Do You Ever Have To Count Your Fingers

[echnidna]

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. :D

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. :oo:

[bitingmidge]

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! :oo: :oo: :oo:

Cheers,

P
:D

[Cliff Rogers]

Already missing 2/3rds of a finger. :rolleyes:
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. :((

[corbs]

Don't know if you guys have seen this one (http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/index.html) 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.

Corbs:2tsup::2tsup:

[echnidna]

Hilarious :2tsup:

[Stuart]

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.

[graemet]

Brilliant. Haven't we all wanted to do something like that to internet scammers!
Cheers
Graeme

[Waldo]

G'day Corbs,

I just spent the last 1/4 hour reading through the P/Book scam and what a beauty. :2tsup:

Echidna, if you think the guys out to rip you off, then bugger the 100% rep points with eBay.

[echnidna]

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.

[ss_11000]

thanx corbs,...it was a good read:)

[Terry B]

Here is another site of similar scams.
http://bustedupcowgirl.com/scampage.html