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06-03-2008, 05:12 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: Le stelle la notte sono grandi e luminose nel cuore profondo del Texas
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Don't try to scam M-B owners
I hadn't seen this posted over here yet. Evidently there was a guy that was selling non-existent gear to some folks on a Mercedes-Benz forum. Once the folks there figured out what was going on, they pretty much tracked the folks down based on what they've posted online and are about to make life miserable for them. They have addresses, phone numbers, SSNs, work addresses, the whole nine yards. As one guy put it, they know more about these scammers now than their own mothers know.
The overall thread is about 50 pages long, but one of the people there made a really good Cliff Notes version with links to the interesting posts. http://blog.cyberchun.com/archives/000428.html
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06-03-2008, 05:27 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2004
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Brilliant work.
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06-03-2008, 05:34 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: South Florida
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Stories like this is one of the reasons I love the internet.
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06-03-2008, 11:32 PM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Dayton, Ohio
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Dayum. I just spent the past two and a half hours reading both threads. Both are crazy. The M-B thread though... Holy shit.
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06-04-2008, 01:05 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2000
Location: Edinburg,TX
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And to think I can't even find a good picture for a logo on the internet when I want to.
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06-04-2008, 08:35 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: The Town of Flower Mound
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Reminds me of this thread that I saw linked to at a different board. The gist of it is, a guy is scammed/robbed of his iPhone, others on the board notice similar postings on CL which include e-mail addresses, they find the guys name, address, criminal record, etc. The thread includes MySpace pics, threatening voicemails left by the guy, and texts. The thread is still active, as the cops are investigating the guy...
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06-04-2008, 08:41 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Buffalo, NY
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You DID catch the part where its a mercedes-Benz forum...right? |
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06-04-2008, 10:54 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: Back in Houston!
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Still, nothing beats the anti-419 scams (Anus Laptops is absolutely brilliant)
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06-05-2008, 07:23 AM
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Join Date: May 2002
Location: Jacksonville, FL
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thats a pretty good one.
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