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Garside · 16th Oct 2006, 17:21

http://www.bit-tech.net/news/2006/10...rnet_scammers/

_DTM2000_ · 16th Oct 2006, 17:37

What a legend, go Mike! It must feel so good to scam a scammer. Lol, 249 hand written pages of Harry Potter, he got so pwned!

specofdust · 16th Oct 2006, 17:39

This it entertaining, I like it. But really what should happen is Nigeria should be disconnected from the rest of the worlds net connection. I'm sure the Nigerian government would soon sort out the problem of 419'rs if their entire country was disconnected from the rest of the worlds internet. Do this in every country the 419 scammers use. I'd also like to see China added to the list to stop gold farmers.

Given that that'll never happen though, this stuffs neat.

Tyinsar · 16th Oct 2006, 17:39

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Originally Posted by Article

Mike (who is acting under the alias Arthur Dent)...

LOL - no, really - (I'm @ work - coffee break) but I had to laugh out loud. "Arthur Dent" - I Like this guy already.

edit:

- site won't respond - probably flooded - oh well

mclean007 · 16th Oct 2006, 18:12

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Originally Posted by Tyinsar

edit:

- site won't respond - probably flooded - oh well

Mr. Googly Woogly is your friend - http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...k&ct=clnk&cd=1

g3n3tiX · 16th Oct 2006, 18:30

I've seen someone convince to CARVE a commodore 64 out of wood for a scam : amazing...
carve me a commodore !!

EDIT : google Cache

About the "take that nigeria" remark : nigeria is not a land full of scammers... there are nice people too... I've lived there so I might know.

Fr4nk · 16th Oct 2006, 18:31

Hehe I did something like this with a paypal scammer, I made a fake parcel tracking website and everything

Lowsidex2 · 16th Oct 2006, 18:39

There was a story long ago of somebody getting the scammers to send pictures of themselves holding a cartoon of milk with a fish on top of their heads? It was pretty hilarious too. Can't remember the back story he told the scammers to do it but the pictures where funny.

dire_wolf · 16th Oct 2006, 18:39

Nothing beats the church of the tattooed saint scam

Firehed · 16th Oct 2006, 19:22

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Originally Posted by dire_wolf

Nothing beats the church of the tattooed saint scam

YES! My God, that was the best 419eater ever. I think it might have been in that one where he got the scammer to send him money as well.

speedfreek · 16th Oct 2006, 19:25

How dare you scam me, I was trying to scam you!

DXR_13KE · 16th Oct 2006, 20:05

p p p p p powerbook........

M4RTIN · 16th Oct 2006, 20:09

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Originally Posted by DXR_13KE

p p p p p powerbook........

my favourite scam payback of all time

Breach · 16th Oct 2006, 20:15

Good for Mike, someone needs to undermine these 419 and other scammer a**hats. Granted if people wernt so stupid to fall for hopes of free money this wouldnt be a problem anyway

DXR_13KE · 16th Oct 2006, 20:21

OMG THIS IS SO COOL!!!!!!
i hope more people do this.

Tyinsar · 16th Oct 2006, 20:23

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Originally Posted by mclean007

Mr. Googly Woogly is your friend - http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache...k&ct=clnk&cd=1

Thanks man

, had no time to do that earlier.

Quote:

Originally Posted by 419eater site

....
Sincerely,

Arthur Dent BSC. HHGTTG. PhD.
Director
Singlesideband Systems

BWAH-HA-HA-HA

I love the "HHGTTG" in his "title" - and surely "PhD" = Piled higher & Deeper

I'd even consider sending support to his site if I wasn't so

paranoid about scammers.

saeghwin · 16th Oct 2006, 21:17

Hahaha, Arthur Dent; that's hilarious. I'm going to start doing stuff like this--I've already been planning on answering telemarketers in strange ways (pretend they called a pizza place, say you're dead, etc.)

Fophillips · 16th Oct 2006, 22:04

I've already blocked Africa, and a large section of Asia from contacting me.

DriftCarl · 16th Oct 2006, 23:17

The problem is that these scammers arnt the ones crafting the C64, or writing the 260 odd pages of harry potter. It is the poor people who are paid to do this and slave hours upon hours because they have no other job. The 419 scammers only pay them pennies and only when they get payment themselves. Unfortunatly this doesnt happen so the scammer doesnt really lose. Most of them are smarter than that and are probably in some sort of gang.
its a nice attempt but I really doubt the scammers are the ones doing all the work.

L2wis · 16th Oct 2006, 23:53

thats why i like p p p p powerbook best too

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specofdust Banned Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Aberdeen, UK, EU Posts: 7,607	This it entertaining, I like it. But really what should happen is Nigeria should be disconnected from the rest of the worlds net connection. I'm sure the Nigerian government would soon sort out the problem of 419'rs if their entire country was disconnected from the rest of the worlds internet. Do this in every country the 419 scammers use. I'd also like to see China added to the list to stop gold farmers. Given that that'll never happen though, this stuffs neat. __________________ Like marmite, only no-one hates it Mmm bop!

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Lowsidex2 Multimodder Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: USA Posts: 224	There was a story long ago of somebody getting the scammers to send pictures of themselves holding a cartoon of milk with a fish on top of their heads? It was pretty hilarious too. Can't remember the back story he told the scammers to do it but the pictures where funny.

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saeghwin Multimodder Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: US Posts: 87	Hahaha, Arthur Dent; that's hilarious. I'm going to start doing stuff like this--I've already been planning on answering telemarketers in strange ways (pretend they called a pizza place, say you're dead, etc.) __________________ ExpirationDate.info - Forums for dramatic conclusions. Life, philosophy, games, lucid dreaming, music, etc.

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DriftCarl Multimodder Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 198	The problem is that these scammers arnt the ones crafting the C64, or writing the 260 odd pages of harry potter. It is the poor people who are paid to do this and slave hours upon hours because they have no other job. The 419 scammers only pay them pennies and only when they get payment themselves. Unfortunatly this doesnt happen so the scammer doesnt really lose. Most of them are smarter than that and are probably in some sort of gang. its a nice attempt but I really doubt the scammers are the ones doing all the work.

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