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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 11:41 AM
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I just won $250K, got a check for $5K and all I have to do is deposit it and wire $3K to Canada!!
:wow: Oh, I can't WAIT to get to the bank! :eyes:

But WAIT! :grr: Could it be? :think: I've heard these can be SCAMS! :wtf:

:nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke: :nuke:

I think they wasted a stamp.
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CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 11:54 AM
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1. My dear HopeHoops!
Don't do it! It IS a scam!

But you already knew that... ;)


Very clever use of smileys, BTW...

:D

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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 01:00 PM
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4. Thank you - they can be entertaining.
:hippie:
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wartrace Donating Member (920 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 12:28 PM
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2. Mess with them!
Edited on Tue Mar-03-09 12:57 PM by wartrace
Just write on the back of your fake check - Pay to the order of (insert name of scammer). Make it a third party check! That ought to piss them off. Just send it back to them in the mail.
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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 01:03 PM
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6. Here are a couple of sites to give you some tips to mess with them.
www.419eater.com
and
http://thescambaiter.com
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av8rdave Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 12:30 PM
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3. I took mine to my bank and tried to cash it instead of deposit it
It didn't cash. I'm still trying to get over the shock.
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geardaddy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 01:02 PM
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5. Hey HH
It's because you won the greatest opening joke line thread yesterday. ;)
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applegrove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Mar-03-09 01:36 PM
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7. Unfortunately more than one scam is run from Canada. Don't let the name
fool ya.
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