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I received an email from a Brian Green (no one I'd ever heard of...I am a writer for a local newspaper, and I imagine that's where he found my name) alerting me that his friend, Daisy Bender, was trying to give away a three year old Yamaha Baby Grand piano worth $23,000. . I contacted Daisy Bender, and she explained that she was moving to France in two weeks, and wanted the piano to go to a good home. She sent me pictures of the instrument, and said it was stored in a climate controlled facility in Little Rock, Arkansas. She did not give any phone numbers or addresses. I contacted the company she named ( Metro GlobalLink Logistics & Freight Forwarding®) and they sent me an estimate of shipping costs, spanning from 3 day shipping for approximately $3000 down to 21 day shipping for $1475. It was then that i checked with the BBB and learned it was a scam. I did not send money, so I lost nothing but gained a lot of wisdom...basically, if it sounds too good to be true, it usually is.