I had a "Wanted" ad posted and was contacted by edwardk5ah@gmail.com. He contacted my email directly and not through QTH. I guess he obtained my email from QRZ.com. I looked up K5AH on QRZ.com, but he does not have an email listed. This makes a perfect setup for a scammer, since I can't confirm the email address and I can't contact the real ham either.
My response to his email was that I was still interested in buying what I had posed and requested him to send pictures of the unit with his QSL or hand written paper with his call on it in the picture. He did not respond to my request for pictures.
Every suspected scammer I have asked for pictures of the unit with his QSL in the picture have not been responded to. That is the best way I have found to stop them in their tracks.
This scammer is active on QTH as he also contacted my son who is a ham and also had a "Wanted" ad posted. Again it was a direct contact, not through QTH.
My son played with him a bit and asked about some options that aren't available on the unit he was looking for, but the scammer answered yes, that it had those options. They were crazy options that my son made up that any real ham would know were not valid options.
Please watch out for this guy and also please list your email address on QRZ.com and then use that email address when doing business on QTH.
73,
Larry WA5NTF
Beware if contacted by edwardk5ah@gmail.com
Re: Beware if contacted by edwardk5ah@gmail.com
I was too late in checking this guy out. He scammed me out of $110.00.I was looking for a Navy RCH receiver and received a reply from this guy. He only accepted USPO money order.I obtained the money order. He requested that it be sent to a tried party address which I did. Guess what? SCAMMED. I do have the address and name that I sent the MO too if anybody wants it. It is a Las Vegas, Nv. address.
I have bought hundreds of items off eBay and also here on this sight and this is the first time I've been scammed. I guess my trusting nature showed up as "SUCKER". If you know of anyone else that has been screwed buy this guy I am here.
TKS es 73 Tom AG4B
I have bought hundreds of items off eBay and also here on this sight and this is the first time I've been scammed. I guess my trusting nature showed up as "SUCKER". If you know of anyone else that has been screwed buy this guy I am here.
TKS es 73 Tom AG4B