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I cannot believe this. I mailed a pkg Sat. I sensed the postal employee was vexed and he told me the old man (about my age or order and a Veteran) was sending a personal check to Amsterdam to WIN a MILLION DOLLARS. Terry tried to explain it was a scam and talk him out of doing it but the man insisted and sent the letter....
Honestly, It is one thing to be gullible but when told of the scam to go a head and do it is something else!
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you are presuming that he is as lucid and as good at reasoning as we are. By even considering it, he proved that he isn't.
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May be he was getting back at the scammer by sending an envelope with white powdery substance
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And what was the address and how much does it cost?
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I've made a study of fraud on ebay and it's clear that some people create their own reality around themselves. Once they decide that it's a good deal, that's it - changing their minds at that point is almost impossible.
These aren't necessarily idiots either, but they tend to be solo - tend to make decisions entirely on their own. Prime example of these people are lonely self employed people with no one to answer to and no one to consult (not that they'd listen anyway). When they realize that they've been scammed, they somehow find a way to blame someone else and are remarkably likely to do the same thing all over again.
I tried to market this info with examples and all of the data, but the people that need it most are the people least likely to buy it - they are certain of their own abilities.
and they may well be incredibly talented and knowledgeable in other areas - getting to know these people, you wouldn't call them stupid until you start on this topic.
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I talked a man out of sending about $1500 cash to the Canadian Lottery he had "won" and he acted toward me later like I had actually cost him money.
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Dennis S wrote:
I talked a man out of sending about $1500 cash to the Canadian Lottery he had "won" and he acted toward me later like I had actually cost him money.
He could have "won" and you "blew" his golden opportunity.
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Today's scam, which you may have already received, pretends to be the IRS asking for information so they can send you the stimulus check.
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Dennis S wrote:
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I talked a man out of sending about $1500 cash to the Canadian Lottery he had "won" and he acted toward me later like I had actually cost him money.
He could have "won" and you "blew" his golden opportunity.
He had already "won". The cash was for "taxes". It was the early days of the internet and I found a Canadian Scambuster site and got a woman there to call him and talk him down. Actually, I wasn't able to convince him, myself. He was living in a van and was going to sell his remaining guitars to raise the $1500.
Poor guy.
