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kiwi1969

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180 days ago

Heads up. Got one of those emails from someone needing to shift 7million bucks out of the country and offering 15% if I give them all my account details. This time the country it,s Iraq not Nigeria or the ivory coast. At least these assholes have updated the location to somewhere more relevant. Guess this trick must still work on the slow and befuddled, please make sure you,re not one of them. Safe woodworking.

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

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PurpLev

2765 posts in 549 days


180 days ago

oh, it’s ok – if it’s Basra you can safely give them your account info… as long as it’s not nigeria… basra is ok… lol

sad thing is though – that they only need a small percentage of people that will for for this scam… and apparently once in awhile they’re able to hook someone on…

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

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Splinterman

4935 posts in 261 days


180 days ago

Hey PurpLev…...you would not believe how many – “so called” – smart people have fell big time for this trash.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

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PurpLev

2765 posts in 549 days


180 days ago

I know. there used to be a huge wave of scams on eBay some 8 years ago… I was also contacted on the same line… luckily I read about it before hand… and had my fun with it.

-- When in doubt - There is no doubt - Go the safer route.

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Splinterman

4935 posts in 261 days


180 days ago

Ok…and this is for real…......I know a guy got who got totally involved with this rubbish and he lost $125,000 in as many seconds…....I kid you not…......it made the headlines and people where warned….BUT…..the get rich idiots still think its a way to grab free money. The only way I know how to get money is …..Work for it.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

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patron

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180 days ago

i got 1 from a chick , her enclosed pic. looked like audrey hepburn .
she wanted to have my babys !
all she needed ( as i played allong ) was $500.00 bucks for a phone card , so we could talk , and figure out where to meet and start our family !
the give away is in the language , it just isn’t quite right !
.
sad but true that so many gave their money to various get rich ideas here and lost their retirement or kids future
money . they did it all right in the good old u.s.a. !

-- david ,new mexico ,allheart

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a1Jim

17211 posts in 477 days


179 days ago

Crazy world
Hey David
I bet you get that all the time those woman flocking to you like a rock star,beat them off with a big stick. same your self good buddy

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

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TopamaxSurvivor

3077 posts in 576 days


179 days ago

Refer them to Yoshie Zachafaree for international transfers of large amounts of money. He will handle the details for a fee as small as 2%.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

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Chris Wright

360 posts in 381 days


178 days ago

I find it amazing that those emails are still going around, people can’t be that dumb can they? Not now. But then again, after reading a post Karson posted, I guess they are still out there.

-- "At its best, life is completely unpredictable." - Christopher Walken

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Shopsmithtom

409 posts in 1095 days


178 days ago

I assume by now that everyone knows enough not to click any links in these mails. In fact, even though it’s tempting to open them to see just how ridiculous they are, you should not even open them. If you don’t recognize the sender, it’s safer to trash them. Opening the wrong e-mail might enable a RAT (random access trojan) that tracks keystrokes on your computer; stuff like account #’s and passwords.

If only I knew if I really did win that British Sweepstakes… -SST

-- Accuracy is not in your power tool, it's in you

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FEDSAWDAVE

321 posts in 332 days


178 days ago

Had a guy the other day that e-mailed that he wanted 4 Kreg pocket hole machines….the 3 grand + type. Just ship to a broker in Miami who would forward to Nigeria…and payment? Who knows!

Big need in Nigeria for #6×1 1/4” Pan Lube Type 17 pocket screw construction I guess….

-- http://www.federalsaw.com

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TopamaxSurvivor

3077 posts in 576 days


178 days ago

Dave, Did you make the sale? :-))

Unfortunately, it’s not just the internet. When I first started business 25 yrs ago, 2 business aquaintances, with personal experience, warned me not to do business with the guy who built the tallest building in Seattle.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

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TopamaxSurvivor

3077 posts in 576 days


178 days ago

SST, I always wondered how could I have won if I never entered?? International sweepstakes are illegal in the US, anyway.

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

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FEDSAWDAVE

321 posts in 332 days


178 days ago

TopmaX, nope…thank God.

Now, if I can figure out how to get the Right Reverand Miko Madabi his 50 grand worth of stone tops I’ll be helping out an entire country!

-- http://www.federalsaw.com

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kiwi1969

601 posts in 342 days


178 days ago

Fedsawdave I have some japanese treasure gold here which I can trade for some tools if you,re interested. just ship the stuff to a broker in LA and i,ll take care of the rest ;-)

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

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FEDSAWDAVE

321 posts in 332 days


178 days ago

You’re on kiwi! WAIT! “Broker in LA.” Hmmmmm, ponders…..

Met her in LA…Broker in LA…

-- http://www.federalsaw.com

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Shopsmithtom

409 posts in 1095 days


177 days ago

You know, if some folks didn’t bite on this junk, it wouldn’t be out there…sad to say. -SST

-- Accuracy is not in your power tool, it's in you

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SCOTSMAN

2244 posts in 485 days


177 days ago

just say next time your passing keep passing.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

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FEDSAWDAVE

321 posts in 332 days


176 days ago

60 minutes did a segment on the Nigerian boiler rooms where dozens of fine young lads toil all day at nothing but how to extract cash and goods through scams world wide.

A few satellite guided missiles should save the world a lot of grief !

-- http://www.federalsaw.com

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Peter O

1029 posts in 775 days


176 days ago

Wasn’t “Fine Young Nigerians” an 80’s boy-band?

-- http://www.north40custom.com -- http://north40studios.etsy.com --

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FEDSAWDAVE

321 posts in 332 days


176 days ago

Nah…that was “Flock of Seagulls”

-- http://www.federalsaw.com

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Raymondz

52 posts in 513 days


176 days ago

There is a guy somewhere that goes along with it to get the guys to go somewhere to pickup the money.
The somewhere has a webcam online all the time so he can watch the asshole from the comfort of his own home.

He tries to give the the run around as long as he can string them along.

-- - Ray

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TopamaxSurvivor

3077 posts in 576 days


176 days ago

I strung one of them along intending to give the evidence to the local police. They spent a few bucks to FedEx a bogus check to me :-)) I never heard another word when I didn’t forward their share:-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

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juniorjock

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169 days ago

my favorite charity is ME

-- JJ...... I guess you could say I'm a 54 year old "juniorjock". — Make things with wood.

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sIKE

1094 posts in 654 days


169 days ago

Good Job! >:)

-- //FC - Round Rock, TX - "Experience is what you get just after you need it"

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