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Originally Posted by Figmo Bohica
Let's see in the past six month or so, I have won
1. The Microsoft Email Lotto, several million
2. The Ireland Lotto, don't remember buying a ticket to that one
3. Several Nigerians want me to help them move lots of "millions" and give me a nice piece of the action
4. The FBI, IRS tells me that I have a huge refunding coming, just call them for all the information
5. UK Lotto, again, don't remember buying ticket
See there are lots of folks wanting to send me money, but so far I have not seen one cent of any color.
But one of these days, they will mess up and send me something. I keep telling the Nigerians to send me a few thousand and I will get the accounted opened right up for them.
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I, too, have won all of those things and gotten the requests for money, etc. I guess it is easy to send out emails and hopefully, some (ignorant) person out of all of the emails might respond. Then it is worth their while. Luckily, I am smarter than a 5th grader and don't fall for these ploys.
I actually got an email from someone in Italy who wanted me to set up massages for a model coming to "this area". Yes, I use to do massage, before I got cancer, but where do they get this from?
I must admit that I did fall for a scam. It was one of the travel clubs that have popped up in our area. We went to the presentation and since I am sick and going for my travel bucket list, it seemed like a pretty good deal. The problem is, they promised they could save us hundreds on cruises, hotels and air fare and it turns out I could get the same for cheaper! Luckily, I stay on top of things and found out that I could save over $300 on a Transatlantic cruise we are taking in the spring. Luckily, the travel club got me the lower rate, but if I wasn't diligent, I would never have know I was losing money, not saving! The company we went with is called
Resorts Plus International, but I keep getting calls from other companies with the same spiel.
Beware!!!