Need advice on how to troll people.

[Dputiger]

Hey everybody,

I'm looking to steal from a bunch of folks and get free hardware. Since this is a selling forum, I thought ya'll might have some interesting ideas. So could you help me out? What're the best ways to scam people?

[codybear]

http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif
no sense of humor here
http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/Forum13/HTML/002283.html

[This message has been edited by codybear (edited 01-09-2001).]

[Dputiger]

Did somebody scam you Cody?

[codybear]

http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/Forum13/HTML/002278.html

[randy48]

Dputiger, try this. Send me $800 cash via snail mail and I'll not send the hardware we talked about! http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

[Jeff7]

Why of course! Ya know, I have a lot of hardware here to trade.
A T-bird 1.2GHz
512MB PC150 RAM
GF2 64MB DDR video card
and an Abit KT7-RAID motherboard

I'll gladly trade it all for whatever you've got; I don't care that you have no heatware refs. I'll ship first, no problem.
http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

(do I ever wish I actually had those items http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif )

[This message has been edited by Jeff7 (edited 01-09-2001).]

[codybear]

sorry about the last post but after many months he shows back up and then your post..its not your post as much as the timing of it that led to my sarcasism..my apologies http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[Dputiger]

Hey Cody, NO hard feelings. Having done business with you several times I know your an upfront, honest trader that I'd recommend to anyone here in this forum without a second's hesitation.

However, if I were you, it'd make me even madder to have someone take advantage of that good name / trust and rip me off.

[howste]

When you're trolling, always be sure to use someone else's HeatWare when people ask for references. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif I highly recommend telling them you're Skorpion1G, John, or Bigcfromcinci. If you're really gutsy you can also use Roger. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[Long Haired Hippie Phreek]

I wrote a comprehensive manual on trolling, just send me $25 and will send it to you.

[Jeff7]

Really? I'll take 10 copies. Cash OK? http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif

[Dputiger]

Ok, I"ll bite. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

Who do the above heatmail references belong to? http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif

[wyvrn]

Hehe Roger is the troll hunter at anandtech. He knows how to persue and persecute... err I mean PROsecute trolls.

[Jeff7]

Does this Roger guy also hunt scammers on eBay by any chance? If so, I've got a job for him...
Someone ripped off quite a few people it seems, and I was among them. http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif

[Dputiger]

How does one become a troll hunter? The only trolls I'm familiar with hunting are the kind from fantasy RPG games. I suppose I could scare up some burning oil, but the FBI tends not to like it when I do that.

[Jeff7]

You can use that Echelon (my spelling of that probably is terrible) - that government spying thing. Just mention a few words like president, assassination, etc in a sencence; they'll pay some attention.
(probably got a little blip on their computer system right there http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif )

[ArnoldLLerch]

ya know.......I have sent some of you guys hardware without having received payment in advance. Not a single one of you has ever ripped me off. Why didn't someone think of this sooner? Okay, everyone of you that I sold stuff to send it back and wait for your refund!

ARNi LEE
Waiting for FMD

[This message has been edited by ArnoldLLerch (edited 01-18-2001).]

[randy48]

Jeff7, who burned you on ebay? It wasn't wesko was it?

[Jeff7]

The person's username was sinfulg.

[randy48]

I see he's not registered anymore. I got ripped by Wesko on Boxlot for $875 http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/frown.gif This pieceofsh!t ripped off over 600 people on most of the auction sites under several names. A while back, him and his wife made the top 10 Internet Scam list http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif And are under federal charges http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif Here's a page I put up for other Internet fraud victims to get the links for places to write. Many have online forms to fill out. I would reccomend the FBI's IFCC site, and the Federal Trade Commission first. Then do your and his states Attorney Generals http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif After that, do some of the others, it takes awhile, but after it's done, you will get satisfaction http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif Especially if the SOB gets jail time...he might become someone's "girl Friend" http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/wink.gif http://antifenceway.virtualave.net/

[ArnoldLLerch]

kewl site Randy! Going to have my wife put a link on our websites to Scamwatch. She gets a few hundred hits a week and it's a worthwhile link.

ARNi LEE
Waiting for FMD