Mr. Pinball's Blacklist--Index of Scammers--Individual Email for Scammer--Brian Matt (brianmatt69@yahoo.com)

Scammer email posted Sun Jul 17 19:26:15 2011

From: Brian Matt (brianmatt69@yahoo.com)
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2011 7:58 PM
Subject: GET BACK TO ME ASAP............

Thanks for your reply,Concerning my inquiry,Am quite comfortable with the 
condition of the item since i won't be making any repairs on it,i will ad 
$50 to it for keeping it for me, Please provide your full Name,Address for 
payment.I am paying by Money Order.It will take few days for payment to get 
to you. As per pick-up, I will make arrange for the pick-up after payment 
has been received by you.I hope it is in good condition?I would have loved 
to come check it out but i am presently away on a business trip,so you can 
send me pics of the item so that i can know it is in good condition,kindly 
get back to me with your name,phone # and mailing address where  payment 
will be sent.I will let you know how i intend to pick it up.

Note:
I would appreciate it if you take the posting off the site today and 
consider it sold to me.As for the pick-up,it would be handled after you 
receive your payment.

Thanks.

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Ignore the scammer. Do not respond to emails. Just delete them.
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DO NOT educate the scammer in any way. Educating a scammer makes them better at scamming the next person.
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DO NOT give the scammer any personal information that they cannot find in a phone book (name, address, and phone.) Feel free to give them lots of incorrect information.

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