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Subject: Re: Collector's Corner...Our favoriteTasc scam becomes even more insidious!!

Author: Dick Schneiders

Date: 10:59:57 05/04/05

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On May 04, 2005 at 13:42:03, Steve B wrote:

>>
>>I don't know how the seller found out that I am interested in purchasing a Tasc
>>system, and got my email address.
>
>this is most surprising and disturbing
>is your Ebay email address the same as the one you use here or on other sites
>you post on?
>if so,its possible someone here or on the other sites you post on got the
>address that way...
>personally i have never had any trouble with emails from anyone here so i doubt
>this forum would be the cause even if you use the same e-mail addy.
>

Yes, I have only one email address, but use my name as my eBay id and not my
email address.  Also, email addresses are not available on eBay, unless you
actually complete a sale with the person.  I have never bid on a Tasc system on
eBay to date.  I have expressed interest, I think, here and on Ismenio's forum
about a Tasc.  I would think that the scammer would have to be monitoring one of
the forums.  But if that were true, then he would know that we are on to this
scam because it is always posted here.  I wouldn't think he would try this
direct approach with one of us, in that case.



>>
>>I don't really know what my next step should be.  I probably won't send "Robyn
>>Johnson" any money, though.  :-)



>if it were me,i would delete this email,have no further contact with this creep
>and forget it
>
>Best
>Steve

Yes, that is probably the prudent approach, but this sort of activity pisses me
off and I want to do something to cause the creep some grief.  Don't know what
that is, though.

Dick Schneiders





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