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pls help? scam time? - 10/14/2008 1:37:16 PM

pahunkboy

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Hello.

I recieved in postal mail a letter -an invoice/reciept. It is in German no English. It says no need to pay.

http://www.messe-muenchen.de/

it seems to go to this site.

I checked one of my charge cards- and Im ok.

Why would some place send me a receipt when I did not order anything from there?

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hmm in translation-

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.messe-muenchen.de%2F&lp=de_en&btnTrUrl=Translate

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RE: pls help? scam time? - 10/14/2008 1:54:57 PM

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Right name wrong address? I know overseas, they have a hard time with our addressing system...

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RE: pls help? scam time? - 10/14/2008 1:58:32 PM

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The place excists.
just mail them and ask what it is. Do you go more often to fairs?

here is their english website
http://www.messe-muenchen.de/en/Home
no need to translate it yourself

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RE: pls help? scam time? - 10/14/2008 2:08:29 PM

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you may already have won 10,000,000 german dollars.....

wait....thats euro dollars isnt it??

reply fast!!!!

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RE: pls help? scam time? - 10/14/2008 2:27:16 PM

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ORIGINAL: JustDarkness

The place excists.
just mail them and ask what it is. Do you go more often to fairs?

here is their english website
http://www.messe-muenchen.de/en/Home
no need to translate it yourself

Thank you!

yes- I had better ask some questions here. I dont like if anyone is using my name and address. I dont go to fairs... the name is correct as is the address.

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RE: pls help? scam time? - 10/14/2008 5:47:52 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

Hello.

I recieved in postal mail a letter -an invoice/reciept. It is in German no English. It says no need to pay.

http://www.messe-muenchen.de/

it seems to go to this site.

I checked one of my charge cards- and Im ok.

Why would some place send me a receipt when I did not order anything from there?

?
hmm in translation-

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.messe-muenchen.de%2F&lp=de_en&btnTrUrl=Translate

First of all...I'm not going to link up to a site that you've already spent a great deal of time presuming is questionable.

Secondly....if it seems to be too good to be true....

(It's probably some psycho ex bitch ex wife / boyfriend that you shouldn't agree to anything they say anyways).

(Don't forget to tip your waitress).

(I'm here all week).

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RE: pls help? scam time? - 10/14/2008 9:17:42 PM

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It seems to be promoting tourism. Probably someone sold their list.

Global Computer did that to me and there ain't no forgiving, I never got one piece of spam until I applied for those rebates which took forever to get here. NEVER EVER deal with a rebate from onrebates.com, and I mean ever. They just about wrecked one of my favorite email addys.

More some other time, like how to find out who sold their list with your name on it. I know how, and much my my dismay, a US navy based group violated, and the calls started. They have been told and have been cut off totally. Shame, but shame on them.

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RE: pls help? scam time? - 10/15/2008 5:36:45 AM

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Yeah T, I wondered if it was some sort of promo to get people excited. Spammers tend to not spend money on postage. I did take a few subsrciptions and .....hmm Im on the Art Institute Chicago list, hmm, rebates... gosh- I must have got 10 emails tracting a $5 rebate. annoying as hell.

the email addy on it is bad. none of my charge cards were charged - so I guess I should just relax.

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RE: pls help? scam time? - 10/15/2008 5:39:06 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: LookieNoNookie

quote:

ORIGINAL: pahunkboy

Hello.

I recieved in postal mail a letter -an invoice/reciept. It is in German no English. It says no need to pay.

http://www.messe-muenchen.de/

it seems to go to this site.

I checked one of my charge cards- and Im ok.

Why would some place send me a receipt when I did not order anything from there?

?
hmm in translation-

http://babelfish.yahoo.com/translate_url?doit=done&tt=url&intl=1&fr=bf-home&trurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.messe-muenchen.de%2F&lp=de_en&btnTrUrl=Translate

First of all...I'm not going to link up to a site that you've already spent a great deal of time presuming is questionable.

Secondly....if it seems to be too good to be true....

(It's probably some psycho ex bitch ex wife / boyfriend that you shouldn't agree to anything they say anyways).

(Don't forget to tip your waitress).

(I'm here all week).

It is unlikely to be an ex. or a partner of an ex.

The irony is my name was spelled corrrectly and it is hard to spell.

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RE: pls help? scam time? - 10/15/2008 5:40:36 AM

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The link itself is trustworthy..|I mean the complex that organizes fairs.
Please let them know.their name is propably beeing abused. They have more power to act then you have.

not to irritate people..but most spam and such we cause urselfs..by leaving info and not reading the small letters.

ps2 Munich is a lovely city...go if you get an invitation :P

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RE: pls help? scam time? - 10/15/2008 5:41:46 AM

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From looking at the site, it could be that you are on a customer list of one of their exhibitors. Exhibitors can have "entrance tickets" to the expositions sent to their customers (actually a receipt, which you exchange for a ticket at the door). Sounds like you're worrying over nothing.

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RE: pls help? scam time? - 10/15/2008 9:02:59 AM

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That actually sounds quite plausible Cali. Lots of places will send out some free tickets, it's in the budget.

It's just a shame that if it is all legit, that there are so many scams out there that false flags are glowing red. Of course that doesn't mean a total free ride, just entrance. You wouldn't go to Germany without money.

So Hunk, your name is hard to spell ? Are you Polak like me ? Is your name like R. Czxycxz or something like that ? If so I got stories about Grampa. He was smart, but he had days. I mean I can see where some Polak jokes came from. (thanks stella for correcting me on the spelling of the word).

Anyway, your mail, does it even resemble a ticket, or part of it. Like a number stamped on it or something ? It could be an entrance pass to something. Know anyone going to Germany soon ?

T

PS, that email was awesome, I especially liked the part about the Japanese scientists who invented the camera.......

T

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RE: pls help? scam time? - 10/15/2008 9:13:43 AM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: JustDarkness

The link itself is trustworthy..|I mean the complex that organizes fairs.
Please let them know.their name is propably beeing abused. They have more power to act then you have.

not to irritate people..but most spam and such we cause urselfs..by leaving info and not reading the small letters.

ps2 Munich is a lovely city...go if you get an invitation :P

The site is indeed a valid one. It will display in English, too. I had to go to the original German site to read it because the babelfish translation was unintelligable.

München is my favorite city on the planet.

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RE: pls help? scam time? - 10/15/2008 10:37:43 AM

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That actually sounds quite plausible Cali. Lots of places will send out some free tickets, it's in the budget.

It's just a shame that if it is all legit, that there are so many scams out there that false flags are glowing red. Of course that doesn't mean a total free ride, just entrance. You wouldn't go to Germany without money.

So Hunk, your name is hard to spell ? Are you Polak like me ? Is your name like R. Czxycxz or something like that ? If so I got stories about Grampa. He was smart, but he had days. I mean I can see where some Polak jokes came from. (thanks stella for correcting me on the spelling of the word).

Anyway, your mail, does it even resemble a ticket, or part of it. Like a number stamped on it or something ? It could be an entrance pass to something. Know anyone going to Germany soon ?

T

PS, that email was awesome, I especially liked the part about the Japanese scientists who invented the camera.......

T

yes- I am Polish.   ironically the extended family all changed their name.   My dad did not. [in those days Poles werent hired]   knowing that dad respected his heritage, I dont get mad when anyone slams my name...because we valued it and kept it.
Mom is not Polish. They met in Virginia on a beach. He was in the Navy.   The Polish grandmother was bold and brutesh, mom would say..."too bad that ship, (that she came over in) did not sink".   LMAO.

The good part- is living in a very English area, when my name comes up we know exactly who it is. Tho- if in trouble - say a family member- same thing. lol

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