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Old 06-30-2005, 08:59 PM
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Talking scam

Chris F. That link is so good, I could not stop laughing at this idiot posing with the fish, the bread and the wine in a bottle of mineral water. Too good man,

This is the response I sent to "Felics", no wonder why he did not write back to me.



My response:

Dear Mr. Asshole Felics.

Sure your offer seems reasonable and also trustable. That if you are an asshole like you. I have an idea, why don't you send me the check for twice the amount, I cash it (if there are any funds, which I doubt), I spend all the excess with my friends in Vegas and I return it to you(interest free) to any address in Saudi Arabia at a rate of $0.50 a month for the next 200 years.?

That will be fair, if interested write me back to:

666 Inferno Lane
Lake Felics is an Asshole
County of Jail (your future address).

Thanks Jackass, it's been a pleasure doing business with you.

PS> Can you tell you client to bring me back from Saudi Arabia one of those funny turbants? I need a costume for Halloween. Ah, I forgot I am attaching a picture of the bike, so your client can start dreaming about riding it.
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Old 06-30-2005, 09:34 PM
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I got about 10 responses like this ...all while trying to sell my mountain bike for $400. I just copied everyone's email and forwarded their address to the approriate authorities. I guess this scam has now trickled down from cars to regular household items.
The other way to handle this is play along. Give them the address and phone number to your local police station.

Ah ha someone thinks like I do. I did the same thing. But I played along also asking for the following information.
Drivers lic.
Passport
Birth Certificate
Green Card
Telephone number
Address

I got no further response.
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Old 06-30-2005, 10:57 PM
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I would tell him that I agree with his terms and ask him to meet me; I would ask a couple friends to hide near by; then when we meet I place a fake call to the supposed bank to verify the check, when they supposedly tell me it's fake I have a reason to kick his ass I bet he'll learn his lesson...

Carlos, you are so right, and believe me I was so tempted to do this, there are plenty of woods here in Ny to take the guy in and beat the hell out of him, but you know, I will probably end in jail with a lawsuit on my head and this jackass free and laughing. I saw today on NBC world report or one of those shows that there are legitimate (if you can call them legitimate) Nigerian companies that have sent money to Al-Qaeda, this ring of scams probably supports things like this. They should be drowned in boiling used car oil
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Old 07-01-2005, 12:36 AM
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I would tell him that I agree with his terms and ask him to meet me; I would ask a couple friends to hide near by; then when we meet I place a fake call to the supposed bank to verify the check, when they supposedly tell me it's fake I have a reason to kick his ass I bet he'll learn his lesson...

Carlos, you are so right, and believe me I was so tempted to do this, there are plenty of woods here in Ny to take the guy in and beat the hell out of him, but you know, I will probably end in jail with a lawsuit on my head and this jackass free and laughing. I saw today on NBC world report or one of those shows that there are legitimate (if you can call them legitimate) Nigerian companies that have sent money to Al-Qaeda, this ring of scams probably supports things like this. They should be drowned in boiling used car oil
I'm totally with you but sometimes this is the only way people learn...
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Old 07-01-2005, 07:07 AM
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Would not suggest "meeting" as these people are never alone - usually 4-5 or more involved - would be tough to identify who is part of the scam - lol getting any law enforcement involved - not a "high priority" or "winnable case" - With law enforcement, it is typically "who you know, not what you know"
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Old 07-01-2005, 11:32 AM
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Scams

Yes, these guys are not just one operating by themselves. And the police is pretty much with their hands tied, I repect the cops a lot, but it is the judicial system that works in not a very efficient way in some cases. I am no law expert but for a case like this, before they do anything they probably have to spend years of collecting evidence and by the time they do that these kind of con artists are long gone.

Too bad
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Old 07-01-2005, 12:58 PM
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In my other life I do a lot of work with these kind as well as other scams! - Todays online world has just made it a lot easier for these scum of the earth to try and scam people out of money. The cashiers check's sent are normally of quite good quality i.e they look real (off course they bounce if you try and deposit them)

Simple rule here - NEVER send out any merchandise until you have the cash in hand or the money has been cleared by the bank
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