#EleSim
Scam phrases
I look at advertisements and watch for scam phrases:
1) Pennies a day (truthfully, the Federal budget is "just pennies a day")
2) Just minutes way (NY is "just minutes away" from LA)
3) As low as
4) Low monthly payment
5) Going out FOR business
6) With card
What are some that stand out for you?
Experienced Social Distancer ... waaaay before COVID.
Just Me
I love the fact that everything on TV in the middle of the night costs $19.99. Plus whatever they have changed the name of shipping and handling to. I think they call it processing.Originally Posted by tailfins
How about just an even $20? Because we're so stupid that $19.99 is less than $20.What kills me is people fall for this crap. I think if my mother doesn't own the home Shopping Network by now she's missing a bet.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
Unabashed Boatswain's Mate
"But Wait! There is More....."
Another scammer is Publisher's Clearing House.
And some of those ads in Sunday newspaper magazines offering
attractive collectibles? Sure, buy one and they keep trying to
send more.
I have lost my mind. If found, please give it a snack and return it?
"I won't be wronged. I won't be insulted. I won't be laid a hand on. I don't do these things to other people, and I require the same of others"...John Wayne in "The Shootist"
A Deplorable!
Just Me
Try using AVG as your supposed virus/bot detector. It's worse than having a virus. I can get rid of those. You ever go with AVG they won't STFU for going on years now.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
#EleSim
How could anybody fall for this? It just screams "scam".
Experienced Social Distancer ... waaaay before COVID.
Just Me
The scam is mostly on poor people. They know you have x amount of money. Scamming wealthy people usually requires time and some sophistication. Car dealers have done this crap since the beginning of of the last century. Hell, I had one tell me to give him my wedding ring, in front of my ex, to show him good faith. Sure. I get your truck and to sleep on the couch, a-hole.
There IS a difference between a scam and a deal though. My GF gets all pissed about the guy on Pawn Stars making a deal. He's not in freakin' business to lose money or just break even. I get the business end of the deals. Why I try to not buy vehicles or go to pawn shops.
“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall, one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” Edumnd Burke
#EleSim
The Pawn Stars guy doesn't show an interest in openly ripping people off. The Hard Core Pawn attitude stinks, he wants to make sure you have "Les Gold".The scam is mostly on poor people. They know you have x amount of money. Scamming wealthy people usually requires time and some sophistication. Car dealers have done this crap since the beginning of of the last century. Hell, I had one tell me to give him my wedding ring, in front of my ex, to show him good faith. Sure. I get your truck and to sleep on the couch, a-hole.
There IS a difference between a scam and a deal though. My GF gets all pissed about the guy on Pawn Stars making a deal. He's not in freakin' business to lose money or just break even. I get the business end of the deals. Why I try to not buy vehicles or go to pawn shops.
Experienced Social Distancer ... waaaay before COVID.
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