19 Aug
2011
19 Aug
'11
2:56 p.m.
All,
This looks so fictitious, I just have to ask:
Anyone know "Zephyr"?
Anyone else get a similar offer?
If no and no, be careful. I have a Mac Plus and don't need a
NIB newton. Been scammed once, so I'm highly tempted to drive up to
Austin and try to arrange a face-to-face meeting. Not tempted enough,
though.
At 8:15 PM -0700 8/18/11, Zephyr Carroll wrote:
Hi,
My name is Zephyr and I got your e-mail off of the Antique Computer
collector website. You had stated that you were interested in
Vintage Apples. Well I have a Macintosh Plus, fully operational with
keyboard and mouse, power cable and lots of Software. I also have a
Newton in the box with stylus and docking/charging station. In
addition I have two small floppy boxes loaded with software, and a
sealed yes sealed in the box version of Microsoft Basic interpreter
for mac. As well as A sealed version of the Newton pc connect
software. I was interested in if you would be interested in adding
these pieces to your collection. I would love to make a deal with
you for everything, because I don't want these pieces of history to
end up as an aquarium or landfill, since they are in working order.
Please feel free to e-mail me, I am in the Austin, TX Area. Or call
me if you like at 512-415-3218. Thank you for your time and hope to
hear from you soon.
Zephyr Carroll
512-415-3218
zmcbreeze at yahoo.com
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19 Aug
19 Aug
3:21 p.m.
On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:56:07 -0500, Mark Tapley <mtapley at swri.edu>
wrote:
All,
This looks so fictitious, I just have to ask:
Anyone know "Zephyr"?
Anyone else get a similar offer?
If no and no, be careful. I have a Mac Plus and don't need a NIB
newton. Been scammed once, so I'm highly tempted to drive up to
Austin
and try to arrange a face-to-face meeting. Not tempted enough,
though.
A quick search online shows a "Zephyr Carroll" as being a graduate of
Westwood High in 89, so it's certainly possible that this is a real
person. The email doesn't seem too fictitious to me, but maybe I'm just
to trusting :)
3:46 p.m.
One way to find out. Phone the number and ask about a completely different
and highly implausible computer situation. e.g. "I hear that you have an
original Commodore PET with the built-in tape drive". If they say "Yes!"
then it's highly probable that it's fraud. :)
Jim
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From: "g_kurico.com" <g at kurico.com>
To: "General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts"
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Sent: Friday, August 19, 2011 1:21 PM
Subject: Re: Scam?
On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:56:07 -0500, Mark Tapley
<mtapley at swri.edu> wrote:
All,
This looks so fictitious, I just have to ask:
Anyone know "Zephyr"?
Anyone else get a similar offer?
If no and no, be careful. I have a Mac Plus and don't need a NIB
newton. Been scammed once, so I'm highly tempted to drive up to Austin
and try to arrange a face-to-face meeting. Not tempted enough, though.
A quick search online shows a "Zephyr Carroll" as being a graduate of
Westwood High in 89, so it's certainly possible that this is a real
person. The email doesn't seem too fictitious to me, but maybe I'm just
to trusting :)
4:10 p.m.
On 8/19/2011 3:21 PM, g_kurico.com wrote:
On Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:56:07 -0500, Mark Tapley
<mtapley at swri.edu> wrote:
And I believe this is his image here
http://do512.com/38869/following (age seems right given HS graduation date)
It's absurd what is public information and available for the googling,
but this is definitely a real person. Definitely.
It still may be a scam, and it may not really be him --- but there is
TONS of supporting evidence given name/location/age/email address/etc.
And lives 7 miles from that high school in the University Hills
neighborhood of Austin, TX.
Keith
All,
This looks so fictitious, I just have to ask:
Anyone know "Zephyr"?
Anyone else get a similar offer?
If no and no, be careful. I have a Mac Plus and don't need a NIB
newton. Been scammed once, so I'm highly tempted to drive up to Austin
and try to arrange a face-to-face meeting. Not tempted enough, though.
A quick search online shows a "Zephyr Carroll" as being a graduate of
Westwood High in 89, so it's certainly possible that this is a real
person. The email doesn't seem too fictitious to me, but maybe I'm just
to trusting :)
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