Sam_2.0
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Jul 19, 2012 23:23:27 GMT -5
Wow - this is horrible.
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zibazinski
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Post by zibazinski on Jul 20, 2012 6:50:55 GMT -5
I just hope and pray that non desperate wanna be parents fall for this.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 20, 2012 9:47:09 GMT -5
The fact that people fall for this with sentences like "she feel her baby" and "she have a baby girl" shows the idiocy of people that get these type of scams in their e-mail.
Most attorney's know how to properly form a sentence....most.....but the fact that most scams like this are poorly worded grammatically is a sure sign that something is amiss.
If you fall for scams like this you are an idiot. -Yes...that's my opinion and it may be harsh to some of you, but it is what it is. People that fall for this stuff somewhat deserve it because they don't check further into it or do research. "Sure...I'll send you my bank account number, routing number and SSN. That's seem like a smart thing to do!" Morons.
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Taxman10
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Post by Taxman10 on Jul 20, 2012 10:03:33 GMT -5
wait, that's a scam?? I'm supposed to be adopting 2 kids that way?? I sent certified cheques yesterday!! D'oh!!
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Plain Old Petunia
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Post by Plain Old Petunia on Jul 20, 2012 10:29:23 GMT -5
The fact that people fall for this with sentences like "she feel her baby" and "she have a baby girl" shows the idiocy of people that get these type of scams in their e-mail. Most attorney's know how to properly form a sentence....most.....but the fact that most scams like this are poorly worded grammatically is a sure sign that something is amiss. If you fall for scams like this you are an idiot. -Yes...that's my opinion and it may be harsh to some of you, but it is what it is. People that fall for this stuff somewhat deserve it because they don't check further into it or do research. "Sure...I'll send you my bank account number, routing number and SSN. That's seem like a smart thing to do!" Morons. I agree. For pity's sake, there is no public directory containing names and email addresses. A legitimate attorney got your email address....how, exactly? Obviously, people do fall for these scams, or they wouldn't be so prevalent. It's just sad.
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Sam_2.0
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Post by Sam_2.0 on Jul 20, 2012 10:36:04 GMT -5
Someone said on the last thread that they intentionally use bad grammar & spelling to weed out all but the dumbest people. Sad Not sure why it popped up in my email though. I wonder if it has to do with the fact that I have been searching adoption sites recently. I have a couple of friends that are adopting and I have been reading the links they post and checking out their blogs.
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Plain Old Petunia
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Post by Plain Old Petunia on Jul 20, 2012 11:55:47 GMT -5
The ones I find hysterically funny are the ones where the dying multi-millionaire wants to put someone in charge of her fortune to be used for the glory of God. And she has chosen ME!! I'm agnostic, so she chose rather poorly. I get that one frequently.
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tloonya
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What status?
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Post by tloonya on Jul 20, 2012 12:41:20 GMT -5
I've almost bought a yorky pup once...for $100...same way. You sould had seen that pup!
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hoops902
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Post by hoops902 on Jul 20, 2012 13:50:28 GMT -5
This isn't a scam, I send Howard the names and phone #'s of all the single women I sleep with. He follows up 9 months later.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2012 16:00:26 GMT -5
There is apparently another new one. You get a message that someone has hired the sender to kill you, but he will save your life for $5,000.
Apparently, hit men have lost their code of honor.
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Driftr
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Post by Driftr on Jul 23, 2012 16:05:32 GMT -5
I just had one today asking if I had authorized so and so to claim my reward. Nice little twist there IMO.
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Taxman10
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Post by Taxman10 on Jul 24, 2012 8:31:40 GMT -5
There is apparently another new one. You get a message that someone has hired the sender to kill you, but he will save your life for $5,000. Apparently, hit men have lost their code of honor. that's sad :-( if you can't trust a hitman, who can you trust??
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