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Charity Scammers

clrumfelt @clrumfelt (5597) • Tennessee Ridge, Tennessee 28 Jun

A couple approached my husband and I in the parking lot of the Dollar Store and told us their car is out of oil and could we buy them a couple quarts of oil. My husband bought the oil for them and they asked for the cash register...

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"An Idle mind is a Devil's Workshop"

josefina @josie_ (10033) • Philippines 4 Oct 22

This post is not about religion as such but describes my state of mind when I wrote it. Let me play the devil's advocate. While my mind was idling, I started thinking about...

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Occam's Razor and the MAGA crowd

josefina @josie_ (10033) • Philippines 12 Sep 22

Occam's razor is "A principle of theory construction or evaluation according to which, other things equal, explanations that posit fewer entities, or fewer kinds of entities, are to be preferred to explanations that posit...

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THE SMILING SWINDLER.

Kandase @Kandae11 (57230) 18 Dec 16

He thought she was rich- had lots of money to spend; First, win her heart and she would be willing to lend. He was full of hype and oh, so vain! But she was smart and way ahead of his game. Told her his granny was...

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A Cautionary Tale

RK Finnell @irishidid (8687) • United States 18 Feb 16

Some years back a friend started seeing a man. When I met him he seemed friendly enough, very handsome but there was just something off about him. My first thoughts were why would he go after her and what was his thinking? My...

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Who will my brother, the con artist, scam next?

writersedge @writersedge (22563) • United States 18 Oct 12

I have 3 brothers. Two are honest. 1 is not. He had a friend pay his taxes. He told him he could have property from another road. So the guy started to clear that property. That proptery is part of my deceased parents' estate. No...

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Why I don't see people deserve their karma yet?

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 31 Jul 11

Yesterday, a member of mylot post a discussion ask around people whether we believe in Karma or no. I respond on his discussion with "I truly believe it". But when I think it over, I still believe there is a mystical force on...

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Beware of affinity ponzi scheme

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 11 Nov 10

Probably majority of you already know about what is Ponzi Scheme all about. Maybe you should take guard against this type of scam to work on you. Affinity ponzi scheme usually target on people who has the same interest, or within...

affinity ponzi scheme

watch free shipping ads from private auto sellers

kingparker @kingparker (9673) • United States 31 Oct 10

There were many people shop around in craigslist.org for the cheap vehicles they listed up there. For me, it might be another trap from those con artists who playing game there. Many people might get hit with those fees, and never...

What would you do in this situation?

cobra1368 @cobra1368 (702) • United States 11 Jun 09

Okay, this is going to be long, so bear with me. My mother passed away on June 3rd (last Wed.) after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor in December 2008. My father passed away back in 2001 after battling chronic...

family problems

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Another Rip Off At The Pump!!

ctobler0609 @ctobler0609 (361) • United States 9 Jul 08

I just saw a story on ABCNEWS.COM that got my blood boiling! Some gas stations have been charging more per gallon if you pay at the pump with a credit card. It has been reported that some of these stations have added an additional...

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Oh,man!Some people are born suckers.

gxnfly @gxnfly (1147) • China 11 May 08

What if you got a phone call telling you I won a cash prize! Be careful! Those things are most scams. I couldn't believe that some one still falls for that kind of scams. Give it up, man. When you go to pick up your prize, the...

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Con Artist????

SunnySkies @SunnySkies (93) 10 May 08

Do you know anybody who deliberately tried to "con" you out of your money? If so, what type of method did they use to mislead you and could you recover your money? I was almost conned on Friday, but fortunately I got a tip off...

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Stop Foreclosure Scam

lucgeta @lucgeta (924) • France 27 Dec 07

The scammers want to profit from the mortgage crisis. A series of Stop Foreclosures are going on. I've seen one asking for donations that would be used to pay-off debt of families in need and other an affiliate program to train...

foreclosures in

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E-mails asking for personal and financial information.

naty1941 @naty1941 (2336) • United States 24 Mar 07

I have been chatting with a young man from Ghana since approximately one month ago. He said he works in a bank. Two days ago a get an e-mail stating his bank has 3.5 million dollars and no one has claim to it. He wants to "help...

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