here is a fresh one to discuss, falling for scam gulible or guilty?

2006-12-10 05:24:36

#1

lowing: Banned; +1,662|6925|USA

http://tech.yahoo.com/blog/raskin/166;_ … PXP5MSLpA5

I say both, I agree with the article when it says most of us fall for scams to "get rich quick". Does the guy in the article deserve jail time??

2006-12-10 05:27:37

#2

CameronPoe: Member; +2,925|6829

Stupidity like that warrants a prison sentence! Break the law - do the time.

Last edited by CameronPoe (2006-12-10 05:28:07)

2006-12-10 05:28:27

#3

UON: Junglist Massive; +223|6927

The people who fall for it should go to jail.

edit: you can't con an honest john...

Last edited by UON (2006-12-10 05:30:03)

2006-12-10 05:30:05

#4

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6894|Mhz

You'd have to be the greatest fucktard on the planet to fall for a scam like that. And the guys a fucking psychotherapist ffs...

And yes he does deserve jail time, he knew everything he was being asked to do was illegal and did it anyway, there no way you can cover up things like bribery as something innocent.

2006-12-10 05:32:02

#5

lowing: Banned; +1,662|6925|USA

i am leaning toward agreeing with you both. But suppose the scam victim rendered aid without knowing? Wouldn't be a very good scam if your victim KNEW he was being scammed.

2006-12-10 05:38:37

#6

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6894|Mhz

"I am rich and dying, you seem like a nice chap." <-- at this point all but the lowest IQs would be saying "Yeah right!"

Follow that with, "Oh could you bribe this government guy, forge these documents and ship my family out of the country for me? At your cost of course, I may be rich but I can't afford to pay for this myself." <-- you'd need a full lobotomy to still be going along with this.

And even if the dumbass didn't know he was being scammed he still knew what he was doing was illegal.

Last edited by TheEternalPessimist (2006-12-10 05:41:54)

2006-12-10 06:12:17

#7

lowing: Banned; +1,662|6925|USA

yeah maybe I was wrong, not really much to discuss here, the guy was an idiot who deserves his punishment.

2006-12-10 06:14:18

#8

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|6990

I would go: LOL! someone on teh internetz is gonna die. I think people who fall for it should go to jail.

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2006-12-10 06:44:31

#9

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|6923

I didn't realise that people honestly fell for those things....

2006-12-10 08:07:34

#10

samfink: Member; +31|6829

both guilty and gullible. he was gullible enouhg to fall for this, and is guilty of the crime.

2006-12-10 08:52:35

#11

UON: Junglist Massive; +223|6927

lowing wrote:
i am leaning toward agreeing with you both. But suppose the scam victim rendered aid without knowing? Wouldn't be a very good scam if your victim KNEW he was being scammed.

Without knowing what? That sending bribe money to help get some cash out of one country to somebody who can't go through official channels is illegal? That using a personal bank account to relay funds to persons unknown for a fee is a crime? By the time anyone ever hands over the cash, they know they are taking an illegal risk, and they do it because they believe they will get a payoff.

I admit the scammers are quite clever... I've had some where they've got my real name and sent emails claiming that they are lawyers for someone who shared my name who died in a plane crash, and that they couldn't find any living relatives so picked me to have the cash instead of giving it to the government, complete with links to articles about the crash. But I knew it was a scam by the first line, and only read it for amusement value. If I'd responded, I would be knowingly assisting in defrauding the government of whatever country this guy claimed to be from.

If they rendered aid without knowing it was illegal, then they have too much money and too little sense, and should definitely get a big fine or do some time which should also rectify the cash to brains ratio a little.

2006-12-10 12:15:14

#12

Turquoise: O Canada; +1,596|6679|North Carolina

Jail the sucker, jail the scammer. End of story...

2006-12-10 12:34:11

#13

Dr_Paulos236: Member; +41|6669|England

You guys should hate these type of people. Because it's these complete idiots that make people think all American's are complete dumbasses, which is evidently not true. Population 200 million+, but these stupid cases ruin it for the rest. Psychotherapist and all. But then again, look at that word in detail:

Psychotherapist
Psycho-the-rapist

Maybe they got his occupation wrong? Lol

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