I received this email from a friend of mine, who has some items listed on ebay. She got this email today and immediately thought of me. Anyone ever hear of this one? Although the buyer has a reasonable user rating, this whole thing stinks to me:
From:
beespajamas@derquer.tv
Sent: Saturday, April 17, 2004 5:19 PM
Subject: Spam Alert: Question from eBay Member: Signature Lipstick, Tickled Pink lip polish
Question from eBay Member: Signature Lipstick, Tickled Pink lip polish
Dear feylin1,
Hi, my best friends are having a wedding in 3 days and I would like to make a present for them. I want it to be something special. For example your lipstick packed in a gift wrap with a card inside for a bride. Please let me know which colours and manufacturers you got in stock. Also I want to to send $500 via Western Union to a bridegroom as an additional part of my present. The only problem is I want to make them surprised and doesn't want them to know that the present is from me. I am looking for a seller who could help me with that. I will pay for a lipstick, packaging, express shipping and WU fees of course. They live in Ukraine, not in the USA. Please let me know if you could help me with that! I want you to ship everything to him directly and to send the money present via Western Union either. I could even pay you for a trouble let's say $200 - please understand it's very important for me! I hope to hear from you soon! Have a nice day!!! ___________
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Thank you,
beespajamas
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