Are any of your family members against you baiting?

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Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:19 pm

@Ibinnavolldepp: as a member of match.com, I do get scam letters from time to time. A friend of mine in another state who doesn't bait lads does like to bait these romance scammers.

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 1:59 pm

My family don't know about this and frankly, I don't think they would like the idea of me pissing off possibly dangerous criminals.

Posted: Sun Feb 25, 2007 10:30 pm

My family all know and think it's great. They even come up with new baits to try Laughing

My workmates know but aren't mostly very interested, and all my mates know and on the whole think its excellent, so no downers Wink

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:03 am

Any hobby that involves the word "baiting" can't be good, right?

My mom was not amused when my brother explained my scam baiting hobby to her, which he did not have my permission to do Evil or Very Mad

. We spoke of it very little untill one day she caught me making a call to a South African at 7:00 in the morning. She seems more concerned that I am "doing something that I am not supposed to be doing", like breaking the law.

My brothers and friends think it is hilarious though. They ask me about it from time to time.

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 5:29 am

Not only does my family support it but sometimes they participate, especially my 11 year old son, who was most inspired by the two story pyramid made out of sandbags. We often get on Skype and call some of my favorite pets and torture them at the earliest hours of the morning.

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 6:43 am

My Husband was and still is a bit worried about it being tracked back. I assured him today it was alright.
He is ex airforce so when I received a scam from Iraq he is all into helping me as he served during Desert Storm.

Has lots of info about stuff that I can send my lad to find that is not easily found on the web.
Anyhoo I am retired so this is perfect for me to spend my afternoons.

Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2007 4:11 pm

My wife is not the most supportive in the world. She told me to leave those Nigerians alone. So, I strictly stick to Ghana and Ivory Coast lads. Just kidding. But my wife thinks I am an idiot and I am wasting all of my time. So, as far as she is concerned, I don�t bait any longer.

One friend of mine knows. And my brother in law knows. He thinks it is pretty funny. He loves a good YW bait.

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 2:44 am

My wife has told me to stop numerous times. She found out about it when she saw me reading witness statements following my two HK convictions and made me spill the beans.

On reflection I think if you have a spouse you should tell them. Your family should know the risks you are taking no matter how slight.

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 8:44 am

I have just embarked on my first effort. As suspected my wife took the "you're as bad as they are" line.

Meh.........

Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2007 10:41 am

DoloresOnTheDottedLine wrote:

My freshly-exed boyfriend is kinda unsure about it though. He thinks it's a sign that I lie a lot in "real life" too. (I didn't ditch him over 419eater or scam baiting, for the record.)

~419weasel pours herself a dish of milk and pulls up a scratching post.~

[rant] I know MY recently-exed fiance didn't like my baiting, either.. I ditched mine for something he did that was very VERY wrong and he knew it was wrong. [/rant]

Other than that, most of my family thinks it's hilarious but as far as I know, I'm the only one in the family that baits, really.. My sister is a member here, but she never posts.. Laughing

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My boyfriend is all in favour. He thinks it's a brilliant idea... like being evil while on the side of good. That's the sort of thing he likes.

I haven't told anyone else. My father would probably be worried that I was corresponding with criminals, and even I'm uneasy as yet with the idea that I can be cruel to these people. In real life I wouldn't hurt a fly, so this new side of my personality is worrying.

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They're all against it. Rolling Eyes

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 9:47 am

an american friend of my partner said.

baiting is just kicking someone when they are down on luck. i argued with her that most are in it for the long haul and dont ever want to get a job. (exept shivers artists Laughing

)
she doesnt get it ,that they make more money than i do.

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:19 pm

My wife smiles sweatly but I think she thinks im a little bit sad.

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:14 pm

They were a bit unhappy at first. But after I sent them a few forms to fill in asking them to explain their objections, and a couple of 3.30 am phone calls they all came round.

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I bet they loved you for that one. Razz

Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2007 4:36 pm

dupes wrote:

... thinking that these Nigerian scammers will fly to where I am and kill me in retaliation.

Extremely unlikely ... But if they do decide to come all the way from Africa after your a**, consider the positive side ... It would be one hell of a safari ... And you can proudly add a hat to your signature ... Even if it is done post-mortem ... True baiter spirit to the end ...

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