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Charles Ballard CCP4 On 28 Feb 2012, at 17:46, William G. Scott wrote: > I thought it was some sort of allegory for tenure-track faculty positions. > > > -- Bill > > > > On Feb 28, 2012, at 7:16 AM, 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. >>>>
