KAT500

[ws6x.ars]

Hello,

I have a guy trying to sell me a used KAT500, SN 0296. He sent me an actual
photo with the SN clearly showing. Also in the photo is KPA500 SN 0702.
Something seems suspicious. I did a Google image search, but the results
were inconclusive.

Does anyone in this group own, or has ever owned this pair?

Please contact me off list.

Thanks,

Jim - WS6X

 

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[ws6x.ars]

Hello Again,

Sorry for being so “mysterious” yesterday. Several of you have written, some with helpful suggestions, but many being curious about what I thought was “suspicious” about the KAT500 transaction.

Briefly, I have learned when you place a “WTB:” ad on QTH.com, you often encounter one of the lurking scammers, who will offer to sell you the item you are wanting. They will spoof an unsuspecting, legitimate ham, who does not include an email address in their QRZ listing. There are several tell-tale signs of such an operation, and such was the case yesterday with the offer to sell me KAT500, SN 0296.

I wrote this group yesterday, hoping that perhaps the rightful owner would step forward. Sure enough, last evening the real owner of the equipment contacted me. Interestingly, asking for a close-up photo clearly showing the Serial Number will usually stop these guys in their tracks, but yesterday the scammer provided me with that photo. These guys are becoming very sophisticated.

Anyway, thanks for bearing with me while I outed this scammer.

73 es Stay Safe,

Jim – WS6X

 

P.S. I’m still looking for a KAT500. Any offers? 😊

 

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[Grant Youngman-2]

Glad you got this figured out.  I was hit the same way on a WTB ad.  Fortunately, the payment instructions in the offer to sell just didn’t smell quite right.  And sure enough, I contacted the supposed seller, and he didn’t know what I was talking about.

It’s a “buyer beware” world out there ..

Grant NQ5T

> On Feb 6, 2021, at 8:38 AM, [hidden email] wrote:
>
> Hello Again,
>
> Sorry for being so “mysterious” yesterday. Several of you have written, some with helpful suggestions, but many being curious about what I thought was “suspicious” about the KAT500 transaction.
>
> Briefly, I have learned when you place a “WTB:” ad on QTH.com, you often encounter one of the lurking scammers, who will offer to sell you the item you are wanting. They will spoof an unsuspecting, legitimate ham, who does not include an email address in their QRZ listing. There are several tell-tale signs of such an operation, and such was the case yesterday with the offer to sell me KAT500, SN 0296.
>
> I wrote this group yesterday, hoping that perhaps the rightful owner would step forward. Sure enough, last evening the real owner of the equipment contacted me. Interestingly, asking for a close-up photo clearly showing the Serial Number will usually stop these guys in their tracks, but yesterday the scammer provided me with that photo. These guys are becoming very sophisticated.
>

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[Rich NE1EE-2]

On 2021-02-06 08:38:-0500, [hidden email] wrote:
>Anyway, thanks for bearing with me while I outed this scammer.

Thanks for posting this thread. I really had my eyes opened on a subject I am naive about...

~R~
72/73 de Rich NE1EE
The Dusty Key
On the banks of the Piscataqua

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