conmen

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New con in town

Edwin Mogere @DrEdwi (49) 5 Oct 17

All cons have one thing in common. They prey on emotions be it greed or fear. The recent trick in town is that conmen will call parents and claim your child had an accident at school and that the child has been taken to the...

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A scammer's cold call...at 7.19...on a Saturday morning!

Nick R Thomas @asfarasiknow (3340) • Bournemouth, England 15 Jan 17

My girlfriend answered the phone at 7.19 yesterday morning. Because of the time of the call she was worried that it might be some bad family news. But no, it was a scammer in another country, diverting through a UK-looking phone...

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Have you ever been cheated by people or conmen?

b4balaji @b4balaji (410) • India 15 Dec 09

There are a lot of tricks played by these people to cheat innocent people, to get their money or valuables. They also use various excuses to start with, like they lost their purse, and want money to go home. Have their kid at...

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Do you beleive in the Godmen or are they conmen?

mercuryman3a @mercuryman3a (2477) • India 21 Oct 08

There is an abundance of godmen mushrooming all over. They try to teach yo the path to peace and salvation. Some through brotherhood of man, some through a single universal God. We have had Acharya Rajneesh or "Osho" then there is...

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Know of people who use their disabilities to Fleece others?

Nic @academic2 (7000) • Uganda 5 Dec 07

A man blind in one eye was recently arrested for reaping off unsuspecting citizens of their money in Kampala. He claimed he was blinded by someone who is willing to compensate him with $60,000. He then went about collecting money...

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Beware of conmen

smooth_n_easyguy @smooth_n_easyguy (43) • Malaysia 14 Sep 07

Well I am from Malaysia. I just want people to know of a scam which started here. This group of guys from India together with our local guys set up a company in Malaysia. They published in our local dailies about earning extra...

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ebay following in di** turpins foot path!

gilly123 @gilly123 (157) 12 Jul 07

Well i give up on ebay!first they charge you for buying something,then they charge you for selling something,if you don`t sell an item you still get charged,the percentage they take is highway robbery,and on top of that they will...

highway robbers

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I have had it with people ringing my doorbell and asking for money!

Woodpigeon @Woodpigeon (3710) • Ireland 19 Apr 07

Does this ever happen where you live, and if so how do you handle it? We don't have a peep hole, so short of opening the door, we have no idea in advance who it is going to be on the other side of the door. The incident I had last...

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