[ANSTHRLD] Con artist alert being passed from The Middle Kingdom

[Lanen de Wylde]

I wouldn't usually but, it
came from another SCA
person....
Lann~

----- Original Message ----- >
> > Greetings Everyone,
> >
> > Within the last day or so,
a polish Man by the name of
Pawel T.
> > Nowak, contacted Giovanni
and offered to sell him a
XVIII Century
> > Katana for $400.00, but
could not tell him where he
found his email
> > address.  When I contact a
stranger for info, that is the
first
> > thing that I do after I
introduce myself.   It bugged
me.  It also
> > bugged me that though the
guy did produce pics of
something that
> > looked like a pretty
roughed up Katana, the guy did
not provide pics
> > of the authenticity docs
he claimed he had, so I did
some digging. I
> > looked the guy up and this
is what I found:
> >
> >
> > Apparently, he used to
sell fake shipwreck maps and
other false info
> > to divers.
> >
> >
http://www.treasurenet.com/for
um/shipwrecks/messages/1003490
.shtml
> >
> >
http://www.treasurenet.com/for
um/shipwrecks/messages/1003504
.shtml
> >
> >
http://www.ukdiving.co.uk/ukdi
ving/wreckforum/messages/1377.
html
> >
> >
http://www.senac.com/forums/78
53/bin/486.html
> >
> >
http://www.thetreasuredepot.co
m/cgi-bin/scuba/scuba_config.p
l?
> > read=906
> >
> > It also appears that this
year, he discovered the
Budoseek website
> > and Sword Forums.
> >
> >
http://www.budoseek.net/vbulle
tin/showthread.php?
> >
t=4995&goto=nextoldest>&goto=n
extoldest
> >
> >
http://forums.swordforum.com/s
howthread.php?
> >
s=&threadid=31048&highlight=Pa
wel+Nowak
> >
> > I have a strong suspicion
that he may have gotten
Giovanni's contact
> > info from cruising the
Armor Archive.
> >
> > Mr. Nowak has 2 different
email addresses that he gives
out.  They
> > are:
> > Tomasnowak at hotmail.com and
goldenwrecks at hotmail.com
> >
> > Mr. Nowak's MO seems to be
to offer the sword to more
than
> > one 'victim' at the same
time.  I am sure that he has
targeted
> > others on the Middle
Bridge and on the Armor
Archive as well.  I am
> > not on these two lists,
but would appreciate it
(though not as much
> > as the next potential
victim) if somebody could
please forward this
> > information and also cross
post it to other lists as they
believe it
> > is necessary.
> >
> > Let us all work together
to keep this con artist from
victimizing
> > our friends.
> >
> > YIS,
> >
> > Renee
> > Shire of Greyhope,
> > The Middle Kingdom
>
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