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In Reply to: No money changed hands but I think I just got a potential scam on Audiogon posted by Pacman on October 23, 2006 at 18:19:40:
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.
Follow Ups:
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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