[Shotimes] Re used sho scan

[Jim and Debbie Leyden]

... and natives that think you are invading their country!

Jim
'93 MTX
didn't like Hawaii


----- Original Message -----
From: "David P" <jpotter8@bellsouth.net>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 6:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re used sho scan


> Have you become senile, or is it me? I swear this site was posted here
> barely two weeks back.
>
> I can't believe people are still falling for these. Haven't we all
received
> at least half a dozen emails from somewhere in Africa about so and so
> needing to transfer money to the US, and they need our help, and if we pay
> "x" fee to help them get the money transferred to us, it's in our name,
and
> we get "x" percent of the total millions of dollars...
>
> I say we selectively bomb south African countries just for their trouble.
> Who the hell invited them to the internet anyway? What the hell have they
> brought to the table? Better CPU mfg processes? New wireless technology?
> Less squishy mousepads? Can we block entire countries for exceeding their
> quota of scams per period? Rich, impoverished, downtrodden Nigerians are
> sucking up all my bandwidth. I want a recount. I think there are too many
> nodes. I will sell them my SHO when the only piece left is unrecognizable.
> They will buy it because they will feel my plight, and will want to help
me
> leave my country for a better life in Hawaii, where the only things that
> assault you are fresh ocean breezes and tiki bowls filled with fermented
> goodness.
>
>
>
>
> David P
>
> 95MTX
>
>
>
> ~
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ian Fisher" <ianf@eden.rutgers.edu>
> To: <v8sho@v8sho.com>; <shotimes@autox.team.net>; <dmall@mwonline.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 16:20
> Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re used sho scan
>
>
> > http://www.haxial.com/fraud/mikeaba.html
> >
> > I found the link. It is long reading but it gets pretty funny if you
> > read all the way through. It also shows the seriousness yet stupidity of
> > the scammer.
> >
> > Ian
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Ian Fisher
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 3:57 PM
> > To: Unimogjohn@aol.com; shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: RE: [Shotimes] Re used sho scan
> >
> >
> > Unfortunately this is a very common scam, but it has occurred enough
> > times that there are many resources on the net that document it.
> >
> > My suggestion to anyone getting a certified check, bank check, etc. Call
> > the bank or the agency that it was issued on. Most official checks are
> > drawn on Integrated Payment Systems. I don't have their 800 number
> > handy, but they can tell you if the check is genuine or not.
> >
> > To shed some humor on the subject, there is a funny site that documents
> > someone's emails with a scammer. Basically he scammed the scammer and
> > took him for a bit of a ride. I will try to find the URL and post it
> > when I do.
> >
> > Ian
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
> > [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Unimogjohn@aol.com
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 1:42 PM
> > To: shotimes@autox.team.net
> > Subject: [Shotimes] Re used sho scan
> >
> >
> > Don, I am also on the Mercedes Benz UNIMOG list.  One of our members was
> >
> > taken by this exact scam.  He even called his bank and they said that
> > they
> > had the money for him in his account and that there was no problem.  The
> > bank
> > did not find out that the check bounced until two weeks after it was
> > deposited into his account.  He lost out on $2600 which is the amount he
> > sent
> > to the scammer. He did report it, but nothing he could do. The same
> > scammer
> > also contacted another list member a few days ago, we figured out this
> > scammer was looking at a central list where we list Unimogs for sale.
> > Same
> > as our SHOs.
> >
> > John, 89 and 91 SHOs and a Unimog too.
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