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  1. quietwinner quietwinner is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 12:51pm)

    ok so im grinding some super turbos on ftp after some dranking tonight. dude says in chat he will give 1k on ftp for 750 cash. im like damn, sounds pretty nice. so i give him my aim and have him hit me up.

    hits me up. says he will give up to 4k, how much will i give him for that. i say 3k, which is 750 for 1k. hes like yea thats legit. i tell him i dunno who he is so he has to xfer to first, and ill send money when i have it. give him my real name and sns, looks me up, he says yea ur legit, i trust you, will do that.

    so im like ok thats cool. he tells me there will be a 300 dollar fee on western union as well, in which im like ok, well give me 4500 for 3k and ill do it. hes like ok. i need cash as fast as possible, thats cool.

    im like ok sounds good, he tries to xfer me the money, but the thing pops up on ftp and says the xfer was not approved. i tell him and he says something like oh i dunno, maybe im not allowed to xfer that much. im like well then sorry gl. he then says he will "dump" to me in super turbo sngs. starting with a 500, then a 500, then 3 1ks. right there im like skeeeeeeetch. but he keeps going on and on about how he owes his bookie money and is desperate. he goes down to 2500 for 4500 in the swap, but im still like i cant do the dump thing, pretty sure thats illegal and i cant risk my accounts being banned.

    he says ok fuck it, ima play a 2k hu win it, and then will u do 6500 for 2500? im like shit at this point, its almost worth the risk being scammed for 4k. i watch him play, he loses. he then goes on to lose 3/4 1k hus. so hes down like 4k. he then says hes busto on ftp. but he has 4k on ub, and is willing to do the same thing. my guess is i can get the 4k on ub for prob 1500.

    so my question to yall is, worth the risk? or fk it, sounds too much like a scam.

    btw, i thought of this about 15 min after of talking to him, could be a hacked account, and trying to dump the money for cash. i called him out for it, in which he was like i will take a screen shot and send it to u, which will be the same name u western union money to....
     
  2. wackyJaxon wackyJaxon is offline Admin X

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 1:00pm) in reply to quietwinner

    Not worth the risk.. If it sounds too good to be true, it is.. There is probably a reason he can't cash out (underage, hacked an account, bad deposit)..

    The fact FTP didn't let him transfer is very troubling as well..

    Also if you spoke to him on IM, would make sure none of your poker accounts are linked to that IM and that your password is different than that IM than anything else you have..
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  3. quietwinner quietwinner is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 1:03pm) in reply to wackyJaxon

    yea password is def different on all sites than my aim. one super wierd thing that got me sketched as well is my aim suddenly just closed....never happened before and i was like wtf. i got right back on and he hit me up and was like back. i was like wtf, my aim just closed, and hes like me to. and i told him im sketched not gonna do it. hes like dude, its prob just some aim bs. whatever.

    fml i wish i wasnt drunk right now and could make educated decisions
     
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  4. Scha Scha is offline Creator of SchaArcade & SchaCam

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 1:30pm) in reply to quietwinner

    Look at it like pot odds. You were willing to bet 2500 to win 4000 (6500 - 2500) when there is about 99% you're beat (he is scamming you/something is wrong/gg your money). You need 38% here and you're only getting 1%. Fold pre imo.

    The AIM thing closing sounds suspicious. He might have hacked it already.
  5. wackyJaxon wackyJaxon is offline Admin X

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 1:33pm) in reply to Scha

    Also, taking a $ dump is against the TOC of all the sites.. Just something to keep in mind if you value your accounts, its more than just the $..
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  6. Payed24_7 Payed24_7 is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 1:48pm) in reply to wackyJaxon

     

    Also, taking a $ dump is against the TOC of all the sites.. Just something to keep in mind if you value your accounts, its more than just the $..

    THIS
  7. B_O_K_E B_O_K_E is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 1:50pm) in reply to wackyJaxon

    So you quit smoking weed and now you drink....and people say weed makes you dumb. Hmmm.
    Clearly when someone offers you 6500 for 2500 its dirty money. Look up Aiding and Abetting/Accessory, essentially thats what you would be doing.
    Edited By: B_O_K_E Aug 18th, 2010 at 01:53 PM
     
  8. jeppg1111 jeppg1111 is offline Disabled account

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 2:44pm) in reply to B_O_K_E

    smoking weed dont make u dumb B_o_k_e, i can confirm this, im smart as ever.

    what would be dumb, is any deal with this guy. Ive learned from a few experiences with online poker, like wacky said, if it's too good too be true, it is.
     
  9. Flopnuts1 Flopnuts1 is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 2:45pm) in reply to B_O_K_E

    Def a hacked account/degen/junkie...stay away.
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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 3:08pm) in reply to quietwinner

    There's a possibility he's trying to scam you. There is a possibility he's already hacked your AIM. There is absolutely no question the money he is trying to give you isn't his.
  11. mesaplayeraz mesaplayeraz is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 3:50pm) in reply to wes_mc

     
    Originally Posted by wes_mc View Post

    There's a possibility he's trying to scam you. There is a possibility he's already hacked your AIM. There is absolutely no question the money he is trying to give you isn't his.

    This. The fact you gave him your AIM and you see a lot of threads here in P5 about people getting their AIM accounts hacked, I hope you have security tokens on all of your accounts.
  12. freeworld777 freeworld777 is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 4:04pm) in reply to mesaplayeraz

    He's behind you!!!!!!!





    no but really, I'd stay away from this, definitely too good to be true.
    Edited By: freeworld777 Aug 18th, 2010 at 04:06 PM
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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 4:17pm) in reply to freeworld777

    My one question is this, how could you have won that much $ playing online poker and think this guy isn't running some sort of scam?

    Generally, you have to be somewhat intelligent to win $ online, but the fact that you are considering this at all is just fucking retarded.
    Edited By: bdluss Aug 18th, 2010 at 04:18 PM
     
  14. captainhighfive captainhighfive is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 4:26pm) in reply to freeworld777

    why does everyone use aim instead of skype?
  15. bef99hwk bef99hwk is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 4:52pm) in reply to captainhighfive

    LOL anything involving western union or giving up 1k to get/receive money on other sites is obviously a scam bro...
  16. bignate904 bignate904 is offline DO NOT TRADE -- SCAMMER

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 4:55pm) in reply to bef99hwk

    Sounds like a hacker trying to get money imo.
     
  17. mesaplayeraz mesaplayeraz is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 5:16pm) in reply to captainhighfive

     
    Originally Posted by captainhighfive View Post

    why does everyone use aim instead of skype?

    I have asked a question similiar to this as to why people still use AIM as it seems to be the most hacked here in P5's and the majority said its because AIM came out first before msn and yahoo and people didnt want to change over. Well, as someone who use to use AIM, it sucks compared to the others and I have no sympathy for people who continue to use AIM and get hacked when there seems to be one post per week about someone's AIM getting hacked.
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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 5:28pm) in reply to mesaplayeraz

    i dont understand this. why would you even think this guy is legit? do you need money that bad to risk being scammed?
    Edited By: whatever2615 Aug 18th, 2010 at 07:52 PM
  19. aupoker1 aupoker1 is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 5:28pm) in reply to mesaplayeraz

    so sketchy quiet. especially the ub thing considering there is a method there in which for a 25$ fee you can have cash in hand within 24 hours, most of the time within 12. change all passwords, dont use aim etc
    Edited By: aupoker1 Aug 18th, 2010 at 05:28 PM
  20. misterizx misterizx is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 5:35pm) in reply to aupoker1

    Sounds like he has hacked someone else account and is trying to get you to send money to him through Western Union. You would get the dump, but might have to give it back and get locked.
    If the accounts not hacked he is probably going to claim he was hacked. If your story is correct, I vote that the guy is doing this on someone else account though.
  21. Dr Drewlius Dr Drewlius is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 5:42pm) in reply to misterizx

    ul in the 1k HUs imo.
     
  22. IHateJuice IHateJuice is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 5:52pm) in reply to Dr Drewlius

    sound like someone account got hacked.
  23. Gags30 Gags30 is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 5:55pm) in reply to IHateJuice

    you've gotta be kidding me...

    people are this clueless/easy to take advantage of?

    this guy is clearly trying to scam you. either A. he made a bunch of bad deposits into his accounts, and the deposits are going to be reversed soon and all accounts locked. B. he's hacked someone's account and is trying to get the money out. C. some other thing that i'm missing where the money he has in his account is no good and will be taken by ftp or he will simply just steal from you

    100% don't do business with people like that.
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  24. bignate904 bignate904 is offline DO NOT TRADE -- SCAMMER

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 6:02pm) in reply to Gags30

    Get the name and address for the Western Union
     
  25. R_Webb18 R_Webb18 is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 6:03pm) in reply to bignate904

    yes never do this. Don't even talk to him. you might already be in trouble b/c he tried to transfer to you.
     
  26. Diggs Diggs is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 6:50pm) in reply to R_Webb18

    lol seriously
  27. Deoxyribo Deoxyribo is online now

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 7:33pm) in reply to Diggs

    Oh cmon.
     
  28. ShipThisPLZ ShipThisPLZ is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 7:41pm) in reply to Deoxyribo

    it legit,

    brrrrpppp
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  29. njw11 njw11 is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 7:46pm) in reply to ShipThisPLZ

    cool story bro u know ur getting hacked y even post this

    what was sn btw
    Edited By: njw11 Aug 18th, 2010 at 07:47 PM
     
  30. coolhandkev coolhandkev is offline

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    Aug 18th, 2010 (8/18/2010 7:50pm) in reply to njw11

    Gotta love the "I was drinking" preface as a preemptive out clause. Don't do transfers unless you know the person, it's really easy. This case is incredibly shady in about 27 different ways - stay away.
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