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Have you ever been scammed?

asianguy77

asianguy77

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Have you ever been scammed whether it was emotionally, financially or both?

Just putting it out there. There are people who know how to prey on such vulnerabilities.
 
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colzilla

Don't know if I have really AG77... Because I couldn't prove anything. They were way more devious than even I.

My advice is though if you need to investigate do it yourself.
 
Master Yoda

Master Yoda

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I will be a bit vague with no intension of being cryptic as it is a personal matter.

But I allowed a person into my life I was very fond of. This person had the sole intention of taking everything until there was nothing to take.

And a good chunk of the past had been spent with this person. And 90% of what was presented to me was lies.

Won't happen again.
 
johnlou

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yeppers I booked a WL for an out call @ my res , I paid he when she walked in , she wanted to give the money to her driver . I voice my concern and she replied she would leave her bag with phone and other stuff that a lady has in her bag , with me . 5 minutes later , no return of the lady . I checked her bag and it was full of paper so I called her number and surprise surprise the phone was off , so I left a message . did this for about 4 hours and still no reply so the last time I called her I said I was going to leave details of this matter on the forums of 3 websites . and I did so . the next day I received a call from her demanding to know why I did what I did . then she complained that she could not get any of her regs to contact her , as her message bank was full for days from reader of the forums I posted on .

pay back was a bitch lol

I had threating calls from her for months but me thinks she had no one to carry them out for her lol

if you play with fire you get burnt
 
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wr3xr

I'm scammed by the ato everytime i'm paid :D

Had a stripper try to scam me once but yet to be scammed.
 
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Al Swearengen

Frequent attempts. But most have ended up with the attempted scammer being cavity searched. By guys with large, hairy hands.
 
svengali

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I have survived multiple attempts to scan me by various people in Nigeria and Queensland offering me undreamed of wealth for very lttle effort. Some of the stuff out of QLD is actually quite well presented and looks convincingly legit but a bit of crirical analysis soon reveals the truth.
 
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colzilla

My cousin married a scammer and his settlement was anything but reasonable.

But what would one expect from a woman who said "I can't get pregnant"
 
Rochelle

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Scammed by a so called friend (not friend anymore:mad:).........cost me a fortune and certainly taught me a very important lesson..........you can only trust one person........yourself! :cool:
 
HappyPirate

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Ahoy;---- I have survived multiple attempts, I always keep up my guard and there are scams every where. I share this one, I thought it was fairly funny.
One day out of the blue I got an email from my bank;- saying hey please log on to this web site to check details.....I looked and laughed. Off course did not follow instructions.
But out of curiousity I was going past my bank the next morning so I dropped in and said hello and let them know what I experienced.
Bank policy, they never send out block emails only personal ones to clients expecting them
The Bank thank me, as I was one of a few who let the bank know there was a scam circulating, they were interested in protecting there reputation.
These days, there are scams every where
Cheers and Pass the Rum
 
johnlou

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HP I had 1 very similar but the email was worded differently and it was from my bank ( so I thought ) as it was set out the same . the next day I noticed $500 missing from my account , so I checked on who and where the money went to . I noticed a new send to account attached to my statement , I then clicked on the link and it was no one I new so I printed out the details , then I phoned the bank to enquire , I mentioned what had happened and I was then transferred to the security dept with-in the bank and they then froze my account until further notice , I reported this to the police as requested by the bank . 2 weeks later the money was found in an account in Mt Isa and the account holders new nothing on what had happened .


me thinks the Nigerians strike again lol

the bank refunded my the money in full and we now have an additional security system

all good in the end

these people in Mt Isa was charged with 4 other cases and had to repay all the money .
 
HappyPirate

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Ahoy Bro JohnLou, sorry to hear you had a bank scam and yes I agree it probably came out of Nigeria or some other Eastern European country. I am glad you had a happy ending to your tail
As I said, keep your guard up, there are scams everywhere, you can count on that
Cheers


johnlou said:
HP I had 1 very similar but the email was worded differently and it was from my bank ( so I thought ) as it was set out the same . the next day I noticed $500 missing from my account , so I checked on who and where the money went to . I noticed a new send to account attached to my statement , I then clicked on the link and it was no one I new so I printed out the details , then I phoned the bank to enquire , I mentioned what had happened and I was then transferred to the security dept with-in the bank and they then froze my account until further notice , I reported this to the police as requested by the bank . 2 weeks later the money was found in an account in Mt Isa and the account holders new nothing on what had happened .


me thinks the Nigerians strike again lol

the bank refunded my the money in full and we now have an additional security system

all good in the end

these people in Mt Isa was charged with 4 other cases and had to repay all the money .
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johnlou

johnlou

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so true HP but it is a shame that you have to tar every one and everything with the same brush until you have been satisfied of their intentions :) :)

I'm glad I don't wear a turban for a hat :-0 :)
 
homer

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One way or another we are being scammed. When the salesman affirms that your getting the best deal there is. One week later, an advertised sales price undercuts the deal you negotiated with the asshole for more than an hour. lol...
 
HappyPirate

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Ahoy Bro Homer I do agree

Just my general view point, I think currently the biggest scammers in this country are our services providers of energy; I am talk in about electric and gas
I can only say this, it’s very confessing to understand where the better deals been offered, any way my observation only and let us not start on communications (mobile phones, internet access, foxtell etc)

homer said:
One way or another we are being scammed. When the salesman affirms that your getting the best deal there is. One week later, an advertised sales price undercuts the deal you negotiated with the asshole for more than an hour. lol...
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homer

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Your not wrong there brother Pirate. Look at fuel price, BP and the like know everyone needs it. They know people are willing to pay thru their nose for it. They will never say no to greed.
Look at the amount of taxes govt rake in, and how much they enjoy their entitlements and pay rises + bonuses.

I might try my hands on politics. I better stock up on the supply of baked beans.
 
HappyPirate

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Ahoy I do agree Bro Homer and Yes a job in Politics great idea, I have been chewing over that idea since the last election, I am going to start a Pirate Political Party, I think I can always do much better than some others LOL
Vote Pirate Party
 
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