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jasonbigley · 10-21-2008, 11:36 PM

Has anyone on here ever gone through a scam? I never have gone through one (fortunately). My mom got taken by one years ago. It was a loan deal where she had to pay 500 up front. Now a days, I think she would have been more careful about that because usually when you see something that you have to pay for up front, your more skeptical of it.

I dont live in a big city, but a lot of people say that pandhandling is very widepsread in the cities. The Snopes.com website has some examples of people being scammed by panhandlers.

I also was reading a Readers Digest article (August 2007) issue about how these slimeballs run these adoption scams. This one couple was scammed by a woman who drained them of money and she was not even pregnant. This one lady who lived in Hawaii was selling overseas orphans illegally and making a huge profit from it.

BarneyFife · 10-21-2008, 11:54 PM

Years ago when i worked at McDonalds, i was talking to a customer one day and he said he could get me a brand new computer for $200.00. He said he worked for a company that gave him 75% off on anything they sold, and he could hook me up. At the time, i couldn't spare that much money at once, so he agreed to take $25 a week, and once i paid the $200.00, i would get my computer. I paid him $25 for two weeks and never seen him again. I'm just glad i didn't pay him the $200 up front. My boss wasn't so lucky, he did.

dawsongirl · 10-22-2008, 01:14 AM

Yeah, almost. We put a car on ebay and someone in England "bought" it. Leary of humans, I did some research and figured out we were being scammed. Dude sent us a phony check that we promptly did not cash. F them.

Jude The Obscure · 10-22-2008, 11:50 PM

when I was around 18, I actually fell for that "stuffing envelopes--make $1,000 a week" scam!

*Pleasant Tomorrow* · 10-22-2008, 11:53 PM

When I was 12 and I didn't know what pop ads were yet I seriously thought I won a free cruise.

Hollow · 10-23-2008, 12:08 AM

a few years ago we got a letter in the mail from some company saying that due to my athletic achievements, i had been recommended to be featured in a book of the nation's most outstanding young athletes, which would cost some money of course. really funny becuase i'm the most physically inactive **** in the world and i've never done sports in my life. my dad reported them for being a probable scam. i don't know what happened to them though.

BarneyFife · 10-23-2008, 12:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jude The Obscure

when I was around 18, I actually fell for that "stuffing envelopes--make $1,000 a week" scam!

LOL I fell for that too.

Karen* · 10-23-2008, 04:24 AM

I almost got scammed last month from some dude who wanted to buy an extra concert ticket that I was selling on Facebook. I was suspicious at first mainly cuz the guy was from Canada - I thought he had mistaken the concert location as Canada since the abbreviation for California is also CA.

When I emailed him telling him that I was only taking local deals first, he sent back what seemed to be an automated message, not taking into account what I said. I realized it was a scam when he said he could only pay with check or money order. Reported his ass to Facebook, but I don't know if they took action or not.

OH Nuts! · 10-23-2008, 06:40 AM

I'm a pretty intuitive sort and I've always trusted this instinct: If it sounds too good to be true 99.999999% it is. I always buy anything from people or companies I know really well and pay with a credit card. This way if something goes wrong I have more protection. But the scams can be clever - like the phishing scams.

Brad Russ · 10-23-2008, 08:34 AM

I got an email apparantely from the UK lottery last week telling me I had won their 400,000,00 prize. It looked very official so I got excited for a minute, but after doing some investigating, it was clear that it was bogus. Those bastards!!!

According to the real lottery website, if you get something through email saying you've won a large amount of money, it's not legit.

10-21-2008, 11:36 PM	#1
jasonbigley Member Forum Regular Join Date: Apr 14, 2008 Location: California Posts: 501	Scams Has anyone on here ever gone through a scam? I never have gone through one (fortunately). My mom got taken by one years ago. It was a loan deal where she had to pay 500 up front. Now a days, I think she would have been more careful about that because usually when you see something that you have to pay for up front, your more skeptical of it. I dont live in a big city, but a lot of people say that pandhandling is very widepsread in the cities. The Snopes.com website has some examples of people being scammed by panhandlers. I also was reading a Readers Digest article (August 2007) issue about how these slimeballs run these adoption scams. This one couple was scammed by a woman who drained them of money and she was not even pregnant. This one lady who lived in Hawaii was selling overseas orphans illegally and making a huge profit from it.

10-21-2008, 11:54 PM	#2
BarneyFife Retired Forum Fanatic Join Date: Mar 02, 2008 Posts: 8,459	Years ago when i worked at McDonalds, i was talking to a customer one day and he said he could get me a brand new computer for $200.00. He said he worked for a company that gave him 75% off on anything they sold, and he could hook me up. At the time, i couldn't spare that much money at once, so he agreed to take $25 a week, and once i paid the $200.00, i would get my computer. I paid him $25 for two weeks and never seen him again. I'm just glad i didn't pay him the $200 up front. My boss wasn't so lucky, he did.
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10-22-2008, 11:53 PM	#5
Pleasant Tomorrow Member Forum Addict Join Date: Feb 19, 2003 Location: New York Posts: 69,525	When I was 12 and I didn't know what pop ads were yet I seriously thought I won a free cruise.
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10-23-2008, 04:24 AM	#8
Karen* paradox. Forum Superstar Join Date: Jan 08, 2005 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 28,365	I almost got scammed last month from some dude who wanted to buy an extra concert ticket that I was selling on Facebook. I was suspicious at first mainly cuz the guy was from Canada - I thought he had mistaken the concert location as Canada since the abbreviation for California is also CA. When I emailed him telling him that I was only taking local deals first, he sent back what seemed to be an automated message, not taking into account what I said. I realized it was a scam when he said he could only pay with check or money order. Reported his ass to Facebook, but I don't know if they took action or not.
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10-23-2008, 08:34 AM	#10
Brad Russ Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Feb 17, 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 10,085	I got an email apparantely from the UK lottery last week telling me I had won their 400,000,00 prize. It looked very official so I got excited for a minute, but after doing some investigating, it was clear that it was bogus. Those bastards!!! According to the real lottery website, if you get something through email saying you've won a large amount of money, it's not legit.
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10-22-2008, 01:14 AM	#3
dawsongirl Member Forum Icon Join Date: Jan 04, 2001 Posts: 53,128	Yeah, almost. We put a car on ebay and someone in England "bought" it. Leary of humans, I did some research and figured out we were being scammed. Dude sent us a phony check that we promptly did not cash. F them.

10-22-2008, 11:50 PM	#4
Jude The Obscure Retired Eternal Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Dec 10, 2006 Posts: 7,519	when I was around 18, I actually fell for that "stuffing envelopes--make $1,000 a week" scam!

10-23-2008, 12:08 AM	#6
Hollow Member Forum Superstar Join Date: Dec 16, 2001 Posts: 30,406	a few years ago we got a letter in the mail from some company saying that due to my athletic achievements, i had been recommended to be featured in a book of the nation's most outstanding young athletes, which would cost some money of course. really funny becuase i'm the most physically inactive **** in the world and i've never done sports in my life. my dad reported them for being a probable scam. i don't know what happened to them though.

10-23-2008, 06:40 AM	#9
OH Nuts! Member Forum King Join Date: Feb 15, 2005 Posts: 133,383	I'm a pretty intuitive sort and I've always trusted this instinct: If it sounds too good to be true 99.999999% it is. I always buy anything from people or companies I know really well and pay with a credit card. This way if something goes wrong I have more protection. But the scams can be clever - like the phishing scams.