Fun with Scammers

Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 4 May 2005 7:00 am

Ok, this is pretty funny. I like messing with these internet scammers when they try to mess with me. I got this sketchy email requesting info on my Gretsch steel amp for sale on the forum. These are the scammers that try to send you a giant fake cashier's check and have you send them back a huge amount of money after taking out your "payment" only to find that the cashier's check was phony. Here's the exchange that went on:

From "Rita Ronald" to me:

"Good Day Sir/Ma !!!!!!

 I saw your Gretsch (Sho-Bud) Nashville Pro amp , on advert for sale and am very much interested in purchasing it from you.However i will really appreciate it if you can provide me all this information regarding to what am willing to buy from such as:-

{1}THE PRESENT CONDITION ?
{2}YOUR LAST SELLING PRICE FOR IT ?
{3}INCLUDING THE PICS IF ONLY AVALIABLE..?

I look forward to receive all this information from you so that we can proceed further on it.
Best Regards,
Rita Ronald....................."

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I replied:

" {1}THE PRESENT CONDITION ?

Most Excellent.

{2}YOUR LAST SELLING PRICE FOR IT ?

$350 + shipping

{3}INCLUDING THE PICS IF ONLY AVALIABLE..?

No pic's currently available.

I look forward to receive all this information from you so that we can proceed further on it.
Best Regards,
Rita Ronald.....................

Where are you located?

Brad"

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"She" replied:

"Brad Sarno

Thanks for the mail,
 I say`s in Tampa Florida..................So get back to me with the details i requested from you...."

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It was clearly a scam at this point so I replied:

"So Rita, did you want the 4-ohm flux capacitor or the 8-ohm flux capacitor. It depends upon which turnbuckle your instrument uses. Does your harmonic regulator require 4 or 8 ohms? With that information I can properly set the internal dip switches for best compatibility.

Brad"

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"She" replied:

"Brad Sarno

 Thanks for the mail,
 I want the 4-ohm flux capacitor, get back to me with your last selling price for it..."

[This message was edited by Brad Sarno on 04 May 2005 at 08:02 AM.]

George McLellan · Post by **George McLellan** » 4 May 2005 7:04 am

Good for you Brad, I wish I would have thought of that, but I'll surely use something like that from now on.

Geo

Bob Knight · Post by **Bob Knight** » 4 May 2005 7:15 am

Rita will be needing a steel next, amp from Brad and a volume pedal from me.

Good Day Sir/Ma !!!!!!

I saw your 2 Fender Vol/Tone Pedals , on advert for sale and am very much interested in purchasing it from you.However i will really appreciate it if you can provide me all this information regarding to what am willing to buy from such as:-

{1}THE PRESENT CONDITION ?
{2}YOUR LAST SELLING PRICE FOR IT ?
{3}INCLUDING THE PICS IF ONLY AVALIABLE..?

I look forward to receive all this information from you so that we can proceed further on it.
Best Regards,
Rita Ronald.....................

Brad Sarno · Post by **Brad Sarno** » 4 May 2005 7:16 am

I hear Rita's quite the steeler....

Brad

Jay Fagerlie · Post by **Jay Fagerlie** » 4 May 2005 7:19 am

Is that "Lovely Rita, Meter Maid"?
Is she from England?
I've heard of her!

Jim Cohen · Post by **Jim Cohen** » 4 May 2005 7:24 am

I like the guy who insisted, before completing the transaction, that the "Buyer" join his "church" and take photos of himself with body paint, performing special "rituals"! LOL!

jim milewski · Post by **jim milewski** » 4 May 2005 8:07 am

Brad, is the 8 ohm flux still available, i'll take that one then

Jerry Erickson · Post by **Jerry Erickson** » 4 May 2005 9:13 am

I got the same scam asking about the Session 2000 I was selling,(it was a PX300).
I thought about sendeing a picture of my donkey.

Rick Garrett · Post by **Rick Garrett** » 4 May 2005 10:25 am

Now watch this be some poor legitimate buyer of an amp.

HAHA

Rick

Ben Slaughter · Post by **Ben Slaughter** » 4 May 2005 11:27 am

Brad, that amp runs off of 1.21 gigawatts, right? Does it come with the plutomium, or do I have to get my own from the Lybians? Maybe I'll ask Doc Brown.

Al Carmichael · Post by **Al Carmichael** » 4 May 2005 6:27 pm

Brad--I'd be real wary of combining the 8 ohm flux capacitor with any device employing a turnbuckle. Now the 4 ohm flux cap is totally acceptable as long as there are no broken johnson rods.

Funny stuff!

Randy Beavers · Post by **Randy Beavers** » 5 May 2005 3:24 am

One thing for sure,
"When this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to see some serious ...."

Peter · Post by **Peter** » 5 May 2005 6:14 am

Brad, I think that if you had offered her your "Black Box", she would have become suspicious.

John P. Phillips · Post by **John P. Phillips** » 5 May 2005 6:21 am

Brad, My internal dip switches have disappeared. Can you also provide pics of replacement switches plus purchase price for carbon pressed replacements ? thank you vely much.

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[This message was edited by John P.Phillips on 05 May 2005 at 07:22 AM.]