Subject: [Healeys] [Re: Healeys] Anyone know either one of these guys?

From: Kent McLean <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 14:35:38 -0500

Michael Brouillette wrote:
> Anyone know this guy Mark Jensen?  He said that he was referred to me by Ronald Durham.  The problem is I don?t think I know Ronald.
> 
> No matter, this guy says he?s in CA and looking for a car.  Makes no sense he starts a search with a guy in NH, but if anyone wants to help him, feel free?

Well, I’m in NH and he also contacted me, and I don’t know them. I suspect he’s trolled the list/archives and is phishing for someone to give up their car. I don’t know if he’s in California or Nigeria.

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Kent McLean
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From: David Porter <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2015 07:16:27 -0700

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..and the line about "makes a drive"  who says that?

On 2/7/2015 4:30 AM, [email-masked] 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"  who says that?<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/7/2015 4:30 AM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:[email-masked]">[email-masked]</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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    <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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From: Bob Spidell <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2015 07:58:00 -0800

re: "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?"

I think I've used it once or twice (never again).

Bob

On 2/7/2015 6:16 AM, David Porter 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).
>>

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Bob Spidell           San Jose, CA            [email-masked]

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