Watch Out For This Guy!

[Colin Mclean]

Most of us here are probably familiar with e-scams by now...but I just wanted to share this one.

I found an ad on my local Craigslist for a 1968 Emmons D10 8+4. The asking price was $700. Ha ha, I know, I know...but you never know, right? Could be a disgruntled ex-wife, clueless grandson trying to get rid of inherited "junk"

So I contacted him about it, just to see what the outcome would be. Our correspondence is below:

Hello ,

Thank you for your interest in my Emmons Pedal Steel Guitar D10 8+4 1968. The asking price is $700 . The unit is exactly as described in my advertisement. If you want to buy it, I will have to deliver it to you from my store in New York . Shipping and all delivery taxes ( including insurence ) are included in the price. Also you will receive a 30 days Money Back Guarantee.

If you want more photos with it or any other details, please feel free to contact me .

Thank You,
Miguel Andres

My response:

Andres,

Sounds great. Can you send me the guitar for a test drive? If I like it, I'll
send you the money. If not, I'll send it back and pay for shipping both ways.

Thanks,

Amos McWoods

His latest response to me, try having a look at his link...

Hello,

For the transaction I suggest we use Fedex COD so we can be both protected. Here is the link :

http://www.fedex-cod.com/newcashondeliv ... n=%2Far%2F

If you accept to do it like mentioned on the FedEx Website ( the link above ), please email me your name and complete address and I will get the guitar to a FedEx office in a couple of hours.

Thanks,
Miguel

The "Fedex" link is what made me wanna post this here. Pretty scary, I hope no one has been scammed by this guy. I could tell right off there was something fishy about the page, shady looking text, spelling errors, etc...and the payment method (mentioned nowhere on the real Fedex site) is a dead giveaway.

Oh well, I knew it was too good to be true!

[Larry Bressington]

That S.O.B is at it again

[Eugene Cole]

domain: fedex-cod.com
created: 30-Jun-2009
last-changed: 30-Jun-2009
registration-expiration: 30-Jun-2010

nserver: ns65.1und1.de
nserver: ns66.1und1.de

status: CLIENT-TRANSFER-PROHIBITED

registrant-firstname: Jan
registrant-lastname: Achille
registrant-street1: Koenigsberger Str. 31
registrant-pcode: 76829
registrant-city: Landau in der Pfalz
registrant-ccode: DE
registrant-phone: +49.634192181
registrant-fax: +49.6341921821
registrant-email: ********@arcor.de

admin-c-firstname: Jan
admin-c-lastname: Achille
admin-c-street1: Koenigsberger Str. 31
admin-c-pcode: 76829
admin-c-city: Landau in der Pfalz
admin-c-ccode: DE
admin-c-phone: +49.634192181
admin-c-fax: +49.6341921821
admin-c-email: ********@arcor.de

tech-c-firstname: Hostmaster
tech-c-lastname: EINSUNDEINS
tech-c-organization: 1&1 Internet AG
tech-c-street1: Brauerstr. 48
tech-c-pcode: 76135
tech-c-city: Karlsruhe
tech-c-ccode: DE
tech-c-phone: +49.721913747660
tech-c-fax: +49.72191374246
tech-c-email: **********@1und1.de

bill-c-firstname: Hostmaster
bill-c-lastname: EINSUNDEINS
bill-c-organization: 1&1 Internet AG
bill-c-street1: Brauerstr. 48
bill-c-pcode: 76135
bill-c-city: Karlsruhe
bill-c-ccode: DE
bill-c-phone: +49.721913747660
bill-c-fax: +49.72191374246
bill-c-email: **********@1und1.de

% See http://registrar.1und1.info for information about 1&1 Internet AG

[Eugene Cole]

COnsidder filing a complaint at http://www.ic3.gov/default.aspx

[Colin Mclean]

Nice work there Eugene! I didn't think to do the Who-is search...

I did file a complaint with the IC3 though...right before my post here. That was the first order of business.

Is the address in Denmark? That's what it looks like...

[Eugene Cole]

Nice work there Eugene! I didn't think to do the Who-is search...

Is the address in Denmark? That's what it looks like...

82.165.212.104 is HQ'd in Germany.

I believe the DE is Deutschland.

Well a WHOIS is often among the first things I do when I suspect something is supicious. I also do traceroutes to originatin IP's from email headers. And see what domains they are associated with.

-E

[A. J. Schobert]

EC can you post all that personal info about somebody without their consent? Pretty unlikely but what if it is a real item to be sold?

Colin this is my take, I had somebody want me to send them my guitar for a test drive! Not a chance! If I would send out my guitar to somebody for a test drive it will never return. So what do you in this condition? That is why I buy sight seen, so far I have never been burned!!

[Colin Mclean]

Ha ha I know AJ. I would never mail my guitar to anyone without payment either! It's just when I saw the ad I knew one of three scenarios was brewing here:

a)the $700 price in the ad was a misprint

b)someone didn't know what they had

c)it was a scam

As soon as I got his first email I knew it was a scam. I just wanted to see what he would say in response.

As far as his personal info, anyone can look that up. Just like when you register a DBA, when you register a web domain, your info is public.

[David Kellogg]

I posted a lookout for this scam last week on the forum under instruments for sale. The pics are the same as the guitar that sold on Ebay last Sunday for over $3400. I sent a email but got no response.