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| Thread ID: 119817 | 2011-08-11 09:59:00 | Anybody elese get an invite to China? | Billy T (70) | PC World Chat |
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| 1222489 | 2011-08-23 22:12:00 | Here is your answer Billy - well, sort of... www.stuff.co.nz More than "sort-of" John. It confirms what I thought, that it was simply another advance-fee scam. Clearly a number of people suspended their better judgment and paid up. It is suprising that they actually received the 'vouchers' but that is smart thinking on the part of the scammers, it delayed the receipt of complaints, and therefore any investigation, which probably doubled the take (and the taken). If it sounds too good to be true................:groan: Cheers Billy 8-{) |
Billy T (70) | ||
| 1222490 | 2011-08-23 22:41:00 | Anything unrequited goes in the rubbish bin with me. Better safe than sorry. I prefer to burn them and place the ashes in my compost bin to help grow tomatoes. :banana |
Bobh (5192) | ||
| 1222491 | 2011-08-23 23:07:00 | Anything unrequited goes in the rubbish bin with me. Better safe than sorry. Winnie and I give you facts, just take note for next time. |
Cicero (40) | ||
| 1222492 | 2011-09-21 22:23:00 | If this is a scam it is a bit more sophisticated. Once you are "booked" to go to the fair they then offer you a wide range of electronics at exceptionally low prices. 50% down and the balance on arrival and your approval of the product as genuine. A collegue of mine is waiting on some samples that he ordered via airfreight to determine their authenticity. The guy behind it is someone called Mike Caughey. Living up in China pertty much full time it seems. Anyone know of him? |
Hedonist (16498) | ||
| 1222493 | 2011-09-22 07:18:00 | If this is a scam it is a bit more sophisticated. Once you are "booked" to go to the fair they then offer you a wide range of electronics at exceptionally low prices. 50% down and the balance on arrival and your approval of the product as genuine. A collegue of mine is waiting on some samples that he ordered via airfreight to determine their authenticity. He may wait a long time, it was formally identified as an 'advance fee' scam a short while after I put up my original post. Did your friend pay anything up front for these samples? They are smart enough to keep their charges low so that they don't frighten punters away or invite major penalties if/when caught. I wouldn't mind betting that the '50% down' is in fact 'down the gurgler' and the samples will be 'lost in the mail' etc and the promoter's most assiduous efforts to trace them will sadly fail. Cheers Billy 8-{) :stare: |
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