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Obi-Wan Knievel
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Joined: 10 Dec 2006
Posts: 1486
Location: Bald Knob, NF
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:12 am |
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Maybe not, but a victory was scored for the good guys today. I stopped a potential scam dead in its tracks in reality-land. Click-click boom, bad mugu no MTCN.
Right after work, a client called me asking for help. Her older sister had been talking about adopting an African orphan who had millions, and she (knowing my hobby here) asked me to intervene because the whole thing smelled wrong. Without even changing into my red cape, I called the sister and asked if I could meet with her at my client's request.
Sure enough, this lady was ready to fall for a classic orphan scam with the trunk box full of daddy's millions. I took her to ScamWarners, where she found the scammer's intro letter. Even then, she wanted to "maybe send a couple hundred just to help this person out of her situation, even if there's no millions". Fortunately, thanks to my experience here, I was able to quote to her almost exactly what the lad wrote to her in each message. Somewhat shocked by the simplicity of it, slightly disappointed and feeling betrayed as hell, she was saved from losing that "couple hundred" to a mugu with a sob-story.
How dumb is this would-be victim? 41 years old, college educated, knows more about computers and the internet than I ever could, and has had the same corporate e-mail addy for over 10 years but had never seen that intro before. After less than an hour talking to me, she blocked the lad's address (told him to F off first, I couldn't stop her) and couldn't believe she almost fell for the whole thing. Last time she saw a scam letter, it was from the NNPC era and she hadn't thought about it since.
Can baiting save the world? Maybe not by itself, no.
Can one baiter save a potential victim? Damn right.
If it weren't for the experience and knowledge that so many have shared with me here, I might have lost this one. I was able to be somebody's hero for fifteen minutes today, and much credit goes to Eater and our sister site. Call me an egotist, but I'm feeling pretty damn cool today. |
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thomas-the-tank
Elite Baiter
Joined: 18 Aug 2007
Posts: 1087
Location: Wherever I want the lads to think I am
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:21 am |
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And so you should feel proud of yourself. Who knows, the ex-wannabee-victim may save someone else in turn, and so on.
It still amazes me that there are people who will fall for this kind of thing, and intelligent educated people at that. Hearts bigger than their heads, maybe? Of course in some cases it's the old fatal stupid-greedy combination that causes the missteps (and happily that's true of many lads, too). |
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PRS Girly Girl
Will Post for Food
Joined: 06 Mar 2007
Posts: 1174
Location: Any place where cute shoes are on sale.
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:24 am |
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Obi, you have every right to feel "pretty damn cool" today and until noon tomorrow. To me you're pretty damn cool every day. Way to go! |
_________________ "A pessimist is a man who thinks all women are bad. An optimist is a man who hopes they are." Chauncey Mitchell Depew
"Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea." Robert A. Heinlein
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Solrax
Not quite a Newb
Joined: 15 Jun 2008
Posts: 36
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 5:26 am |
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Two men were walking toward each other on an otherwise deserted beach. One man was in his early 20s, the other obviously much older. The smooth damp sand was littered with starfish, washed onto the land during high tide. They were stranded there when the tide ebbed. Thousands of starfish were doomed to die in the warm morning sun.
The younger man watched the older man pick up starfish one at a time and toss them back into the ocean, giving them a chance to survive. The young man thought, “Why is he doing that? How foolish. He can’t save them all.”
As they came near one another, the younger one felt compelled to point out to the older man the futility in his action. “You know,” he said, “you can’t save them all. Most of them will die here on the sand. What you are doing really won’t make any difference.” The older man studied the young man for a moment. Then he bent down, picked up a starfish and tossed it into the water. He smiled at the young man and said, “It made a difference to that one.” Then he walked on, picking up starfish and tossing them back into the sea.
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Don't know who the author of this poem is, but it reminds me of what you've done!
Congratulations! |
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irishemigrant
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Joined: 22 Jul 2007
Posts: 4933
Location: 40*45' S 172* 34'E
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:57 am |
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Obi, well done, open that bottle, take a long drink, hell, splurge out and have a burrito as well,
Well done and I wish there was an icon that could be used for what you did.
It's good to see you all cheerful again as well
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http://www.scamwarners.com/ For when you want to remember why we bait
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JMRazor
Baiting Guru
Joined: 03 Mar 2006
Posts: 7103
Location: Yes
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:00 am |
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Jen Derbender
flabbergasted
Joined: 16 Mar 2004
Posts: 389
Location: Running left!
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:16 am |
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You are to be congratulated, Obi-Wan. Very well done.
Maybe a life preserver icon would be appropriate for this sort of achievement? |
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Sir Cumfrence
Master of Master Baiters
Joined: 20 Feb 2007
Posts: 907
Location: Relatively here.
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:22 am |
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Nicely done Obi-Wan. |
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windypops
Baiting Guru
Joined: 25 Jan 2005
Posts: 6059
Location: Planet X
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:34 am |
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Nice work OWK.
Your friend will recover from the feelings of disappointment and betrayal a whole lot quicker than she would the loss of ten or twenty grand.
A timely reminder that lads are more than happy to exploit a potential victim's good nature, or any other emotion they can twist to their own rotten end. |
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FrumpyBB
Baiting Guru
Joined: 22 Nov 2006
Posts: 5988
Location: Germany
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 8:56 am |
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Good work, OxygenDeprived and a stunning example of how much we actually learn here |
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Reaper
Hello I'm New here!
Joined: 06 May 2007
Posts: 0
Location: Travelling in a fried-out combie. On a hippie trail, head full of zombie...
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:04 am |
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^^Now I know OD's pretty cool. But I think you mean poor Obi in this case.
Great stuff, Obi Wan. |
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Professor So And So
Elite Baiter
Joined: 16 Dec 2007
Posts: 1337
Location: Hash Conditions
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:11 am |
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Obi, nice work. Thanks for sharing that for everyone to see.
And yeah, OD is really cool too. |
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- Mr. Green - Germany - Amsterdam, Holland - "I'll be in a brown check suit and trousers and a brown shoe."
- Mr. Mark - Accra - Tamale - "I thank you so much for the pain,time,money and life that you caused."
- Mr. Neill - London, England - Glasgow, Scotland - "Yu are really causing confusions between us all."
- William - Accra, Ghana - Maiduguri, Nigeria
- Miracle - Benin - N'Djamena, Chad - "Too much mosquitoes"
- Godspower - Ghana - N'Djamena, Chad
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writeon
Master of Master Baiters
Joined: 16 Mar 2007
Posts: 986
Location: SATA
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:27 am |
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Great work Obi. |
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"MY FINANCE DEPARTMENT TOLD'S ME TODAY THAT THE WESTERN UNION FORM YOU SENT WAS NOT VALID AND ELUCID" - Dr Frank Johnson
THERE IS A MURDER CASE WHICH I ENGAGE MY SELF INTO TO MAKE SURE THE CLIENT IS NOT KILLED BY HANGING, BUT I THANK GOD TODAY THAT THE CLIENT SUCIDED IN GOING TO JAIL INSTEAD OF HANGING TO DEATH,THAT IS THE REASON WHY I DIDN,T GET BACK TO YOU SOON. - Mohammed Traore
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Jimmy Jazz
Master Baiter
Joined: 26 Feb 2007
Posts: 174
Location: Slowly going around the bend
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 9:56 am |
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Well done indeed Obi - I'd be feeling pretty damn proud too.
But, as Obi said in the original post, if it wasn't for the sharing of experience and resources in this not-so-little community, this incident may not have been prevented.
So again, well done Obi - but well done to everyone who has taken the time to help out in all facets.
Jeez, I'm getting soft......... |
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smartbomb
** Retired **
Joined: 14 May 2007
Posts: 750
Location: Air
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:37 am |
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Good job Obi |
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Corona
Baiting Guru
Joined: 21 Sep 2006
Posts: 8809
Location: On ya left!
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 11:52 am |
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Tricia
Master Baiter
Joined: 20 Dec 2004
Posts: 183
Location: Milliways
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:33 pm |
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This is why you should inform your friends about your baiting.* Even if they don't approve of your hobby, they can and will come to you for advice. Networking can do wonders.
Way to go, Obi!
* Use your own judgment, though. |
_________________ YOU RETARDED PIECE OF SHIT! REMAIN RETARDED - james bourke
shortup foollllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll - Mohamed Yaya
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LaBrea
Elite Baiter
Joined: 04 Aug 2007
Posts: 1355
Location: Yet another hotel
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:39 pm |
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Great job, Obi!
You shouldn't be too modest about this- you took the initiative to meet with your client's sister, where a lot of people may have just made a phone call due to schedules, etc.
Your client and her sister know they have a friend.
Toast yourself all week, you've earned it! |
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Donato
Baiting Guru
Joined: 07 Jan 2007
Posts: 2922
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:49 pm |
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Congrats on using the force Obi... |
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TheGreatOok
Catbingo
Joined: 25 May 2007
Posts: 2355
Location: Lost in L-Space
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 12:52 pm |
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Nicely done Obi! |
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Murry Guru
Baiting Guru
Joined: 11 May 2007
Posts: 5561
Location: Turned into Ralph
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:19 pm |
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Very nice Obi, you have every right to be proud for saving this person so have an extra drink or 2 on me.
without stealing your thunder a similiar thing happened to me once, a friend of mine was about to become a victim of a romance lad, finding this place last year saved him from losing any money, recently, knowing that I now bait these low lifes he decided to have me check out his latest love interest.
Her name was Olga and she was from Russia, she is very attractive and wants to come here to live with him, he had spoken on the phone so he knew 99% for sure she was real.
Of course it wasn't real, I had saved him again.
It's nice when you can chop a lads real dollar, shame there is no icon for you, perhaps we can lobby to get you a pink pony
Edit, I can see you already have 2 pink ponies and sadly I have none, ahh, it one less lad payday, some mod get Obi an icon he deserves it |
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Tsnerd
Not quite a Newb
Joined: 14 Jul 2005
Posts: 41
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 1:35 pm |
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Very nice, Obi. |
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Obi-Wan Knievel
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Joined: 10 Dec 2006
Posts: 1486
Location: Bald Knob, NF
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:22 pm |
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Thanky folks!
Actually it should be pointed out that loss prevention is part of what I do for a living, and I do this sort of thing quite often. The reason I posted it in here is sort of to verify what the "average victim" looks like in reality-land.
As for my icon for this sort of thing, I got a great idea: The manly butt! That can be the icon for taking what was learned at Eater and using it in real life. |
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Connie L. Gus
Moderator
Joined: 07 Oct 2005
Posts: 7243
Location: Somewhere over the rainbow
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 2:59 pm |
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The Force is strong with this one. Great going OWK. |
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-a few,
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YeaWhatever
Baiting Guru
Joined: 24 Oct 2005
Posts: 4188
Location: Secret Lair
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Wed Jun 18, 2008 3:01 pm |
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Nice save!
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