Rental scam

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by Phaneuf3

that's somehow gotta be illegal

im sure it wouldnt be the first time its happened!

[shane_c]

Originally Posted by GeoffSK

It says the guy disappeared. I wonder what happened to him.

Either dead or he went into the witness relocation program.

[Tron_fdc]

Send him a box of foam with a declared value of something like $25 000.00 When it arrives wherever you sent it he'll likely have to pay taxes based on the declared value.

Send him another email mentioning you forgot to tell him that the suite is in a part time church, and he has to join the religion (at least appear to, anyway) in order to rent it. Come up with all kinds of initiations (with pics of course) and let the hilarity ensue! I saw that on a website somewhere, and it was pretty crazy what some of these scammers would do for money.

[Flames_Gimp]

some good ideas tron

[Flames_Gimp]

i think i should get a cardboard box, cut out a door and windows, write Basement suite on it, and have a nice big log inside for him. of course ill also line the box with rotting seafood as well.

[Phaneuf3]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

Send him a box of foam with a declared value of something like $25 000.00 When it arrives wherever you sent it he'll likely have to pay taxes based on the declared value.

nah nah nah - make it a tad more reasonable than that. send him an e-mail saying that the fees are... $550 (or whatever).

his $6000 - your $550 in fees = the value you declare your box as. that way he might actually pay it.

[Flames_Gimp]

ya ill tell him its the 4000$ (the 6000 minus the rent) ill declare the value as 4000

[calgaryrocks]

Originally Posted by worth

http://www.zug.com/pranks/powerbook/

wow, that is classic. well done and quite impressive, funny too

[Jagger]

Originally Posted by Tron_fdc

I saw that on a website somewhere, and it was pretty crazy what some of these scammers would do for money.

www.419eater.com have got these scammers to do some amazing things like handwrite 300 plus pages of a Harry Potter novel, hand carve a bust of the website owner's head (a particually funny bait), and even sending the scambaiter $700! There's some incredible stuff there....

[Hack&Lube]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

i think i should get a cardboard box, cut out a door and windows, write Basement suite on it, and have a nice big log inside for him. of course ill also line the box with rotting seafood as well.

The problem with excrement or rotting meat etc. is that it won't get past customs. You need something inert and benign that looks like it has actual value so they won't flag it.

Maybe old clothes that have been sprayed with every disease known to man?

[GreenTeaFrapp]

Send him the money in cash as in counterfeit Canadian Tire money! If you're good with Photoshop change all the references of Canadian Tire to Canada and the cents symbol to $.

[Flames_Gimp]

Originally Posted by Hack&Lube

The problem with excrement or rotting meat etc. is that it won't get past customs. You need something inert and benign that looks like it has actual value so they won't flag it.

Maybe old clothes that have been sprayed with every disease known to man?

oh, im sure i could come up with some way to hide the excrement..pack it in nutella jars? peanut butter jars? can ship food

[Rathji]

Originally Posted by Flames_Gimp

oh, im sure i could come up with some way to hide the excrement..pack it in nutella jars? peanut butter jars? can ship food

Gag!

[Bobblehead]

County Treasurer in Michigan falls of 419 scam.

They found that bank employees had warned Katona that the investment was a sham, but the treasurer ignored the warnings. An audit eventually showed that more than $1.2m was missing from county coffers.