--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wmurphy77 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wmurphy77 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wmurphy77 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > wrote: > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, wmurphy77 > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > <snip> > > > > > > > > I think it was Ken's waggish humor. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Could be...you know him better than I!! However, since > > he's > > > > > > > disappeared we don't know! Perhaps, Ken is bitter > against > > > the > > > > > > > knowledge because he's Jewish, or perhaps he just hates > > me, > > > > but > > > > > > > then why take it out on knowledge and truth, why not > > dispute > > > > them > > > > > > > directly?? BillyG. > > > > > > > > > > > > Oh, BillyG, don't embarrass yourself. > > > > > > > > > > Right, BTW, that'll be $50. bucks for that little tidbit of > > > > > information > > > > > on karma you didn't know about!!! I take Visa OR MasterCard, > > take > > > > > your > > > > > pick! BillyG > > > > > > > > > > Future knowledge upgrades, prepaid only!! Please!! > > > > > > > > Your $50.00 charge reminds of a little prank I wanted to play > on > > > one > > > > of those internet scam artists...but I found out I was too > cheap > > to > > > > do it. > > > > > > > > As I'm sure 100% of the readers of this forum have gotten the > > same > > > > letters as me from those scam artists in Africa -- mostly from > > > > Nigeria -- you'll all know what I am referring to: you get an > > > > unsolicited email asking you to be an intermediary for a > charity > > > > organisation in their country and could you please cash a check > > for > > > > them for a donation? And for your trouble you can keep 10% of > > the > > > > proceeds. The idea is they have one of their cohorts actually > > mail > > > > you a check, you deposit it in the bank and then before it has > a > > > > chance to clear they convince you because of the urgent need of > > the > > > > charity that you are to please send them by international money > > > > order the funds. > > > > > > > > So, I strung along one of the scam artists making them believe > I > > > > would co-operate and they emailed me back saying they were > > having a > > > > donator send me a check for $3,500 of which I could keep 10%. > I > > > > would therefore be expected to send them $3, 150 and keep $350 > > for > > > > my troubles. My brilliant idea? To actually send them an > > > > international money order...not for $3,150 but for $3.15! I > > > thought > > > > that would send them into a frenzy and stir up all sorts of > shit. > > > > > > > > But I didn't do it because it would have cost $20.00 for the > > money > > > > order with Western Union and although I was willing to have a > > > giggle > > > > for $3.15 and maybe an extra $5.00 I wasn't going to pay > > $23.15... > > > > > > Yeah, and not only that, but you have to actually be in contact > > with > > > such low-life, and God knows where that would end up! I use to > get > > > those stupid emails too, gads. > > > > Apropos of this discussion, I have had two clients (both seniors) > > over the past two months who have been scammed by phone. The first > > was by a caller was from Spain who convinced her to send her over > > $200,000 in some sort of lottery scam, which she did. The second > > lost about $3,500 in the same sort of thing where she was asked to > > send the money to pay the taxes on a lottery win. > > How sad, BTW, are you getting anywhere with JS?.......nyuk! Yu crazy > guy yu!!
Completely nowhere. She has won. I am totally defeated. To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
