[Yaesu] [Kenwood] Watch out for a scam by Alex Barski. VE3XAX

[Avi on 7510]

What I find most upsetting about this is that the scammer is in all likelihood a ham, based on his apparent familiarity with ham equipment. Whatever happened to the internatonal brotherhood of hams who are "considerate ... loyal ... friendly" (ARRL Amateur's code - 1986 Handbook)? -- oh yeah, it doesn't say "honest".

Color me naive.

Avi 4X6UA

-----Original Message-----
From: Dr. David Kirkby <david.kirkby at onetel.net>
Sent: יום חמישי 16 יוני 2011 23:20
To: N4AOF <n4aof at arrl.net>; Yaesu <Yaesu at mailman.qth.net>; kenwood at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Yaesu] [Kenwood]  Watch out for a scam by Alex Barski. VE3XAX

On 06/15/11 10:04 PM, N4AOF wrote:
> Bottom line:  ANYONE who ever asks you to use Western Union to pay for
> anything is a crook. You have a better chance by mailing someone cash
> than using Western Union.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Kirkby" <david.kirkby at onetel.net>
>
>> 3) Today he rings me, withholding the number, and says Western Union
>> would be a safe method of payment.
>
>

He is certainly not going to get a Western union payment. But I intend stringing 
him along a bit.

I've sent the individual at

http://www.qsl.net/ve3xax/

who has a yahoo email address a copy of the email I received. He has confirmed 
this is a scam, and that he has no AT-230 to sell.

So as I suspected, this is a scam. The person claiming to be  Alex Barski. 
VE3XAX is an impostor.

Dave

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A: Top-posting.
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