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Be aware of a scam!

This happened outside of Audiogon, however I thought I'd share so other people won't get scammed.
It looks like a scam plot where bad guys post desirable HiFi gear for sale at various classified sites with cheap prices. Once you contact them they will tell you some BS that they need money and offer you escrow service to deliver the item, in my case some transportation company in Spain. The escrow service require full payment upfront and claim to be an intermediary between seller and buyer. In my case the guy introduced himself as Robert Szekeres (robert.szekeres1986@gmail.com...). He sent me the link to the escrow service company in Spain [url]https://transmachila-sl.com/trade_protection.php[/url]. The site looks legit except when I checked deeper it was created a couple months ago out of Reykjavik.
So needless to say I backed out of the deal.
Be vigilant people!

markd70

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The classic escrow scam is where a very normal sounding buyer suggest use of an escrow company and offers to pay for it themselves.  they send you a link to a an escrow company.  Usually it is a real escrow company.  The problem is the link they send you is to a fake twin escrow page that routes the money offshore never to be seen again.  always be skeptical of an escrow.

If you want to use an escrow, you contact the escrow company and set it up yourself.

Jerry

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