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Users Conned by Cable Con

Posted by timothy on from the nelson-laughs dept.

RJ Mansfield writes "MSNBC is running a story on users attempting to con their cable companies being connned. The high-cost filter being sold on Ebay and through email Spam to bypass Pay-Per-View (PPV) digital cable systems is a readily available filter that only temporarily blocks the PPV charges. Users are getting shocked when the cable company then bills the cable user for all of the ordered PPV."

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  1. LOL by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Suckers; Look what happens when you try to 'Steal' without research.... hehehe

  2. Theft is theft by BWJones · · Score: 5, Funny

    Users are getting shocked when the cable company then bills the cable user for all of the ordered PPV."

    I imagine Nelson (from Simpsons fame) saying "Ha-ha!"

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    1. Re:Theft is theft by October_30th · · Score: 5, Funny

      "How can one insulated wire bring so much happiness?" -Homer Simpsons (when stealing cable in Lisa and the 8th Commandment)

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  3. Getting busted for movies eh? by Kethinov · · Score: 5, Funny

    Morons for not downloading a divx movie on Kazaa instead =P
    That's much more effective piracy.

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  4. Just goes to show... by bravehamster · · Score: 4, Funny
    Hehe, suckers! I haven't had any problems with the one I got off ebay last week! 24/7 porn and pay-per-view, and it's all free! I'm glad I didn't get tricked like any of those guys.

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    1. Re:Just goes to show... by clambake · · Score: 5, Funny

      24/7 porn and pay-per-view

      No, you must have bought a cable modem, this is different...

  5. Re:Sounds fair to me by synaptik · · Score: 5, Funny

    So now I have to ask...

    "How much cable could a Cable Con con if a Cable Con could con cable?"

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