Scammers are f*ckin' stupid.

[zarn02]

Have you guys ever heard/read about the p-p-p-powerbook?  If not I suggest you read this story.  Awesome tail of "revenge" against a phishing scam.

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

i've read that, and it's a good time.

(as most of the stuff on zug is, actually.)

[DY]

Last year I was bored too and started playing around with the idiot emails trying to scam me.  One of my wise friends said if you play with fire you'll get burned.  I decided to let well enough be, he was right as tempting as it was.

You know what, as a kid i played with fire when i was bored.  Never did get burnt... and im bored right now!  So let the games begin!

[lethe]

I respond back every now and then as "Mr. Neander Thalmann"

[ducatiz]

I always reply with "Mike Hunt-Hertz"

[zarn02]

I always reply with "Mike Hunt-Hertz"

we are a mature lot, eh?

[NAKID]

That's freaking HILARIOUS!

[ducatiz]

we are a mature lot, eh?

I hope I die before I get old.....

(age being a state of mind, of course!)

[vonkeswick]

Have you guys ever heard/read about the p-p-p-powerbook?  If not I suggest you read this story.  Awesome tail of "revenge" against a phishing scam.

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

love the p-p-p-powerbook

i totally lol'd when i read it

[Stella]

I'm stringing a scammer along right now about a rental.   Coincidentally, there's an article in today's online abcnews.com about the latest housing scams.
Kinda fun.   

So, do I send the money Western Union?   Oh, what to do what to do....   <insert sarcastic evil hand wringing smiley here>

Here's the latest email:

I want to inform you that TNT will hold the money until you will confirm to them that you like the apt and keep the keys. If you don't like it, you only have to return the keys to them after they will refund the money to you and they will deliver the keys back to me on my expense.
I will need to inform you the steps about how this service works and how we can make it happen. You will only have to deposit to TNT Service the first month of rent - US$ 800  - so they can proceed with the shipping, and you can receive the keys and the contract.
Like I said, I will pay for a 2 days delivery so you will receive the Keys and the contract signed by me right away. I will explain to you step by step how this will work:
1 - To start this transaction i will need to know your full shipping information, full name, full shipping address to proceed with this deal .
2 - I go to the TNT Office and leave the Keys and the contract in your name as the intended receiver.
3 - TNT will check the envelope to see if everything is OK with it and also the legal papers that will come along with the Keys.
4 - TNT will send you a delivery notification to let you know they have the Keys and the papers in their custody, in which you will be told that they have the Keys and that they checked it.
5 - At this point you will have to go to a WesternUnion Agent Location and make a money transfer deposit on the TNT agent name assigned with this transaction for the amount we agreed, the total amount you shall deposit is for the first month of rent.
6 - After you make the deposit you will have to send the infos about the money deposit to TNT  (MTCN #, sender's name and address)
7 - TNT will verify the payment informations and if everything is in order they will deliver the Keys and the contract to you .
8 - After you receive the package, You will go and check the apt and in 2 days you must contact them and tell them if you keep the apt or not, if everything is in order you will instruct TNT to release the funds to me.
If you don't like the apt they will send your money back and you will send them the keys and the contract to them to return the package back to me on my expense.
I will pay TNT Service for the shipping and you will pay WesternUnion for the Money Transfer fees.
Now i must know for sure if you agree because here are a lot of peoples interested to have this apartment rented and i want to know for sure what i must tell them. If you agree what i suggested i will tell them that my apartment is already rented and i will keep it for you. If you agree then i must have all the shipping details so i will be able to make all the arrangements for the TNT delivery.
Thank you for your interest and wait news from you.

Loredana Loconte
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[Scottish]

Here's another place to have fun.... http://www.419eater.com/index.htm