Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2010/10/09

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Subject: [Leica] M9 Scam
From: images at comporium.net (Tina Manley)
Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2010 19:39:35 -0400
References: <4813643.1286666649036.JavaMail.root@elwamui-cypress.atl.sa.earthlink.net>

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
> >
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-- 
Tina Manley, ASMP
www.tinamanley.com


In reply to: Message from photo.forrest at earthlink.net (Philip F) ([Leica] M9 Scam)