From owner-diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Sat Dec 27 08:39:29 2008 From: diesel-benz-digest diesel-benz-digest Saturday, December 27 2008 Volume 01 : Number 2947 Forum for Discussion of Diesel Mercedes Benz Automobiles Derick Amburgey Digest Coordinator Contents: [db] snowbound, more or less... parts update [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? FW: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? RE: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? Re: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? RE: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? Re: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? Diesel Benz Digest Home Page: http://www.digest.net/diesel-benz/ Send submissions to diesel-benz-digest-at-digest.net Send administrative requests to diesel-benz-digest-request-at-digest.net To unsubscribe, include the word unsubscribe by itself in the body of the message, unless you are sending the request from a different address than the one that appears on the list. Include the word help in a message to stag-digest-request to get a list of other majordomo commands. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:02:03 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: [db] snowbound, more or less... parts update Kevin, you're still mixing parts... let's refresh and update: current plan by mark is to take the 460 out of the '74 Javelin, buy a C6/ford np205 (ds drop) from over on the peninsula as soon as the snow clears enough to leave, and put it into the '67 panel with the 3.08 gears, he's not sure how he's going to deal with the front axle, drop is on the pass side right now... the '80 j10 has 3.54s, a 4.2 out of a c7, no computer... t18/np208 just needs to have stuff hooked up and it should run... currently advertising it for parts... the '83 j10 stepside has a d44 rear with 4.10s, a front d44 with 3.31 (original), missing the engine, has a t-5/np208. It's 105 miles away and there is no way of getting it in the driveway with 2' of snow on it... the '86 cj10a has a 3.3L nissan Diesel, tf727, np198(?), 4.88 D70 rear, dummy d44 front, takes Wagoneer axles. it's in the carport and I may go out and try to start it and attempt the hill with it. :) the blazer can barely get out of it's parking space... got one car length up the drive... managed to get it back down where mark had the '85 300D. the '85 300D with chains barely moved around the drive, got about as far as the blazer up the hill... currently sitting in front of the garage. the '91 300D is sitting under 2 feet of snow, I know better than attemtp to move it. :) parked the blazer in front of it... the '99 WJ came down the drive after Christmas Dinner and attempted to pull the '67 J100 out of it's current stuck location, but couldn't... the '80 J10 was scooted over a bit to clear the back end of the panel with a high lift... the '99 wj briefly got stuck attempting an escape last night... made it up about two car lengths and when trying to back down for another run I couldn't go any further until I shoveled some snow out from behind the tires, got it back down... the '99 WJ got out this afternoon in another snow flurry... kept my foot in the throttle body at about 3000 rpm, rotated the steering wheel left and right gently and walked it up to the top... parked it in the upper field again... daughter's '97 xj is out and about... no problems... but she hasn't attempted to come down here... she's a smart kid. ;) my son is out with his friend in his friend's XJ... they promised rain... and it's still snowing quite heavily here... been snowing for hours... it's doubtful I'll get any Jeep projects worked on during this Christmas break. :( john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://johnmeister.com/fotomeister - Trust Jesus: http://freegift.com SAVE power, avoid viruses, use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf SAVE fuel, use synthetics: http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Fri, 26 Dec 2008, Kevin wrote: # In california, I had to scrape 1/4 inch of ice off the windshield of the # jetta to head to work. Had freezing rain last night apparently, there were # crystals on the car from where the rain drops froze upon hitting the car. # Neat to watch, not a lot of fun to deal with the next day. # # I hate parting a solid runner out to make something else run that doesn't # need much, especially something uncommon like a J-truck. Yeah, I know the # panel is pretty uncommon too, but all the panel needs is a custom front # driveshaft and a regear, and you're cooking with gas. If it wasn't for the # cold front and how much fun it would be to pull that behemoth on a trailer # through all the fun weather that has been pummelling the PNW, I'd be seriously # tempted to try to talk you out of that thing. # # It'd probably cost Mark a few hundred bucks to move the panel's 35s to that # 80 J10, and if it's still sporting 4.10s with a granny four speed (208 with # the decent low range that the D20 didn't get, even better), he'd be rollin # in style for an easy day's worth of work. IIRC, the 80 258 didn't have the # computer controlled carb, so it probably runs out quite well too. If he wants # to rock a full size jeep on 35s, that seems to be the easiest way to do it. # # As my big jeeps go, the 83 with 258 and five speed is down for the count # until I get around to swapping in a 4.0 and not t-5, and there's other # things higher on the list. The 77 with 401 is running again, but want to # go through it looking at fuel hoses and probably replace them all before I # put it back on insurance. Found the carb for the 74 (don't ask), and # found the new tank sender, so might get that thing going soon too. # # On Fri, Dec 26, 2008 at 02:36:42PM -0800, john wrote: # > well, the '80 J10 isn't intended to solve the panel issues. # > it's got matched axles for my J10 as well as a good 4.2L, # > and a decent bed for a trailer... but we'll see. still # > snowing... no work is getting done... they were saying # > we'd have rain by 1pm... that the snow level would rise # > to 5000 feet... we're at 350 feet and it's coming down quite # > seriously. # ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 16:10:59 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? have some stuff for sale on Craigslist and know enough not to go for the international postage stamp/money order thing... but a few are trying to buy something via paypal... how would that scam work? is paypal safe for something like that??? trying to sell locally, if not will put it up on ebay... dirty rotton scammers... thanx, john ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://johnmeister.com/fotomeister - Trust Jesus: http://freegift.com SAVE power, avoid viruses, use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf SAVE fuel, use synthetics: http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:51:00 -0500 From: "FParker" Subject: FW: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? I am selling a push bumper on Craig's list - here is one of the responses that I got (bad enough that I get all the low ballers with the "I'll give you $20, whadda think" emails... Thanks very much for the mail , No problem about the price u wanna sell it i will pay u ,The reason I am sending you this email is to make final reconfirmation of it and also to let you know that payment will be by certified Money Order or check . In view of this I need you to email me any information that may be required to send the payment , as I do not want to send the payment to a wrong location lest they gets into the wrong hands. Regarding the shipping, I have a company that takes care of the pick up of my consignments for me and ship to my destination anywhere in the U.S.A. ,you do not worry about shipping, the company will send down a representative to arrange the Sales documentation and the pick up from your end for onward transfer to my destination. I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving anoverdraft payment , which will cover the money for the pickup (pickup and shipping to the final destination) as well as the money to be paid to the company that will take care of the pickup and the documentation with you. So please, as soon as you receive the payment , go and cash them immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you cost of this Item and take a compensation of $80 for stress making you go through, and you will send the rest balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the shipment via the nearest Western Union agent in your area. Deduct the Western Union charges from the balance and send the remaining immediately . The payment will be in your name to make it easier f or you to receive payment, deduct your money and send the balance via Western Union as regards my earlier direction, please reconfirm your details one more time. I will give you the details of the company that you will send t!he balance of the money to once I get a reply and agreement that you will send the money via Western Union money transfer immediately you cash the payment . Once the money is received by the agent, the shipping agent will contact you immediately to arrange the documentation as well as the pick up immediately. So in view of the above, here are some of the details I will need for final assurance of the payment to you. (1) Full Name (2) Mailing address, no p.o.box please (3) your direct telephone number (4)And the final price Once you get back to me with all the above, the payment will be issued out immediately and it will be sent to you . Hope to hear from you immediately. Regards - -----Original Message----- From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net]On Behalf Of john Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 7:11 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? have some stuff for sale on Craigslist and know enough not to go for the international postage stamp/money order thing... but a few are trying to buy something via paypal... how would that scam work? is paypal safe for something like that??? trying to sell locally, if not will put it up on ebay... dirty rotton scammers... thanx, john ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:07:19 -0800 (PST) From: john Subject: RE: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? yep, that one below is a scam... seen it a few times... one guy wanted me to send him an invoice via paypal and ship it overseas... ah ha! that's the scam, NO protection from paypal if it doesn't go to the reciepients home address! I knew there was a catch... will wait for a local sale or put it on ebay... still snowing... hoping to see rain soon... got the wj up top... really wanted to work on jeeps... oh well... the snow was pretty... ;) ----- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Snohomish, Washington -o|||||o- where Jeeps don't rust, they mold http://johnmeister.com/fotomeister - Trust Jesus: http://freegift.com SAVE power, avoid viruses, use LINUX: http://johnmeister.com/tmcp.pdf SAVE fuel, use synthetics: http://AMSOIL.com/redirect.cgi?zo=283461 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------ On Fri, 26 Dec 2008, FParker wrote: # # # I am selling a push bumper on Craig's list - here is one of the responses # that I got (bad enough that I get all the low ballers with the "I'll give # you $20, whadda think" emails... # # # # # # Thanks very much for the mail , No problem about the price u wanna # sell it i will pay u ,The reason I am sending you this email is to # make final reconfirmation of it and also to let you know that # payment will be by certified Money Order or check . In view of this # I need you to email me any information that may be required to send # the payment , as I do not want to send the payment to a wrong location # lest they gets into the wrong hands. # Regarding the shipping, I have a company that takes care of the pick # up of my consignments for me and ship to my destination anywhere in # the U.S.A. ,you do not worry about shipping, the company will send # down a representative to arrange the Sales documentation and the pick # up from your end for onward transfer to my destination. # I also want to alert you on the fact that you will be receiving # anoverdraft payment , # which will cover the money for the pickup (pickup and shipping to the # final destination) as well as the money to be paid to the company that # will take care of the pickup and the documentation with you. So # please, as soon as you receive the payment , go and cash them # immediately, deduct the money that accrues to you cost of this Item # and take a compensation of $80 for stress making you go through, and # you will send the rest balance to the Head Office of the company that # handles the shipment via the nearest Western Union agent in your area. # Deduct the Western Union charges from the balance and send the # remaining immediately . # The payment will be in your name to make it easier f or you to receive # payment, deduct your money and send the balance via Western Union as # regards my earlier direction, please reconfirm your details one more # time. # I will give you the details of the company that you will send t!he balance # of # the money to once I get a reply and agreement that you will send the # money via Western Union money transfer immediately you cash the # payment . # Once the money is received by the agent, the shipping agent will # contact you immediately to arrange the documentation as well as the # pick up immediately. # So in view of the above, here are some of the details I will need for # final assurance of the payment to you. # (1) Full Name # (2) Mailing address, no p.o.box please # (3) your direct telephone number # (4)And the final price # Once you get back to me with all the above, the payment will be issued # out immediately and it will be sent to you . Hope to hear from you # immediately. # Regards # # -----Original Message----- # From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net # [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net]On Behalf Of john # Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 7:11 PM # To: undisclosed-recipients: # Subject: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? # # # have some stuff for sale on Craigslist and know enough # not to go for the international postage stamp/money order # thing... but a few are trying to buy something via paypal... # # how would that scam work? is paypal safe for something like that??? # # trying to sell locally, if not will put it up on ebay... # # dirty rotton scammers... # # thanx, # john # ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:46:50 -0500 From: Paul Brown Subject: Re: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? It is a scam; the money orders will be bogus, but your bank won't let you know that until that Western Union money is long gone. Suggest that your "buyer" use WU to send you money, just as he expects you to send him the "overpayment." ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2008 22:37:41 -0800 From: "Paul Kershner" Subject: RE: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? Now this is a scam that really appeals to anyone who likes fancy cars: No experience necessary to become their "Regional Financial Manager", but look at bullet point #1 and #4... Duh! - -PK - --------------------------------------------------------------------------- BMS, Bullet Motorsports Speedlab, was originally founded to turn "ordinary" BMWs into the fastest race cars possible. BMS race cars have won numerous national championships over the past four years and BMS continues to promote club racing through its driver development program. From their intimate knowledge of the inner workings of BMWs, and countless hours of track time testing products in a high-stress environment, BMS technicians are highly skilled in tuning BMWs and Minis for street applications. There are many misconceptions in the aftermarket tuning industry. Our job is to separate the truth from the hype, for the benefit of our customers. Of course, tuning by itself is insufficient without full knowledge of servicing not only BMW components, but also the full range of aftermarket equipment from superchargers to stereos. There is nothing on your BMW or Mini that BMS can't fix - or if you desire, improve. Today we have a chance to announce a vacancy of a Regional Financial Manager. This is a part-time job position; you will be required to be available 1-2 hours a day. The purpose of this position is to be a part of company internal operational cash flow and deal with the local customer payments in particular. You will specifically be responsible to: - - Coordinate customer payments using your bank account - - Monitor payment delivery thoroughly - - Immediately notify when any payment arrives and inform company head office - - Process customer payments via Western Union and Money Gram services to the company regional warehouses - - Ensure each customer payment is dealt with in a quick, polite and efficient manner - - Make records on each new coming customer payment into a database - - Establish and maintain constructive working environment, so that to ensure high-speed payment delivery, provide the customers with the fastest possible service and attract extra This position reports to a supervisor or manager. You will be paid net 10% commission out of every customer payment you have to deal with, all the related expenses will be covered by the company. BMS - European nicest car design dealership - is looking for motivated, energetic, charismatic individuals to help grow its potential and customer base. No experience is necessary. We will train the right individual. We do however require a great attitude and a healthy work ethic. Good 'people' skills are essential. Apart from that, you must be at least 18 years of age; proficient in Microsoft PC, with excellent communicational, organizational and interpersonal skills and ability to maintain composure during stressful situations. With our track record of success, the diversity of work available and opportunities for promotion, travel and other benefits, BMS is an excellent choice for anyone seeking a job in a dynamic, rewarding and growing industry. If you're ready to make a difference, and not just be "1 of a 100", join us. We offer a career that affords great challenges and job satisfaction. If you show any interest in a position offered, please do not hesitate to visit our web-site for more information or fill in an on-line application form. http://bmspeed.com.ph/job.php We are looking forward to hearing from you ASAP. Yours faithfully, Kay David - -----Original Message----- From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net] On Behalf Of Paul Brown Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 6:47 PM Cc: diesel-benz list; full size jeep list Subject: Re: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? It is a scam; the money orders will be bogus, but your bank won't let you know that until that Western Union money is long gone. Suggest that your "buyer" use WU to send you money, just as he expects you to send him the "overpayment." ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 11:33:53 -0500 From: Paul Brown Subject: Re: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? Oh, this is a different kind of scam. The job title is really "mule," as in helping launder drug payments. Essentially, you're getting drug money into your account, then sending it out of the country. This differs from the usual purchase scams (i.e., refund my "overpayment" via WU). Paul Kershner wrote: > Now this is a scam that really appeals to anyone who likes fancy cars: No > experience necessary to become their "Regional Financial Manager", but look > at bullet point #1 and #4... Duh! > -PK > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > BMS, Bullet Motorsports Speedlab, was originally founded to turn "ordinary" > BMWs into the fastest race cars possible. BMS race cars have won numerous > national championships over the past four years and BMS continues to promote > club racing through its driver development program. From their intimate > knowledge of the inner workings of BMWs, and countless hours of track time > testing products in a high-stress environment, BMS technicians are highly > skilled in tuning BMWs and Minis for street applications. There are many > misconceptions in the aftermarket tuning industry. Our job is to separate > the truth from the hype, for the benefit of our customers. Of course, tuning > by itself is insufficient without full knowledge of servicing not only BMW > components, but also the full range of aftermarket equipment from > superchargers to stereos. There is nothing on your BMW or Mini that BMS > can't fix - or if you desire, improve. > > Today we have a chance to announce a vacancy of a Regional Financial > Manager. This is a part-time job position; you will be required to be > available 1-2 hours a day. The purpose of this position is to be a part of > company internal operational cash flow and deal with the local customer > payments in particular. You will specifically be responsible to: > > - Coordinate customer payments using your bank account > - Monitor payment delivery thoroughly > - Immediately notify when any payment arrives and inform company head office > - Process customer payments via Western Union and Money Gram services to the > company regional warehouses > - Ensure each customer payment is dealt with in a quick, polite and > efficient manner > - Make records on each new coming customer payment into a database > - Establish and maintain constructive working environment, so that to ensure > high-speed payment delivery, provide the customers with the fastest possible > service and attract extra > > This position reports to a supervisor or manager. You will be paid net 10% > commission out of every customer payment you have to deal with, all the > related expenses will be covered by the company. > > BMS - European nicest car design dealership - is looking for motivated, > energetic, charismatic individuals to help grow its potential and customer > base. > No experience is necessary. We will train the right individual. We do > however require a great attitude and a healthy work ethic. Good 'people' > skills are essential. Apart from that, you must be at least 18 years of age; > proficient in Microsoft PC, with excellent communicational, organizational > and interpersonal skills and ability to maintain composure during stressful > situations. > > With our track record of success, the diversity of work available and > opportunities for promotion, travel and other benefits, BMS is an excellent > choice for anyone seeking a job in a dynamic, rewarding and growing > industry. > > If you're ready to make a difference, and not just be "1 of a 100", join us. > We offer a career that affords great challenges and job satisfaction. > > If you show any interest in a position offered, please do not hesitate to > visit our web-site for more information or fill in an on-line application > form. > > http://bmspeed.com.ph/job.php > > > We are looking forward to hearing from you ASAP. > > Yours faithfully, Kay David > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net [mailto:owner-diesel-benz-at-digest.net] On > Behalf Of Paul Brown > Sent: Friday, December 26, 2008 6:47 PM > Cc: diesel-benz list; full size jeep list > Subject: Re: [db] OT - craigslist / paypal scams? > > It is a scam; the money orders will be bogus, but your bank won't let > you know that until that Western Union money is long gone. > > Suggest that your "buyer" use WU to send you money, just as he expects > you to send him the "overpayment." ------------------------------ End of diesel-benz-digest V1 #2947 **********************************