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• funny you should mention that.. - Green Lantern 00:23:26 12/05/03 (2)
  In Reply to: Re: anyone done business with a Steven Farley posted by toby2328 on December 04, 2003 at 19:46:03:

  I believe you're right; check it out:

  I wrote:
  > > I perfer to purchase the item on ebay. You have very good feedback but
  > > feedback is only good for items purchased on ebay. Otherwise I would have
  > > very little (if any) recourse if things go wrong. Being a businessman and
  > > based out of country you can appreciate my concern.

  HIS reply was:
  > yes and you can pay on line at www.westernunion .com 1000 $.
  > after that send me the next details and i will ship right away:
  > -SENDER FULL NAME AND ADRESS
  > -RECEIVER FULL NAME AND ADRESS
  > -MTCN
  > -AMOUNT
  > here is my name and adress:
  > steven farley
  > AVENIDA 5 DE OUTUBRO 146 A
  > CAMPO PEQUENO
  > LISBON , 1050
  > PORTUGAL
  > waiting for your decision............
  ___________________________________________________________________
  conclusion:
  Hey I'm not saying this guy's a fraud; In fact he may very well be on the up-n-up; but I think I'm gonna pass on this one! thanks again all.
  

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  • He's a scam - toby2328 06:56:38 12/05/03 (1)
    In Reply to: funny you should mention that.. posted by green lantern on December 05, 2003 at 00:23:26:

    I have had the same conversation with this clown, except I had the luxury to know he was a fraud. Ask him a question about plasma tv. He won't answer it, he will only dwell on the deal and what HE WANTS, not what you request. Oh, and he needs cash to meet some sudden calamity or life change. They seldom know anything about what they're selling. It can get hilarious.

    Check seller feedback, does he have a history of selling tv's or high end electronics? Or has he only been a buyer of Beanies or DVDs? Check sellers other items. any disconnect there that makes no sense?

    If you want to see fraud in action, do an Ebay search for an "Ellsworth Truth". It's a bicycle. You will likely find many of them at the following points. $1.00, $0.10 and $120 or $130. Check the sellers other items. The guy with the 1.00 and .10 bikes will have everything under the sun. Diverse? Car wheels, trumpets, Digi cams, Roland keyboards, Plasma, Bikes, all high end, all fantasy.

    He is tosserd off Ebay 2 and 3 times a day, always back with new ID's or hacked ID's. The guy with the 130 or 120 bikes "sells" bikes only. Email them, what I said above will be true in every case. Its a Euro crime gang running multiple scams. They also have several hacked ID auctions. After they get to know you, They'll stop wasting their time emailing.

    Also watch for a disconnect between where the user is registered and the location of the auction. If you see Andorra, a country of 80,000 or so, run. Its first on the list of choices for country when you register. In emails, seller will be suddenly be in UK or Europe. There are also free lancers.

    Hotspots include Portugal/Spain, Romania, Netherlands. I had a Plasma seller in Indonesia suddenly want Western Union to the Netherlands. Really? thats quite a flight, especially since the TV was "located" in the US.

    Try the above to improve your knowledge and if it sounds too good to be true...
    
    
    

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    • no doubt- - Green Lantern 08:34:56 12/05/03 (0)
      In Reply to: He's a scam posted by toby2328 on December 05, 2003 at 06:56:38:

      thanks for the tip(s); also noteworhty: his price miracously went down to $1000 from $1500-for a 42" plasma??!!
      

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