailed why. I guess we will see what they actually send.

The XYL's email account gets regular spam that indicates she purchased something from Geek Squad or some Antivirus subscription, to the tune of about $400. They only provide a phone number that your suppose to call, if there is a problem. They indicate that it will turn up in her Paypal account or credit card. But she has no Paypal account or active credit card as she passed away Nov. 3, 2021. So it is obviously bogus. I keep the email account active in case an old friend tries to contact her.

The other spam my XYL gets just contains attachments (html, pdf). I simply return the email telling them that I charge $500 to review any attachments. They have never replied back.
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Re: Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« Reply #8 on: January 27, 2023, 02:39:20 AM »

The other spam my XYL gets just contains attachments (html, pdf). I simply return the email telling them that I charge $500 to review any attachments.

 When you open a spam email it only confirms to the scammer they have a valid email address & the recipient has taken the time to open it. Yes, they know if you open their email or not. Computers are amazing, huh? Worse yet, when you REPLY to it this exactly what they want you to do. Now they know not only is this a valid email address but the sucker recipient takes the time to reply back. They could care less about your attempt at humor regarding the $500..............Long story short, NEVER open spam.

                                                                                   Tom KH0/KC0W
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Re: Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« Reply #9 on: January 27, 2023, 05:07:04 PM »

The other spam my XYL gets just contains attachments (html, pdf). I simply return the email telling them that I charge $500 to review any attachments.

 When you open a spam email it only confirms to the scammer they have a valid email address & the recipient has taken the time to open it. Yes, they know if you open their email or not. Computers are amazing, huh? Worse yet, when you REPLY to it this exactly what they want you to do. Now they know not only is this a valid email address but the sucker recipient takes the time to reply back. They could care less about your attempt at humor regarding the $500..............Long story short, NEVER open spam.

                                                                                   Tom KH0/KC0W

Exactly right. I used to open spam messages just for entertainment to see what they were trying to pull but I quit doing that a few years ago. Now I don't even bother, I just zap 'em and move on.....
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Re: Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2023, 09:17:40 PM »

When you open a spam email it only confirms to the scammer they have a valid email address & the recipient has taken the time to open it. Yes, they know if you open their email or not.

There are a lot of IFs attached to that. If you click on any links or attachments in the email or have the "read receipt" enabled, yes, your email client will respond, if you open the email. However, if you are just looking at the email, do not click on links or attachments, and have the "read receipt" disabled, nothing is sent from your email client. The sender does not know you opened the email.

Some email clients have a "vacation" option that allows the email client to automatically respond to any email. That is very poor choice for anyone to use. You should always know your email client.

The email that I talked about previously, is further filtered and only appears in my "spam" folder. In that folder, everything in the email (links, images, attachments, etc.) is disabled, so there is nothing to click on. Just a benign indication of what was there. While there are other spam emails, the ones that I was responding to, no longer are being received. For the other spam, which is only one or two a day, I just select them and select "block".

I have four email accounts that I check several times a day. Only one of those accounts actually gets any spam. And, that account only gets it through an old redirected MSN account. That account was supposedly deleted over 10 years ago.
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Re: Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2023, 02:53:55 AM »

If you click on any links or attachments in the email or have the "read receipt" enabled, yes, your email client will respond, if you open the email. However, if you are just looking at the email, do not click on links or attachments, and have the "read receipt" disabled, nothing is sent from your email client.

That is a good first step but that is not the complete picture.

Another means for the nepharious actor to track your actions is to send an HTML message with pictures that are not imbedded but linked. Unless your email client is configured to not download pictures, the unique picture links trigger a logging action on the remote server indicating that you opened the email. It is as effect as a 'read receipt'.

There are other dangers as well. Unless you are well versed in the art, flag the email as spam within your email client and be done with it. Fooling around with a spammer can be a perilous activity for you and it further emboldens them.

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Re: Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« Reply #12 on: January 28, 2023, 05:16:57 AM »

Another means for the nepharious actor to track your actions is to send an HTML message with pictures that are not imbedded but linked. Unless your email client is configured to not download pictures, the unique picture links trigger a logging action on the remote server indicating that you opened the email. It is as effect as a 'read receipt'.

Yup. The HTML <img> tag is used to embed an image in a web page. Images are not technically inserted into a web page; images are linked to web pages. All of the spam I deal with have all links already stripped out. Email clients can be set to remove any images and attachment links.
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Re: Scammer Alert: Using AB6UV as the callsign
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2023, 07:02:40 AM »

 This is a little unusual I think but I can’t really remember the last time that I received a spam email. Not sure why, I guess I am just lucky.
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