Scam Alert

[commishbob]

Holy sh*t, they stole your money so you sent them more? Is this for real? C'mon

[Kutcher55]

Something don’t smell right about this situation.

[iwantitiwinit]

Originally Posted by Kutcher55

Something don’t smell right about this situation.

You're right, something stinks!

[JollyElm]

Okay, this is purely conjecture on my part, but does anyone know if "Mrmiamih" is actually the Hausan or Yoruban word for "Prince"?

[JollyElm]

And now he's banned. Apparently "Mrmiamih" does mean "Nigerian Prince."

[Rhotchkiss]

None of my/out business, but I wonder why he was banned….

For being dumb as a brick?

Guys, in the last month I have posted several “WTB posts” and gotten scammers responding to every single one (I have also had real inquiries). The scam emails are so F-ing obvious! Use your head.

[phillyfan24]

Yes I've had the same happen. From many of the same people. I guess all we can do is let Leon know. I just had one reply to my 59 B. Gibson request. And he/she had a 59 B. Gibson PSA 10 for sale asking what I would offer. Can't make this up.

[Leon]

He was suspended (it looks the same as banned) because he was messing up the forum with his redundant threads. It was fine the first week, with several, but not the second. I never like it when someone gets scammed but they still can't take over the forum about it. If he pm's me and says he will stop, he will be let back. It's sort of like when Adrian (probably before your time) was limited to 15 posts a day. He would use them up in like 15 minutes.

Originally Posted by Rhotchkiss

None of my/out business, but I wonder why he was banned….

For being dumb as a brick?

Guys, in the last month I have posted several “WTB posts” and gotten scammers responding to every single one (I have also had real inquiries). The scam emails are so F-ing obvious! Use your head.

[Mark17]

Originally Posted by commishbob

Holy sh*t, they stole your money so you sent them more? Is this for real? C'mon

One time Homer Simpson bought a bucket of old meat because it was on sale cheap. It made him really sick, so he went back to the store to demand a refund. The store owner instead offered him TWO buckets of old meat, which Homer thought was great.

But they made him sick too.

[brad31]

Have also posted a WTB and received a scam right away. New poster and an obvious lack of understanding of what I was looking for resulted in no response from me.

I have been scammed in the past but not from here. Was nothing expensive.

Many of my favorite cards have been purchased from the boards and a significant part of my collection is through people I have gotten to know through the forums.

Be careful, get references and avoid PP F&F unless you really trust the reputation and even then it may not be worth it not to go G&S. I have purchased from several of you on here without incident.

The boards are a great place to add to your collection - but do your homework.

[ALR-bishop]

Originally Posted by commishbob

Holy sh*t, they stole your money so you sent them more? Is this for real? C'mon

"If you ever drop your keys in a river of lava, forget about them man, they are just gone"..... Jack Handey

[philliesfan]

I really feel left out. I never had a scammer contact me for anything. Do I have body odor that they leave me alone? Maybe I will post a want to buy 1952 Mantle and see if a scammer contacts me.

[coiledup]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

"If you ever drop your keys in a river of lava, forget about them man, they are just gone"..... Jack Handey

The deepest of thoughts.

[cannonballsun]

There was a scene in Get Smart.
Smart knocked the gun out of the bad guys hand. The bad guy was like a mad scientist - Dr. Frankenstein type. The gun fell into the pit of boiling oil. The bad guy's assistant (like an Igor type) said I'll get, and jumped in the boiling oil.
The Mad scientist said "good help is so hard to find"
I always loved that show.

[philliesfan]

That freaking show was awesome!
I wish it was still on. I guess I will settle for Hogan's Heroes nighty on MeTV
Bob