Faema Urania -- too good to be true: beware phishing scam
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I think this is BS.
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld ... 10629.html
https://www.faemaurania.com/
They send a long story about in the military, about to ship out overseas, just got divorced, they are very honest.... on and on. It looked like a scam but I cautiously contacted them. They want to communicate only through gmail.
Eventually they send an invoice and google flags it as a phishing scam.
Note the label on the bag the element is from bombora supplies in Australia.
If anyone else has seen this, beware.
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https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/mld ... 10629.html
https://www.faemaurania.com/
They send a long story about in the military, about to ship out overseas, just got divorced, they are very honest.... on and on. It looked like a scam but I cautiously contacted them. They want to communicate only through gmail.
Eventually they send an invoice and google flags it as a phishing scam.
Note the label on the bag the element is from bombora supplies in Australia.
If anyone else has seen this, beware.
s
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I report it whenever I see it, that was an Urania that was sold from a collector named George in Australia months ago. Kind of wild this kind of thing happens, although I am getting so entrenched in the collector world that I often recognize most listed machines by this point (refer back to me knowing where the actual Urania was from) and can almost immediately tell if it's fake after asking a few contacts if I don't know right away.
-Ryan
Using a spice grinder violates the Geneva Convention
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Using a spice grinder violates the Geneva Convention
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HAAAAA!!!!!
I bought that very machine around this time in 2020.....and still have it!
It is indeed a scam.
I bought that very machine around this time in 2020.....and still have it!
It is indeed a scam.
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Ryan I looked all over for photos of that to check, including using some of the images in a Google image search, but didn't find any. But it stunk of scam from the outset.
Thanks both of you for confirming.
Lovely machine you have Paolo.
Thanks both of you for confirming.
Lovely machine you have Paolo.
- IamOiman
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damn don't tell me a year has already passed!Paolo wrote:I bought that very machine around this time in 2020.....and still have it!
-Ryan
Using a spice grinder violates the Geneva Convention
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Using a spice grinder violates the Geneva Convention
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I saw a very similar CL ad that pointed to the same website 6-12 months ago. Listed as being in Chicago. I was a little surprised to see such an unusual item being used for a scam, but I suppose it works.
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What's not to like, it is a "suburb (sic) investment opportunity?"
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I'd report it, also to their ISP as that website clearly is a scam. I recently came a cross a high end audio scammer, similar to this...when he did not agree to using paypal or a CC and a cash at pick up (which meant a 6 hour drive one way) was a no go I knew enough.
I hate this crap as law enforcement seems unwilling and or inactive so it goes on and on..
I hate this crap as law enforcement seems unwilling and or inactive so it goes on and on..
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