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A friend of mine forwarded me a piano being given away on FB Marketplace and when i emailed her she responded - "My sister told me about you, and i would really love to give it to you. I have told her to take it off from the market place since you are interested in taking it…. The Yamaha Piano used to be owned and played by my husband who is now deceased and it was last tuned in March before he passed away. I'm almost done moving my properties and I don't think my husband will be happy if I sell his piano, at the same time I'm not happy seeing it around because of less storage I have in my new house so I'm hoping to give it out to someone who is a passionate lover of the instrument. It's currently with the movers I hired to move my properties from my house.. if you really don't mind making new arrangements with the movers, I can attempt to get in touch with them. This should not attract too many charges since the distance can be recovered within a day..I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but do let me know if you wish that I get through to the movers. Just so you know I'm not giving out a scrap or a waste, it’s in immaculate condition." I replied that we were interested and she responded right away-" I’m very excited it’s going to a good home. I got through to the movers now in order to let them know they will move the piano back.. All you need to do now is to contact them and make new arrangements as regards to the rerouting process. I also would like you to take some pictures when it arrives at your house and send them to me.. You should present this Referral ID: YGB90JALAS5 to them via live chat on their website at http://duffypianomovers.services to initiate a reroute.. Let them know Rebecca Williams referred you and give me feedback. I clicked on the link and started a chat with "the movers" they wanted 50% now and were willing to store it for a few months for free. I asked them about the condition of the piano and they said it was pack up already but they sent me pictures that did not match the piano that was advertised. after further searching on google i came upon a post on the BBB website of a scam from 4 months prior with the identically worded email even with the same ref ID! Turns out the website was a fake copy of a real moving company
Targeted Person's Location
NY, USA - 11559
Scam Type
Phishing
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Business name
Unknown
Date Reported
July 10, 2024
Scam ID
865298
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