Another Scam...

[95Honda 486]

I haven't heard anything, I doubt I really will honestly..... I'll bet they probably laughed about after the fact....

That is also why I put a fake return address on there....

[shizzzon 461]

i heard about someone doin something like this a few yrs ago.

Someone wanted to buy this guys new laptop that was only used for a few days for around $2000 but the guy new it was a scam cuz it was like how u described it and was out of the country.

It went on a message board FOREVER.

Basically he packed up a fake computer.

made a laptop out of cardboard and drew everything on the pieces with a black marker with a big finger on the fake screen.

He sent the money to an odd account that miracuously closed before he could withdraw it....

He already knew it would happen cuz everybody knew it was a scam...

Well, he was out paying to ship internationally... BUT... the receiver(the scammer) had to pay over $200 in custom fees just to receive it, lol

He had record showing the receiver received it... and never heard from him again, lol.

they kept close email convo until he received the fake laptop.

[altoncustomtech 773]

I don't care who ya are, that's funny right there. :lol2:

[Impious 1,476]

i heard about someone doin something like this a few yrs ago.

Someone wanted to buy this guys new laptop that was only used for a few days for around $2000 but the guy new it was a scam cuz it was like how u described it and was out of the country.

It went on a message board FOREVER.

Basically he packed up a fake computer.

made a laptop out of cardboard and drew everything on the pieces with a black marker with a big finger on the fake screen.

He sent the money to an odd account that miracuously closed before he could withdraw it....

He already knew it would happen cuz everybody knew it was a scam...

Well, he was out paying to ship internationally... BUT... the receiver(the scammer) had to pay over $200 in custom fees just to receive it, lol

He had record showing the receiver received it... and never heard from him again, lol.

they kept close email convo until he received the fake laptop.

IIRC they even had some people stake out the buyer (I think he was in London or something) at the time of delivery to try to see his reaction and such, but they unfortunately didn't really get anything. The whole thing was hosted on a website years ago.

Either way.....yeah, that was some funny shit as well.

[ssh 924]

i heard about someone doin something like this a few yrs ago.

Someone wanted to buy this guys new laptop that was only used for a few days for around $2000 but the guy new it was a scam cuz it was like how u described it and was out of the country.

It went on a message board FOREVER.

Basically he packed up a fake computer.

made a laptop out of cardboard and drew everything on the pieces with a black marker with a big finger on the fake screen.

He sent the money to an odd account that miracuously closed before he could withdraw it....

He already knew it would happen cuz everybody knew it was a scam...

Well, he was out paying to ship internationally... BUT... the receiver(the scammer) had to pay over $200 in custom fees just to receive it, lol

He had record showing the receiver received it... and never heard from him again, lol.

they kept close email convo until he received the fake laptop.

IIRC they even had some people stake out the buyer (I think he was in London or something) at the time of delivery to try to see his reaction and such, but they unfortunately didn't really get anything. The whole thing was hosted on a website years ago.

Either way.....yeah, that was some funny shit as well.

Yeah the address given for the buyer was at a coffee shop, so they had someone in the shop waiting for the person to come and get it. Funny thread back in the day

Edit, Found a link about it for those who wanna good laugh: http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/