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1st March 2007, 09:25 AM #1
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Do You Ever Have To Count Your Fingers
Occaisionally I start to do a deal with someone and the alarm bells ring.
They tell me to count my fingers if I deal with this person.
Got one like it on ebay at the moment so I'm just going to abandon the purchase as I seriously mistrust the vendor
bugga- I might lose me 100% rep.
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1st March 2007, 09:53 AM #2
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Having worked within the property industry on the Gold Coast for many, many years, I have to say my digits feel positively warm and comfortable when in close proximity to spinning blades and whirring machinery!
Cheers,
P
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1st March 2007, 10:01 AM #3
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Already missing 2/3rds of a finger.
Know what you mean, sometimes it is best to get out.
I had a similar experience some years ago, the seller seemed to be taking extraordinary lengths to cover his tracks & I was sure he was up to no good. I thought he was going to do a runner with my money.
I won the auction for some software at a ridiculous $11 & it did turn up but once I had it I realised that it had been stolen from a Tech College.
Cliff.
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1st March 2007, 09:30 PM #4
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Don't know if you guys have seen this one but I love it. Its the P-P-Powerbook scam, have a read and move through the parts. Pretty funny, there is some swearing in the text so you have been warned.
Corbs
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1st March 2007, 09:53 PM #5
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1st March 2007, 10:22 PM #6
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I love it.
For those not overly sensitive, check out
www.ebolamonkeyman.com
where the same sort of strategy is used against the Nigerian 419 scammers.
It does contain r-rated language (ie worse than just swearing), so be warned."Clear, Ease Springs"
www.Stu's Shed.com
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1st March 2007, 10:37 PM #7
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Brilliant. Haven't we all wanted to do something like that to internet scammers!
Cheers
Graeme
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1st March 2007, 10:39 PM #8
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G'day Corbs,
I just spent the last 1/4 hour reading through the P/Book scam and what a beauty.
Echidna, if you think the guys out to rip you off, then bugger the 100% rep points with eBay.
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2nd March 2007, 07:53 AM #9
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Thanks Waldo thats just what I did.
Originally Posted by Waldo
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2nd March 2007, 04:46 PM #10
You've got to risk it to get the biscuit
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thanx corbs,...it was a good read
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2nd March 2007, 05:18 PM #11
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Here is another site of similar scams.
http://bustedupcowgirl.com/scampage.htmlTerry B
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