[TR] TR-non TR- ADVICE

Mark Hooper mhooper at digiscreen.ca
Mon May 24 08:45:41 MDT 2010


Randall:

WU is the instrument of choice of these creatures. I agree 100% this is a
fraud. However, when I got robbed, WU required cash or debit before initiating
the transfer and then output cash at the other end. When I reported the theft
to them, RCMP etc, I was told I was SOL and there was no way to fix it. WU
just said, they had shipped cash as required and that was it. And that was
with me finding out literally minutes afterward. I'm wondering how the VM
(reference the Princess Bride) on the other end sets it up to win on this one.
They have no interest in goods and you cannot ship a transmission to a PO box,
so somehow they intend to rob you without re-selling the unit to some other
poor sucker. Claiming they have sent too much money and hoping you will return
balance before actually seeing the initial seems the only chance. I guess it
would depend upon using a non-final device (cheque or fake draft) at their
end, but as you said WU is fairly leery about that. They know they are
operating a thieve's highway.

Anyway, in my point of view, the only solution for these types is to manacle
their feet to the ground about two foot apart and then split them up the
middle using a very large-toothed sawzall. But I digress...

Mark


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From: triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net [triumphs-bounces at autox.team.net] On
Behalf Of Randall [tr3driver at ca.rr.com]
Sent: May 24, 2010 2:18 AM
To: triumphs at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [TR] TR-non TR- ADVICE

> the buyer will do a
> western union bank wire  transfer

Why would he go to Western Union instead of his own bank?  Not a common
scam, but smells suspicious to me.

At the very least, you should open an account just for this transfer, and
not release the engine until you have cash in hand (not just a balance on an
account).  At least that way, he won't get access to your real account
number.

Normally, WU is pretty good about making sure they have the money before
they do a transfer; but if it does turn out they have been defrauded, you
know who they will come looking for to get their money back!  You might even
get a nice vacation in the local calaboose out of the deal.

> he wants me to ship the engine to a P.O. box.

This is a joke, right?  The post office isn't going to take an engine, and
no one else is allowed to deliver to post office boxes.

Let me guess: The next step is that he will change his mind about the engine
(since it can't be shipped to a PO Box), and you should send him 'his' money
back.  Then about 3 weeks later, the fraud will be discovered and you'll
have to give the money back, again.

Randall


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