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cartman
11-13-2005, 12:21 PM
but an interesting Internet fraud attempt regardless.

It appears that lil' Charlie tried to rip off a guy on a 4X4 forum. Once a little blood got in the water, all hell broke loose. It is a LONG thread, but there is absolute gold through out. Enjoy!

hxxp://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=399203
Airhog
11-13-2005, 12:29 PM
no way Im reading 65 pages, even if it is gold
cartman
11-13-2005, 12:35 PM
no way Im reading 65 pages, even if it is gold

The first 7 to 10 pages are are you really need to go through. The rest is just a massive piling on. :D
MJ4H
11-13-2005, 01:11 PM
Reading. looks like the OP is a jerkwad so far.
Airhog
11-13-2005, 01:19 PM
Is this what the human race has come to? Wanting to kill someone over 125$? Is that the price of peoples soul these days???
Tekneek
11-13-2005, 01:35 PM
All this nonsense over some shit for a truck, even. The seller is an idiot, though. He said he had sent the check and then later says he isn't sending the check. The guy is a thief.
Buccaneer
11-13-2005, 03:17 PM
Wow (don't ask how many pages I read). This will truly be a wikipedia's Internet Phenomenon (if it isn't already). The first 30 pages is really the story, the remaining 35 is just piling on and waiting for the check to clear. Rule #1. Don't rip anybody off on the internet, esp. a gang of tough-talkin' wheelers. Sad thing is that there are many people like that punk-ass kid Charlie, esp. around eBay.
DaddyTorgo
11-13-2005, 03:50 PM
so has the check cleared yet? I'm curious (on page 7)
thrym
11-13-2005, 04:27 PM
can someone PLEASE tell me there is a happy ending to this...please!!!
ThunderingHERD
11-13-2005, 05:00 PM
Got to page 11--wow, lots of douchebags on that forum, but they look fairly reasonable next to what may be the most insufferable prick I've ever seen on the internet. Did anyone ever contact that kids parents or workplace?
Buccaneer
11-13-2005, 05:01 PM
Read pages 20-30, it gets better.
cartman
11-13-2005, 06:46 PM
The high school yearbook pics are classic
Airhog
11-13-2005, 07:07 PM
I read that story about the CB guy that got blown up by a bomb, after he ripped another thief off. Terrible
Tekneek
11-14-2005, 05:59 AM
Did anyone ever contact that kids parents or workplace?

I am pretty sure the parents were contacted and I know that Charlie kid was being called hundreds of times a day.
albionmoonlight
11-14-2005, 09:03 AM
So what happens after page 10? The pages stopped loading for me. Must be too much traffic on the site.
digamma
11-14-2005, 01:20 PM
Looks like they've taken the site down temporarily to correct issues with "overload."

I got to page 22. Did he ever cash the check?
albionmoonlight
11-14-2005, 01:27 PM
Looks like they've taken the site down temporarily to correct issues with "overload."

I got to page 22. Did he ever cash the check?
He sent a Western Union money order, which apparently can take up to a month to fully clear. So while it looks like he paid the guy back, the jury is still out until the money order clears.

Either way, the internets had fun with this guy.
Subby
11-14-2005, 02:22 PM
digamma broke it!
Buccaneer
11-14-2005, 05:38 PM
He sent a Western Union money order, which apparently can take up to a month to fully clear. So while it looks like he paid the guy back, the jury is still out until the money order clears.

Either way, the internets had fun with this guy.
Not only that, it was a 7/11-WU money order which, if I understood correctly, couldn't be cashed at other 7/11s. I think he tried Safeway, which also handles WU, but not the 7/11 kind. I think Charlie did this on purpose (as partial revenge) because he could have gone the USPS route, as instructed. One thing I learned from this is never to have your or your parent's or your loved one's bios (with pics) on the internet.
albionmoonlight
11-18-2005, 11:23 AM
Update:

The money order cleared.

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=399203&page=73