Who called from 2014028020

he also goes by ford doy and june long and bill curtis!!!

Hi everyone,
Just found this site.Awesome! The Lionsclubsint.com guy also goes by Smith Cole.  Tried to scam me as well via HomeAway.  I say we all play along with them, get them to waste their money on UPS or Fedex, waste time and money getting their phony checks printed and get them all excited thinking they got a dummy.  Right now, I'm playing with scammer Kathy Pino, here in the U.S. He has sent me several emails with different addresses (himself, his agent,his agent's secretary) ALL with the same IP address. Same person,of course.  I let him send the fake check. I take my sweet time in responding. One word or two a day (yes, no, got it, I sent it, etc.) I told him I deposited the check.  A few days later I told him I sent the Western Union transfer and gave him a phony Western Union Tracking Number. He is going crazy looking for the money and I'm LOL just thinking of all the running around and anxiety I'm putting him through.  I have also reported the IP abuse scam to yahoo and I hope they block him all together.  It won't stop him, but it will make him waste more money to go buy a new hard drive in order to get a new IP number.

I say we all band together and aggravate the hell out of them.  Initially I was fuming, but now I'm actually having some fun and we all laugh about this at dinner time and my kids help out with ideas on how to give the scamer an ulcer a heart attack--or maybe even scam the scamer (spelling?)

I wish you all luck in renting your homes and may abundant honest customers come your way!

Also got an online reservation request giving this phone number from a "Dr. Christian Ephraim" in Hoboken NJ with the email "[email protected]" and the same comments given in the "Thomas Bode" request reported by Ruth above, except with the address as 888 Maple Ave in Hoboken...

I got the exact same email from "Dr Christian"  Christian Ephraim on 888 Maple in Hoboken NJ.  He requested my town house from Oct 1, 2008 through Oct 30, 2008 via my listing on http://www.homeaway.com/

It arrived Friday June 13th.  I was reluctant to respond but I emailed back on Sunday night June 15, 2008.  I haven't tried the phone yet.

What do you think is going on here??

PJ

HomeAway
- Rental Inquiry - Property 174284  
Property ID 174284 in Horseshoe Bay
Dear ,

Christian Ephraim has sent the following inquiry about property number 174284 in Horseshoe Bay.

http://www.homeaway.com/vacation-rental/p174284

To reply to this inquiry, simply call the phone number contained in the inquiry or reply to this e-mail.

Inquiry Summary
Name:  Christian Ephraim
Email:  [email protected]
Phone #:  + 1 201-402-8020
Arrival date:  Oct 1 2008
Departure date:  Oct 30 2008
Total # in party:  2 (including children)
No of children:  0
Further info:  Hello, I am Dr. Christian, I read through your vacation home detailed information, I and my wife chose to reserve it. we need a quote for the above date if available, Anyway our date is flexible to reserve. We have no pets, Just me and my wife. Thanks Dr. Christian Ephraim 888 Maple Avenue. Hoboken, NJ 07646

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My money is on another version of the Nigerian scam. The good doctor will offer to pay with a certified check that he sends you, but for more than the amount of the rental. He will ask you to wire him the balance and by the time the check proves to be a fraud he will have the money and you will be screwed.