Scammers, thieves or bad product?

[bogle111]

Beware - I have been contacted by someone called Eduardo Collado claiming he will sell me an EPA-100 for 350 euros.

He has sent me pictures of an arm that was sold on Ebay on March 12, 2011. The serial numbers match. It looks as though someone had fiddled with the top bearing assembly which is why I did not buy it. He contacted me by PM.

May go by the name of osa. Very suspicious or he has bought a dud and is trying to pass it on.

"Thanks for your Email and i have attached a Pics of my EPA - 100 for you to see and still in Great Condition and its free from dust or rust and solid and 100% in condition and i will be asking 350euro and i will need to know your Complete home address and Phone Number to calculate the shipping cost to your doorstep,thanks"

He has not replied since 1 hour ago.

If I am wrong, I sincerely apologise, but do not believe I am.

[cats squirrel]

its a pity you don't live in Llanfair PG, the box would have be twice as long as the arm just for the address.

[Paps]

Guess this guy could try his method with other people here. What happened:

I posted a WTB for a rare arm wand some days ago here. next morning i received an unexpected offer. original text follows, the pictures he offered never arrived, so i did not buy:

>>>>i have that tonearm in very good condition.
> for payment you are to Locate Any western union Money Transfer Closer to
> you
> there..give them My Name and my Address below,or login to there
> website www westernunion com and click on sending Money online..then
> follow the procedure..AS soon As the Money is Transfer Email Me the
> MTCN Number..thanks
>
> Receiver Name....................Eduardo Callado Rodriguez> Address,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
> C/ Camilo Castilla nº5 -1º izq. C.P. 31591
> Corella ( Navarra ) Spain,
> Spain
>
> As soon as the Money is Transfer forward me the following details from
> the payment slip below..
>
> Sender Complete Name
>
> Exact Money Send
>
> MTCN Number
> As soon as i get those information i will go to the shipping company
> tomorrow and get the items ship to your doorstep,thanks
>
> Good day,still in Good Condition,As soon as i know your interes,i will
> email
> you Pics,thank

[JaS]

Hi,
It's definitely a scam and I'm in the process of cleaning up after him now

The user 'osa' registered yesterday and sent 39 PMs, which must have taken some time as there are restrictions on the PM system for just this sort of abuse. He has offered to buy and sell numerous items but gives his location as Spain, rather than Nigeria (a bit of a giveaway) and always uses Western Union as the payment provider (another big clue!).

I thought I'd managed to ban all Nigerian IP addresses after a spate of spamming several years ago, but this is a new one on me. For any webmasters interested in blocking him, here are his details:

IP range:
41.71.145.10, 41.71.151.126, 41.71.147.53 (all in range 41.71.128.0/17)

email addresses:
tn.express@live.com (registration email)
e.callado123@gmail.com (payment email)

Regards,
JaS

[satanfriendly]

Unless you really know the person well, I would avoid any transactions using Western Union, Moneygram etc.

To think they can get their hands on your cash within 10 minutes is rather frightening and there really is no going back.

Same goes for any transaction in all honesty. Step carefully and be sure exactly what you are committing to.

[JaS]

The same goes for free email providers - I'm all for anonymity on the web but I wouldn't send money/items to anyone without an ISP provided email address, land-line phone number and a verifiable address. If in doubt walk away...

Regards,
JaS

[Rob998]

I got one too, and smelled a rat, but wasn't 100% so just politely declined his kind offer. I don't think he mentioned Western Union in his PM to me, so that's why I wasn't entirely sure about it being a scam.

[bogle111]

He did not mention W Union to me either, but I have had two scams at work yesterday, so I was extra edgy. One was from someone with a German postmark and stamp addressed to me personally, the other claiming to be my bank in another country and that they wanted to tell me that my money was not working effectively. He could not tell me the sort code of where my bank was nor the bank he was phoning from.

They are getting good - too good. I recently trusted someone on Ebay with a 5 figure sum over 6 weeks, He was legit and I made a good investment. I think this can be rare, not the norm.

It is always good practice to speak to them on the phone as well - landline wise.

If you get even a hint of a whiff, trust your instinct. You've got this far...and a genuine seller/buyer will see your hesitation as safety.

[BeEvil]

He contacted me as well. Great job guys. I was leary of him as well. Glad we were able to sniff this one out.

Andrew

[covalongacurta]

Hi,
It's definitely a scam and I'm in the process of cleaning up after him now

The user 'osa' registered yesterday and sent 39 PMs, which must have taken some time as there are restrictions on the PM system for just this sort of abuse. He has offered to buy and sell numerous items but gives his location as Spain, rather than Nigeria (a bit of a giveaway) and always uses Western Union as the payment provider (another big clue!).

I thought I'd managed to ban all Nigerian IP addresses after a spate of spamming several years ago, but this is a new one on me. For any webmasters interested in blocking him, here are his details:

IP range:
41.71.145.10, 41.71.151.126, 41.71.147.53 (all in range 41.71.128.0/17)

email addresses:
tn.express@live.com (registration email)
e.callado123@gmail.com (payment email)

Regards,
JaS

he can be using an IP hider and will come back on other location

[bogle111]

Scammer still chasing me. Have replied

5th Floor, Fry Building
Home Office
2, Marsham Street
London
SW1P 4DF

Telephone: international code + 44-0207 035 4040
Fax: international code + 44-0207 035 6985

E-mail: MLA@sfo.gsi.gov.uk

or
BARMOUTH ROAD,
DOLGELLAU, GWYNEDD
LL40 2YT
Phone: 01341 422222

The first is the Serious Fraud Office, the second my local Police Station. Was going to put The Houses of Parliament, but they are all too busy voting on increasing their expenses - true!

[choppa]

Yep, I got a PM yesterday as well from this so called Eduardo.

I have been looking for a spare Graham Robin Headshell. They are rare little buggers and don't come along very often. I got a message from him saying that he has one and what price I would like to pay for it.

At first I thought this was legit - I think the actual excitment of locating one blurred my perspective. so I sent back an email to the gmail address asking various questions concerning make, colour, quality of leads etc etc. I also linked and quoted some examples of similar straight Jelco and Sumiko shells.Plus a price idea (40-50 euros) I asked for some pictures of the shell to be forwarded.

He got back to me basically saying that it was black and he would accept 50 euro + shipping - no pictures attached.

I then read this thread .... phew lucky i did.

So I'm guessing he hasn't be able to find a picture from the net of the headshell to forward ....

I have just sent him a message back saying I'm interested in the headshell if only he can send 3 different pictures of it at different angles. I also would like a box of flip top matches next to it. One of the matches already burnt and exposed.

I'm still waiting for an answer ...... I guess it ain't coming.

[Jim Leach]

Cool! I'm a member of the club too!

He has TDK cassettes as well! He must have a warehouse full of rare and desirable stuff he is now off-loading during his retirement in Spain...

Here's what he sent me regarding the tapes:

"Can you let me know on how much you can afford? "

The e-mail he used to me is: e.callado123@gmail.com

He is on my blocked sender's list...

[bogle111]

After emailing him the address for the Serious Fraud Squad and my local Police Station, I have this reply:

Thanks for your Email and including the shipping and insurance to your doorstep,that will cost you 50euro and that will be total amount of 400euro to Transfer,As soon as payment is done..i will do the shipping to your address and i will Email you with the shipping tracking information,

for payment you are to Locate Any western union Money Transfer Closer to you there..give them My Name and my Address below,or login to there
website http://www.westernunion.com and click on sending Money online..then
follow the procedure..AS soon As the Money is Transfer Email Me the
MTCN Number..thanks

Receiver Name....................Eduardo Callado Rodriguez
Address,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
C/ Camilo Castilla nº5 -1º izq. C.P. 31591
Corella ( Navarra ) Spain,
Spain

Now then, shall we do a joint payment, save on carriage, or maybe someone is going to Spain. and can collect. Or maybe Cats Squirrel who is closer to the East End has heard of some bored ex-pats who are looking for an excuse to return.

Just in case someone on the Forum has got stung, I feel justified on posting his details.

Sorry, just seen info already up.

The actual address is: Calle de Camilo Castilla 5 on Google Earth - definitely Spain.