User - andrewood

Alex Varas · Jul 23, 2020

Hi all,

Today I received a pm about a WLF for Hassy I put in WTB section, the thing is I had closed the ad and write that I found one.
Looking for carefully to the user who wrote me I see it was created today and it saw seen last time in the WTB section, probably is another scam??

This is the message that he wrote to me.
"Email scott in Texas He has a WLF for Hasselblad for sale. Here's his email robertscotXXXX@gmail.com"

Again Texas
Alex

BrianShaw · Jul 23, 2020

Who knows... that’s very little evidence of a potential scam. If you don’t need the part any more, my suggestion is to disregard the message.

Alex Varas · Jul 23, 2020

True, I will write the guy asking for the price of the WLF and model.

Donald Qualls · Jul 23, 2020

BrianShaw said:
Who knows... that’s very little evidence of a potential scam. If you don’t need the part any more, my suggestion is to disregard the message.

Let's see -- closed ad, new user account, asking to email a third party to buy more than was originally sought.

Looks pretty dodgy to me.

Sirius Glass · Jul 23, 2020

I would ignore it for your own good.

BrianShaw · Jul 23, 2020

alexvaras said:
True, I will write the guy asking for the price of the WLF and model.

Why waste your time?

Alex Varas · Jul 23, 2020

So far I got an answer that the price of the WLF (late model for 500c/m in a good state) is $650, shipping included, I said it's out of my budget and he replied what was my offer so I asked for photos and method of payment.

Note to add, after 30min. of my first email I got two junk ones from the FBI offering rewards for posting out scams over internet, curious thing the FBI reply address was something@gmail.com
It could be a coincidence my email got junk after sending an email to a possible scam, it could be, doh I don't believe in such coincidences...

Why I mess around to these things... if the guy is wasting HIS time (I'm scanning negatives) on me he won't use his time with others.

BrianShaw · Jul 23, 2020

Thank you for your service.

Alex Varas · Jul 23, 2020

I got another email, he raised my 250$ for a mint WLF to 260$ (10 for the mail man?) and he sent me two photos... erm... not good quality and where the WLF can be seen opened but that's all, nothing we use to see here...
As well I should pay to his secretary's PayPal as friends and family, he has not.

Truly I think it's a scam after these emails, nothing clear.

BrianShaw · Jul 23, 2020

No doubt about it now!

Donald Qualls · Jul 23, 2020

So, "friends and family, he has not" -- yep, scam. That alone is grounds for PayPal to close and freeze both accounts (his and the secretary's). From the first word, aimed at getting you to send money for a product he has no intention of shipping, likely doesn't even have. You should tell him he has it backward, he needs to offer the product for a "steal" price, since you have to appeal to the larceny in the mark's heart to truly swindle him/her.

SalveSlog · Jul 23, 2020

Thanks for warning. He was on me too.

Alex Varas · Jul 23, 2020

I think he wrote everyone in WTB section for the last 1-2 months.

Bormental · Oct 1, 2020

He came after me too. I responded to him with an email with tracking. The tracker reported his location as Abeokuta, Nigeria.

David A. Goldfarb · Oct 1, 2020

We're deleting these users regularly. It's a scam. Use the "report" button, if you get this kind of message.

removed account4 · Oct 1, 2020

I would have sent cash in an envelop, sounds like a deal !

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