Scammer as K9ZH

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W2ENY
Posts: 3
Joined: Thu Dec 18, 2025 6:12 pm

Scammer as K9ZH

Post by W2ENY »

Trying to goat me into buying an Icom 7700.

This guy was good, phone number 609-474-0765 originating from Pennington NJ, tried calling me yesterday twice.
Claims to live in California after I sent him the originating email ip as NOT in Illinois (duh all gmail comes from Cali).

Then sends me a paypal invoice
Payment request details
Amount requested $850.00 USD
Note from ANELLE Van den Berg: Orphanage

**** THIRD PARTY RED FLAG****

More on that ip: https://www.abuseipdb.com/check/209.85. ... activities.

Return-Path: <[email protected]>
X-Originating-Ip: [209.85.222.54]
Received-SPF: pass (domain of gmail.com designates 209.85.222.54 as permitted sender)
Authentication-Results: atlas-production.v2-mail-prod1-gq1.omega.yahoo.com;
X-Apparently-To: [email protected]; Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:23:54 +0000


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Good Morning Bob, please see attached invoice.

On Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 01:01 Roger Shoemake <[email protected]> wrote:
Bob is the email correct for paypal invoice to be sent. [email protected]

I will have the invoice sent by tomorrow morning. Thank you have a lovely evening with your wife.
Best Regards,
73, K9ZH.
Shoemake.

On Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 00:38 Bob Langston <[email protected]> wrote:
I gave it to you earlier.
On Wednesday, December 17, 2025, 6:34 PM, Roger Shoemake <[email protected]> wrote:

I asked, what is your pp address.
Best Regards,
73, K9ZH.
Shoemake.

On Thu, Dec 18, 2025, 00:31 Bob Langston <[email protected]> wrote:
I’m done with this now, more uncertainty, moving goal posts.
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