Some guy got me good on a $50 bag of pot. He went up to his apartment and then ditched out the back.
When I was a teenager, well before the internet, I was scammed by a telemarketing scheme. They convinced me that I just won a "3-D" camera, jewelry and some other stuff worth thousands of dollars, all I had to do was "pay the prize taxes" (btw, this was before I was a CPA ). Being naive and thinking "holy crap, I won something", I whipped out the credit card and paid $600. Got that package, and the "3-D" camera did produce pictures in "3-D", but it was still a cheap camera, the jewelry was cubic zirconia and the rest of the stuff was just crap. It came nicely boxed, though.
"For 10 dollars, I'll tell you where you got your shoes, and what city you got them in."
lol
I literally have no idea wtf you're talking about, or what you may think you're talking about. I wonder if you have me mixed up with another poster. I really don't care, let's go back to not talking to one another.
Not sure if you're trying to score points with people by bashing me, but it may backfire, they may actually start hating me less if they see you hating on me.
My elementary school was scammed once, they got involved in a fundraiser, told us we all had to go out and sell jewelry to raise money for the school. And it was a dictated to us we had to sell a minimum dollar amount worth of jewelry or else cough up a certain amount of cash to raise funds... So in a way that scammed all of us.
When I was a teenager, well before the internet, I was scammed by a telemarketing scheme. They convinced me that I just won a "3-D" camera, jewelry and some other stuff worth thousands of dollars, all I had to do was "pay the prize taxes" (btw, this was before I was a CPA ). Being naive and thinking "holy crap, I won something", I whipped out the credit card and paid $600. Got that package, and the "3-D" camera did produce pictures in "3-D", but it was still a cheap camera, the jewelry was cubic zirconia and the rest of the stuff was just crap. It came nicely boxed, though.
Hmm... scammed... I dunno, I tend to be pretty savvy. I did call a psychic once, when I was like 15. But I was mostly just doing that for amusement.
In case everyone isn't already aware: there's no such thing as psychic power.
Can't remember anything else off the top of my head... other than just y'know, your standard "this item isn't as useful or well made as I had expected" - which doesn't really count.
Oh I've got a good one: I was a liberal for most of my life until recently. I'd say I got pretty damn well scammed there.
Wait... HIS apartment?
Ummm........
Hers? I don't live in some lah di dah weed delivery land. When shit's dry, its fucking dry for everyone.
Luckily I have no worries concerning drugs anymore.
I literally have no idea wtf you're talking about, or what you may think you're talking about. I wonder if you have me mixed up with another poster. I really don't care, let's go back to not talking to one another.
Not sure if you're trying to score points with people by bashing me, but it may backfire, they may actually start hating me less if they see you hating on me.
I literally have no idea wtf you're talking about, or what you may think you're talking about. I wonder if you have me mixed up with another poster. I really don't care, let's go back to not talking to one another.
Not sure if you're trying to score points with people by bashing me, but it may backfire, they may actually start hating me less if they see you hating on me.
I think liberals are some of the most self-absorbed people around. I think that most of what they believe, claim to believe, and do are all about making themselves feel like they are great, righteous people. Call me a cynic, but when some 22 year old white girl from an upper middle class family is handing out water purifiers in Pakistan to little children, I think that's all about her and her gratifying herself. The state of "oh man I am SUCH A GOOD PERSON" bliss must be nearly at overload levels in such a person's brain. Liberals are the ultimate narcissists most of the time.
I think Alky is saying that your call to the psychic was billed to your parents.
I can't stand school fundraisers. they are all scams, and don't tell me they are needed, that's bullshit. The small amount they make off of them is not to justify the stress and nonsense it puts the kids through - "But dad, the teacher said I have to sell these and you need to go with me. If I don't then we can't have nice things" Fundraisers are banned in my house unless it's for a specific function, like FFA or sports team.
Same goes with school pictures. Twice a year? Are you f'in kidding me. Second biggest scam in school.
I can't stand school fundraisers. they are all scams, and don't tell me they are needed, that's bullshit. The small amount they make off of them is not to justify the stress and nonsense it puts the kids through - "But dad, the teacher said I have to sell these and you need to go with me. If I don't then we can't have nice things" Fundraisers are banned in my house unless it's for a specific function, like FFA or sports team.
Same goes with school pictures. Twice a year? Are you f'in kidding me. Second biggest scam in school.
once, bought etickets for a concert on CL. Dude ended up selling the same pair of tickets 4x.
Luckily we got there first and claimed the seats.
BTW-
Nebor takes the (king) cake
http://forums.anandtech.com/showthread.php?t=2227460
I used to pump gas in high school and a couple of guys that I worked with would run scams.
1. The oil scam. The prey would normally be moms because they don't know shit about cars. When people got gas we had to check their oil. You spot a mom and tell her she needs 2-3 quarts of oil. You pretend to put the oil in her car, and after you are done you throw the full quart of oil in the trash. When she leaves you put the oil back on the shelf. At $3.00 a pop you easily make $10-20 a day.
2. Back in the day Exxon had this deal if you paid cash you got an addition 8 cents on each gallon of gas bought. So if you got 5 gallons of gas you would get 40 cents or you could have it taken off your bill. Most people did not know about this and people were getting scammed. A few guys were making $20,30 and even 40 dollars extra from this scam.
Cool Story, Goes well with your new bad ass approach.
However, a real bad ass would have called those dudes to the floor.
The thread is about being scammed not being part of it.
I am thinking you were their gopher.
I can't stand school fundraisers. they are all scams, and don't tell me they are needed, that's bullshit. The small amount they make off of them is not to justify the stress and nonsense it puts the kids through - "But dad, the teacher said I have to sell these and you need to go with me. If I don't then we can't have nice things" Fundraisers are banned in my house unless it's for a specific function, like FFA or sports team.
Same goes with school pictures. Twice a year? Are you f'in kidding me. Second biggest scam in school.