WANTED Items Scams

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Alloydog
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WANTED Items Scams

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I'm careful when advertising for items I want by including "Licensed US hams with PayPal only please" This comes after receiving numerous replies to my adds by sellers wanting Western Union(and a none US or even valid call sign. One guy said he was in the UK so I offered to send my nephew around (who lives there) with the cash to pick up the device - I never heard from this character again! :twisted:
n2gbt
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Joined: Sun Dec 14, 2008 5:50 pm

Re: WANTED Items Scams

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Alloydog wrote:I'm careful when advertising for items I want by including "Licensed US hams with PayPal only please" This comes after receiving numerous replies to my adds by sellers wanting Western Union(and a none US or even valid call sign. One guy said he was in the UK so I offered to send my nephew around (who lives there) with the cash to pick up the device - I never heard from this character again! :twisted:
It is getting out of hand lately
Bring back the yellow sheets- I NEVER had a problem 30 years ago !!
KA2CDT
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Location: Marco Island,Florida
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Re: WANTED Items Scams

Post by KA2CDT »

n2gbt wrote:
Alloydog wrote:I'm careful when advertising for items I want by including "Licensed US hams with PayPal only please" This comes after receiving numerous replies to my adds by sellers wanting Western Union(and a none US or even valid call sign. One guy said he was in the UK so I offered to send my nephew around (who lives there) with the cash to pick up the device - I never heard from this character again! :twisted:
It is getting out of hand lately
Bring back the yellow sheets- I NEVER had a problem 30 years ago !!

I loved the yellow sheets!!
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Ronald G. DeAngelis KA2CDT
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