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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 01:19 AM
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I received the following PM from Nena001 (who is presently showing as the site's most recently registered member):

[I]Hi!

It is my pleasure to write you after much
consideration, since I cannot be able to see you face
to face at first.

Being the only DAUGHTER of my father, late Mr. George Dolnald Kati from
SIERRA-LEONE Africa (WA) I am 23 years of age.

My father was limited liability DIAMOND and Gold
merchant in FREETOWN SIERRA-LEONE before his
untimely death. After his business trip to abidjan
to nagociate on a GOOD INVESMENT business he wanted to invest in abidjan. A week
after he came back from
abidjan , he got an accident with my mother of which my mother died instantly
but my father died after five days in a private hospital on that faithful
afternoon, I didn
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 03:33 AM
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Moved to Site Info

IF ANYONE GETS ANY PM LIKE THIS PLEASE REPORT IT HERE IN SITE INFO, SO ACTION CAN BE TAKEN.

Thanks
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 04:39 AM
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Well jeez thats bold WE should call that # about 1 million times :like dr evil:
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 08:39 AM
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looks like user only sent 3 pms. and is banned now.
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Old Jan 5, 2004 | 09:04 AM
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What's the point of someone doing that?

idiots
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Old Jan 14, 2004 | 09:32 AM
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Originally posted by darkknight1999
Well jeez thats bold WE should call that # about 1 million times :like dr evil:
My suggestion? You do it like THIS.

Be sure to click on the "letters archive" for some truly hilarious stories.
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Old Oct 31, 2013 | 11:20 AM
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Hope this thread is still the place to post scams. I posted in the WTB forum that I am looking for a hardtop around $1k. Got a PM from rsyyy33 to email them at rachaels5771@gmail.com if I still want to buy. The offer was an authentic Mugen for $950 shipped via FedEx or UPS using Money Gram. Pics included, looked like a great top, but I give it a .001% chance they actually have it.

Issues:
1) Authentic Mugen for $950
2) Money Gram
3) Not sure you can even use those carriers to ship hardtops but I may be wrong on this one
4) New user, 0 posts, signed up today.

ORRRR this is a great deal! Ha- I can dream...
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Old Oct 31, 2013 | 11:27 AM
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Originally Posted by zmoney610
Hope this thread is still the place to post scams. I posted in the WTB forum that I am looking for a hardtop around $1k. Got a PM from rsyyy33 to email them at rachaels5771@gmail.com if I still want to buy. The offer was an authentic Mugen for $950 shipped via FedEx or UPS using Money Gram. Pics included, looked like a great top, but I give it a .001% chance they actually have it.

Issues:
1) Authentic Mugen for $950
2) Money Gram
3) Not sure you can even use those carriers to ship hardtops but I may be wrong on this one
4) New user, 0 posts, signed up today.

ORRRR this is a great deal! Ha- I can dream...
Just be sure to use the report button. This is definitely a scam and is a problem with the WTB threads.
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Old Oct 31, 2013 | 11:32 AM
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Originally Posted by baZurk
Originally Posted by zmoney610' timestamp='1383247245' post='22855869
Hope this thread is still the place to post scams. I posted in the WTB forum that I am looking for a hardtop around $1k. Got a PM from rsyyy33 to email them at rachaels5771@gmail.com if I still want to buy. The offer was an authentic Mugen for $950 shipped via FedEx or UPS using Money Gram. Pics included, looked like a great top, but I give it a .001% chance they actually have it.

Issues:
1) Authentic Mugen for $950
2) Money Gram
3) Not sure you can even use those carriers to ship hardtops but I may be wrong on this one
4) New user, 0 posts, signed up today.

ORRRR this is a great deal! Ha- I can dream...
Just be sure to use the report button. This is definitely a scam and is a problem with the WTB threads.
Ah, thank you. Reported.
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Old Oct 31, 2013 | 11:49 AM
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We have an ongoing list stickied in the WTB section. Receiving PMs soliticing sales
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