[extropy-chat] internet car sale scam

[Spike]

> Maybe the guy waiting for the remaining $7000 on the other end of the 
> Western Union link can be arrested by the local police when 
> he shows up, 
> and the $3000 already sent be recovered? Let Johnson say he's praying 
> for Lucky's mother to get better while he solves a little problem 
> delaying the sending of the remaining $7000. Of course I'm 
> assuming here 
> that Lucky is not reading extropy-chat -- seems safe to me :-)
> 
> Jacques

You beat me to it on this Jacques.  Turns out anyone can
pick up money from any Western Union anywhere in the world
with just a name and a claim code.  I wasn't aware of that
either until yesterday.  So we don't know where the other
end is.

spike