[rodgersorgan] ORGAN SCAM, SELLERS BEWARE!!!



Karen and I posted our Rodgers three manual Trillium 927 on this list and on 
several websites dealing in organ sales and uncovered a scam regarding high 
ticket items being sold on the internet. I have also posted this notice on 
Pipechat. The scam involves an item for sale at a good price, our organ for 
example was $41,500.00. Any sales lead is always exciting as you get few, not 
everyone can afford an item like this. The deal is from a foreign country, in 
our case, Nigeria. They offer to buy the item, no arguing over cost, and will 
have a friend in the US conduct the shipping for them. When you agree, they 
will send you a certified check, not for the amount you ask, in our case the 
$41,500, but an amount far exceeding it. It most cases it is over $4500.00 up 
to $10,000.00. This amount is to be sent to someone in the US. You take the 
certified check to the bank and the bank puts a hold on it for seven days. 
They call you saying the check cleared and you can issue the overage. When 
you send your amount off, you wait to hear about shipping the organ. You will 
not hear from anyone except the bank when they notify you the check was no 
good after all. You are out the money you sent on. I found out about this 
from the Chrysler 300 Club International when someone actually got scammed on 
a 300 letter car they were selling for $35,000. They lost $7500 but still 
have the car. Anyone selling anything and get a foreign, or even an offer in 
the US, make sure they wire transfer any money, no phoney checks and no 
payments to others off what you receive. Karen got her Rodgers Trillium 967 
set up today and we love it. Hector Olivera signed the bench for her while 
she was in the hospital so we are especially tickled. Quentin & Karen Smith
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