[meteorite-list] [meteorite_sale] Iron Meteorite for sale

From: Michael Farmer <meteoriteguy_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 21:01:07 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <20070504040107.72073.qmail_at_web33103.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

It is now clear that this is a classic Nigerian scam.
The person is looking around the internet, finding
photos of real meteorites, then trying to sell them to
suckers. In the emails to me, he wanted only western
union money for shipping the meteorite. It is clear
that he has no meteorite to ship, and will simply
pocket the money you send for shipping the meteorite
for you to look at.
People, if I have said it once, I have said it a
thousand times, deal only with people you know,
otherwise, the chances of getting ripped off are too
high.
Michael Farmer

--- Norm Lehrman <nlehrman at nvbell.net> wrote:

> All,
>
> The same guy tried to sell me an achondrite earlier
> today:
>
> "Hi,
> I'm Bob Frankline an American resident presently on
> a
> volunteer mission
> at the Shisong Catholic Hospital(NW) of Cameroon,and
> an ardent lover of meteorites.I have a NWA
> achondrite(ahow), weighs 735g for sale.It was
> found in 2005 in the North West African Desert and i
> happened to have bought it while i was in
> Mauritania.It is very nice looking.I'm offering it
> at
> a reasonable price of $1700.If you're interested
> please do get incontact
> with me.
> Thanks
> Frankline
>
>
> Be careful out there!
> Norm
> http://TektiteSource.com
>
>
> --- Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hello Bob, Lists,
> > Beware of a seller calling himself Bob Frankline,
> > who is attempting to
> > pass off a Chinga (currently on the Labenne
> webside,
> > weight 499g) as a
> > Mauritanian/NWA iron of any weight (he stated that
> > it weighed 1091g).
> >
> > I did some sleuthing; the picture that was sent to
> > me sure looked like
> > a Chinga, so I searched for Chinga meteorites on
> > google and the third
> > hit was, well, it showed me the very same picture
> > that I'd been sent
> > of his "1091g Mauritanian meteorite."
> >
> > See here for the picture that he sent to me:
> >
> >
>
http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f306/JUtas/wals.jpg
> >
> > and here for the Labennes' site and the identical
> > image:
> >
> >
>
http://www.meteorites.tv/index.html?lang=en-us&target=d428.html
> >
> > The seller stated that it had been "analysed in
> > polytechnique de Vincent
> > Bordeaux,in France when [he] was on transit to
> > Cameroon from Mauritania."
> > I tend to be trusting with such things, but this
> was
> > an odd story, so
> > I asked for more pictures/information, etc.
> >
> > He said that he would prefer to leave it uncut,
> but
> > that it had aready
> > been analysed with the following results:
> >
> > Chemically it contains 26.7%Ni,76%martensite and
> > 24%taesite,0.072ppm Ge
> > 0.177ppm Ga and finally it is 11.7ppm Ir.
> >
> > Load of crap, as you can see, both the data and
> the
> > fact that it was
> > analysed without being cut.
> >
> > So...beware of a 'Bob Frankline' or old material
> > being passed off as a
> > 'new NWA iron.' If the story's suspicious, or the
> > irons doesn't look
> > like a desert iron, just me mindful...
> >
> > Regards,
> > Jason
> >
> >
> > On 5/2/07, frankline bob <bobfrank2005 at gmail.com >
> > wrote:
> > > Hello Janson,
> > > I would not want to temper with this whole
> > fragment.
> > > I want to sell it in it's natural form.
> > > This meteorite was analysed in polytechnique de
> > Vincent
> > > Bordeaux,in France when i was on transit to
> > Cameroon from Mauritania.
> > > Thanks.
> > > Frankline.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 5/1/07, Jason Utas <meteoritekid at gmail.com >
> > wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Hello Again Bob,
> > > > Could you please send a picture of the cut
> > surface? Doesn't have to show the micro-etch - I
> > know that would be hard to capture, but just
> > something to give a rough idea.
> > > > Also, could you please send a little more on
> the
> > history - such as where you had it analysed, etc?
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Jason
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 5/1/07, frankline bob
> <bobfrank2005 at gmail.com
> > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hello Janson,
> > > > > See picture attached.
> > > > > Structurally it's microsrstucture is
> > plessite-like,It
> > > > > lacks the troilite crystals and very
> smooth.
> > > > > It is highly attracted to a magnet also.
> > > > > Chemically it contains 26.7%Ni,76%martensite
> > and 24%taesite,0.072ppm Ge
> > > > > 0.177ppm Ga and finally it is 11.7ppm Ir.
> > > > > Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 4/30/07, Jason Utas
> <meteoritekid at gmail.com
> > > wrote:
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Hello Bob,
> > > > > > Pictures would be much appreciated - do
> you
> > have any more information on it as well?
> > > > > > Thanks,
> > > > > > Jason
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > On 4/24/07, bob_frank2005
> > <bob_frank2005 at yahoo.co.uk > wrote:
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > Hi,
> > > > > > > I'm Bob Frankline an American resident
> > presently on a volunteer mission
> > > > > > > at the Shisong Catholic Hospital(NW) of
> > Cameroon.I have an iron
> > > > > > > (ataxite) meteorite,very rich in
> Nikel(Ni)
> > and weighs 1091gms.It was
> > > > > > > found in 1997 in Mauritania and i
> happened
> > to have bought it while i
> > > > > > > was in that Country.It is very nice
> > looking.I'm offering it at a
> > > > > > > reasonable price of $800.If you're
> > interested please do get contact
> > > > > > > with me.contact me at
> > bobfrank2005 at gmail.com for photo.
> > > > > > > Thanks Frankline
> > > > > > >
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