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Is this a scam?
Franco B:
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--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on November 03, 2009, 03:32:28 pm ---Totally. Probably Nigerian.
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I can highly recommend this website
http://www.419eater.com/
There are some people giving the Nigerians back, they spend 3-9 months emailing with the Nigerians and make them do quite funny things like wood carvings and mailing it to them and record "The hitchhikers guide to the galaxy".
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Yeah there are some great ones on there :)
[This] is one of my favourites. They got the scammers to have a C64 carved out of wood and shipped at their own time/expense. You wan't to read the whole thing, its pretty damned funny ;D
RayB:
--- Quote from: DJ_Izumi on November 03, 2009, 11:47:51 pm ---In such dealings, I would say "Cash, Money Order or Pay-Pal only."
Those are the three things that can't bounce.
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No, fake money-orders are a big problem. You cash them, send off the goods, and then weeks later your bank calls you, says the money order was fake and withdraws the amount. You are left with no goods, and a financial loss.
Hewskie:
So I just read both 419 stories linked in this post and boy are they hilarious! (spent probably 2-3 hours reading) that video of the 2 Nigerians recreating the Monty python bit was absurd, I can't believe how gullible they can be when their entire goal is to trick people themselves. I really applaud the scambaiters for their efforts
Hewskie
ammitz:
--- Quote from: Hewskie on November 04, 2009, 08:10:37 pm --- I really applaud the scambaiters for their efforts
Hewskie
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+1
By the amount of emails the send back and forth, they must use a lot of time each week and for several months. But those stories are funny!
Blanka:
Just send him the classic B&B quote: "I respect your boundaries".