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Geek Culture / WOOT I'm Rich

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Andy Igoe
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Posted: 24th Nov 2003 17:40
I just wonna know, who actually falls for this tripe to make these people keep doing it?

If they had half a million dollars to give out dont you think they would at least be professional enough to format the letter, or to know that in trying to sound credible by claiming to be a doctor they infact made themselves look like a kid by signing themselves Dr Mrs?



So anyway, what's the deal with this one, in country code 31 (Holland?) is this a premium rate phone number (+31-625-120-686) or has some kid written this to create some spam to somebody at school he doesn't like?


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Ian T
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Posted: 24th Nov 2003 18:34
They don't want anything but your credit card number-- that's all they need.

--Mouse: Famous (Avatarless) Fighting Furball

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las6
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Posted: 24th Nov 2003 19:36
I hear someone fooled them back and managed to take images that helped to take down one guy doing this sort of stuff.

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ReD_eYe
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Posted: 24th Nov 2003 22:42
"Dr Mrs Tessy Bullock"
that may become my new forum name
roflmao


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Mattman
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Posted: 24th Nov 2003 23:38
sorry Red Eye, looks like Mattman beat ya too it

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ReD_eYe
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Posted: 24th Nov 2003 23:43
weirdo, pretending to be a girl online, thats disgusting


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Megaton Cat
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Posted: 25th Nov 2003 00:56
I dont get it...who is that?

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Mattman
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Posted: 25th Nov 2003 01:02
you calling me a weirdo? Your name is ReD_eYe and your avator is of a evil snowman coming to rub us with his shoulder

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PiratSS
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Posted: 25th Nov 2003 01:41
Lol

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Dave J
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Posted: 25th Nov 2003 08:20 Edited at: 25th Nov 2003 12:04
Strangely Red_Eye's avatar never animated for me and it just looked like a tooth or something. However, upon inspecting the direct link and returning to the page now it animates. Strange.


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Ian T
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Posted: 25th Nov 2003 09:42
I wish it didn't animate. The only humor I find in it is the refernce to Doom House 3000 with the excessive photoshop filters. It's kind of cute though. In a funny sort of way. What the heck, it's 2:15 in the morning, I need some sleep.

--Mouse: Famous (Avatarless) Fighting Furball

A very nice %it, indeed.
OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 25th Nov 2003 11:03 Edited at: 25th Nov 2003 11:04
Yet, some idiots do fall for this sort thing - on the BBC site there was a report about some woman who lost £3000 or so in a Nigeria-type scam. Apparently she only got suspicious when they asked her for more money the second time...

What was worse for her is that she borrowed most of the money from a not-well-off friend...


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Andy Igoe
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Posted: 25th Nov 2003 14:17
Darwin has a lot to answer for!


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OSX Using Happy Dude
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Posted: 25th Nov 2003 18:06
Too right...


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