If you are just visiting and found the information you were looking for please contribute to the running costs by making a donation.	Forums : : Register : : Log In : : Log Out : : Help : : Calendar : : Search
	My Setup : : Member List : : Contact Admin : : Today's Posts

All Forums >> [Miscellaneous] >> SCAMS and FRAUDS >> email scam?

Page: [1]

Login Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>

email scam? - 7/28/2009 5:06:40 PM    Wilkie Posts: 1199 Joined: 5/2/2008 From: Suisun City, CA Status: offline I'm wondering if anyone else besides me has been getting emails from strangers claiming to have a type of bottle that you collect and are asking for certain types of bottles that you just "happen" to have? I'm skeptical because I got an email last week from someone claiming to own a bar in Scotland and looking for a particular whiskey bottle to display and wanting to deal with me. Then "today" I get an email from a guy in Canada, very similar, asking for for two different beers, one which I happen to have, and claiming to have Jamaica Ginger flasks to trade. Both email had the same "feel" to them, like something fishy going on, and I'm guessing someone is gathering information from our forum here and is working on some kind of scam. Am I paranoid? I really think someone is trying to scam me. The one last week I simply wrote back and said, sorry, I can't help you. Today I answered and asked for pictures of what he has and asked him to tell me a little bit about himself, including how he got my name and email address and how he knew I was interested in Jamaica Ginger bottles. I'm sure he got the information from "here". _____________________________ www.myspace.com/westernbottles I buy samples, Jamaica Gingers from anywhere and Northern California hutches, blob tops. Post #: 1

RE: email scam? - 7/28/2009 6:42:59 PM    lobeycat Posts: 6697 Joined: 9/8/2003 From: RED SOX Nation Status: offline quote: ORIGINAL: Wilkie Am I paranoid? Oh without a doubt, no question! That has no bearing on the fact that you should ignore these emails though. _____________________________ http://youtu.be/YkdOqdpSc0A makes a man cry it does lol. (in reply to Wilkie) Post #: 2

RE: email scam? - 7/31/2009 12:02:27 AM    glass man Posts: 7554 Joined: 1/30/2008 From: GEORGIA Status: offline KINDA SCARY TIM THAT SOME "STRANGER OR STRANGERS" KNOW YOU COLLECT BOTTLES AND EVEN JAMAICA GINGERS! I WOULD BE VERY,VERY WEARY ! AIN'T TRYING TO FREAK YOU OUT,BUT.... BE CAREFUL,SEEMS SOME STRANGERS KNOW A LITTLE MORE THEN THEY SHOULD UNLESS YOU HAVE SENT OUT THE WORD IN A LOT OF PLACES THAT YOU COLLECT ! HARD TO KNOW IS IT BETTER TO JUST PUT THEM UNDER SPAM ,NOT TALK TO THEM AT ALL OR WHAT TO DO! GEEZ I WOULD BE VERY PARINOID IF PEOPLE I DID NOT KNOW OR HAD ANY CONTACT WITH THEMSELVES OR THROUGH SOMEBODY I KNEW STARTED ASKING ABOUT BOTTLES! BE CAREFUL FRIEND. THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS UP! IF I GET ANY EMAILS LIKE THIS I WILL POST IT ALSO! HOPE IT AIN'T COMING FROM HERE! JAMIE < Message edited by glass man -- 7/31/2009 12:05:57 AM > _____________________________ LET NOT YOUR HEART BE TROUBLED ! IF YOU NEED A BLESSING OR A SONG THAT WILL PICK YOU UP PLEASE LISTEN TO THIS SONG FROM"VAN THE MAN"MORRISON! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qi4R2YXv_AE (in reply to lobeycat) Post #: 3

RE: email scam? - 7/31/2009 11:11:26 AM    Wilkie Posts: 1199 Joined: 5/2/2008 From: Suisun City, CA Status: offline Yeah, Jamie, I agree. I'm usually skeptical anyway and even more so in a situation like this where the emails were unsolicited, showing up out of the blue like that. I have only posted my collecting preferences in a few places, here and one or two other bottle sites, even an ad or two in the bottle magazines. The magazine ads were several years ago though. I'm just going to assume someone is working on a scam and ignore any more emails I get from them. I am curious if anyone else has gotten similar emails. _____________________________ www.myspace.com/westernbottles I buy samples, Jamaica Gingers from anywhere and Northern California hutches, blob tops. (in reply to glass man) Post #: 4

RE: email scam? - 7/31/2009 12:02:42 PM    GuntherHess Posts: 11468 Joined: 12/13/2004 From: Frederick Maryland Status: offline quote: if anyone else has gotten similar emails none here _____________________________ FREE Online Medicine Guide - http://www.antiquemedicines.com/MedicineNexus/Nexus.htm Web Site - http://antiquemedicines.com Email : mknapp@antiquemedicines.com (in reply to Wilkie) Post #: 5

RE: email scam? - 7/31/2009 10:13:03 PM    ktbi Posts: 931 Joined: 6/7/2007 From: Vacaville, Ca. Status: online None here either Tim, but I have heard that eBay scammers will watch to see if you have a buying preference and hit you with an email like you received.  That could be one other source for their information....Ron _____________________________ Will Buy/Sell/Trade for for Kidney Embossed Bottles (in reply to GuntherHess) Post #: 6

RE: email scam? - 8/5/2009 3:49:27 PM    appliedlips Posts: 3396 Joined: 1/30/2005 Status: offline I run an add on Digger Odell's site and it generates a ton of emails from all over the world offering the exact bottles I am looking for. Delete,Delete,Delete. _____________________________ LOOKING FOR PONTILLED OR EARLY SQUAT SODAS FROM HIGHLAND,ILLNOIS.. (in reply to ktbi) Post #: 7

RE: email scam? - 2/19/2010 12:46:35 PM    athometoo Posts: 1740 Joined: 9/25/2008 Status: offline i know when i run a search for bottles on the internet after i post here they show up in the search with a link to this forum . when someone is searching for a bottle and types it in the forum post shows up . maybe thats another way of whoever is looking for you . i still would be very cautious though and ask for their bottles to be received by you before any trading is done on your part .     sam (in reply to appliedlips) Post #: 8

RE: email scam? - 2/19/2010 11:55:31 PM    blobbottlebob Posts: 3354 Joined: 12/20/2005 From: Wisconsin Status: online It might be a good idea to send them a bunch of money or give them your bank routing numbers in case they have any good bottles.   (in reply to athometoo) Post #: 9

RE: email scam? - 2/21/2010 6:39:57 PM    NYCFlasks Posts: 370 Joined: 9/11/2005 Status: offline I have received emails like this from time to time over the years, they seem to appear after I have placed wanted/for sale ads and included my email addy. Not to mention all the bankers/generals/businessmen granddaughters who need to move millions into my bank account..... _____________________________ SAYVILLE BOTTLES WANTED !!!!!! (in reply to blobbottlebob) Post #: 10

RE: email scam? - 2/21/2010 11:36:43 PM    TJSJHART Posts: 1209 Joined: 9/10/2007 From: Arizona Status: online I'VE BEEN EXPECTING A PACKAGE FROM A FORUM MEMBER THAT I KNOW WAS SENDING IT BY U.S. MAIL I GOT Two EMAILS STATING THAT UPS TRIED TO  deliver a package but there was a problem with the address . when i hit reply up popped a totally different address . i just wrote that i didn't expect anything and not to e-mail me back . two days later i got a notice that my answer was undeliverable address .junked and deleted the mess. _____________________________ .N.R.A. LIFER (in reply to NYCFlasks) Post #: 11

RE: email scam? - 3/9/2010 9:06:05 AM    suzanne   Posts: 688 Joined: 3/29/2009 Status: offline Watch out for e-cards too.  Someone on the bottle forum sent me one.  (They claim to be a secret admirer or long lost friend)  They have some kind of Trojan-32 virus on them.   Sounds like a prophylactic.  When you click their link you download the virus into your computer.   Anyway, legit e-cards have the first and last name of the sender so you can verify and they don't contain links. I got the e-mail 2 or 3 months ago. More recently I read that they are becoming a problem for a lot of unwary people.  I'm not computer savvy but at the time I deleted it anyway because the whole content  sounded wierd. < Message edited by suzanne -- 3/9/2010 9:18:45 AM > (in reply to Wilkie) Post #: 12

RE: email scam? - 3/9/2010 10:54:23 AM    suzanne   Posts: 688 Joined: 3/29/2009 Status: offline I tried to post this reply but it just keeps saying waiting approval -  so I just want to say this - If you get an e-card from someone who says they are a bottle forum member and they are your long lost friend or secret admirer, don't click on the link.  It downloads a virus into your computer. (in reply to TJSJHART) Post #: 13

All Forums >> [Miscellaneous] >> SCAMS and FRAUDS >> email scam?

Page: [1]

New Messages No New Messages Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages

Post New Thread  Reply to Message  Post New Poll  Submit Vote  Delete My Own Post  Delete My Own Thread  Rate Posts