Regarding the message received by Steve Maas and posted to the forum, I'll say just this: the guy speaks remarkably good English. Think I'll contact h im and see what his French is like.
Nick March, Agen 47000 Lot et garonne, France
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I recently received the email below. I don't know the individual, so I can't say if this is legitimate or not. I'm a little concerned that the guy seems certain to find whatever is desired, which is a common come-on that scammers use. So, tread carefully.
On the other hand, it could just be a language issue, and he is, after all, using a real name, which is very un-scammer-like behavior. There might be some possibilities here.
Steve Maas
(currently holed up in)
Nice, France
Hi,
My name is thomas caillard and somehow my family had been involved in
cyclism
for years, my grand dads, uncles and cousins were all pros so I have a HUGE
stock of old school race bikes from France and Italy.
Let me know what kind of bike you need and how much you're ready to pay
and I'll
find you the bike.
Thomas.