[pianotech] Spam, anyone?

[Andrew Anderson]

These types of scams usually involve things like "cashiers" or bank  
cheques which your bank will honor promptly, until they find out that  
there isn't any money on the other end at which point they will just  
as promptly debit your account the appropriate amount and add a few  
misc. fees to boot.  So you are out of a piano and the money too.   
Settling an international bank cheque takes weeks.  I don't ship  
internationaly until I have cash that my bank calls cash (yes there's  
lots of funny money coming from Iran and NKorea too.)

They usually want to you break a large cheque with them and send them  
the difference, promptly of-course.

Entertainment if you have time for it.  Obviously it worked for  
someone or they wouldn't still be trying.

Andrew Anderson, Artisan Piano

On May 5, 2009, at 4:16 PM, Paul T Williams wrote:

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> So why don't you confirm the payment is good before shipping the  
> piano...?  I wouldn't send anything without knowing the payment is  
> good,  Do you think this is something from overseas?.  Did you  
> respond? I never get this stuff. Personally, I would never buy any  
> piano on-line without asking a fellow tech to look at it. but who  
> knows what this guy is after. But then, as you, we know too much! <G>
>
> Did anyone respond to this?  Just curious...
>
> Paul
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> Stephen Grattan <lostchordclinic at ameritech.net>
> Sent by: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
> 05/05/2009 03:58 PM
> Please respond to
> pianotech at ptg.org
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> To
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> Subject
> Re: [pianotech] Spam, anyone?
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> As a music store owner- this type of mail shows up all the time. The  
> person wants you to assume that they want a piano.  They will pay  
> with a fradulent credit card and disappear.  There is nothing  
> innocent or poor grammar about it. It is usually someone off shore  
> and is always a scam.
>
> Steve Grattan
> Lost Chord Clinic
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> From: Paul T Williams <pwilliams4 at unlnotes.unl.edu>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 4:44:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Spam, anyone?
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> Where's the crime. The guy just can't compose anything in proper  
> grammar.  Sorry, I forgot the ?
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> Paul
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> Stephen Grattan <lostchordclinic at ameritech.net>
> Sent by: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org
> 05/05/2009 03:05 PM
> Please respond to
> pianotech at ptg.org
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> To
> pianotech at ptg.org
> cc
> Subject
> Re: [pianotech] Spam, anyone?
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> The best thing to do with these spam emails that are clearly of  
> criminal nature is to go to www.ic3.gov and file a complaint with  
> the FBI
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> Steve Grattan
> Lost Chord Clinic
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> From: Gerald Groot <tunerboy3 at comcast.net>
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Sent: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 3:33:20 PM
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Spam, anyone?
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> I've received this one too.  Gotta love their babbling sentences  
> with no periods or anything.
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> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org]  
> On Behalf Of JimWilsonian at aol.com
> Sent: Tuesday, May 05, 2009 1:56 PM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: [pianotech] Spam, anyone?
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> Some spam is so bizarre that it's smile-worthy.  I'll let the  
> baffling nature of his true intent slide, but I am unfortunately  
> going to have to report him to the run-on sentence Police.
> Jim
>
> Hello Owner,
>
> My name is Mr. Robert Mills and am sending you an email regarding an  
> order of some Grand piano I want to know if you do have some in  
> stock or  if you can special order that piano for me  i want to know  
> if you do have the Yamaha 5"  feet  grand piano with an Ebony finish  
> please kindly email me the price on that piano if you don't have  
> such email me something similar  to it okay and also if i may know  
> what types of credit card do you accept as payment  and how much do  
> you take as surcharge when accepting  Credit card? I will be waiting  
> to read from you Asap.
>
> Regards....
>
> Mr. Robert Mills.
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