I wonder if it is time to restrict users who places these discussions on the board. If each of us spend even a minute on such a subject, it is such a huge waste of time.
-----Original Message----- From: CCP4 bulletin board [mailto:CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK] On Behalf Of Wenhua Zhang Sent: Tuesday, February 28, 2012 11:13 AM To: CCP4BB@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: [ccp4bb] Sad News, Defend our CCP4BB community Dear all, I see that the CCP4BB community is becoming less pure due to our failure to post structure determination-oriented inquiries and questions that can't be answered by googling them. Let's filter our questions before attempting to post. Wenhua On 2/28/2012 4:16 PM, Gerard Bricogne wrote: > Dear Smita, > > For me, your story mostly illustrates the grave dangers of wanting to > own a BMW while still in high school ... ;-) . > > > With best wishes, > > Gerard. > > -- > On Tue, Feb 28, 2012 at 09:02:42AM -0600, Smita Mohanty wrote: >> Yes, this is of course a scam. My husband was almost duped by someone >> who wrote in the name of a close friend saying that he got mugged in >> Europe and to send money to return to USA. My husband of course was >> ready to send for his colleague but just gave a call to his friend to >> make this not a scam. Of course, it was a scam. >> >> Only last night we saved ourselves from another scam. I think it is >> good share with the group. My son (in high school) found a 2005 BMW X5 >> on an internet site. The car's blue book price is $26,000 but the >> asking price by the seller is $2775. Sounds too good to be true. But >> when my son (who dreams to own a BMW) contacted the owner (Amanda >> Stone), she replied him immediately saying her son died two months back >> in an automobile accident hit by a drunk driver while riding his >> fiancee's car. She simply wants to sell the car so that someone else >> can use it and she is not interested in making money. She said that she >> has a deal with e-bay and that the car will be shipped by e-bay to the >> buyer once the buyer pays the price that will be hold by e-bay. The >> buyer has 5 days to check the car out and if decides not to buy, the car >> will be shipped back to e-bay at seller's cost and buyer gets back his >> money. She sent an invoice that was from e-bay with e-bay logo and >> exactly looking genuine. >> >> She sent car pictures and Vin and my husband checked the car out with >> car fax. She wanted the money to be sent to a e-bay financial expert >> through moneygram although she sent name and address of an e-bay expert. >> That is when my husband called up e-bay just to make sure before he >> send the moneygram out. That is when e-bay told him this is a scam and >> that e-bay never asks for moneygram. That all transactions are done on >> e-bay site only and that e-bay does not get any contract like the one we >> had. E-bay told us that their logo has/can be copied to make an invoice >> appears to have come from them. Of course, we went all communications >> and invoice to e-bay. We lost only $35 for car fax. >> >> Lesson: we need to be aware of any advertisements on internet or >> unsolicited e-mails. Here is a site to read about different scams- >> >> http://www.fbi.gov/scams-safety/be_crime_smart >> >> Thanks, >> >> Smita >> >>>>> Vellieux Frederic<frederic.velli...@ibs.fr> 2/28/2012 7:01 AM>>> >> From: regnicat@, reply to: regniica@... >> >> Somehow I don't believe someone in such a situation would write to >> ccp4bb instead of calling the family back home. Using Skype since there >> >> is apparently internet access ! >> >> And I rather view with my mind's eye someone sitting in an internet >> cafe >> in (say) Lagos, or the Paris suburbs or Kingston or... >> >> Fred >> >> Catherine Regni wrote: >>> I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,my family and I came over here >>> to Madrid,Spain for a short vacation. unfortunately,we were mugged >> at >>> the park of the hotel where we stayed,all cash and credit card were >>> stolen off us but luckily for us we still have our passports with >> us. >>> We've been to the Embassy and the Police here but they're not >> helping >>> issues at all and our flight leaves in few hours from now but we're >>> having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't >>> let us leave until we settle the bills. Well I really need your >>> financial assistance..Please, Let me know if you can help us out? Am >>> freaked out at the Moment. >>> >>> Catherine Regni...... >>> >>> Catherine Regni, Ph.D. >>>
