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Read the following. She just joined and has no feedback. Unfortunately she now has my address. I sent her back a letter outlining details of the transaction and have not heard back. I don't expect to. Next time I give my office address only.DUMB, DUMB DUMB
TO: Pacman
Hello is this item still avalaible. I would take care of the shipping to new jersey. Send me your payment info where i need to mail out the check to you. Where would it be picked up from? lauretta2kids@yahoo.com
Follow Ups:
I was very suspicious. Eventually postal money orders arrived - they looked valid - but I called the company and the numbers were fake.If you cash fake money orders YOU can be charged with a crime! Scary! And you're liable to any money the bank mistakenly gives you.
I reported this guy to Audiogon - they knew all about him, he's on their list, and they advised me to report this to the cops.
Me too. I had an Atma-Sphere MP-3 listed and she e-mailed even though it was marked "sale pending" then she was still insistent on getting my address (and phone number!), but I told her no and that the preamp was no longer for sale since I sent it in to Ralph for upgrades. As it turns out, things changed and I am going to relist and sell it in about a week or so after I receive it back from Atma-Sphere, but I am considering restricting sale to only members with positive feedback. With my last higher priced item, I got jacked around by a new member with no feedback, who kept saying he wanted the item, then would delay, not return e-mails, and other stall tactics. I finally gave him a timeframe ultimatum and it became clear he was sort of tire kicking, but didn't know the protocol or the difference between asking questions and making a firm offer to purchase. I sold almost immediately to a long time member. I was new once and want to give everyone a chance to earn positive feedback and a good reputation, but maybe they should start by purchasing cables.
The giveaway is in the fact that she joined just the other day. I always hit up the user profile the moment that I finish reading the email.Have they discussed anything in the Audiogon forums?
What is their present feedback rating?
Do they have anything for sale?We were all beginners at one point, but you can usually tell right away whether you are dealing with an experienced audiophile, a guy who is just shopping for bargains, a newbie, or a scammer. Not that there is anything wrong with the first three, but I just like to know who I might be dealing with.
Incidentally, she was trolling for preamps, because even though I have 3 items on Audiogon, it was the preamp that got the email.
So many scammers out there. *sigh*
Hey: I just got email from her [?] responding to my ad for a Van Alstine
preamplifier. I smelled a rat. Who the hell would want my preamp?
So I searched and found your post!! Too bad about the address.
I'm not too worried about home invasion here - I'm protected by Springfield Arms, but I suspect I'm in for spam hell.
By the way, what item is it that attracted "Lauretta's" attention?
I would gladly swap my T7 preamp for it, plus $5000, if you would
provide me with your mother's maiden name, etc., etc.
Thanks,
"Mike"
The real question is can someone use my address for identity theft or do they need more info. I'd better take some preventative action, but I'm not sure what.
Protect your SSN, date of birth, and mother's maiden name.
Revealing your address poses little risk. Dozens of commercial concerns know where you live. For that matter, anyone you write a check to instantly knows your bank account number, routing number etc. Doesnt mean they can get into your bank account.
I wouldnt worry if all you gave out was your address
I know you guys are right. I'm just really p***ed off at myself for giving out my address to an obvious scammer. BTW, Audiogon suspended "Lauretta's" membership.Now if I could only get a REAL buyer for my phono preamp (grin)
Reading through some old messages on this forum I note that the insistence on handling shipping is a dead give-away. They make sure the item is picked up before the mark (me) realizes that the check is fraudulent. I got another letter at 2:45 AM. Lauretta - now Brian offered to send a postal money order. I did not know that they could be forged.
Yes, postal money orders can be forged, I recenly did a audiogon sale and the customer wanted to do a UPS / COD and he paid by postal money order. When I took it to my bank they asked me if I had received it in a internet transaction and they told me it was almost certianly counterfeit as this is getting to be a popular scam, they made me wait while they called it in and I got lucky, it was real.
But why was the scammer so interested in getting it?I there something I don't know here?
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