Thread: Scamming the Scammer

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    Scamming the Scammer

    I don't whether you've all seen this, my apoliogies if so, but found this website on The Register.

    http://amdwebhost.com/mirror/powerbook/pdfhtml.php

    By the time I got half way through it, I was crying with laughter.
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    DEAD LINK. For me at least.
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    same here

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    Yeah, I have read that before, it is one of the best reads I have found online.

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    10/10...


    That really made my day...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Glirk Dient
    Yeah, I have read that before, it is one of the best reads I have found online.
    wow, That really is one of the best things i have ever read online. I wish he had a final response though!

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    Seen it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by golfinguy4
    Seen it.
    but 9/10 anyway
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    Just spent a half hour reading that, but I still dont understand. Did the scammer end up paying the $2000 or what?
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    TYPICAL SCAM CLIFS:
    1)Scammer has fake escrow account
    2)scammer "deposits" money for product + shipping and handling + what ever he has to
    agree to to get the deal through
    3)victem sends product, pays for shipping and handling + other fees THINKING escrow will be refunding him + money for the sale
    4)when scammer gets product, escrow disapears. Free product.

    THIS SCAM CLIFS:
    1)scammer has fake escrow account
    2)victem, isnt a victem. Turns tables
    3)victem finds out that shipping tax of 27.5is% is charged to the receiver of a shipment
    4)victem sends scammer a SCHOOL NOTEBOOK with laptop stuff drawn on it, and tells the shiping agency the value of the object is $2000.
    5)scammer thinks hes gotten off scot free and pays the 27.5% tax, hes now paying for the product, but at a considerably low price. Estimated ammount is about $500.
    6)scammer opens up package expecting his amazingly cheap computer to find his... amazingly cheap computer (pun intended).
    7)victem becomes scammer, scammer gets pwnd.
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    (it should be realized my posts are all in a light hearted manner. And should not be taken offense to.)

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