[Leica] M9 Scam

[ricc at embarqmail.com (Ric Carter)]

she also lives in durham and is helping her daughter with her wedding

her name has changed a couple of times in her craigslist ad here

she was selling a dmr also

ric


On Oct 9, 2010, at 7:19 PM, Tina Manley wrote:

> 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
> 
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