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Thread ID: 125275	2012-06-18 03:05:00	Scams How thick are some people.	mikebartnz (21)	PC World Chat

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1282363	2012-06-19 00:18:00	Yes its easy for us to stand aside and view such victims with derision. Personally I think compassion is the better view. Notwithstanding that the guy initially treated it as a scam and emailed back to them telling them so. Then they managed to persuade him otherwise. So he was aware of the scam possibility but went ahead anyway. When he tried to verify some documents he was sent by going to the bank, he was laughed out of there. Yet he still carried on and sent them more money. This guy doesn't deserve sympathy and this was the view of all the comments left by viewers on the website.	user (1404)
1282364	2012-06-19 00:34:00	Over the years I've had to advise a few such people who have been scammed . Generally they have been intelligent decent people, someone you'd invite into your home and like . They can't be too intelligent if they fall for the scams . . . Simple rule: NOBODY . . . repeat . . NOBODY gives out money over the internet . NOBODY!! They especially do NOT want you to pay for it!! How hard is that for people to understand? Another had just returned from a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Spain when she received notice she'd won a Spanish lottery . In fact she had bought a lottery ticket in Spain so . . . What would you do? Wonder how in the heck they got your email address, for a start . Ignore it completely, except perhaps if: 1) They had your exact winning lottery ticket number or could provide it and it matched your ticket 2) They knew the winning numbers and these numbers matched your ticket 3) You personally contacted the lottery you purchased the ticket from yourself, asked THEM to verify again . . . Of course the scammer will tell you they are from the lottery, but if you call up the REAL lottery people would have no knowledge of your 'winning' ticket . If at any point they ask for you to pay them money, it's A SCAM .	Agent_24 (57)
1282365	2012-06-19 01:02:00	Yes its easy for us to stand aside and view such victims with derision. Personally I think compassion is the better view. Over the years I've had to advise a few such people who have been scammed . Generally they have been intelligent decent people, someone you'd invite into your home and like. Often they are lonely either through widowing or the vagaries of life. Vulnerable. Indeed two I can recall were university graduates who believed they were being careful and cautious. The scammers can be very very manipulative and clever. Another had just returned from a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Spain when she received notice she'd won a Spanish lottery. In fact she had bought a lottery ticket in Spain so... What would you do? I read recently how an Aussie plod said even after some people were told they were being scammed they still sent money so I don't really have any sympathy for them.	mikebartnz (21)
1282366	2012-06-19 01:46:00	Lotto doesn't ask you to pay them to get your winnings. As for intelligence, well some people can be academically bright but not smart. Smart is common sense, that's lacking in most people.	pctek (84)
1282367	2012-06-19 11:49:00	They can't be too intelligent if they fall for the scams... Simple rule: NOBODY... repeat.. NOBODY gives out money over the internet. NOBODY!! They especially do NOT want you to pay for it!! How hard is that for people to understand? LOL. Think about that for a moment. Internet commerce is growing in leaps and bounds. Millions pay money through the agency of the internet. Banking, Ebay, Trademe, stock trading etc etc. Furthermore scammers use snail mail and telephones too. Anyway I'm simply saying that lonely vulnerable and decent people get drawn in, and an ounce of compassion is the kinder perspective.	Winston001 (3612)
1282368	2012-06-19 12:07:00	, and an ounce of compassion is the kinder perspective. but in all honesty not deserved. After the first email he thought it was a scam. What happened to his brains after that.	mikebartnz (21)
1282369	2012-06-19 12:16:00	LOL. Think about that for a moment. Internet commerce is growing in leaps and bounds. Millions pay money through the agency of the internet. Banking, Ebay, Trademe, stock trading etc etc. Millions pay money yes - but people do not just randomly give out 15 million dollars to you - big difference! The people who may pay you money on TradeMe etc have already established a reason to pay you, because you are selling them an item. Furthermore scammers use snail mail and telephones too. Of course, but the point still stands.	Agent_24 (57)
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