gnome wrote:No news yet, I am working on getting legal representation.
I wonder if a class-action lawsuit is called for here. You are just one of their many victims, right?
Have you tried to get in touch with other victims?
gnome wrote:No news yet, I am working on getting legal representation.
gnome wrote:If a company is headed for bankruptcy is a class action suit able to collect much? I've sort of got hopes that I might get more mileage from an out-of-court settlement for part of the amount. But I'm waiting to see what the lawyer I hire says.
gnome wrote:My focus has been on recovering, but that may be a good thing to do. More news when I have it.
fromthehills wrote:My rule of thumb is: if I need something, I go after it. If they're coming to me, it's a scam.
You might be thinking, Oh, those get-rich-quick scams are obvious, and I would never fall for one. When I hear someone say that only stupid people fall for fraud, I feel like asking for that person’s phone number. But here’s the thing: I didn’t want to talk to stupid people, because stupid people don’t have $50,000 lying around to give me. You would be amazed at how many doctors, lawyers, engineers, and college professors I have ripped off.
Pyrrho wrote:Excellent article by a scammer:
http://www.rd.com/advice/saving-money/a ... on-artist/You might be thinking, Oh, those get-rich-quick scams are obvious, and I would never fall for one. When I hear someone say that only stupid people fall for fraud, I feel like asking for that person’s phone number. But here’s the thing: I didn’t want to talk to stupid people, because stupid people don’t have $50,000 lying around to give me. You would be amazed at how many doctors, lawyers, engineers, and college professors I have ripped off.
Pyrrho wrote:Excellent article by a scammer:
http://www.rd.com/advice/saving-money/a ... on-artist/
Best quote he offers:Victims don’t ask a lot of questions; they answer a lot of questions. Victims don’t read paperwork; they wait for you to tell them what it says. Victims don’t look for why the offer is a scam; they look for why the offer will make them money. They want you to make them feel good so they can pull the trigger.
asthmatic camel wrote:Yup. Need work doing on your house? Ask around people you know and trust to find someone who won't rip you off.
Everyone's a winner that way.
Cool Hand wrote:Pyrrho wrote:Excellent article by a scammer:
http://www.rd.com/advice/saving-money/a ... on-artist/
Best quote he offers:Victims don’t ask a lot of questions; they answer a lot of questions. Victims don’t read paperwork; they wait for you to tell them what it says. Victims don’t look for why the offer is a scam; they look for why the offer will make them money. They want you to make them feel good so they can pull the trigger.
This is why saying "No" immediately and hanging up or closing the door or walking away is a necessity. Have no mercy or compassion for beggars (scammers, all of them) or cold callers or solicitors at your home, or the street, or on the phone or computer. The more you talk, the longer you stay, the faster you can feel your money leaving your wallet.
CH
Pyrrho wrote:Cool Hand wrote:Pyrrho wrote:Excellent article by a scammer:
http://www.rd.com/advice/saving-money/a ... on-artist/
Best quote he offers:Victims don’t ask a lot of questions; they answer a lot of questions. Victims don’t read paperwork; they wait for you to tell them what it says. Victims don’t look for why the offer is a scam; they look for why the offer will make them money. They want you to make them feel good so they can pull the trigger.
This is why saying "No" immediately and hanging up or closing the door or walking away is a necessity. Have no mercy or compassion for beggars (scammers, all of them) or cold callers or solicitors at your home, or the street, or on the phone or computer. The more you talk, the longer you stay, the faster you can feel your money leaving your wallet.
CH
Scammer came to the door a few weeks ago selling magazine subscriptions so he could "earn points" in some lame contest. Shows me his ID. I say, "Sorry, no, we don't read magazines," and he tries the guilt trip on me. I kept saying no, and finally he asks if the neighbors might be kinder to him than I was. I sent him down the street to Crazy Ivan, who loves guns and has reinforced his house with cinder blocks.
Pissing off Pikey Bastards
So, there I was, walking home from the corner shop when a vanload of cunts stopped me and asked for directions. The ringleader then claimed to be working in my area and to be flagging all my neighbours’ gardens. Bullshit! They’ve all been flagged already.
What did I do? Kept him talking for an hour, negotiated a price of £80, down from £560, which he asked for up front, and then told him to fuck off as we walked to the cash machine together.
Think I’ll keep my doors firmly locked for a while.
My little pony.
asthmatic camel wrote:I wrote this a couple of years ago at De_Bunk's porn site.Pissing off Pikey Bastards
So, there I was, walking home from the corner shop when a vanload of cunts stopped me and asked for directions. The ringleader then claimed to be working in my area and to be flagging all my neighbours’ gardens. Bullshit! They’ve all been flagged already.
What did I do? Kept him talking for an hour, negotiated a price of £80, down from £560, which he asked for up front, and then told him to fuck off as we walked to the cash machine together.
Think I’ll keep my doors firmly locked for a while.
My little pony.
I rather enjoyed myself, seeing as I'd done much of the flagging work for my neighbors at cost, and this twat didn't have a clue.
fromthehills wrote:I had my spiel all set up this year on human sacrifice,
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