Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well, the guy I bought the R9 and DMR for is out of town at a wedding, too! But he's a former LUGite so I think I can trust him ;-) Tina On Sat, Oct 9, 2010 at 7:24 PM, Philip F <photo.forrest at earthlink.net>wrote: > It's definitely a scam. > This is one of the scams that uses a wire service or direct bank transfer > to defraud you of your money. The "seller" is always out of town on some > benevolent journey like preparing his daughter's wedding or whatnot. > > Phil Forrest > > > -----Original Message----- > >From: Tina Manley <images at comporium.net> > >Sent: Oct 9, 2010 7:19 PM > >To: lug <lug at leica-users.org> > >Subject: [Leica] M9 Scam > > > >LUG: > > > >There was a new, in box, gray M9 with warranty for sale in Charlotte on > >Craig's List for $4400. Sounded too good to be true so I e-mailed and > >identified myself as a Leica owner who wanted to come and see the camera > >before purchasing it. I sent three e-mails that were never answered. I > got > >my husband to send one from his e-mail account just asking if the camera > was > >still for sale. He got this answer: > > > >"It's still for sale but before i start answering your questions, i`ll > have > >to let you know that i left town a few days ago because i have to help my > >daughter organize her wedding, and i may stay here a while, but this is no > >problem because i`ll sell it through Co-Op services. I guess you used > Co-Op > >before, if you didn`t let me know because i met people that never used it > >and i will explain how it works in detail. I want to sell it now because i > >need the money for my daughters wedding so if you are interested in buying > >it now let me know. Also let me know if you have other questions. Thank > you > >Sarah" > > > >Does that sound fishy or what! I'm sure it's some kind of scam but Tom > >e-mailed back asking how Co-Op works. Has anybody heard of Co-Op? I > >Googled it but didn't find anything. > > > >Tina > > > >-- > >Tina Manley, ASMP > >www.tinamanley.com > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Leica Users Group. > >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- Tina Manley, ASMP www.tinamanley.com