From: Mark Ehle (markehle@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Sep 18 2003 - 03:12:45 PDT
Anybody ever heard of someone actually falling for one of these schemes?
>From: "Nigel Hay MILWEB" <Nigel@milweb.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Subject: Re: [MV] Anybody know this man?
>Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 08:27:28 +0200
>
>It looks like the Nigerian scam
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "m35products" <m35prod@optonline.net>
>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
>Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2003 1:20 AM
>Subject: [MV] Anybody know this man?
>
>
> >
> > Today I received this rather strange email. The writer wants to buy
>"power
> > steering units" but does not indicate any other info. I explained that
> > wherever he got the price quote of $950, he was mistaken, as that is our
> > price (regulated by the feds) for a government entity.
> >
> >
> > HELLO,
> > Am a dealer in ireland who buy's cars and car engine for sale. Am
>interested
> > in your Power Steering units . and the price quotation is o.k by me
>which
>is
> > the price of $950. In respect of shipping, i have a reputable
>international
> > shipper who takes care of my shipping. Pls mail me asap to arrange
> > payment.Thanks.
> > GEORGE.........................
> >
> >
> > His email is georgemason_inc @yahoo.com
> >
> > He does not say that someone in the US owes him a lot of money, and
>would
>I
> > simply reimburse his friend, etc, like so many other "419" type scams.
>but
> > I'm still wary of people who just want to buy, without discussing the
> > product, etc.
> >
> > I told him via email to send payment to my company, and I would arrange
>to
> > have his shipping agent pick up the unit from our business.
> >
> > Anybody else heard from this man?
> >
> > Arthur P. Bloom
> >
> >
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