sales scam on machinery

[Hennessy]

today an amish machinery sales /saddlemaker ask'd me to pass onto lw news about a guy travelling about sthn states ,selling his shop off.he has quite a list of delectable shop equip that he's priced to sell.'he's recovering from a stroke and wants out quick hence th low price.he will give you his shop adress[defunct]and offer the machinery to you on a test basis before purchase,'all'you have to do is pay freight up front,he'll contact you in a few weeks to make sure everything got there safely[ahem]he's making a living floating about biting gullible leatherworkers or part thereof.mostly for 350$ or so.he uses the name earnest webb from alabama but the name may change but th scam won't.this amishman had him checked out by a district atty who said he's made quite a trail, reports from several states of gypped people beware pete

[Jordan]

Thanks for the heads up, I have seen the adverts, in the recent past, by this person and it has most of the classic red flags of a scam.

[Cobra Steve]

Hennessy, I have also heard of this. Thanks for the warning. Steve

[CampbellRandall]

Earnest is still working the scam. One of my customers just contacted us about him because it sounded too good to be true.

[Johanna]

"Earnest Franklin" tried to scam one of our regulars a few weeks ago. Remember folks, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Johanna