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Old Nov 15, 2005 | 11:29 AM
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I received an email from a member of HCF claiming to be a wealthy african farmer, who needs a grand from you,and theyll give you 4.5 million dollars. For those of you who have missed the many news reports about this,its junk. this person has been banned. please let me know if any more are received.
 
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 11:31 AM
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Yeah, I just PM'ed you about that. [:'(]






think of all the mods you could get with $4.5 million
 
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 12:00 PM
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wealthy african farmer
Right............................................. .........Not only is that an oxymoron, but why would a wealthy person need money? You know, back in the day, scams used to be really creative and interesting to learn about on 60 Minutes ten years after they had been discovered. It's sad to see what TV does to a generation.

Good looking out Patrick. My mom went t one of those websites and her mailbox has never seen the end of it since.
 
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 12:47 PM
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You sent him the grand didnt you...
 
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 01:21 PM
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alright...fine..i did....



and thank you mxs for letting me know.
 
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 01:53 PM
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sounds like a great deal to me, a grand for 4.5 million! phew, whata dumbass to PM the site admin ahaha
 
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 05:20 PM
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its not real? o no... i guess i better cancel my order with ferrari...
 
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 05:41 PM
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O ****, it's not real, I re-read it closer... I'm ****ed, now I gotta call Ferrari, Roles Royce, Bently, and Central Florida Turbo, I was gonna buy thier own car that had NAWZ

 
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 06:34 PM
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thats been going on here in north eastern ohio, people are calling from like lebanon and asking for 1,000 dollars wired to them and they will pay you back however much, and some dumbass lady actually did it and she was on the news complaining...i think its really funny
 
Old Nov 15, 2005 | 07:44 PM
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ive seen that happen with people trying to sell cars. they arrange shipping, get the money, and they get overpaid. then the victim (seller) is asked to just send back the amount of overpayment. needless to say, the original check bounces, and the seller is out the "extra" money they "refunded" from the buyer overpaying.
 



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