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EDIT If you don't want to read 2000 posts, go to http://www.p-p-p-powerbook.com or http://www.bootsix.net Well, the bandwidth for www.p-p-p-powerbook.com and www.bootsix.net is up. Mirrors availible: http://www.p-p-p-powerbook.com http://www.bootsix.net http://personal.stevens.edu/~achadzyn/powerbook http://easynetworknyc.com/powerbook/ http://www.hot.ee/ppppowerbook/ www.elitegaming.net/powerbook PDF ONLY http://www.gdwebmedia.com/powerbook.pdf http://chat.carleton.ca/~kfennell/thepowerbook.pdf http://www.vegaji.com/documents/thepowerbook.pdf Please help spread the word I'm selling a Apple G4 PowerBook for my friend on ebay. Here's the main part of the discription: You are bidding on my 19 day old G4 Powerbook. This was purchased for a project that fell through. When I tried to return it, I was informed of a 10 day limit for returns! Your new laptop comes with its original box, all of its documentation, all of its original accessories, and the blue tooth mouse. Laptop Details: (blah blah blah) Free Shipping yadda yadda yadda The next day I get this: Hello I am very interested in your unit. I would like to know your best price to buy it now and if you ship international. I am in London UK right now. I would also want to know the condition of the unit. Please let me know I am very interested. Thank you in advance To view the item, go to: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/ebayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4125873654 Thank you, msalamon Ok. All this poo poo is in the auctions discription. I respond anyways. Basically tell him yes I will ship to London, but he has to pay for it. Paste the auction info again. Buy it now is $2100 The next day, I get this little jewel of an email: Hello, I'm very very interested for this item and I'm ready to pay you the best price $2100+ overnight or 2 days shipping charges (UPS DHL FEDEX OR FEDEX OR PARCEL FORCE) if we will use an escrow service to handle this transaction.As for the escrow service , I am already registered with https://www.set-ltd.net and my uzername is the same with my email address.I will pay the express shipping and also , the escrow fee . The escrow service will release you the money as soon as I will let them know that the item passed the inspection and is 100% ok. The escrow fee is on my charge , don't worry .Please let me know if my offer is good enough for you . If it does , I will initiate the transaction with the escrow service as soon as I will have your confirmation.If is ok please register in order to make the deal and start the payment procedures.Hope that everything will be ok and close the deal in the best conditions. Kind regards ! I don't even know how to reply! I was thinking of replying with one of the pains or something. Or maybe just gently caress OFF in 72 pt. font. -I use 40 posts per page- UPDATE: Ok, I've decided to play along as the helpless new ebayer who is very eager to sell him the laptop. UPDATE: Response sent. Page 3 (Yes I'm making you read awww) Update: Response received Not what I was expecting - reply sent- Page 4 Update: He's replied! I am to send laptop to him, and his money willgo to escrow. Page 4 Update: Another email sent including A++++ ebay lingo, strong digital defense, and, Hey! It looks lke I'm selling an Amanda Real Doll on that escrow site! Added- My response from Ebay after I reported him and his fake escrow site. Added-My reply to ebay Update: Email saying he sent it express to escrow - few hours later - ESCROW RECEIVED! WELL poo poo! BETTER SEND THAT 'OL LAPTOP ON OVER! (Page 6) Update: The plan has been set. See page 8 for details. Update: Pics of his new laptop on page 9 Update: Thanks to all the goons who helped raise the money to send our scammer his new laptop! Tracking Number coming within a few hours. Update: Ringer has been sent. Tracking - http://www.fedex.com/cgi-bin/tracking?action=track&language=english&ascend_header=1&cntry_code=us&initial=x&mps=y&tracknumbers=846563452310 You had better start reading from page 1. I personally guarantee you will not be dissapointed. Just check the last few posts of people who spent 2 hours only to be as hooked as we all are. Update: Apr 30, 2004 3:19 am Package status STANSTED GB Regulatory Agency Clearance Delay This could last a few hours, may a few days. We wil await in suspense until then. :siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren: I HAVE BAD NEWS. The ringer was not delivered. I just called FedEx. It was never paid for. Probably because the jack rear end gave me a bunk phone number. I got transferred to the International Rep but hung up before I got to them. :( CURRENT STATUS Waiting for FedEx to SHIP THE GOD drat PACKAGE. :siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren: WE HAVE EMAIL RESPONSE!!!!!RFGALEIR%LKTgoieahy53 Update: He sent me an email saying that he called FedEx and has paid the taxes on his new p-p-p-powerbook. FedEx was told not to allow pick up (By US), so it will be delivered Monday. (So our mark says) Skip Page 63 - The flames might burn you a little. :siren::siren::siren: May 10, 2004 6:10 pm Package status STANSTED GB Released for Delivery 6:10 pm Package status STANSTED GB Package available for clearance (Commence Happy Dance) :siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren::siren: May 11, 2004 6:51 am Arrived at FedEx Destination Location ENFIELD GB DELIVERED I've sent him another email page 74 Now . . . we wait. MyNameIsJeff fucked around with this message at 17:06 on May 20, 2004 |
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Escrow is very common for expensive items. Suggest using the eBay sanctioned escrow instead.
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I remember reading about people scamming on computer auctions by way of escrow or other middlemen, from other countries. Could I tell you any more details? No, but I DO remember reading about poo poo like this not too long ago.
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I think I missed the ripping off part..?
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I don't think he's trying to rip you off at all. The escrow service holds his money until he recieves your product, then they release the money to you. It brings a third party into it to make sure there isn't payment without shipment or vice versa. EDIT: Just be sure you research the escrow service if it isn't the eBay one to make sure its legitimate. EDIT 2: After browsing the site a bit, I'm suspicious. I'd suggest a different escrow service. Jacob fucked around with this message at 16:48 on Apr 23, 2004 |
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quote:OhPlz came out of the closet to say: He wants to buy it outside of ebay, with some hokey escro company.
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quote:Morbid Florist came out of the closet to say: Personally I would not sell to anyone who sends an e-mail like that. EDIT: Posted in first page of legendary thread! If youa re reading this post you MUST read the rest of the thread, it's like a good novel unravelling. Joe fucked around with this message at 16:35 on Apr 30, 2004 |
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Just wait for it to go through eBay. If it's important enough for him to buy, he can bid like everybody else. EDIT1: or not. Holy poo poo $pagecount. EDIT2: BWAHAHHAHA "IS IT BROKEN?" fursmbrero fucked around with this message at 16:19 on May 11, 2004 |
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Anyone suggesting their own, non-standard escrow service is probably riping you off. EDIT: Definitly a fake, look at the address for the 'verisign' link. ----------------
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Hmmm that escrow service doesn't look very legit - check the verisign secureid link, it's just a javascript pop-up which pretends to be going to verisign's site. The actual page it displays is just http://www.set-ltd.net/VeriSign.php - or have I got the wrong end of the stick? It looks hopelessly unprofessional and doesn't seem right anyway - ask him if he will use a different escrow service. That one is either fraudulent or just plain poo poo.
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Based on this man's English, I find it hard to believe he's from the UK. At the very least, English is not his first language. I'd tell him to use the ebay sanctioned escrow or paypal, and nothing else. Or tell him any other method he wants to use has to result with cash in your hand before you ship the laptop.
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when you click to verify the site is verisigned... it leads you to a page that is hosted on their site quote:To ensure that this is a legitimate VeriSign Secure Site, make sure that: obviously this is a bunk site and you definately shouldn't do any business through it. edit: drat beaten.
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quote:evilweasel came out of the closet to say: That's what I'm thinking. Should I just be civil, and say no way, or be a jerk and send him something funny?
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Heh... he's interested in your "unit".
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Just sell it on ebay, I'm sure you'll find a buyer.
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Yep, back when I was trying to buy my iBook, I got an amazing offer for a powerbook. I was skeptical, but traded emails up to the point where the guy asked to use an escrow service. I said that it was an AWESOME idea, but how about we use the sanctioned ebay one. I even offered to pay the price difference between the eBay one and the one he'd suggested. I never got another email from the guy. Moral of the story: gently caress the fucker, he's trying to steal your money.
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quote:evilweasel came out of the closet to say: EDIT: The company is not registered with companies house and is therefore not a private limited company Starbucks fucked around with this message at 16:53 on Apr 23, 2004 |
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Ahh, clever Verisign fake out.. I didn't even catch it. I think I'll report them now.
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quote:logical fallacy came out of the closet to say: quote:To ensure that this is a legitimate VeriSign Secure Site, make sure that: fondue fucked around with this message at 16:52 on Apr 23, 2004 |
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quote:FunkyBunny came out of the closet to say:
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A Google search for '"set-ltd" escrow' turns up only one hit, which is not relevant. I think that's pretty odd if they're a legitimate business.
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I've reported him to ebay already. I looks like his ebay name is ****
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quote:FunkyBunny came out of the closet to say: Fantastic Idea! I think I'll go list it now! Oh wai
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quote:Kaiju came out of the closet to say: Uhuhuhuuhuhuhuuhh....Huhuhuhuhuh. Anyway, why not smoke him out - try getting him to do it with the proper eBay Escrow, and see if he accepts. If he does, you've just made a not inconsiderable amount of money, and must live with the fact that you slightly doubted this noble fellow, and if not, then you've just avoided a potential scammer and that's when you break out the pain/wtftit/tubgirl/trite cliche images and report him to the INTERWEB POLICE!!! But I vote "Scammer" I refuse to support the barbaric act of adding lines to signatures. If you agree, add these lines to oh shi
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well if he is trying to rip you off, why not rip him off back? take pictures of the power book, and form them into a carboard prop of one you see in furniture stores. i guess that doesnt really rip him off at all though :(
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The source of the VeriSign popup:code:
quote:WWW.JWCINC.NET is a Ohio, UK...same thing, right? Right? Avoid this guy, obviously.
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Broken english from his messages matches the broken english from this escrow service he wants to use. Neither of which are (uk) english. Its a scam, I'm 99% sure of it. Tell him you don't use escrow, and you expect full payment before you'll ship anything. ----------------
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Common Scam These Days I suggest you play his game and then in the end say something like "We have contacted the apropriate authorties and have alerted them to your activities. Have a good day." I suck at writing, but something along those lines to gently caress with them.
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Maybe I can just paste 1000 "yams" for a reply.
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quote:How it works Poor and/or "unprofessional" grammar. A litte more evidence why you shouldn't bother with this site. It sounds like it was written by a 15-year old. i do this out of total for you lololl
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Domain Name.......... set-ltd.net Creation Date........ 2004-04-16 Registration Date.... 2004-04-16 Expiry Date.......... 2005-04-16 Organisation Name.... Saral Surakul Organisation Address. 851 Foxcrest Court # A Organisation Address. Organisation Address. Terre Haute Organisation Address. 47803 Organisation Address. IN Organisation Address. UNITED STATES "Set-LTD.net is an independent escrow company based in London, UK." O rly?
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http://www.set-ltd.net/register.php If it is a UK Company why has the register.php got US States on it, shouldn't it have UK Counties??
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Though it's been shown a few times above, I just checked the VeriSign directory and that site's not signed up (obviously). Who would you report that to? VeriSign directly? Or could they not do anything?
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Could it be this Saral Surakul? http://www.indstate.edu/fcs/facprof_surakul.html Indiana State university is in Terra Haute. i do this out of total for you lololl
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quote:Sputnik came out of the closet to say: As for what you should reply to him... if you can spoof emails, send him a nasty warning letter from cybercrime@fbi.gov or something
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Another common feature of fake escrow is that they copy all their material from escrow.com Example: http://www.set-ltd.net/solutions.php https://www.escrow.com/solutions/escrow/index.asp Text is identical. Also, the fact that nothing I'm looking at is secure on set-ltd is funny.
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If anyone wants to poke around I registered a fake user account:code:
http://www.set-ltd.net/trans.php?user=kilroy&sign=3687904042&tid=7517547441 acslater fucked around with this message at 17:11 on Apr 23, 2004 |
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quote:Sputnik came out of the closet to say:
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quote:P-niiice came out of the closet to say: Oh, and is anyone else having lsass flashbacks? 3/17 NEVAR FORGET!!!
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It looks like he's using Yahoo for his webhost. Might want to let them know too.
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