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StevenPSparks Heavyweight Member
Joined: 08 Apr 2004 Posts: 1386 Location: Daytona Beach, FL
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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:36 pm Post subject: Newest Marketplace Scammer |
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Just FYI: This is the latest message that I've received......
Their message: Good day,
My name is Donovan Richmond,Regarding the Item posted on advert for
sale via (www.trumpetherald.com) i am highly interested in
buying it.I want you to give me the asking price for it and i will
like you to email it's picture of it to confirm it's present
condition,More so,Don't bother about the shipping charges i have a good
shipping company who will responsible for the local pick- up for it.Hope US
CASHIER CHECK is preferable as mode of payment.
Hope to read from you soonest.
Best Of Regards.
Donovan Richmond
Name: donnovan richmond _________________ Sparks in Daytona
"I'm older now, so don't be a blowhard"
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brun Regular Member
Joined: 24 Sep 2005 Posts: 13
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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:53 pm Post subject: |
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I also received an email from this idiot regarding a trumpet I put up on the marketplace.
Bad news!
Thomas Brun |
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jenglish Veteran Member
Joined: 12 Jul 2006 Posts: 142
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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah, I just got that too. I like the part about not bothering to ship it once he's "bought" it.
It really bothers me because he responded to an ad for a really nice mouthpiece that I'm trying to unload, and I thought I had a bite.
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Good day,
My name is Donovan Richmond,Regarding the Item posted on advert for sale via (www.trumpetherald.com) i am highly interested in
buying it.I want you to give me the asking price for it and i will like you to email it's picture of it to confirm it's present condition,More so,Don't bother about the shipping charges i have a good shipping company who will responsible for the local pick- up for it.Hope US CASHIER CHECK is preferable as mode of payment.
Hope to read from you soonest.
Best Of Regards.
Donovan Richmond
Name: donnovan richmond
don_richmond4@yahoo.com _________________ Jared
Ellicott City - Maryland |
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rich Heavyweight Member
Joined: 19 Jan 2002 Posts: 849 Location: Retired in Nebraska
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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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Ditto.... got the same one. These emails with the poorest use of the English language are so "old".... you would think these people could come up with something better than the email we all got. Obviously this person is an IDIOT. But I suppose if they get one person in a 1000 or 10,000 to bite on the bait, they win. All the more reason to use the DELETE button.
I suppose you could email the person back and lead them on a bit just to make a fun game of it.... but on the other hand, we all have better things to do... right?
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musicalmason1 Heavyweight Member
Joined: 08 Apr 2005 Posts: 731 Location: Pa
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Bozzaman Veteran Member
Joined: 10 Jul 2003 Posts: 323
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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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These guys blanket these instrument message boards (flutes, trombones, trumpets, saxes, etc.) and spend their day responding to a great number of ads. Note how they almost always refer to your horn/mouthpiece as "your ITEM" and never actually mention what you are selling. They even have a form letter in which they just fill in the blank with the site name. The part about having their own "shipper" just has me confused. How in the h*** would that work anyway? They also use overly-nice salutations all over the place.
With a little experience, we should all be able to spot this kind of thing a mile away. Hope nobody gets burned. jC |
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dershem Heavyweight Member
Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 1891 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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They're also omnipresent on ebay and craigslist. ANYBODY who insists on a cashier's check and has their own shipper is a scammer. And it's an old scam.
Too bad they've found us here. _________________ BKA! Mic Gillette was my mentor and friend.
Marcinkiewicz Mic G. trumpet, Custom Marcinkiewicz mpc. (Among others)
Marcinkiewicz Rembrandt flugel, Benge 8Z cornet, King 2B, Bach 36, Benge 190, Getzen 3062... many more. All Marc. mouthpieces. |
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VM Trumpet Heavyweight Member
Joined: 25 Apr 2004 Posts: 566 Location: Redlands, CA
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Posted: Wed Aug 01, 2007 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Wow. Everybody and their dog was hit up by this guy. I got a message from him today as well. I reported him to TH Administrators.
I don't understand how they think they can trick an entire trumpet community whose been subject to these scammers for a long while with this obvious hoax.
-VM _________________ Bb: Yamaha 8310Z
C: Yamaha 6445GHSII
Picc: Yamaha 9830S
Kanstul BMV 1 1/2C/10, W3S/RZR, Yamaha 11B4 |
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joe123 Regular Member
Joined: 30 May 2006 Posts: 21
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:02 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah I got an email from him too. My private teacher had warned me about guys like this and luckily I sent him a copy of the email and he was able to tell me not to do it before I went any further. |
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Robert Rowe Heavyweight Member
Joined: 18 Apr 2004 Posts: 5364 Location: Chincoteague, Virginia
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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Personally, I'd like to meet him. ...
(You might guess how that would end ....)
Yogi Robt _________________ ~ Love animals ... don't eat them. ~
I miss Genghis Khan .... |
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garycondren Regular Member
Joined: 25 Apr 2006 Posts: 34
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Posted: Sat Aug 04, 2007 5:59 pm Post subject: don_richmond4@yahoo.com |
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Yeah, I got it too.
My name is Donovan Richmond,Regarding the Item posted on advert for sale via (www.trumpetherald.com) i am highly interested in
buying it.I want you to give me the asking price for it and i will like you to email it's picture of it to confirm it's present condition,More so,Don't bother about the shipping charges i have a good shipping company who will responsible for the local pick- up for it.Hope US CASHIER CHECK is preferable as mode of payment.
Hope to read from you soonest.
Best Of Regards.
Donovan Richmond
Name: donnovan richmond
don_richmond4@yahoo.com
They can always keep trying, can't they? |
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