[meteorite-list] Scam Artist - Joel Samson - Fake Lunar Meteorites

From: Randy Korotev <korotev_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 12:52:11 -0500
Message-ID: <201105111748.p4BHmwQ12546_at_levee.wustl.edu>

I think this guy may be more foolish and naive
than devious. Here are some messages I revived from him.

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Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 19:06:50 +0800
From: "Joel Samson" <joel.mae2 at gmail.com>
To: korotev at wustl.edu
Subject: Fwd: Pix 3

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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 10:39:40 +0800
From: "Joel Samson" <joel.mae2 at gmail.com>
To: korotev at wustl.edu
Subject: my first lunar rock found in our country the PHILIPPINES!

dear sir this photo is a similar stones to dhofar
908 group tkw of the rock is 1738grams.THANKS! JOEL


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Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:28:26 -0800
From: "Joel Samson" <joel.mae2 at gmail.com>
To: korotev at wustl.edu
Subject: thanks for the info

hi sir for now i idont have money to pay for the
test of my rock.thanks for the info.GODBLESS! FROM JOEL
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Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:38:57 +0800
From: "Joel Samson" <joel.mae2 at gmail.com>
To: korotev at wustl.edu
Subject: ?

dear sir why did you post my rock on your gallery
of meteorwrongs?it hasnt been tested that my
rock is not a lunar meteorite? its very hard for
me to accept it,but again youre the expert! GODBLESS!
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At 12:32 PM 2011-05-11 Wednesday, you wrote:
>Hello Folks,
>
>It was brought to my attention that Joel Samson
>posted some "meteorites" for sale on Facebook
>today. One of them is a definite fake 5000, a
>questionable "Haberer Meteorites" Dhofar 908 and some other offerings.
>
>Here are a couple of the images he posted on the
>"Meteorites" Group in Facebook:
>
>Fake 5000 offered by Joel Samson:
>http://www.lunarrock.com/fakeNWA5000/fakeNWA5000JoelSamson.jpg
>
>Questionable Dhofar 908 from "Haberer
>Meteorites" being offered by Joel Samson on
>Facebook (anyone who knows Siegfried Haberer will want to contact him!!):
>http://www.lunarrock.com/fakeNWA5000/fakeDhofar908JoelSamson.jpg
>
>Anything and everything needs to be done to rid
>this industry of yet another scam artist!!!
>
>Best Regards,
>Greg Hup?
Received on Wed 11 May 2011 01:52:11 PM PDT