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P-P-P-PowerBook for a S-S-S-Scammer...

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the thats-just-a-good-laugh dept.

kormoc writes "It all started with a ebay auction when the seller got a email from a dude who wanted to scam him. It was a normal setup and it went horribly wrong... for the scammer. This has turned from a awful plight for a ebay user to a wonderful prank on the scammer. Throw in some crazy brits with digicams and you have the making of a great story. Mirror Mirror" That should get the coffee out your nostrils on a fine sunday morning. Note that you have to download the PDF to read the story.

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  1. A bit hard to follow...... but funny.... by ewwhite · · Score: 5, Interesting

    I loved the photos. This seemed like a big production. Any idea of the status of the "buyer" now?

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  2. Re:What a great way to start a dreary Sunday! by YankeeInExile · · Score: 5, Interesting

    who says the value is far above the real value of goods sent?

    As far as the beef with customs goes:

    An artist can take ten dollars worth of canvas, smear five dollars of oilpaint on it, and sell it in a gallery for tens of thousands of dollars

    By the same token, a sculptor can take a three ring binder, some magic markers, and a broken keyboard and make a sculpture easily worth two thousand.

    Art is in the eye of the beholder

    Since the eBay transaction never occured, they have no beef with him -- he merely used the contact made with the person who stole the german account to sell some artwork in a separate transaction

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  3. Here are the pics mentioned in the article by Psychic+Burrito · · Score: 5, Interesting
    Fake Escrow Website (zipped).

    Pics of the shop (scroll down, shitty forum...)

    :-)

  4. Street Justice by Weaselmancer · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Personally, I think it's pretty horrible to defraud someone in this manner. While I'm sure this guy in the UK is not totally without blame, it seems pretty goddamn stupid to send someone a fraudulent package with a ring binder instead of a laptop and make them pay ~$300 in VAT

    It's called street justice, my friend.

    This guy wouldn't have gotten nailed for $300 if he hadn't tried to rob someone in the first place.

    And as for the publicity, good. Maybe it'll stop the next guy from trying.

    I always view calling a policeman or getting the law involved to be a last resort. If you can solve your problems on your own, more power to you. Here, we have crime, and we have just punishment. Bravo, guys.

    Weaselmancer

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