Commercials for WaMu checking accounts have been on television for a while now. I’ve always wondered if they offered free checking accounts in my area but I never really looked into it. I finally looked on their website and they do offer free checking accounts here. They only require $1.00 minimum to open an account, so I’m going to open a free checking account with them sometime this coming week. They have alot of features that my current bank doesnt have, such as free checks and outgoing wire transfers.

After my post a while back regarding the Craigslist and eBay car scam, I was browsing through Craigslist looking for more cheap cars and came across several of them. After contacting a few of the sellers, they all replied with the same type of email as the other scammer! They all claimed they lived in another country and that they would use eBay as the middle man. I guess this scam is alot more common than I thought. Everyone should use caution when buying a vehicle online, especially when it’s not in your local area where you can pick it up and pay in person.

The Orlando Vacation my girlfriend and I went on last summer was pretty fun. We were able to visit dozens of attractions and we really got a chance to see everything that we had hoped to see. If you havent been to Orlando, I really recommend it. It’s the perfect vacation spot. Even if you don’t feel like going out and doing alot, the weather is perfect and you can sit back and enjoy the scenary.

I was searching for cheap cds and dvds when I came across a website that allows you to easily search and navigate through the CDs, DVDs, video games and other entertainment items that Amazon.com offers. The look of the website seems alot more user friendly and organized than Amazon.com, allowing you to browse with a pleasent experience, without feeling overwhelmed by all of the useless clutter. It’s called RapidSearch. Check it out at www.RapidSearch.org.

Are you interested in winning a free iPhone? Who wouldn’t be! BuzzPatrol.com is holding a little contest that will give you the opportunity to win a free iPhone and it’s very easy to enter. All you have to do is go to BuzzPatrol.com/contests and they list a few different ways to enter.

One of the ways to enter the contest is to post a review on your blog about their website. The review has to be 250 words or more with one link to the main website (BuzzPatrol.com) and an additional link using a variety of different keywords that are listed in the contest information. Another way to enter is to post a comment on some of their blog posts. They will allow up to 10 comment entries, giving you an even better shot at winning the contest. An even easier way to enter is to simply subscribe to their RSS feed and tell them what it says at the bottom of the feed, to verify that you subscribed. You can also add them to your Technorati (Technorati.com) favorites to enter the contest.

Spend two minutes to enter the contest and get the chance to win an iPhone. However you choose to enter the contest, It’s worth it.

Aside from the contests, they also have alot of interesting Entertainment News and articles on their website.

Check them out at www.BuzzPatrol.com and enter the contest.

Last week I was browsing through craigslist to see if i could find a reasonably priced vehicle in my area. I came across a silver 2001 Honda Civic EX Coupe for right under $3,000. The price seemed very nice so I contacted the owner via the craigslist sale email address.

The person replied a few days later with the following email message:

Hi there and sorry for the late reply.

The car is still available for sale. This is a 2001 Honda Civic Ex Coupe, 1.7L 4-CYL VTEC, 5-SPEED Manual Transmission, Silver, 112000 MILES, VIN 1HGEM21951L088189.

It is in EXCELLENT condition; the body and paint are great, no scratches and no dents; the interior is clean; it has never been involved in an accident.

Here you can find more pictures with the car:
http://picasaweb.google.com/joel8matrix/Civic

I’m an US Air Force Lieutenant currently stationed in UK. And the car is here with me. It was bought in the US and shipped to Europe, but it was never permanently registered here, the car is still registered in the US.

The car is for sale locally as well, but there are slim chances of this to happen. First of all this is a US model car, with the steering wheel on the left side, as opposed to a UK model, that has the steering wheel on the right side. And second, in order to be able to register this car here in UK the buyer would have to pay very high import/custom taxes that will double the price. So I decided to sell the car back in the US.

As I’m unable to travel in the near future and I don’t have anyone back home to help me with the sale I decided to make this transaction through eBay.

So how this actually works? Simple: the buyer sends the payment to eBay and they hold the money until the car is delivered; I ship the car to US; I get my money only after the buyer receives the car and makes sure everything is as agreed. I believe this protects both buyer and seller and it’s the right way to do this.

The final price is $2,999 including shipping from Europe to the US and delivery to your home address.

So if you decide to buy this car or need further information please get back to me as soon as possible.

Thank you and have a great day,
Lt. Joel Miller
joel8matrix@hotmail.com

At first it seemed like a very good deal. A great car for an even greater price. I even got a Carfax check on it and everything looked good.

I then replied to the person and asked for more details regarding exactly how it works, going through eBay and all. They replied with pretty much the same information that was in their first email. It seemed a bit vague, so I started getting a little suspicious.

I told him I would give it a shot and I went ahead and emailed him my address and contact information. Shortly after sending him my information, I received 2 emails, both appearing to be from eBay Motors. The emails looked very legit and included my information, a picture of the car and the sellers information.

The thing I noticed, however, was the email addressed they were sent from. They werent sent from eBay.com or any subdomain of eBay.com. The emails were sent from protection-ebaymotors.net. I forwarded the emails to eBay’s spoof department and just as I suspected, the guy is a scammer. He almost got me for $3,000 dollars.

There is no telling how many people actually fall for scams like this. Posting a car or other item that is worth far more than your asking price, just to get alot of replies, making it easy to scam unsuspecting internet shoppers such as myself.

If you receive any emails from protection-ebaymotors.net or any other email address that you suspect may be fraudulent, forward the emails to spoof@ebay.com. They will review the email and tell you if it’s a legit eBay email or if its fake.

> Email this story to a friend so that they don’t fall victim to this same kind of scam!

A friend of mine just ordered 2 new poker tables. He always throws alot of parties and get togethers and theres always quite a few people that endup playing poker. He figured a couple of new poker tables would be pretty nice to have around. I’ve got to admit, I’m pretty jealous of his poker tables. I love playing poker any chance i get, even if its just for fun.

My girlfriends best friend just got out of a drug rehab facility today. She seems alot happier and healthier than when she went in. She was really struggling with her addictions and could not shake them. She was abusing prescription drugs like vicodin and anything else she could get her hands on, until finally everyone close to her had a little intervention and it really opened her eyes and made her realize she wasnt only hurting herself, but everyone who cares about her.

I’m about to order some new bathroom faucets for my home bathrooms. I’ve been looking at the selection of faucets on FaucetDirect.com and I think ive found the ones I want. I’m wanting the American Standard 7038.201. I like the style and looks of this particular faucet and I think it will dress my bathrooms up quite a bit. The price is also very nice. I was expecting to have to spend alot more for a nice looking faucet.

Lately I have been hearing alot about a product called MicroAir Portable Nebulizer pulse oximeter. From the reviews I’ve read, it works great and is almost completely silent while in operation. You just put your medication into the nebulizer chamber and a fog of medication is created, allowing your lungs to quickly recieve a deeper treatment.

Check out www.PortableNebs.com if youre interested in more information about these products.