This same scam had been sent through this list before with the exact same pattern.??
1 pick a tech license to imitate that has little or no online presence
2. set up a legitimate looking email via Gmail, Yahoo, ect.
3. Gain access to any radio related email lists they can.
4. Spam all email lists with the "barn find of the century".
5. Hope 1 gullible implusive ham will actually "buy" this equipment.
6. Abandon email account and close whatever account the money was transferred to.
7. Start process over with "new" credentials..
I work in the security sector and there is no need in contacting the actual owner of this call sign because this conversation will lead to words like "my license is still valid?" or "I forgot about that license I applied for 8 years ago and have never used" or any number of other "I'm not interested in ham radio anymore" comments you can think of.