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Date:         Sun, 6 Jul 2014 11:25:01 -0400
Reply-To:     Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jason <uberhare@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: 1991 Syncro for sale
Comments: To: Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca>
In-Reply-To:  <1E508CBB-B735-4777-A2A5-879066B14464@NBNET.NB.CA>
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Scam. Just got the bait email about being overseas.

Jason

On Sun, Jul 6, 2014 at 8:29 AM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:

> It didn't strike me as African or Haitian so much but there were strange > word choices. It does not read as strangely as something coming out of > Google translate, but perhaps a software translation aide was used in-part. > > > > On 06-Jul-2014, at 09:00, <jpalmer@mymts.net> <jpalmer@mymts.net> wrote: > > > By odd you mean different? Like African French? > > > > Jeff > > > > Sent from my iPad > > > >> On Jul 6, 2014, at 5:16 AM, "Roy Nicholl" <RNicholl@NBNET.NB.CA> wrote: > >> > >> Agreed ... I received such a reply yesterday and the French was a > little odd. > >> > >>> On 06-Jul-2014, at 00:52, Jason wrote: > >>> > >>> Got a reply today! It was in french, even though I replied in > English. It was very long & generic looking, like he sent the same reply > to all to emailed. Starting to look like a scam. > >>> > >>> Jason > >>> > >>> > >>> On Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 6:48 PM, Roy Nicholl <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> > wrote: > >>> Jason, > >>> > >>> I responded yesterday (when the advert had only been viewed 20 times) > en français and have not had a response either. A hoax is not out of the > possibility, but perhaps the first responder has a new van. > >>> > >>> Roy > >>> > >>>> On 04-Jul-2014, at 19:36, Jason wrote: > >>>> > >>>> I replied awhile ago and never got a response....maybe they didnt > like my English! Cherry looking if its real. > >>>> > >>>> Jason > >>>> > >>>> On Jul 4, 2014 3:07 PM, "Roy Nicholl" <RNicholl@nbnet.nb.ca> wrote: > >>>> Or some old retired guy who's owned it since 1991, looked up the book > value, and figured he's doing well at 8800. > >>>> > >>>>> On 04-Jul-2014, at 15:53, Chris S. wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> Looks nice even in French :-). At that price there must be some > foreign transaction involved or some shipping company transfer deal. > >>>>> > >>>>> Chris. > >>>>> > >>>>> Wysłane z iPhone'a > >>>>> > >>>>> Dnia Jul 4, 2014 o godz. 14:04 OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> > napisał(a): > >>>>> > >>>>>> It displays in English in my OperaBrowser ~ Seems > WayToGoodToBeTrue ~ > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > ORR ~ DeanB > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> On 3 Jul , 2014, at 7:42 PM, Roy Nicholl wrote: > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> All, > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> A clean and fairly original 1991 Syncro Westfalia for a low price. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > http://www.kijiji.ca/v-vr-motorise/saint-jean-sur-richelieu/westfalia-campeur-complet-bus-nouveau-moteur-embrayage-et-pack/1001609921?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Had I come across this a couple of months ago, I would have been > tempted ... even if its not a diesel. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> The advertisement is en français, if anyone needs help with > reading it, let me know. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Roy > >>> > >>> >


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