Comments on: Got Spam? Why not have some fun with it? http://negative99.com/general/got-spam-why-not-have-some-fun-with-it/ An onslaught of expository excellence covering web design and development, politics and current events, faith and religion, guitar and music, programming... oh, and anything else. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 13:54:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Bob http://negative99.com/general/got-spam-why-not-have-some-fun-with-it/comment-page-1/#comment-148871 Bob Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:26:52 +0000 http://www.negative99.com/archive/255#comment-148871 One of the funniest scams I ever heard of was a guy who posted an ad in newspapers simply saying "Only 1 day left to send in your dollar" and gave an address. This was un-prosecutable because nothing was promised. One of the funniest scams I ever heard of was a guy who posted an ad in newspapers simply saying “Only 1 day left to send in your dollar” and gave an address. This was un-prosecutable because nothing was promised.

]]> By: WarAxe http://negative99.com/general/got-spam-why-not-have-some-fun-with-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3632 WarAxe Fri, 11 Aug 2006 01:14:47 +0000 http://www.negative99.com/archive/255#comment-3632 Yeah, I don't know what it is about Nigeria that tends 419 scammers to be from there. When I see some of the crazy things that the scambaiters can get the scammers to do I start cracking up... they'll do almost anything to cheat people out of money. I especially like the pictures they send of themselves in precarious positions. Yeah, I don’t know what it is about Nigeria that tends 419 scammers to be from there. When I see some of the crazy things that the scambaiters can get the scammers to do I start cracking up… they’ll do almost anything to cheat people out of money. I especially like the pictures they send of themselves in precarious positions.

]]> By: mahndisa http://negative99.com/general/got-spam-why-not-have-some-fun-with-it/comment-page-1/#comment-3576 mahndisa Wed, 09 Aug 2006 16:04:01 +0000 http://www.negative99.com/archive/255#comment-3576 08 09 06 Hey Steve: Funny that 419 stuff. I oft wonder how anyone could fall for that stuff. But sometimes, those scammers are smarter than that. That scam eater site is funny! I think I once ran across a blog of similar theme. The guy had corresponded with these Nigerian scammers for months and it was interesting to see how everything unfolded. In the end, the elegant English turned into broken angry speak. hehehehehe I used to work for a call center via MCI and it was for deaf people and their TTY's or computers to communicate and we relayed their typed script to hearing people. Anyway, Nigerian scammers found it to be a free way to scam American businesses using stolen credit cards. So they would pretend to be a deaf person from Nigeria who was part of a charity or something, then try to order 200 bottles of vitamins. The one that took the cake was when these guys tried to order ten baby grand pianos! Scammers are evil people. I give a damn whether or not the crime seems clean because it is just paper fraud, but it is wrong nonetheless. What ever happen to honesty and hard work? It seems like so many people are caught up in "getting over" when they need to focus on getting through and contributing to society. Damn these jerks! Sorry for rambling Steve, but this gets my blood boiling!!! Have a nice day:) 08 09 06

Hey Steve: Funny that 419 stuff. I oft wonder how anyone could fall for that stuff. But sometimes, those scammers are smarter than that. That scam eater site is funny! I think I once ran across a blog of similar theme. The guy had corresponded with these Nigerian scammers for months and it was interesting to see how everything unfolded. In the end, the elegant English turned into broken angry speak. hehehehehe I used to work for a call center via MCI and it was for deaf people and their TTY’s or computers to communicate and we relayed their typed script to hearing people. Anyway, Nigerian scammers found it to be a free way to scam American businesses using stolen credit cards. So they would pretend to be a deaf person from Nigeria who was part of a charity or something, then try to order 200 bottles of vitamins. The one that took the cake was when these guys tried to order ten baby grand pianos!

Scammers are evil people. I give a damn whether or not the crime seems clean because it is just paper fraud, but it is wrong nonetheless. What ever happen to honesty and hard work? It seems like so many people are caught up in “getting over” when they need to focus on getting through and contributing to society. Damn these jerks! Sorry for rambling Steve, but this gets my blood boiling!!!

Have a nice day:)

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