{"id":30496,"date":"2025-01-09T01:03:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T05:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/?p=30496"},"modified":"2025-01-05T23:25:49","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T03:25:49","slug":"too-good-to-be-true","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phsc.ca\/camera\/too-good-to-be-true\/","title":{"rendered":"too good to be true …"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Leitz collapsible 9cm M series lens with rear cap and hood<\/p><\/div>\n

Toronto<\/strong>. One interesting thing done by editor Ev Roseborough was to reprint articles of interest to our members that first appeared elsewhere.<\/p>\n

In May 1991, we hosted Jack Naylor<\/a> who spoke with us about his collection and later distributed a PHSNE<\/a> pamphlet he created showing the many 35mm cameras that predated to famous Leica.<\/p>\n

In issue 20-1 (May\/June 1994) a paper by Jack and fellow collector Dr Burton Rubin was reproduced. The title of the paper is, “Exposing Another\u00a0Camera Fraud<\/em>“. The PHSC journal version is followed by a report of other frauds and is titled, “Collector Scams Increase …”<\/p>\n

Often, a scammer will use a cheaper model of a high end camera (eg Leitz [Leica], Zeiss, Rollei) \u00a0and modify it to appear as a rare very expensive model. In other cases like those reported in 20-1 the actual cameras offered are non-existent and instead a ‘down payment’ or full payment is requested to part the greedy and gullible from hard earned dollars.<\/p>\n

The reproduction of the article by Jack and Burton begins, “Po<\/span>lic<\/span>e <\/span>Sa<\/span>r<\/span>g<\/span>ent G<\/span>ra<\/span>ha<\/span>m a<\/span>nd <\/span>Pos<\/span>tal In<\/span>sp<\/span>ect<\/span>or S<\/span>chi<\/span>erl<\/span>e wer<\/span>e st<\/span>ak<\/span>ed-<\/span>out <\/span>at ‘<\/span>Suit<\/span>e\u00a014<\/span>9′<\/span>, <\/span>on <\/span>J<\/span>anu<\/span>ar<\/span>y 6, <\/span>1<\/span>994. In <\/span>f<\/span>act<\/span>, <\/span>th<\/span>ey wer<\/span>e at B<\/span>ox 1<\/span>49<\/span>, <\/span>a mail dr<\/span>op u<\/span>se<\/span>d <\/span>by Tarh<\/span>eel\u00a0<\/span>liquid<\/span>at<\/span>or<\/span>s at <\/span>a l<\/span>eg<\/span>itim<\/span>at<\/span>e m<\/span>ail <\/span>box and f<\/span>ax\u00a0st<\/span>or<\/span>e at …<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>in\u00a0<\/span>Ch<\/span>arl<\/span>ott<\/span>e, North <\/span>Car<\/span>olin<\/span>a. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Th<\/span>e p<\/span>oli<\/span>ce wer<\/span>e\u00a0waitin<\/span>g f<\/span>or <\/span>th<\/span>e r<\/span>en<\/span>te<\/span>r <\/span>of <\/span>th<\/span>e b<\/span>ox, ‘D<\/span>avid\u00a0<\/span>Willia<\/span>mso<\/span>n’, <\/span>t<\/span>o arri<\/span>ve. H<\/span>e w<\/span>as t<\/span>o pi<\/span>ck up\u00a0<\/span>an <\/span>E<\/span>xpr<\/span>ess M<\/span>ail <\/span>env<\/span>el<\/span>op<\/span>e which <\/span>wa<\/span>s su<\/span>pp<\/span>osed t<\/span>o c<\/span>ont<\/span>ain $<\/span>6,000 sent <\/span>t<\/span>o him b<\/span>y a co<\/span>ll<\/span>ect<\/span>or t<\/span>o purch<\/span>ase a r<\/span>ar<\/span>e Can<\/span>on J c<\/span>am<\/span>er<\/span>a.<\/p>\n

“The we<\/span>ll-know<\/span>n co<\/span>ll<\/span>ec<\/span>to<\/span>r was <\/span>coo<\/span>pe<\/span>ra<\/span>ting\u00a0<\/span>in <\/span>a ‘stin<\/span>g’\u00a0<\/span>with <\/span>th<\/span>e auth<\/span>oriti<\/span>es. Th<\/span>e n<\/span>am<\/span>e ‘Willi<\/span>am<\/span>son’<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>was th<\/span>e ali<\/span>as u<\/span>sed b<\/span>y th<\/span>e b<\/span>ox re<\/span>nt<\/span>e<\/span>r w<\/span>ho a<\/span>l<\/span>so <\/span>use<\/span>d th<\/span>e a<\/span>li<\/span>as ‘<\/span>Willia<\/span>m D.\u00a0<\/span>K<\/span>ee<\/span>n<\/span>e’\u00a0<\/span>in <\/span>th<\/span>e sca<\/span>m<\/span>. ‘Willia<\/span>m<\/span>so<\/span>n’\u00a0a<\/span>rrive<\/span>d, <\/span>picke<\/span>d up <\/span>th<\/span>e <\/span>Ex<\/span>pr<\/span>ess M<\/span>ail <\/span>en<\/span>vel<\/span>ope and <\/span>w<\/span>as arr<\/span>est<\/span>ed<\/span>.<\/p>\n

“H<\/span>e\u00a0gav<\/span>e hi<\/span>s n<\/span>am<\/span>e as J<\/span>ohnn<\/span>y L<\/span>eon <\/span>Bl<\/span>ack<\/span>weld<\/span>er<\/span>, <\/span>age 38. Hi<\/span>s dri<\/span>ver <\/span>‘<\/span>s lic<\/span>en<\/span>se gave an\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>ddress <\/span>in <\/span>Ste<\/span>rling<\/span>, <\/span>Virg<\/span>inia. <\/span>Ste<\/span>rling <\/span>i<\/span>s a\u00a0<\/span>thirt<\/span>y-minu<\/span>te d<\/span>ri<\/span>ve on <\/span>Int<\/span>erstat<\/span>e 66 fr<\/span>om\u00a0<\/span>Vi<\/span>enn<\/span>a, Vir<\/span>gini<\/span>a wh<\/span>er<\/span>e a simil<\/span>ar <\/span>scam <\/span>occurred <\/span>in <\/span>J<\/span>anu<\/span>ar<\/span>y, <\/span>1<\/span>993. B<\/span>oth th<\/span>e Vi<\/span>enn<\/span>a\u00a0l<\/span>ett<\/span>er <\/span>and <\/span>th<\/span>e Ch<\/span>arl<\/span>ott<\/span>e l<\/span>ett<\/span>er <\/span>li<\/span>sted <\/span>so<\/span>m<\/span>e of\u00a0<\/span>th<\/span>e sam<\/span>e r<\/span>ar<\/span>e c<\/span>am<\/span>er<\/span>as.<\/p>\n

“Mr. <\/span>Bl<\/span>ackw<\/span>eld<\/span>er i<\/span>s\u00a0a<\/span>ll<\/span>ege<\/span>d to <\/span>be <\/span>the <\/span>pe<\/span>rpe<\/span>tr<\/span>a<\/span>to<\/span>r o<\/span>f th<\/span>e <\/span>fra<\/span>ud in\u00a0<\/span>Ch<\/span>arl<\/span>ott<\/span>e and h<\/span>e i<\/span>s b<\/span>eli<\/span>eved t<\/span>o h<\/span>ave b<\/span>een\u00a0<\/span>be<\/span>hind <\/span>the <\/span>fra<\/span>ud in <\/span>Virg<\/span>inia w<\/span>hich was\u00a0<\/span>re<\/span>po<\/span>rt<\/span>e<\/span>d in t<\/span>he Ne<\/span>w E<\/span>ng<\/span>la<\/span>nd Jo<\/span>urna<\/span>l No.\u00a0<\/span>138<\/span>-139<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

“Acco<\/span>rding to <\/span>the C<\/span>ha<\/span>rl<\/span>o<\/span>tt<\/span>e<\/span>-Mec<\/span>kl<\/span>enbur<\/span>g p<\/span>olic<\/span>e, <\/span>Bl<\/span>ack<\/span>weld<\/span>er <\/span>w<\/span>as r<\/span>el<\/span>eased\u00a0<\/span>a<\/span>ft<\/span>e<\/span>r pos<\/span>ting $2<\/span>0,<\/span>000 <\/span>ba<\/span>il. <\/span>A fe<\/span>de<\/span>ra<\/span>l tri<\/span>a<\/span>l\u00a0d<\/span>at<\/span>e h<\/span>as n<\/span>ot be<\/span>en <\/span>se<\/span>t …”<\/span><\/p>\n

Members can view all of this article in the pdf file for 20-1 on the free members-only DVD. To join the PHSC, read the MEMBERSHIP sub-menu above (Membership Form) and the article at right (PayPal). Send payment with the form or send the form and use a credit card\/your PayPal account. Have any questions? Just email Lilianne, our very patient Membership Secretary at member@phsc.ca<\/a>. Easy, simple, and inexpensive.<\/p>\n

Of course, fraud today is old hat – telephone scammers try to get your personal info, accuse you of tax evasion, etc. while the internet is rife with scammers selling non-existing goods at ridiculous prices, warning you of missing a parcel, confirming you ordered software etc,. warning you that your email or web \u00a0site will be cancelled, etc. The list goes on and on, Yawn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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