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..and the line about "makes a drive" who says that?
On 2/7/2015 4:30 AM, editorgary@aol.com wrote:
> Three things are -- to me, at least -- dead giveaways that this person
> is up to no good, one way or another.
>
> First, that opening line -- "I hope this message finds you well" How
> many American speakers do YOU know who ever begin an email with that
> salutation?
>
> Second, he says he's from Calif. NOBODY is from "Calif" -- anyone
> living here would tell you immediately whether they were from SoCal or
> NorCal.
>
> Third, he refers to the "British Car Club" -- I don't know of any such
> club... Maybe there is a "Santa Cruz BCC" (At least there used to be
> one) and there are some British Car lists, but the only "Clubs" I know
> about are marque clubs -- If this guy was legit, I'd expect him to say
> he was from one of the local chapters of AHCA or was in AHCUSA.
>
> So, each of those multiplies the probability that he is phishing for
> some real connection to scam. (though there is still an outside chance
> could be a recent emigre working for one of the exotic car brokers
> (Beverly Hills, Gull Wing, Hyman, Palm Beach, etc).
>
> I'd dump it into the scam trash.
>
> /Gary Anderson/
> Editor-at-Large, Austin-Healey Magazine
>
>
>
>
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Dave Porter Porter Custom Bicycles 2909 Arno St. NE Albuquerque, NM
87107 505-352-1378 Go HERE: my world www.porterbikes.com/
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..and the line about "makes a drive"Â who says that?<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/7/2015 4:30 AM, <a
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<div> <font size="2">Three things are -- to me, at least --
dead giveaways that this person is up to no good, one way or
another.<br>
<br>
First, that opening line -- "I hope this message finds you
well" How many American speakers do YOU know who ever begin
an email with that salutation?<br>
<br>
Second, he says he's from Calif. NOBODY is from "Calif" --
anyone living here would tell you immediately whether they
were from SoCal or NorCal. <br>
<br>
Third, he refers to the "British Car Club" -- I don't know
of any such club... Maybe there is a "Santa Cruz BCC" (At
least there used to be one) and there are some British Car
lists, but the only "Clubs" I know about are marque clubs --
If this guy was legit, I'd expect him to say he was from one
of the local chapters of AHCA or was in AHCUSA.<br>
<br>
So, each of those multiplies the probability that he is
phishing for some real connection to scam. (though there is
still an outside chance could be a recent emigre working for
one of the exotic car brokers (Beverly Hills, Gull Wing,
Hyman, Palm Beach, etc).<br>
<br>
I'd dump it into the scam trash. <br>
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Editor-at<font size="2">-Large, Austin-Healey
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<div class="moz-signature">-- <br>
Dave Porter
Porter Custom Bicycles
2909 Arno St. NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
505-352-1378
Go HERE: my world <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
href="http://www.porterbikes.com/";>www.porterbikes.com/</a>
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