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Dr Vegas

(456 posts) Thu Nov 15, 2018, 10:28 AM Nov 2018

Well I fell for it...,

https://www.nj.com/burlington/index.ssf/2018/11/homeless_vet_and_nj_couple_allegedly_cooked_up_sob_story_to_scam_us_all_from_the_start_report_says.html?ath=4821a8c9293f192e0c1324601b3d81a4#cmpid=nsltr_strybutton

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Well I fell for it..., (Original Post) Dr Vegas Nov 2018 OP

Joseph Heller: "When I look up I don't see heaven and angels, all I see are people trying to take FSogol Nov 2018 #1

So, all three cooked up the initial scam, and then 2 scammed the 3rd in a 'spin off' scam? Siwsan Nov 2018 #2

If they will steal with you, Sherman A1 Nov 2018 #3

all "GoFundMe" handmade34 Nov 2018 #4

What I hate is when someone says "Let's start a gofundme to protect Mueller" or some such nonsense. FSogol Nov 2018 #5

How? Polybius Nov 2018 #6

FSogol

(45,485 posts)

1. Joseph Heller: "When I look up I don't see heaven and angels, all I see are people trying to take

Reply to Dr Vegas (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 10:32 AM

Nov 2018

advantage of me."

Siwsan

(26,262 posts)

2. So, all three cooked up the initial scam, and then 2 scammed the 3rd in a 'spin off' scam?

Reply to Dr Vegas (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 10:35 AM

Nov 2018

This is way too confusing for a Thursday morning.

Sherman A1

(38,958 posts)

3. If they will steal with you,

Reply to Siwsan (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 10:37 AM

Nov 2018

they will steal from you.

handmade34

(22,756 posts)

4. all "GoFundMe"

Reply to Dr Vegas (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 10:47 AM

Nov 2018

stories are suspect for me... as a society we must do better than this

FSogol

(45,485 posts)

5. What I hate is when someone says "Let's start a gofundme to protect Mueller" or some such nonsense.

Reply to handmade34 (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 10:50 AM

Nov 2018

Like gofundme is a panacea for anything that is wrong.

Polybius

(15,413 posts)

6. How?

Reply to Dr Vegas (Original post)

Thu Nov 15, 2018, 10:51 AM

Nov 2018

It had scam written all over it. Perhaps I just have less faith in people.

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