Hennessy Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 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 Quote
Contributing Member Jordan Posted September 10, 2009 Contributing Member Report Posted September 10, 2009 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. Quote
Cobra Steve Posted September 10, 2009 Report Posted September 10, 2009 Hennessy, I have also heard of this. Thanks for the warning. Steve Quote
Members CampbellRandall Posted January 4, 2010 Members Report Posted January 4, 2010 Earnest is still working the scam. One of my customers just contacted us about him because it sounded too good to be true. Quote
Moderator Johanna Posted January 4, 2010 Moderator Report Posted January 4, 2010 "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 Quote
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