Offered a Sawmill for free????

[SawyerTed]

@GRANITEstateMP isn't Shelia Karen's Bat Stuff Crazy sister?  

[rusticretreater]

The scammer would ask for a delivery fee, document processing fee, would say she was living somewhere else, disabled and not able to travel to the location of the mill.  Wire the money or send gift cards.

BTW, the mill is parked near a bridge that is also for sale.  You could charge a toll and get rich!

[just_sawing]

I just Asked for what it will cost to deliver the mill. Might as well have some fun. 

[rastis]

Easiest way to determine if it's a scam is check the email address. Is it coming from a gmail.com or .in or .ru or something similar? Generally the suffix indicates country of origin. Reviewing the email header also works. The header will give details on the path the message took.

[Ianab]

Ironically I did actually get a free sawmill. 

Back in the day Peterson asked me to do some real world testing with their prototype JP mill. They dropped it off, and we sawed some logs, took some pictures and video etc. OK, that was all cool. 

A few months later they turned up at the door, with the mill, and said I could keep it. It's still the prototype one, so a few things have been improved on the production models, but it it still works fine. 

Oh, and when I bought the house it came with a free bridge. It wasn't over the stream, but it was an old steel car hoist left near the stream. Just had to haul it into place over the stream and install some decking (cut with the free sawmill)

So, free stuff does happen, but VERY seldom from random emails....

[just_sawing]

Emailed her back and this is what I got.
Hello Roy I fell sick for some days now cause of the weather, I already gave you my brother's email, I did tell him about you texting him he would have delivered it to you ever since shouldn't cost you up to 500$ I'm not sure but you can discuss with him, someone else also sent me an email consigning the machine but I'm yet to respond, if you are no longer interested then I can tell them to come pick it up

Just a little fun. Has anyone else been contacted

[just_sawing]

Just got a Email from the brother. He is very cheap for shipping this mill from overseas. 
Hello Mr Roy, I hope you are having a wonderful day. Kindly send me the address you want the machine to be delivered to, Sheila said you are in Liberty TN, delivery there would cost you $350. I think this is a fair amount due to the size of this machine and the snow.

[YellowHammer]

That's a killer deal! I assume their next step is to ask for shipping in advance?  Or your credit card number?  

I knew I should have kept driving but got cold feet at the shore of the Atlantic.  Oh well.  

[SawyerTed]

@YellowHammer 

Robert, if you catch the ferry from Chapel Hill and get the bridge from Hatteras to Penzance.  It's a quick trip through the Chunnel to Calais.  From there you should be able to take your truck anywhere on the Continent.  

[just_sawing]

This is the Brother with the address. 

Noah Fowler 
From:
noahfowlerlove@gmail.comTo:
Roy Haney
Fri, Feb 21 at 2:06 PM


1501 S 29th St, Kansas City, KS 66106 here's my sister's address. For the delivery which payment method would you prefer? I accept cashapp, PayPal or Zelle 

[just_sawing]

I just Emailed them that I had to come to Smithville Missouri and would come by and see the Mill and pay in Cash.  

[YellowHammer]

It's now in Kansas?  I just got off the boat in Calais and pulled into a donut shop.  How big is Europe?  Is there anything worth sightseeing here?  I mean more than I can see in Alabama ?  

[Resonator]

he would have delivered it to you ever since shouldn't cost you up to 500$

 
delivery there would cost you $350.

So which is it?

[Nebraska]

Well shoot I've got a son maybe 10 /15 miles from there. He's ran a mill before I could get him to look. 

[just_sawing]

Just emailed.

At the address and there is no Sawmill I don't understand.
Roy

[just_sawing]

just got a Email back

• That's my sister's home address I gave to you as you requested, what don't you understand?
  
  
  Show original message
  Roy Haney
• From:
  just_sawing@yahoo.comTo:
  Noah FowlerSat, Feb 22 at 7:17 AM
  
  Sorry What is the location of the Machine. Since I'm here I might as well touch it.
  Roy
  

[just_sawing]

• 
  
  Noah Fowler 
  From:
  To:
  Roy Haney
  Sat, Feb 22 at 7:29 AM
  
  
  I'm out for delivery call my sister she's still in the hospital but she can send someone over 
  
  
  Show original message
  
  
  
  
• 
  
  Roy Haney 
  From:
  just_sawing@yahoo.comTo:
  Noah Fowler
  Sat, Feb 22 at 7:31 AM
  
  
  
  That's OK.
  Where is the Sawmill?
  Roy

[just_sawing]

More correspondence

Mr Roy I said you should talk to Sheila, I'm sure you have her contact she can give you all the details you need I only contacted you because she asked me to deliver her late son's machine to you but it seems you've got other plans of doing the delivery yourself I'm currently out of town working, making other deliveries around so contact her to give you any information you need or go see her in the hospital and discuss with her. I don't know what arrangements you had with her to go see the machine but she's in the best place to give you all the information's you need. 
Thanks 
I think they are giving up
 

[just_sawing]

Just can't give me an address.What a Shame
Sheila John From:
blessingjohn4994To:
Roy Haney
Sat, Feb 22 at 5:04 PM


You would have given an head up you were coming so I make arrangements, send the delivery fee to Noah he leaves for work very early so I'll give him the keys to the sawmill tonight so he can deliver it to your address Tomorrow, I'm so sorry for the inconvenience, I didn't know you were coming over yourself 

[LogPup]

Darn.  The last house on the street is 1528.

[T4R11]

The pretext was the sale of the mill but the scam may be getting you to click on the link and/or download the picture/files. Anyone that did might want to run their virus protection software. Caution might be in order engaging these fools in dialogue (social engineering scheme).

[just_sawing]

Just Emailed probably for the last time.


Roy Haney 
From:
just_sawing@yahoo.comTo:
Sheila John
Mon, Feb 24 at 7:21 AM



Really hate that I have not been able to connect with you and give your brother the money for transportation. It is crazy that I ended up over here. You will be very happy at where we have figured out to take the machine. It is going to make a difference in many lifes that were hurt during the floods.
Can we meet?
Roy

[YellowHammer]

Oh, that was a GOOD one! 

[just_sawing]

It appears that I am not going to get the MIll. 

Sheila John 
From:
blessingjohn4994@gmail.comTo:
Roy Haney
Tue, Feb 25 at 3:58 AM


To be honest Roy you don't look serious about getting this machine, this machine is worth tens of thousands of dollars and you act like you're the one doing us a favor, last night I sent emails out to other sawmills in the area if anyone is interested they should come take it, if you need the machine send the delivery fee to Noah and get him to deliver it to you. I talked to him yesterday and he said you don't look serious about getting the machine you do not even reply to his messages
My reply::
Roy Haney 
To:
Sheila John
Tue, Feb 25 at 7:09 AM

You take all the fun out of it.
The mill that you listed in in the Netherlands for sale.
You have been the entertainment for the Forestry Forum Network where I have been posting your emails.
Yes you are a fraud and not a very good one. 
Just remember there are a lot of good people on the edge that your greed hurts. When they go over the edge you will never be able to come back from hurting them. 

[just_sawing]

Noah Fowler 
From:
noahfowlerlove@gmail.comTo:
Roy Haney
Sat, Feb 22 at 2:27 PM


Yes the sawmill is about 45 mins away from Sheila house, why don't you want to talk to my sister about coming to see her? She said you never told her you were coming yourself today

This is the so called brother that is going to bring me the Mill from the Neatherlands for $350