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Victim of a Boiler Room Scam - ADVICE PLEASE!
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The City of London Police also have a specialist unit here.
CoLP ask that scams be reported to via Action FraudLiving for tomorrow might mean that you survive the day after.
It is always different this time. The only thing that is the same is the outcome.
Portfolios are like personalities - one that is balanced is usually preferable.
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I always love this phrase 'high pressured selling'.
At the end of the day, you either choose / consent to be scammed, or you don't. Sadly, your partner is a gullible / greedy fool, seduced by !!!!!!!! and now he's paid the big price. He got dollars in his eyes and he's fallen flat on his face.
No sympathy, sorry.
Noone forced him to write the cheque. He did it because he thought he was gonna make some quick bucks and trusted thieves on a phone call. 10 minutes of self-analysis and a search on the internet would have told him not to do it.
What!? The OP has, politely and dispassionately given us a frank account of her misfortune - without trying to downplay her partner's gullibility, nor to seek outpourings of sympathy.
I cannot even imagine what would motivate somebody to react as you have - your comments are irrelevant, pointless and nasty.0 -
well if that is high pressure, id hate to see the op when a double glazing salesman comes round.Target Savings by end 2009: 20,000
current savings: 20,500 (target hit yippee!)
Debts: 8000 (student loan so doesnt count)
new target savings by Feb 2010: 30,0000 -
I always love this phrase 'high pressured selling'.
At the end of the day, you either choose / consent to be scammed, or you don't. Sadly, your partner is a gullible / greedy fool, seduced by !!!!!!!! and now he's paid the big price. He got dollars in his eyes and he's fallen flat on his face.
No sympathy, sorry.
Noone forced him to write the cheque. He did it because he thought he was gonna make some quick bucks and trusted thieves on a phone call. 10 minutes of self-analysis and a search on the internet would have told him not to do it.
I'm sorry bendix but your cruel response makes me very angry as another duty I have been involved in is 'scamwarning; which is attempting to rescue victims from the clutches of scammers, often by phone contact. It's not a task for the faint hearted, and the underlying backgrounds can be very disturbing and disconcerting - poverty, desperation and physical and mental illness to name but a few I have come across.
The important thing to note is that a crime has been committed and the person you label as greedy is the victim of the crime. Whether he is greedy, gullible or foolish is an entirely separate issue.
If committing fraud is now respectable, I'll be interested to know, as I would be devastatingly successful with my knowledge and skills. Fortunately I'd rather die poor and starve than sink so low.Never ever give your card details to anyone over the phone, and check the reputation of any company you do intend to give them to.0 -
I always love this phrase 'high pressured selling'.
At the end of the day, you either choose / consent to be scammed, or you don't. Sadly, your partner is a gullible / greedy fool, seduced by !!!!!!!! and now he's paid the big price. He got dollars in his eyes and he's fallen flat on his face.
No sympathy, sorry.
Noone forced him to write the cheque. He did it because he thought he was gonna make some quick bucks and trusted thieves on a phone call. 10 minutes of self-analysis and a search on the internet would have told him not to do it.
The above post has all the hallmarks of being written by an arrogant, unsympathetic !!!!!!.
bendix - you are a penis0 -
So are you suggesting that everybody that invests in the stock market does it for the love of the stock market and not because of greed. LOL.I always love this phrase 'high pressured selling'.
At the end of the day, you either choose / consent to be scammed, or you don't. Sadly, your partner is a gullible / greedy fool, seduced by !!!!!!!! and now he's paid the big price. He got dollars in his eyes and he's fallen flat on his face.
No sympathy, sorry.
Noone forced him to write the cheque. He did it because he thought he was gonna make some quick bucks and trusted thieves on a phone call. 10 minutes of self-analysis and a search on the internet would have told him not to do it.0 -
I always love this phrase 'high pressured selling'.
At the end of the day, you either choose / consent to be scammed, or you don't. Sadly, your partner is a gullible / greedy fool, seduced by !!!!!!!! and now he's paid the big price. He got dollars in his eyes and he's fallen flat on his face.
No sympathy, sorry.
Noone forced him to write the cheque. He did it because he thought he was gonna make some quick bucks and trusted thieves on a phone call. 10 minutes of self-analysis and a search on the internet would have told him not to do it.
Well, I guess you've never lost anything, had anything stolen, been burgled, been mugged, crashed your car, forgotten your partner's birthday, overpaid for home repairs, or ever eaten at a dodgy restaurant, because all of those things are avoidable. If only you remembered where you put things, insured yourself against any loss, bought better anti-theft devices, not left expensive items on show, avoided "unsafe" areas, paid more concentration when you're driving, made better notes and done proper research you'd have been able to avoid such problems.
No - I've no sympathy with people in these situations either - they're just so easy to avoid. But I guess that's just because everything in our lives is perfect. Isn't it great being able to foresee any problem and avoid it? What a great feeling it is to be right all the time! What exemplary human beings we are! If only everyone was like us, eh...?
Just wondered what you're doing posting on a forum site... I mean, surely you wouldn't need someone else's advice on anything when your life is so perfect and you're quite capable of doing your own research? And your lack of sympathy suggests that you're unwilling to give advice... So... why post here? Are you insufferably proud, lacking in friends, a big fan of gloating...? There must be a reason...0 -
Just ignore the troll, folks.0
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King_Of_Bling wrote: »I don't think he/she is a troll (with 4,911 posts going back to Oct. '08).
As well as having been thanked 6,762 times on over half those posts.0
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