The Scam Goes On....

[Kippy]

But it's easy to pick 'em out!! Aronmn on American Male for Tuesday 9/21 is a good example-- The "Nationwide" "Cupcake" scam or what ever they're calling themselves is pretty easy to pick out these days:

 

Look for l. No contact phone #

2. Hotmail email addy

3. Often extra travel destinations are listed

4. Rather clever word presenation about masculine bi guys

5. Pics look a little too good to be true

 

Answer: Don't waste your time or money!!

 

Peace,

 

Kipp}(

[Guest ncm2169]

< Aronmn on American Male for Tuesday 9/21

 

I emailed Aron and got a reply that seems to have nothing to do with Nationwide. :-)

 

Let's face it, a lot of people, escorts included, have hotmail addys. Just because Nationwide is using hotmail currently (like they always used yahoo before) doesn't mean we should disregard all listings with a hotmail addy. If we do that, we're passing up a lot of opportunities.

 

Also, a lot of escorts don't post their phone numbers, so that's not a good indicator either.

[Guest zipperzone]

>But it's easy to pick 'em out!! Aronmn on American Male for

>Tuesday 9/21 is a good example-- The "Nationwide" "Cupcake"

>scam or what ever they're calling themselves is pretty easy to

>pick out these days:

>

>Look for l. No contact phone #

> 2. Hotmail email addy

> 3. Often extra travel destinations are listed

> 4. Rather clever word presenation about masculine bi

>guys

> 5. Pics look a little too good to be true

>

>Answer: Don't waste your time or money!!

>

>Peace,

>

>Kipp}(

 

Here's a thought. Set up an untracable e-mail address. Tell them that you would gladly pay an advance vooking fee - or whatever they call it. But advise them that due to bad credit - or whatever - your credit cards are cancelled or maxed out etc. Offer to send the deposit by cheque. Send them a phony cheque on a non-existant account and let them try and deposit a few of those. Bet they would catch on pretty damn quick that people are on to them.

 

Yes I know this sounds childish, but it's just the mood I'm in tonight!

[+ deej]

>>Offer to send the deposit by cheque. Send them a phony

>cheque on a non-existant account and let them try and deposit

>a few of those. Bet they would catch on pretty damn quick that

>people are on to them.

>

>Yes I know this sounds childish, but it's just the mood I'm in

>tonight!

 

First of all, they know we're on to them. They laugh at us.

 

Sending a phony check would carry more penalty for the sender than the receiver. It would CLEARLY be fraud on the part of the sender.

 

However, it's an interesting thought. If you MAIL a check, money order, or whatever, they're wide open to mail fraud and the USPS inspectors have powers that Homeland Security *wishes* they could get.

 

Mail fraud is SERIOUS MOJO. I've seen major publishers go into blind panic when they've pre-sold books that the author never actually finished because those orders came in the mail. It takes one complaint from someone who actually sent money through the mail to get inspectors looking through bank accounts, etc.

 

But someone actually has to send money, not get the promised delivery, and file a complaint.

[Guest zipperzone]

>Sending a phony check would carry more penalty for the sender

>than the receiver. It would CLEARLY be fraud on the part of

>the sender.

 

Yes, I know it would be. But in my scenario I was talking about sending a bogus cheque that would be untraceable to the sender. I was suggesting this just as a means of making their life more difficult and therefor pissing them off.

 

>However, it's an interesting thought. If you MAIL a check,

>money order, or whatever, they're wide open to mail fraud and

>the USPS inspectors have powers that Homeland Security

>*wishes* they could get.

 

Would the USPS be as rabid if the service being claimed to have not been delivered was looked upon as an illegal activity? I wonder!

But if they are only claiming to offer companionship then it might just work. Amy brave soul want to take it on?