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Apr 22, 2012 | 03:34 PM

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texxas

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From: Dallas, Texas

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Originally Posted by bkeese

Any one else getting Teletype responses to ads from overseas? These Nigerians have figured out a way to use the overseas operators designed for deaf people to scam everyone trying to sell something that is posted on the internet. It must be a free service they are using to call phone numbers listed in the ad. I've had dozens of these calls. It burns me up that these crooks are using a service designed for the handicapped.

My sister is deaf and has used the teletype (TTY) service for years to call us. It isn't free but paid for by US taxpayers, you and me! This makes me sick.
Everytime I post a parts wanted ad on 442.com I get slammed with bogus offers of parts in the UK. I guess every good 442 parts is overseas? 442.com won't post the portion of the ad I wrote that warns these lowlifes away.(Like that would work anyway) It has gotten to where I can't use that site to access parts anymore.
I had scammer problems a little while back whem I was trying to sell my father's car after he passed. I posted about it on another site that I'll link here.
http://www.73-77olds.com/forums/show...highlight=scam