New scam happened to me this morning

hybernia

The OP reported on her personal experience of an actual attempted criminal scam.

She didn't say -- at least in the opening post I've read on here -- that a friend of a relative of some or other Failbook user had told her to beware of this.

There is a difference between a hoax going the rounds (and being perpetuated by idiotic drama queens) and an old scam -- which this is -- being revived.

But perhaps some of the more myopic / more stupid here simply saw the link to Hoaxslayer and lazily assumed that if this featured on that website, then of course, it must be a hoax (despite the glaringly obvious fact that Hoaxslayer is confirming that this *isn't* a hoax.)

Thanks, OP. Don't worry about posters who can't tell the difference between what's real (a scam) and what's not (a hoax). They tend to be the ones who find that out for themselves, and usually at a cost.

custardy

hybernia wrote: »

The OP reported on her personal experience of an actual attempted criminal scam.

She didn't say -- at least in the opening post I've read on here -- that a friend of a relative of some or other Failbook user had told her to beware of this.

There is a difference between a hoax going the rounds (and being perpetuated by idiotic drama queens) and an old scam -- which this is -- being revived.

But perhaps some of the more myopic / more stupid here simply saw the link to Hoaxslayer and lazily assumed that if this featured on that website, then of course, it must be a hoax (despite the glaringly obvious fact that Hoaxslayer is confirming that this *isn't* a hoax.)

Thanks, OP. Don't worry about posters who can't tell the difference between what's real (a scam) and what's not (a hoax). They tend to be the ones who find that out for themselves, and usually at a cost.

your post is based on an edited opening post

missile

You two should get a room

Azari

custardy wrote: »

your post is based on an edited opening post

It only needed editing because a bunch of idiots who like to try and bolster their miserable egos by belittling people at any opportunity piled in with a lot of spurious objections to the original post.

Then the OP, trying to do the right, thing deleted the post they found so offensive only to get more sad-sacks insulting her.

So she reinstated it.

Seems she can't get it right as there's always some numb-nuts waiting to have another go.

Slowhand

Azari wrote: »

It only needed editing because a bunch of idiots who like to try and bolster their miserable egos by belittling people at any opportunity piled in with a lot of spurious objections to the original post.

Then the OP, trying to do the right, thing deleted the post they found so offensive only to get more sad-sacks insulting her.

So she reinstated it.

Seems she can't get it right as there's always some numb-nuts waiting to have another go.

Azari, did you not state on MSE recently that you were nice to everyone?

Azari

Slowhand wrote: »

Azari, did you not state on MSE recently that you were nice to everyone?

Not that I recollect.

If you can provide a link that shows that I did I'll put my hands up to an error and qualify the statement to exclude the scumbags who delight in belittling people who are just trying to help.

custardy

Azari wrote: »

It only needed editing because a bunch of idiots who like to try and bolster their miserable egos by belittling people at any opportunity piled in with a lot of spurious objections to the original post.

Then the OP, trying to do the right, thing deleted the post they found so offensive only to get more sad-sacks insulting her.

So she reinstated it.

Seems she can't get it right as there's always some numb-nuts waiting to have another go.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

RosiPossum

deep_in wrote: »

he gave me the very 'Eng
lish' John Peacock with a very 'African' accent - & phone number -0800 0800 152.

Couldn't help but giggle - my husband is African, of British heritage and now lives here, and his first name is close to John and our surname is Peacocke!
But I hate these scams.

PS. I promise it wasn't him!

RosiPossum

deep_in wrote: »

Sailorsam along with you has attacked me I was trying to help others and I didn't warrant the abuse I got and I never claimed to be perfect but if you insist on attacking others then make sure your perfect in every way first which no human is. I may

I don't mean to offend, but you can't really comment on someone's spelling when you say 'your' instead of 'you're'...

deep_in

Not interested any more sick of the bust ups I will not be posting on this site again ever as I find it pointless all it does is stress me out which has a negative effect on my mental health goodbye and keep it up I won't be logging on again not interested in petty stupid arguments thanks to all the people who stuck up for me