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Fraudsters trolling the TSN Classifieds Posted by MI-Roger [Email] (#882) [Profile/Gallery] (more from MI-Roger) on Fri, 23 Mar 2012 06:21:24 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
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.
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