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TheFLY · 03-29-2003, 07:09 PM

Come on we have all heard of some good ones... I'm trying to get good ideas

Legal scams of course

My fake contests are almost legendary, but I'm about to take this all to another level...

TheFLY · 03-29-2003, 07:09 PM

Amway is a scam, right?

iroc409 · 03-29-2003, 07:10 PM

does the one to instantly improve your credit, although completely legal, count?

bogo · 03-29-2003, 07:12 PM

no such thing as legal scam,if its a scam,its illegal..

Kick Ass Chat · 03-29-2003, 07:14 PM

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Originally posted by TheFLY
Amway is a scam, right?

No Amway is not a scam, it's a multi level pyramid sales tool. I have a few friends that got into it many many years ago, and are retired now with very comfy lives.

dnsmonster · 03-29-2003, 07:16 PM

hosthybrid.com

p00p · 03-29-2003, 07:17 PM

cindysinx

Hunter · 03-29-2003, 07:21 PM

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Originally posted by GirlsFrehahahahas

No Amway is not a scam, it's a multi level pyramid sales tool. I have a few friends that got into it many many years ago, and are retired now with very comfy lives.

what they do...win the lottery ?

iroc409 · 03-29-2003, 07:25 PM

sitting at the top of a moderately successful or better pyramid scheme is a great place to ride the waves, until they hit the shore.

i should start one, let it roll for a year or two, then let it dive. doesn't matter to me, take the $$ and run....

Pipecrew · 03-29-2003, 07:28 PM

There is a thing you can easily buy online, costs about 100 bucks and you can change your Visa/Amex card limits to whatever you want

Jakke PNG · 03-29-2003, 07:30 PM

Lottery.
It's a damn scam. You have the possibility to win in about 1:47billion or something. If that's not a scam, what is?

AdultNex · 03-29-2003, 07:31 PM

http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeri...transfer_fraud

European Lee · 03-29-2003, 07:32 PM

The best scam ever has to be that Nigerian one.

How long has it been around now? 10 years or so?

How many people STILL fall for it?

Regards,

Lee

EscortBiz · 03-29-2003, 07:47 PM

A Scam that I almost fell for:

About 2 years ago I come home one night and I go and check my answering machine for new messages, I listen to the following message:

"Hey whats up Mike, it's me Richard I was hoping you would pick up the phone because I hate leaving confidential information on answering machines, but im at the airport leaving to China for business and thats one long flight, tomorrow is the day to buy the company we spoke about they have some major news they are about to release, I ask you not to tell any of your friends because it can get us all into trouble as a reminder the ticker symbol is... buy in confidence as many shares as you can, i'll call you once im in China.

Now I hear this message it did sound like he is in an Airport and he was caughing etc. making it sound like its a real message but I am not Mike, so im sitting at home all excited that I just got some serious stock tip simply by someone making a wrong number.

A few hours later a friend that knows nothing about the stock market calls me all excited, he tells me someone just fucked up and left him a confidential stock tip on his voice mail and hes going on and on how he knows a guy that became a millionaire from one stock tip blah blah blah.

I calm him down saying it's bullshit the message he got and I play him the message I got and they are exactly the same!

The guy def. got some fish because the next day the stock really went up, today that company is not anywhere on the stock market.

But he used one of those autodialers I guess to call tons of people with a pre-recorded message that sounded pretty real.

NineNine · 03-29-2003, 07:49 PM

Clickcash/IFriends

hybrid · 03-29-2003, 07:51 PM

Making money from porn.

You're all scammers!

rooster · 03-29-2003, 07:52 PM

aol when they charged per minute

ldinternet · 03-29-2003, 07:53 PM

One of the best ones would have to be this from Lock Stock & Two Smoking Barrels:

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You take out an advert in the back page of some gay mag advertising the latest in ass intruding dildos. You sell it with, I don't know, does what no other dildo can do until now, the latest and greatest in sexual technology, guaranteed results or your money back, all that bollocks. Now, these deals cost twenty five quid a pop, and that's a snip for the amount of pleasure they're going to give the recipients. But they send there cheques to the other company name, nothing offensive, err, Bobby's Bits or something. You take that twenty five quid and stick it in a bank until it clears. Now this is the smart bit. You send back the cheque for twenty five pound from the other company name, uh... Ass Ticklers Faggots Fanclub, saying we're sorry but we couldn't get the supplies from America because they ran out of stock. Now you see how many people cash that cheque. Not a single soul. Because who wants their bank manager to know they tickle ass when they're not paying in cheques?

Gutterboy · 03-29-2003, 07:53 PM

Plant a camera inside a bathroom vent in some supermarket. Let it run for a while, then "discover" it one day and sue the store for emotional trauma.

Try to keep face off screen while installing

03-29-2003, 07:54 PM

How about religion?

jake2000xp · 03-29-2003, 07:57 PM

Quote:

Legal scams of course

A scam is not legal. I think you are confusing a scam with creative marketing..

Marcus · 03-29-2003, 08:00 PM

Late night infomercials.

Buy a house with bad credit and no money down, ya right!

remember this one?
http://infomercial.tvheaven.com/tomvu.htm

Joe Sixpack · 03-29-2003, 08:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by iroc409
sitting at the top of a moderately successful or better pyramid scheme is a great place to ride the waves, until they hit the shore.

i should start one, let it roll for a year or two, then let it dive. doesn't matter to me, take the $$ and run....

Now that's the American Way!

Brujah · 03-29-2003, 08:06 PM

The 2000 US Presidential Election.

Jakke PNG · 03-29-2003, 08:07 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brujah
The 2000 US Presidential Election.

jimmy3way · 03-29-2003, 08:11 PM

Enron: Best scam ever.

Possibly will never be topped.

freeadultcontent · 03-29-2003, 10:05 PM

I found a really good one, but I sure as fuck am not posting it here. Do not need every ass clown out their running it. Want the info, just paypal 50.00 to serendipity18@ charter.net Only will give it to the first 5 people.

Kanoealoha · 03-29-2003, 10:09 PM

Marriage

smashface · 03-29-2003, 10:23 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by freeadultcontent
I found a really good one, but I sure as fuck am not posting it here. Do not need every ass clown out their running it. Want the info, just paypal 50.00 to serendipity18@ charter.net Only will give it to the first 5 people.

Daen · 03-29-2003, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by freeadultcontent
I found a really good one, but I sure as fuck am not posting it here. Do not need every ass clown out their running it. Want the info, just paypal 50.00 to serendipity18@ charter.net Only will give it to the first 5 people.

I have sent the money and have still not received a reply. I then sent another $50 using a different credit card and have still not had a reply. Please do not send me two info. packs, and please return one of my payments to [email protected]. Looking forward to getting rich thanks.

TheJimmy · 03-29-2003, 10:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brujah
The 2000 US Presidential Election.

mrthumbs · 03-29-2003, 10:30 PM

some 'thread that never dies' scam..
dont know how it works..but it works. beats
those nigerians.

DearAbby · 03-29-2003, 10:47 PM

Heres a small one that may work. You have to find an overworked cashier though.

Happened to me by accident. I did'nt take the money because Im a nice person.

I went into 7-11 and bought a coke. All I had was a $100 bill.

To get the correct change, the cashier has to open up a seperate compartment, or dig up cash from benieth the drawer.

I was making small talk to her while she tried to count out the correct amount to herself. It kept messing her up...Finally she got it right, and handed me the change.

The weird part was that she never took my initial $100

mrthumbs · 03-29-2003, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DearAbby
Heres a small one that may work. You have to find an overworked cashier though.

Happened to me by accident. I did'nt take the money because Im a nice person.

I went into 7-11 and bought a coke. All I had was a $100 bill.

To get the correct change, the cashier has to open up a seperate compartment, or dig up cash from benieth the drawer.

I was making small talk to her while she tried to count out the correct amount to herself. It kept messing her up...Finally she got it right, and handed me the change.

The weird part was that she never took my initial $100

It's not SHE but HE

and i got fired the day after.

thank you.

Phoenix66 · 03-29-2003, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by EscortBiz
A Scam that I almost fell for:

About 2 years ago I come home one night and I go and check my answering machine for new messages, I listen to the following message:
............

That's definitelly a good scam!

DearAbby · 03-29-2003, 10:57 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mrthumbs

It's not SHE but HE

and i got fired the day after.

thank you.

... I didnt take the money.

applejacks · 03-29-2003, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TeenGodFather

Good one..lol

mrthumbs · 03-29-2003, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DearAbby

... I didnt take the money.

but you took the coke and fucked up the inventory for my shift.

DearAbby · 03-29-2003, 11:14 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by mrthumbs

but you took the coke and fucked up the inventory for my shift.

na man... I paid for the coke fair and square!

fnet · 03-29-2003, 11:14 PM

This wasn't bad:

http://www.acm.org/classics/sep95/

mrthumbs · 03-29-2003, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by DearAbby

na man... I paid for the coke fair and square!

oh..

matty · 03-30-2003, 12:05 AM

Biggest scam to me would be.

http://www.adultmoneymaker.com/

LOL

Funny too how a n00b could get caught up in that... You pay them $500 they give you your own pornsite... But you dont own it, they do. You get 60% commission and market it like your own. And they send you a rather shitty content cd w/ like 10 videos on it and a few pics of ugly bitches to "Promote" your site.

You can get paid 60% at most webmaster programs, get free content that is excellent, and not pay a dime.

but it wasnt me that got sniped out by these guys, of course, you all believe me right? RIGHT?

TheFLY · 03-30-2003, 12:46 AM

Yeah stock tips for cash... that kind of trick goes WAY back to the very beginnings of the stock market when they used to read the prices off a real ticker tape... In fact all you have to do is turn on your TV to see plenty of false tips

Snake Doctor · 03-30-2003, 12:52 AM

Kimmy Kim gets naked for Oliver Klozov today......

Big Monkie · 03-30-2003, 01:13 PM

When you figure the tens and maybe hundreds of billions of dollars bushs friends and associates are going to make, this iraq war stuff has got to be one of the biggest scams in all of history. I challenge anyone to name any scam in history where so much money has been made. And virtually unquestioned.

candyflip · 03-30-2003, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by TheFLY
Amway is a scam, right?

My parents have lived off of Amway for almost 20 years now. They've got a big business and from what I've seen, it's not a scam...just a different business model. What they "preach" does work, but it's 1:1,000,000.

They're online now. And it's called Quixtar. They don't even mention that Amway name anymore. The methods are still the same though.

Kevlar · 03-30-2003, 01:24 PM

Enron hands down.

ItBurnsWhenIpee · 03-30-2003, 01:25 PM

I'm an actor and I got a call about an audition that was going to take place in a couple months (strange already). They wanted me to buy a short story that the script was going to be based on, so I would have a better chance of getting the part. They wanted to FedEx it to me the next day and collect like $35 for the FedEx charges and the book. I said hell no

JosephS · 03-30-2003, 01:30 PM

Funniest two scams I've seen were mail order scams.

1. Get the new Instant Fly Killer! $19.95 works every time!

The package shows up in the mail and its two wood blocks one has an A on it and the other a B. The instructiosn read;
"Place fly on block A and hit with block B".

2. A guy put an ad in the paper sayin, "Send me one dollar and I'll send you nothing". Really! Guy made several thousand dollars from it.

DarkJedi · 03-30-2003, 01:37 PM

You need to do it with a friend.
Go to RadioShack or something at late evening or night.
Have you buddy near expensive shit cheking out DVD players etc. while you go to the mens room. When in the mens room, stick a paper clip into power outlet (make sure the clip is metal, not plastic one). Now you have a short-sercuit and there is complete darlness in the store. Your buddy grabs all the shit he can and runs out the store to his car and races away. You take the clip out (with rubber glove) and walk casually out of the store.

03-29-2003, 07:09 PM	#1
TheFLY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: http://www.thefly.net/ --- Quit your job and live off steady traffic. Posts: 11,856	The best scam you ever heard of... Come on we have all heard of some good ones... I'm trying to get good ideas Legal scams of course My fake contests are almost legendary, but I'm about to take this all to another level...

03-29-2003, 07:10 PM	#3
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03-29-2003, 07:25 PM	#9
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03-29-2003, 07:30 PM	#11
Jakke PNG ex-TeenGodFather Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Suomi Finland Perkele Posts: 20,306	Lottery. It's a damn scam. You have the possibility to win in about 1:47billion or something. If that's not a scam, what is? __________________ ..and I'm off.

03-29-2003, 07:12 PM	#4
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03-29-2003, 07:28 PM	#10
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03-29-2003, 07:31 PM	#12
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03-29-2003, 07:32 PM	#13
European Lee Confirmed User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Daytona Beach Posts: 7,133	The best scam ever has to be that Nigerian one. How long has it been around now? 10 years or so? How many people STILL fall for it? Regards, Lee __________________ YOUR TRAFFIC IS SAFE WITH US - CONDOM CASH PUTTING THE GAY ADULT INDUSTRY ON YOUR PC!! AFFORDABLE 2257 COMPLIANT GAY + BI CONTENT

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03-29-2003, 07:49 PM	#15
NineNine So Fucking Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 256	Clickcash/IFriends

03-29-2003, 07:51 PM	#16
hybrid So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Backseat of a Ford Escort Hatchback Posts: 3,253	Making money from porn. You're all scammers!

03-29-2003, 07:52 PM	#17
rooster Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,384	aol when they charged per minute

03-29-2003, 07:53 PM	#19
Gutterboy So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Dis Posts: 4,751	Plant a camera inside a bathroom vent in some supermarket. Let it run for a while, then "discover" it one day and sue the store for emotional trauma. Try to keep face off screen while installing

03-29-2003, 07:54 PM	#20
evildick Guest Posts: n/a	How about religion?

03-29-2003, 08:00 PM	#22
Marcus Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2001 Posts: 3,472	Late night infomercials. Buy a house with bad credit and no money down, ya right! remember this one? http://infomercial.tvheaven.com/tomvu.htm

03-29-2003, 08:06 PM	#24
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03-29-2003, 08:11 PM	#26
jimmy3way Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Top Secret Hideout Posts: 2,508	Enron: Best scam ever. Possibly will never be topped. __________________ One thing, I forgot this last detail: the Biz Markie will always prevail.

03-29-2003, 10:05 PM	#27
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03-29-2003, 10:30 PM	#32
mrthumbs salad tossing sig guy Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: mrthumbs*gmail.com Posts: 11,702	some 'thread that never dies' scam.. dont know how it works..but it works. beats those nigerians.

03-29-2003, 10:47 PM	#33
DearAbby Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: NoCal Posts: 979	Heres a small one that may work. You have to find an overworked cashier though. Happened to me by accident. I did'nt take the money because Im a nice person. I went into 7-11 and bought a coke. All I had was a $100 bill. To get the correct change, the cashier has to open up a seperate compartment, or dig up cash from benieth the drawer. I was making small talk to her while she tried to count out the correct amount to herself. It kept messing her up...Finally she got it right, and handed me the change. The weird part was that she never took my initial $100

03-29-2003, 11:14 PM	#40
fnet Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,721	This wasn't bad: http://www.acm.org/classics/sep95/ __________________ the sound of one hand googlewhacking

03-30-2003, 12:05 AM	#42
matty Mining for Porn! Industry Role: Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: New Haven CT Posts: 1,328	Biggest scam to me would be. http://www.adultmoneymaker.com/ LOL Funny too how a n00b could get caught up in that... You pay them $500 they give you your own pornsite... But you dont own it, they do. You get 60% commission and market it like your own. And they send you a rather shitty content cd w/ like 10 videos on it and a few pics of ugly bitches to "Promote" your site. You can get paid 60% at most webmaster programs, get free content that is excellent, and not pay a dime. but it wasnt me that got sniped out by these guys, of course, you all believe me right? RIGHT? __________________ Want to accept Bitcoin (BTC) on your site without any issues? I modestly estimate a 15%-20% boost in conversions. Projects Like These Cost Big $$$, Please Donate: 112BNRe8WiooVBTqDFSLzjBo6Ve1LunViN Last edited by matty; 03-30-2003 at 12:11 AM..

03-30-2003, 12:46 AM	#43
TheFLY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: http://www.thefly.net/ --- Quit your job and live off steady traffic. Posts: 11,856	Yeah stock tips for cash... that kind of trick goes WAY back to the very beginnings of the stock market when they used to read the prices off a real ticker tape... In fact all you have to do is turn on your TV to see plenty of false tips

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Big Monkie Confirmed User Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Asphalt Jungle Posts: 382	When you figure the tens and maybe hundreds of billions of dollars bushs friends and associates are going to make, this iraq war stuff has got to be one of the biggest scams in all of history. I challenge anyone to name any scam in history where so much money has been made. And virtually unquestioned.

03-30-2003, 01:24 PM	#47
Kevlar Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 309	Enron hands down.

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ItBurnsWhenIpee Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: The Beach, SoCal Posts: 1,288	I'm an actor and I got a call about an audition that was going to take place in a couple months (strange already). They wanted me to buy a short story that the script was going to be based on, so I would have a better chance of getting the part. They wanted to FedEx it to me the next day and collect like $35 for the FedEx charges and the book. I said hell no

03-30-2003, 01:30 PM	#49
JosephS Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 191	Funniest two scams I've seen were mail order scams. 1. Get the new Instant Fly Killer! $19.95 works every time! The package shows up in the mail and its two wood blocks one has an A on it and the other a B. The instructiosn read; "Place fly on block A and hit with block B". 2. A guy put an ad in the paper sayin, "Send me one dollar and I'll send you nothing". Really! Guy made several thousand dollars from it. __________________ Come Play our Games Free

03-30-2003, 01:37 PM	#50
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	You need to do it with a friend. Go to RadioShack or something at late evening or night. Have you buddy near expensive shit cheking out DVD players etc. while you go to the mens room. When in the mens room, stick a paper clip into power outlet (make sure the clip is metal, not plastic one). Now you have a short-sercuit and there is complete darlness in the store. Your buddy grabs all the shit he can and runs out the store to his car and races away. You take the clip out (with rubber glove) and walk casually out of the store.