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  1. 1st March 2007, 09:25 AM #1
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    Default 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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  2. 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,

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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.
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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.

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    Hilarious
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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"
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    Brilliant. Haven't we all wanted to do something like that to internet scammers!
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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.
    I make things, I just take a long time.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Waldo View Post

    Echidna, if you think the guys out to rip you off, then bugger the 100% rep points with eBay.
    Thanks Waldo thats just what I did.
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    thanx corbs,...it was a good read
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    Here is another site of similar scams.
    http://bustedupcowgirl.com/scampage.html
    Terry B
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