Beware of new scheme.

vomitbunny · Post by **vomitbunny** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:48 am

http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4127&n=2

This makes those guys emailing crap from Nigeria look like amateurs.

GaryKelly · Post by **GaryKelly** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:54 am

vomitbunny wrote:http://www.theonion.com/news/index.php?issue=4127&n=2

This makes those guys emailing crap from Nigeria look like amateurs.

Time to start running, methinks, VB!

djm · Post by **djm** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 6:54 am

I'd have to agree with the Akron police: this is very prevalent. I was once trapped in such a situation, but was fortunate enough to get out of it without too much loss. Others are not so lucky.

djm

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:02 am

Thank goodness we warned Amar in time.

amar · Post by **amar** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:04 am

the two got married, she quit her job, he didn't, they have sex, he pays all the bills.
if you look at it that way, i mean, how unusual is that?
what am i missing here?
the only immoral part is i guess that she only then will have sex with him if he pays up. yeah, not how a relationship should work..

jbarter · Post by **jbarter** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:06 am

amar wrote:the two got married, she quit her job, he didn't, they have sex, he pays all the bills.
if you look at it that way, i mean, how unusual is that?
what am i missing here?

You're obviously not a regular reader of The Onion.

SteveShaw · Post by **SteveShaw** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:06 am

It's when they take the money then renege on the sex that it's worst.

Steve

amar · Post by **amar** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:07 am

ohhhhh...it's a joke!!!!!

you got me there pukerabbit..

dwinterfield · Post by **dwinterfield** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:10 am

Some women are so devious that they work long hours at low paying jobs to disguise scam.

missy · Post by **missy** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:14 am

hmmmm - Tom is retired. Could he be pulling this scam on me "in reverse"????

Flyingcursor · Post by **Flyingcursor** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:14 am

SteveShaw wrote:It's when they take the money then renege on the sex that it's worst.

Steve

That reminds me of a joke. A couple went to a marriage counciller.

The counciller asked the man: "How often do you have sex?"

Man: "Almost never. Maybe three times a month."

The counciller asked the woman: "How often do you have sex?"

Woman: "Constantly, at least three times a month."

emmline · Post by **emmline** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:21 am

"It's the biggest scam of its kind I've ever seen," Akron police chief Thomas Agee said. "We're talking coats, dishwashers, jewelry, sewing machines, bathroom cleansers—you name it."

How does it go?...
a kiss on the hand may be quite continental
but bathroom cleansers are a girl's best friend...
Men grow cold as girls grow old
and we all lose our charm in the end,
but two-racked or compact,
these gems always attract,
dishwashers are a girl's best friend.

Who can blame us? Sheesh.

fearfaoin · Post by **fearfaoin** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:38 am

djm wrote:I'd have to agree with the Akron police: this is very prevalent.
I was once trapped in such a situation, but was fortunate enough to get
out of it without too much loss. Others are not so lucky.

Like identity theft, getting yourself out of the situation can be as costly as being in it...

springrobin · Post by **springrobin** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 11:37 am

Yep- Sometimes it's cheaper to keep 'er.

Unseen122 · Post by **Unseen122** » Wed Jul 06, 2005 12:39 pm

That would only happen to the weak minded.

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