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08-14-2007, 03:38 PM
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Re: Elaborate Scam
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[ QUOTE ] the scammer is that stevdapimp guy [/ QUOTE ] i wonder why he isnt sleeping with the fishes yet [/ QUOTE ] 
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#32
08-14-2007, 03:52 PM
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Re: Elaborate Scam
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] the scammer is that stevdapimp guy [/ QUOTE ] i wonder why he isnt sleeping with the fishes yet [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] because he only preys on nerds with no social skills?
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#33
08-14-2007, 03:54 PM
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I am sitting at a full table in a tourney when ADZ1224 messages me in the observer chat to trade FTP for stars. I have traded with this player before, so i figure its not a big deal. I get in contact him on aim via a mutual friend, and end up sending him 30k on ftp. He starts acting suspicious in the aim chat, so i ask a few people if they know ADZ's screen name, and they say its not him. Finally, I sit down with ADZ on stars and get in communication with him through Roman, because ADZ is chatbanned on stars. Turns out ADZ's email account was hacked, and they got his ftp password through the 'forgot password' thing. The scammer went straight to me because its likely I was the last guy in the account history that transferred with him. Right now I am stuck 30, but the account has been frozen and is being investigated, so hopefully I get something back. [/ QUOTE ] This sucks, but don't feel to bad. There are levels of trust in this world and it's not that dumb to assume that if someone you know and has traded with you before is asking for money again...odds are you'll be ok. I mean, if your mom IMs you on her screen name and asks for a bank wire and you guys regularly wire money back and forth...are you going to deny her? Just have to come up with safer precautions, but any great scammer will probably be able to get around most short of voice verification.
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#34
08-14-2007, 03:55 PM
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Re: Elaborate Scam
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] the scammer is that stevdapimp guy [/ QUOTE ] i wonder why he isnt sleeping with the fishes yet [/ QUOTE ] [/ QUOTE ] because he only preys on nerds with no social skills? [/ QUOTE ] and cause everybody is always like "omg someone should kill him" ...
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#35
08-14-2007, 04:04 PM
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Re: Elaborate Scam
great analogy. i now understand why it is smart to not seek fool-proof corroboration from a rando on the internet because i would not take the same precautions if the request ostensibly came from my mom.
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#36
08-14-2007, 04:43 PM
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Re: Elaborate Scam
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[ QUOTE ] the scammer is that stevdapimp guy [/ QUOTE ] i wonder how much he makes a year [/ QUOTE ] luckbox242 who i figured to be stevedapimp told me 200k total not sure how long not sure how accurate, probably not very.
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#37
08-14-2007, 05:23 PM
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Prev, What type of communication did you use last time for transfer with ADZ? [/ QUOTE ] he asked at the table on his ftp account, and then flashed account on stars to show it was him.
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#38
08-14-2007, 05:24 PM
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Re: Elaborate Scam
DAMN that scam is pretty f in ELABORATE!!!
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#39
08-14-2007, 05:47 PM
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AIM SN luckbox242 just tried to scam me, do not trade with him under any circumstances. [/ QUOTE ] he already scammed me out of 1k in ps but ps froze his account and sent it back. no tall of it but most.
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