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BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Wed Sep 15, 2010 9:47 pmby bayman
beware of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
number 1,
well last week i got in the mail addressed 'to the householder' an invitation for a free dinner at a certain restaurant to look at stylish italian furniture & other houshold appliances etc.....now while i basically knew it was 'suspect' i thought i might go for the free feed & not buy anything, however i didn't go & i had notice this scam was on today tonight a day or so later......never such a thing as a free lunch
number 2,
i received a text message on monday & i won 1,000,000 pounds as my number was selected at random by nokia, all i had to do was just email details......i'm with telstra
number3,
on the house phone today i was randomly selected to win a trip for two to honolulu......after that first sentence i just hung up on him
now these are obviously scams so while most people aren't gullible some are so please look out for family or friends that may be vulnerable
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:08 pmby Thiele
bayman wrote:beware of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
number 2,
i received a text message on monday & i won 1,000,000 pounds as my number was selected at random by nokia, all i had to do was just email details......i'm with telstra
recevied that one this morning i just ignored it
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Wed Sep 15, 2010 10:13 pmby Media Park
If this stuff was real, I would easily be the richest man on safooty.net, after one week...
Still kick myself when my friends think they have won something!
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Wed Sep 15, 2010 11:29 pmby mighty_tiger_79
if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is worth investing into
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Thu Sep 16, 2010 8:38 amby lesthemechanic
Last week I won over 2,450,000 British pounds via 3 emails, and , people wanted to deposit 3,500,000 American Dollars in my bank account that they would split with me. Pretty good week I reckon.
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:13 pmby bayman
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:if it sounds too good to be true then it probably is worth investing into
surely you mean ''ISN'T worth investing into'' ?
if all this money was legitimate why not feed the starving of the world, unfortuneately it is a scam, as is the nigerian ones
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:17 pmby Tooting Bec
you guys ahve got to watch the real hustle. it's just started on channel 9 i think.
Shows how the guys scam people.
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Thu Sep 16, 2010 12:27 pmby mighty_tiger_79
ACA tonight have Nigerian scam artists
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:23 pmby Trader
Tooting Bec wrote:you guys ahve got to watch the real hustle. it's just started on channel 9 i think.
Shows how the guys scam people.
I think anyone who watched that were the ones getting scammed, worst show ever!
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Thu Sep 16, 2010 3:30 pmby JK
Media Park wrote: Still kick myself when my friends think they have won something!
Mate of mine was contacted by a magazine he subscribed to, telling he won a competition that he hadn't even entered for, but they said apparently it was just a random draw.
Chuckled, we his mates all did.
A trip to Mauritius and $45k later confirmed it was legit!
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Thu Sep 16, 2010 9:48 pmby The Dark Knight
bayman wrote:number3,
on the house phone today i was randomly selected to win a trip for two to honolulu......after that first sentence i just hung up on him
We got the same one on Tuesday aswell, again after about the first sentence I hung up. I love hanging up on all the telemarketers and the like, it makes my day.
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:03 pmby mighty_tiger_79
The Dark Knight wrote:bayman wrote:number3,
on the house phone today i was randomly selected to win a trip for two to honolulu......after that first sentence i just hung up on him
We got the same one on Tuesday aswell, again after about the first sentence I hung up. I love hanging up on all the telemarketers and the like, it makes my day.
no no no
you dont hang up on them
you play with them, you get them talking, you keep them on the phone for as long as possible until they realise you arent serious and then they hang up on you!!!!
then they will never call you back
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Thu Sep 16, 2010 10:11 pmby Media Park
I love the ones when they call work...
We have carte blanche to do what we want...
Generally... Put them on hold ("just going to get the manager sir"), then after five or ten minutes pick the phone up...
IF they are still on the phone and haven't hung up, they get about two sentences of me pretending to be the manager, before I act like I have taurette's syndrome...
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:02 pmby rd
mighty_tiger_79 wrote:The Dark Knight wrote:bayman wrote:number3,
on the house phone today i was randomly selected to win a trip for two to honolulu......after that first sentence i just hung up on him
We got the same one on Tuesday aswell, again after about the first sentence I hung up. I love hanging up on all the telemarketers and the like, it makes my day.
no no no
you dont hang up on them
you play with them, you get them talking, you keep them on the phone for as long as possible until they realise you arent serious and then they hang up on you!!!!
Exactly - whenever I get one from India - I immediately start up a conversation about cricket - ALL Indians love cricket and can't help themselves talking about Tendulkar - one bloke even asked me about accommodation in various Aust cities near the major cricket venues - they all forget about whatever they're meant to talk to you about as they just love talking cricket. And yes you then go ages without calls...
then they will never call you back
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:05 pmby rd
Sorry I accidentally inserted my comment inside the previous quote from mighty tiger 79 - sorry about that.
Try again...
Exactly - whenever I get one from India - I immediately start up a conversation about cricket - ALL Indians love cricket and can't help themselves talking about Tendulkar - one bloke even asked me about accommodation in various Aust cities near the major cricket venues - they all forget about whatever they're meant to talk to you about as they just love talking cricket. And yes you then go ages without calls...
rd wrote:mighty_tiger_79 wrote:The Dark Knight wrote:bayman wrote:number3,
on the house phone today i was randomly selected to win a trip for two to honolulu......after that first sentence i just hung up on him
We got the same one on Tuesday aswell, again after about the first sentence I hung up. I love hanging up on all the telemarketers and the like, it makes my day.
no no no
you dont hang up on them
you play with them, you get them talking, you keep them on the phone for as long as possible until they realise you arent serious and then they hang up on you!!!!
then they will never call you back
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Fri Sep 17, 2010 8:07 pmby JAS
Boys, boys, boys...when it comes to telemarketers or phone scammers...THIS is what you do
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mkdoogjic4IRegards
JAS
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Sat Sep 18, 2010 11:20 amby Psyber
Love it JAS.
I may borrow it if I ever get a telemarketing call, but I haven't had one since I starting paying the extra for a "silent" number.
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:52 pmby mal
I got scammed by the author of this thread
I get this call that there was a leak in the Mag Medal
I was given the name of winner and told to back him
I did in fact back Allen, who didnt win, he finished 3rd
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Sat Sep 18, 2010 6:24 pmby JAS
Psyber wrote:Love it JAS.
I may borrow it if I ever get a telemarketing call, but I haven't had one since I starting paying the extra for a "silent" number.
Yeh I'm on a similar thing here called 'exdirectory' and I'm on the 'no cold calls' register thingy but I still get the occasional overseas one or those automated ones that randomly dial numbers getting through.
Sadly I'm not quick thinking enough or brave enough to try that response but this one is tempting (an advert for tea from a few years back)...even if it would mean having to buy a musical toy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyhhPLUTcp8Regards
JAS
Re: BEWARE of scams.....you'd think it was my lucky week !!!!!!!
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Sat Sep 18, 2010 7:27 pmby bayman
mal wrote:I got scammed by the author of this thread
I get this call that there was a leak in the Mag Medal
I was given the name of winner and told to back him
I did in fact back Allen, who didnt win, he finished 3rd
i can't help it if you can't spell