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Amen to that.... I have a guy right now that picked one of my ads from a
trade/sell website and he is in Nigeria (The well-known WEST AFRICA SCAM), sent me an obviously fake cashier's cheque, several thousand in excess of my price, wanting me to Western Union several thousand in "overpayment" back to him. Calling the bank it is supposed to be drawn on nets a slew of complaints, sighs and comments about how they already have rec'd many of these fake cheques, one in excess of $800,000.... But since I was aware of the scam in advance, I took advantage of the moment, am playing the idiot, and I have him running all over the place, to different offices, etc, to get me to Western Union the money. He (they, probably) is very committed to what he is doing. So far I have him to the point of belief, that I've told him I deposited the cheque (it's pinned on my trophy wall) and the only way to get it now is for him to give me his bank info for a wire transfer. Last contact, I got the impression he was going to go set up a new account just for me to send to...... This is cool... my very own remote-controlled Nigerian scammer..... heh... He is very "God Bless You" every time we talk, (he calls too... exploiting a cheap TDD service for the deaf) wanting to know if I am a "trustworthy Christian" and the like. Man, he is gonna burn! Just thought I'd share. (SWAP some radio-related info!) Point is, ANY time you send money to a stranger, you may or may not be making a donation to their cause. It's all about doing homework but no matter how well you do, there is always a bit of risk when it comes to people and money. rb "Brenda Ann" wrote in message ... "Mike Coslo" wrote in message et... I got screwed twice on Ebay: The first time I bought something The first time I sold something. I'd have to be an idiot to go back to them. - Mike KB3EIA - I've never been cheated on ebay... and have over 500 transactions. However, I have been cheated by some in the NG's, whom I have no way to check up on before I buy from them... |
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"R. Belcher" wrote in message ...
Amen to that.... I have a guy right now that picked one of my ads from a trade/sell website and he is in Nigeria (The well-known WEST AFRICA SCAM), sent me an obviously fake cashier's cheque, several thousand in excess of my price, wanting me to Western Union several thousand in "overpayment" back to him. Calling the bank it is supposed to be drawn on nets a slew of complaints, sighs and comments about how they already have rec'd many of these fake cheques, one in excess of $800,000.... But since I was aware of the scam in advance, I took advantage of the moment, am playing the idiot, and I have him running all over the place, to different offices, etc, to get me to Western Union the money. He (they, probably) is very committed to what he is doing. So far I have him to the point of belief, that I've told him I deposited the cheque (it's pinned on my trophy wall) and the only way to get it now is for him to give me his bank info for a wire transfer. Last contact, I got the impression he was going to go set up a new account just for me to send to...... This is cool... my very own remote-controlled Nigerian scammer..... heh... He is very "God Bless You" every time we talk, (he calls too... exploiting a cheap TDD service for the deaf) wanting to know if I am a "trustworthy Christian" and the like. Man, he is gonna burn! Just thought I'd share. (SWAP some radio-related info!) Point is, ANY time you send money to a stranger, you may or may not be making a donation to their cause. It's all about doing homework but no matter how well you do, there is always a bit of risk when it comes to people and money. rb "Brenda Ann" wrote in message ... "Mike Coslo" wrote in message et... I got screwed twice on Ebay: The first time I bought something The first time I sold something. I'd have to be an idiot to go back to them. - Mike KB3EIA - I've never been cheated on ebay... and have over 500 transactions. However, I have been cheated by some in the NG's, whom I have no way to check up on before I buy from them... Try looking up something like "Nigerian Scam Letter Baiting" on Google, and see some of the fun that people have stringing along some of these idiots running the Nigerian scams. Pictures, letters, examples on how to keep them all excited, and great stories about how they were "resolved"! Makes me want to join in on the fun, if only I had the time.... |
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