[meteorite-list] This is fun to read...

[Meteorites USA]

Hi Mike, List,

Interesting premise to actually buy a potentially fake item from the 
suspected fraudster. I wonder, would it matter that you as the buyer 
already suspected that the item was a fake, and would that matter in a 
legal way?

Regards,
Eric




On 5/15/2010 6:46 AM, Galactic Stone & Ironworks wrote:
> Hi List,
>
> Perhaps someone nailed him for fraud.  Offering a fake item for sale
> is one thing.  Using the US Mail system to carry out fraud is another.
>    The moment the payment is accepted, the seller's fate is sealed.
>
> The way to nail scammers (in the US) is :
>
> 1) purchase the cheapest meteorite they have.
>
> 2) (ask a ton of questions centering on authenticity and save all
> emails in the discussion) - Make sure you ask the right questions
> during the purchase process - some of the answers given will be lies
> and this will help establish intent later in the law enforcement
> investigation.
>
> 3) pay for the item with a USPS Postal Money Order
>
> 4) have it analyzed and confirmed as bogus, then print a lab report
> that a layman can read.
>
> 5) contact the postal service and law enforcement - by cashing the
> postal money order as part of a fraud, the seller is committing a
> second felony on top of the original mail fraud charge.
>
> I wouldn't even bother with contacting eBay - that is like talking to
> a head of cabbage.  Let law enforcement get in touch with eBay during
> the course of the fraud investigation done by the cops.
>
> Best regards and happy huntings,
>
> MikeG
>
> On 5/15/10, Norbert Classen<riffraff at timewarp.de>  wrote:
>    
>> Dear Randy, and All,
>>
>> Has anyone else noticed that this site has been taken down in the meantime?
>> There are also no more "uncometeorites" auctions running on eBay, at least
>> not at this time... Interesting.
>>
>> All the best,
>> Norbert Classen
>>
>> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
>> Betreff: [meteorite-list] This is fun to read...
>>
>> http://uncometeorites.shutterfly.com/
>>
>> ...and, yes, I sent you there.
>>
>> Randy Korotev
>> Saint Louis, MO
>> korotev at wustl.edu
>>
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