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Nov 1, 2013
2:11:46pm

SoCalCoug

Yeah, when my first wife got me to marry her.

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SoCalCoug

Bio page: SoCalCoug
Joined: May 3, 2001
Last login: Sep 27, 2024
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Have you ever been scammed?

Bronoc

11/1/13 2:06pm

yes. i was assured that BYU would be ready against Utah this year.

riboflavin

11/1/13 2:07pm

I was also told by many people on this board that Virginia was any easy win

CougarBacker

11/1/13 2:10pm

It should've been. They will end up being the 2nd worst team we play all year

byutx

11/1/13 3:31pm

Agreed but I still didn't consider it a guaranteed win like everyone else did

CougarBacker

11/2/13 7:24pm

Just for $10

Ragnar Danneskjold

11/1/13 2:07pm

Yes, ugh - dang nigerian prince. Long story

Mayor of Cougartown

11/1/13 2:10pm

do you think there was ever a lot of bites on these princes, or famous dead

mike2744

11/1/13 2:37pm

it must have worked at some point.. then became a joke.

Mayor of Cougartown

11/1/13 2:41pm

True story. My bro is a CPA. He had one client who fell for this, and went as

11/1/13 2:43pm

Oh absolutely. It's not a new scam: (wikipedia link)

Wagon

11/1/13 3:24pm

i know it worked on older people or less "experienced people" but I watched a

mike2744

11/1/13 3:28pm

Sorry, but he ain't callin'.

11/1/13 2:39pm

Hey! Me too! What a coincidence.

thecelloguy

11/1/13 2:49pm

Yeah, when my first wife got me to marry her.

SoCalCoug

11/1/13 2:11pm

same here

oohYeah

11/1/13 2:16pm

She gets around:)

DogBoy

11/1/13 2:17pm

Guess I should have at least read the subject lines before I posted below....

BYUFam1

11/1/13 3:51pm

End of my freshman year at BYU, a good-looking moonie got me to buy a rose

84 Grad

11/1/13 2:12pm

A couple attemted scams

akv123

11/1/13 2:16pm

Ha ha, this happened to me as well, trying to sell a laptop on craigslist.

Wagon

11/1/13 3:27pm

A scratch-off card from a SLC area car dealership saying I won a trip.

BYU81

11/1/13 2:21pm

I bought a car from a dealership that had a failing transmission

MapCoug

11/1/13 2:22pm

I'm not following the hotel room thing.

RealComfortableJeans

11/1/13 2:35pm

It's a long story....

MapCoug

11/1/13 2:43pm

Ouch. That's pretty messed up on many fronts.

RealComfortableJeans

11/1/13 2:57pm

Just that one time when I invested in the Relief Mine Company.

11/1/13 2:22pm

When I was in elementary school somebody trusted me with their rare pokemon card

dchandle15

11/1/13 2:25pm

I don't know if this is too many steps away from me, but when I was in high

mike2744

11/1/13 2:34pm

I'm guessing that is more difficult to get away with these days.

11/1/13 2:37pm

can you imagine scamming your whole ward.. soo bad. so bad.

mike2744

11/1/13 3:02pm

Did you happen to live in Colorado?

dchandle15

11/1/13 3:11pm

Once I fasted and prayed for 60 days for a dude that lost his daughter in

RealComfortableJeans

11/1/13 2:35pm

LOL. Nice.

11/1/13 2:38pm

When I was about 12, I went to a carnival with some friends.

Byron McNertney

11/1/13 2:35pm

I'm actually mad just reading this story

Breaded Hamster

11/1/13 8:04pm

LOL!

riboflavin

2/5/15 4:36pm

If you ever paid to have your kid in "Who's Who Among High School Students" then

11/1/13 2:36pm

Haha, I remember my aunt did that for my cousin. She bought copies for everyone

Byron McNertney

11/1/13 2:39pm

You prove my theory. My theory is this: EVERYONE has both a rich uncle and a

11/1/13 2:41pm

I have a gay cousin, but not a rich uncle.

11/1/13 3:07pm

Then your uncles must be like the dudes in "Millionaire Next Door"

11/1/13 3:09pm

My rich uncle was gay. He died.

LifeLongLakerFan

11/1/13 3:13pm

Yep Friends of Scouting!

braddahmike

11/1/13 2:37pm

A friend of mine got duped by a "grant writing service."

11/1/13 2:39pm

Anyone seen Choke?

lawboy

11/1/13 2:47pm

Half of America got scammed by 1 dumb yewt! Most of them still don't know it!

BYUALWAYSNUM1

11/1/13 2:47pm

YES - It went something like this

BYUFam1

11/1/13 3:48pm

I believed Obama when he said we'd be able to keep our insurance plans

yahtzee

11/1/13 6:25pm

hack.

yahtzee

11/1/13 6:28pm

Had a guy on craigslist do bodywork on my car

SausageKing

11/1/13 8:09pm

There were a couple of times, sadly.

Breaded Hamster

11/1/13 8:12pm

That is one of my favorite xkcd cartoons

MapCoug

11/1/13 10:22pm

I've been tempted to do that as well. And that only a few nerds would get it...

Breaded Hamster

11/2/13 12:34am

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