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Got a e mail from someone saying he was Larry Smith,
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Happy to hear from you, I am sorry for bothering you with this mail, I need to get an iTunes gift card for my Niece, Its her birthday but i can't do this now because I'm currently traveling and i tried purchasing online many times but unfortunately no luck with that. Can you get it from any store or supermarket around you? I'll pay back as soon as i am back. Please let me know if you can be of assistance.Total amount needed to is $300 in $100 or $50 denomination from any store or supermarket around you. please I need you to scratch the back of the card to reveal the pin, then take a snap shot of the back showing the pin and reply me back of the cards picture have them sent to me here so i can forward it to her. Once again thanks and God bless.


From: AUTO PARTS,BOBS ANTIQUE TO PARTS <modelt2001@comcast.net>
Sent: Friday, February 14, 2020 3:10 PM
To: Larry Smith <origsmith@hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Good Turn !

What do you need? Bob
On February 14, 2020 at 7:46 AM Larry Smith <origsmith@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

Good Day,
How are you doing? I was wondering if i can get a quick favor from you.

Awaiting your response.

Regards
Larry

I got the same "how are you doing, need a favor" email - deleted it.

I got the same thing this morning

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Hey Larry,

I need your help. There is a completely original 1909 touring for sale in Connecticut. I am traveling right now. Would you please do me a favor and buy it for me, and have it shipped to Los Angeles, and polish the brass for me. I will pay you back.

Your friend,
Charles Ponzi

I got the same: "I need a favor" . . . . .

I got it too.
Told him to call me after I get home from work. Replied that he was traveling and couldn't communicate by cell. Got the need an iTunes card for my niece's birthday for $300.
I said to email me back with a complete description of "my vintage car, which you are very familiar with". I doubt I'll hear back from the scumbag.

My email asked money for Model T Airbags - Model T Dragster Chute - Model T Driver Ejector Seat With GPS Locator ...

Sounded reasonable to me ...


FJ

FreighTer Jim wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 14, 2020 12:12 pm

My email asked money for Model T Airbags - Model T Dragster Chute - Model T Driver Ejector Seat With GPS Locator ...

FJ

oooohhhh....I want a Model T ejector seat!

Just hit something Don, its already there!

I received the "I got a favor" email ,market it spam & deleted. I hope that's the end of it, seems like you may need to change your password.

Larry

Same here, "how are you doing, need a favor" message, but not from your email address, so your email contacts on your PC are compromised, and has been hacked.

Time to fix, install new anti-virus program.

It was titled “Good Turn!” Here is a copy of it:

Good Day,
How are you doing? I was wondering if i can get a quick favor from you.

Awaiting your response.

Regards
Larry

If you want this scamer to be captured or blocked it needs to be reported. The scamer is using sbcglobal.net owned by AT&T so you can easily report it by .... simply forwarding the email to AT&T at abuse@att.net Never click on anything within the suspicious email

Dallas Landers wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 14, 2020 12:44 pm

Just hit something Don, its already there!

Same here. I think he got us off the forum.

Well I don't really even know what a itunes card is so I would be in a pickle to try to help him if it was a legit thing.Has Mr Smith responded to anyone in reference to this yet? His computer may be highjacked with ransom ware I heard about a while back.The hacker wants itbit coins or something to undo his hack or you don't git in your computer.

Yup. Larry seems to need a lot of iTunes cards.

I'm watching the TV show, "Who Do You Trust", Will the real Original (Larry) Smith, please stand up?

Guys, he cant respond if he is on the road! Send all the cards to me and when he goes by I will give them to him.

So what is the right email to contact Larry? or his phone number.

I bought a part from him.

thx

Try sending a message thru the PM's here, he is not hard to find on the forums.

I was able to talk to him finally.

Thank you MTFCA.