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This is an interesting read...

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Esquilax

Post Sun May 16, 2004 4:08 pm

This is an interesting read...

Just one more topic for today , there is a story up about a guy who was trying to sell a Powerbook on Ebay, and was the target of someone trying to commit fraud. Apparently, the buyer had hijacked an account, and had set up a phony "escrow" site to get the Powerbook without paying for it. The guy with the Powerbook discovered that he was being scammed, and decided to have his revenge on the scammer. It's a great read (but a LONG one), and I think that many of you will get a kick out of it, but I am still doubtful as to its authenticity. I have no reason not to believe that it's a true story, but I'm the suspicious type .

Sorry for all of the new threads today, but a lot has happened. This is the last on for today, I swear!

H.Q. Victor

Post Sun May 16, 2004 4:54 pm

ROTFLMAO This is the best yet. Wouldn't do it my self, but a hoot none the less.

Esquilax

Post Sun May 16, 2004 5:01 pm

Aye, it is a good tale. I really want to see the email the "Jeff" gets from the guy (if any); it'd be great .

mustang

Post Sun May 16, 2004 5:28 pm

That's frickin hilarious, it would've been nice to have gotten some closure on it though.

Edited by - Mustang on 5/16/2004 6:28:55 PM

Esquilax

Post Sun May 16, 2004 5:46 pm

There's still time for that Mustang (I hope), but I can't access the original thread at work, so I can't tell how old this comedy is .

Sir Spectre

Post Sun May 16, 2004 6:12 pm

That's pretty good. Serves the barber or his significant other right. I'm looking at the original thread. No response yet. Last update May 16 2004.

Sir S

Edited by - Sir Spectre on 5/16/2004 7:13:31 PM

Esquilax

Post Sun May 16, 2004 6:20 pm

May 16? Excellent, thanks old chum. Let me know what happens; I'm here for another four hours; damn eight-hour shifts .

H.Q. Victor

Post Sun May 16, 2004 6:25 pm

Some how I doubt the guy would have the nerve to write back complaining. But still, he could get mad enough.

Esquilax

Post Sun May 16, 2004 6:34 pm

That's what I meant Final; imagine the email. It would be a "You ?!!?@?$?%^, I'm going to sue you, you *^*%%^*$!!?!?" sort of thing. It'd be quite amusing .

Sir Spectre

Post Sun May 16, 2004 6:52 pm

I'm not going to watch a thread for you for 4 hours. I've got other things I'm doing.

Sir S

Esquilax

Post Sun May 16, 2004 7:00 pm

I've got other things I'm doing.
Ugh, using english like that, please tell me that these "other things" are online language classes .

Fine, be that way; I'm sure that someone will tell me if and when the exciting conclusion is posted .

Sir Spectre

Post Sun May 16, 2004 8:35 pm

I think you need to take an esquilaxative because you're a little anal retentive.

No new updates.

Sir S

Esquilax

Post Sun May 16, 2004 8:45 pm

"Esquilaxative"? Can't some up with any new jokes, eh?

By the way, I'm obessive , not anal .

Tawakalna

Post Sun May 16, 2004 8:58 pm

I detest scammers, but one thing I've noticed over the years is that no-one falls for a scam like a scammer, it's the ingrained greed and an arrogant assumption that no-one is as clever as they are. I've never turned it around like this, but I've laid traps for scammers before; free money is a great one, scammers are incredibly gullible when it comes to draws and lotteries etc, you can get them to sign up for anything if they think there's the chance of a wodge of cash at the end of it. I managed to fob 5K of dodgy software onto some cheating scumbag who'd done me, years ago, then reported the creep to the authorities with no paperwork I was in the clear and the scammer had all his stock impounded.

every day is like Sunday, every day is silent and grey..

calshire

Post Sun May 16, 2004 8:59 pm

There's supposedly a thread on the SA forums about this, since that's where it originated. I don't have a membership though, so I don't know where it is exactly.

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