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Old 28-01-2006, 11:31 PM
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Both those ebay auctions were a scam, I have both of them emailing me
And well its really only person but using two different yahoo email accounts.
They are already asking that I wire them the cash using Western Union, they dont want the sale to go though ebay at all.
I told one guy I would wait until near the end of the aucion to bid, 2 minutes later he canseled the auction and emailed me a rubbish excuse.
So now its time to bait the scammer
This should provide some enjoyment and a new page for my site.
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Old 05-02-2006, 11:15 PM
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The bait is over, if anyone is interested in what happened you can read the entire thing Here

Oh and I see in my absence I have missed out on the LPI (and DSI) that h0ughy had for sale
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Old 05-02-2006, 11:51 PM
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Funny and sad, Portmac. More sad than funny really.
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Old 06-02-2006, 12:49 AM
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I take my hat of to you to follow through with this it has been worth the effort you have put in, I think you sould supply athe stuf to Ebay so they can use it as an example of how you can be scammed.

Well Done.
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Old 06-02-2006, 01:11 AM
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Definitely agree Darren. Well done, Portmac, & congrats with the whole thing. eBay should have it on their front page. Edit the language on the last page tho! L.
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Old 06-02-2006, 08:01 AM
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Incredible effort Portmac.

Remind me to never get on your wrong side
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Old 06-02-2006, 03:08 PM
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Ebay would never put up anything about scammers as it would scare away too many people.
I was hoping it would have gone on longer, I had a few more ideas I wanted to use but didnt get a chance.
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Funny and sad, Portmac. More sad than funny really.
That is so true, its a shame that eBay and the internet in general has been infected with scammers.
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Remind me to never get on your wrong side
It is pretty hard to get on my wrong side
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Old 06-02-2006, 04:22 PM
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the 2 cats!!!
thats the funniest thing i've seen today!

thanks guy for getting this fraud!
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Old 06-02-2006, 04:56 PM
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hey ving, i am waiting for him to crop up again and ask him another silly question??
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Old 06-02-2006, 05:06 PM
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the 2 cats in orion!!! i still cant get over that!!

who writes your material dave?
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Old 06-02-2006, 05:10 PM
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i think stinky helped with it!
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Old 06-02-2006, 05:39 PM
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Thanks Portmac, a damn good read and your choice of characters...
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Old 06-02-2006, 06:44 PM
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it's amazing in how many places Hugh Jorgan pops up.
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Old 06-02-2006, 08:12 PM
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A truly amazing read!
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Old 06-02-2006, 08:21 PM
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wow what an epic story, thisis the sortofstuff that stephen speilburg wished he had
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