Re: Scam alert & board for sale

<rtpurvis@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:1182095345.147680.263870@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Don't post often, but thought this was worth sharing. Received the
following reply to my board ad on iWindsurf.com. Pretty clear this
person is trying to scam me as the condition, price and location of
the board are clearly stated. Almost replied, but then came to my
senses :-)
That said, if you're in a shopping mood the board is an essentially
new HiFly Free 259 offered for $575 including three fins and a DaKine
board bag. If you're interested the add may be found at
http://www.iwindsurf.com/buysell/classifieds.pl?db=boards&website=&language=&session_key=&search_and_display_db_button=on&results_format=long&db_id=12467&query=retrieval
Cheers, rickp

REPLY: " You have received the following reply to an ad that you
posted in the Boards section of the Classifieds:

tommy (tommy.1600@xxxxxxxxx) writes:
Hello, ~nl~ I was fortunate to spot your advert on the net~nl~and
I like to know if it is still availabe for~nl~ sale.If
available,please get back to me with the~nl~following enquiries:are
you the first owner?~nl~ ~nl~ Any accident........???~nl~ ~nl~ Last
price....???~nl~ ~nl~ Present condition.......... ???~nl~ ~nl~
Pics......... ???~nl~ ~nl~ Where are you based....... ???~nl~ ~nl~ E-
mail:Tommy.1600@xxxxxxxxx~nl~~nl~ "


Notice how non-specific the reply is. If you advertise anything on craigslist you'll get those too. I got one *immediately* for a bedroom set I advertised there. The 'buyer' wanted to have his 'agent' deliver a 'certified' check so I could ship the items right away. This for a $150 headboard. I don't know if spam-bots generate them or if an actual person sends them, in any case they deserve the same attention as transfering secret Nigerian bank funds for a small "security deposit".

Alan

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