Tom,
This is likely a similar scam to the one being used on people listing cars
for sale on internet sites. I had a car listed for a while and got 3 of
these e-mails like yours, all from either a UK address or an African
country. The Better Business Bureau tells me that if a person " takes them
up " on their generous offer, the check sent in payment turns out to be no
good and you' ve been " had ". CNN or one of the news networks had
something on this not long ago and interviewed a couple that had lost a car
that way.
More than ever, even the seller had better be aware these days.
73,
Kent - K4MK
----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Hix" <w4th@hotmail.com>
To: <amps@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 26, 2003 4:53 PM
Subject: [Amps] anyone else been contacted?
> Hello fellow hams.
> I recently posted my Ameritron ALS 600 solid state amp for sale on several
> of the amateur radio classified sites.....I had the amp listed for $800.00
> plus shipping.....I received the email below today offering me $1000.00
and
> no shipping cost because the buyer would arrange for pickup....I would not
> have thought much about this except I remembered another similar offer I
had
> received when I listed my Emtron DX-2 SP amp for sale several months
> back.....That time I was also offered a good deal more in payment than I
had
> the amp listed for, and they also would have their shipper come buy and
pick
> up the amp.....in that case the procurement company said they were in some
> African country.....in this latest case the procurement company is in the
> UK.
>
> My question is this....Have any of the rest of you ever been contacted by
> one of the procurement companies when you had listed items for sale on any
> of the ham classifieds? If so were they legit? My concern is that these
> companies are operating some kind of a scam operation.....I may be
entirely
> wrong, but I just have that old feeling in my gut that something is wrong
> here....why would these people offer MORE for the item than it's listed
> price?.....Maybe I am just paranoid....I dont know....what do you think?
>
> Thanks for your time and 73
>
> Tom.....W4TH
>
>
>
>
> >From : george masela <albertrings2003@yahoo.co.uk>
>
> To : w4th@hotmail.com
> Subject : ALS 600 Ameritron ( INTERNATIONAL ORDER)
> Date : Tue, 26 Aug 2003 21:02:12 +0100 (BST)
>
>
> Hi ,
> We are a procurement concern and we specialise in
> purchasing preowned goods on behalf of our
> clients worldwide. We however have and order for the
> above ALS 600 Ameritron and our client is offering to buy these for the
sum
> of $1000.00
> Please can We will arrange to remit payment for purchase to you . a
> prepaid shipper will come to your home for pickup.
> Best Regards,
> GEORGE....
>
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