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Russian romance

I’ve been propositioned by a Russian woman, or at least someone claiming to be Russian.
“Olesya” sent me an email claiming to have discovered my details “in a site of acquaintances”. Google is very good at screening spam, but this one seems to have slipped through.
Olesya’s email address was (random=made up by me) pw”random”@auto-industrial.pt, hardly personal. [...]

[ More ] June 27th, 2008 | 2 Comments 1 views

Israeli art scam

The Kalgoorlie Miner this morning exposed a scam in which foreigners are selling “original” artworks door to door.
Young people, believed to be Israeli or Iraqi (odd mix), claim to be art students earning a living.
I’ve personally had two different sellers knock on my door in the past six months. (more…)

[ More ] April 17th, 2008 | 15 Comments 8 views

Million dollar home page scam

I first read about the Million Dollar Home Page on Hamarana in September. A 21-year-old student sold a million pixels for one dollar each.
Hamarana commented it was a great idea, but not one that could or should be replicated.
It seems many wannabes don’t share that view. Search google for the topic and see what I [...]

[ More ] December 8th, 2005 | No Comments 4 views

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