Site News -
8/4: More AI Bot News |
7/31: How to Fix Site Errors 403 |
5/10: Members: Log In to See Fewer Ads!
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
Although many of us here have never met face-to-face this board tends to create a feeling of camaraderie between frequent posters that can be carelessly extended to anyone responding to a TSN classified ad. Scott does a great job identifying and banning fraudsters, and also reminding the rest of us to keep our guard up.
I received a response to an ad recently that fell into the gray area between appearing legitimate and being an obvious scam. The responder used proper English, offered to arrange for shipping, offered to use either Certified Check or Bank Draft as payment method (my choice), and included his employer's name as well as home town.
The Cashier's Check offer raised the hairs on the back of my neck just a little. So I googled his claimed employer this morning and called the switchboard/receptionist seeking to talk to this responder in person.
The very pleasant lady on the other end of the phone informed me that:
- they have never had an employee by that name
- they receive more than occasional telephone calls requesting to speak to him
- all such calls usually involve the sale/purchase of an automobile via the internet
So if you get an email from jamesben093"at"gmail.com in response to any advertisement, just trash it.
posted by 198.208.25...
_______________________________________
Saabs owned:
2008 9-5 Aero Sedan, sold at 227K miles
2006 9-3SC 2.0T - Wife's daily driver
2000 Viggen Convertible - Sold May, 2022
1964 Quantum IV Formula Car - Retirement project
2000 9-5lpt Sedan, sold at 318K miles
Posts in this Thread:
- Fraudsters trolling the TSN Classifieds, MI-Roger
, Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:21:24 <-- Viewing This Message- Son had one on Craigslist, Montana Tom
, Sun, 25 Mar 2012 21:38:44 - That ain't nothing, Stephen Goldberger, Sat, 24 Mar 2012 07:58:42
- No security when posting in an non-log-in forum. nm, Norm95, Sat, 24 Mar 2012 06:11:28
- the most popular TSN member?, Siegfried, Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:10:07
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
 |
SaabClub.com
 |
Jak Stoll Performance
 |
M Car Covers
 |
Ad Available
 |

Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!