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acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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Wait for the London goon to take the digital photos and include a printout of the location it's being sent to.

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acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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Aeolius came out of the closet to say:
That would be incredible.

I also think it'd be immensely more creepy than tossing in personal information that may or may not be true.

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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If all else fails, give them a fake phone number. Like Rare's old HQ or something.

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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Bonk came out of the closet to say:
In the highly unlikely event that he actually sends you the money, I would recommend just sending him a note letting him know the contents of the box are fake and why you were convinced he was a scammer. Then send him the real Powerbook. I doubt you'll need to do anything of the sort though.

That said, I'm eagerly awaiting the "OMFG ILL KILL U" emails you'll be getting once the package arrives. I imagine after paying customs and bringing it home thinking he's got a working Powerbook, he'll probably trash his urine-soaked basement of an apartment after finding out what's in it.

But what if he's just a scammer with a sense of humour and hangs it on his wall, content in that even though he's lost a bit of money on this job, he's already acquired much, much more?

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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Lukano came out of the closet to say:


I've been neglecting work for two days now reading this and constantly refreshing :)

I'm so happy I don't have any papers to do.

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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Maybe, just maybe, everyone's making the scammer out to be much more intelligent than he is. Maybe he'd just read a site on common scams and decided to try one of his own, making him an inexperienced doofus out to screw people using the internet café he regularly goes to as a shipping point. Owner woudln't see a problem with this, right? He's a regular ordering something off ebay and is a-scared of those e-stalkers.

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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EDIT: nevermind ^^^ is better

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Gravitee came out of the closet to say:
What about this?


Leave the text out; the text can be placed under the image.

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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Apr 29, 2004 2:02 am Left FedEx Sort Facility MEMPHIS TN 

Hoorayness.

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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It's a trap!!

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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Potassium came out of the closet to say:
I promised my fiance I'd get some sleep tonight so I wouldn't be a walking zombie tomorrow, but this is just too good to miss.


No, they don't generally get lost, or cost more. One of my best friends lives in the Philippines, so it was hard to call each other without our parents going apeshit, so we'd just txt all the time. Same for my friends in England and The Netherlands. They cost the same as regular messages.

I send and recieve text messages from a friend in Switzerland and have never had any trouble or complaints. I can't call him, though.

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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Are you in their base killing their doodz?

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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I have bandwidth to waste on my site.

http://www.schroe.org/sa/p-p-p-powerbook.avi

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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waiting for new "this thread delivers" image macro starring that fedex truck

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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I was thinking this:

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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RajaKumar came out of the closet to say:
I never saw it, but for a few hours, the scammer's (alleged) phone number was posted. Did anyone attempt to call it? Was it a valid number? Did anyone answer? If it was a fake number to begin with, I'm curious to see as to how he will ever be able to claim the package.

It was determined that it was a mobile number with the Virgin service and it is currently off.

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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vegaji came out of the closet to say:


Holy gently caress, Monday is when this chapter of the 3P Powerbook story reaches Jean Climax.
Fixed.

acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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May 10, 2004 10:19 pm Package status STANSTED GB In transit in destination country

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acatinapaperbag
Feb 6, 2004

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lapsey came out of the closet to say:
http://www.cafeshops.com/jeanclimaxpro :raise:

I want a shirt with the Jean Climax sign on the back, and the P-p-p-powerbook on the front left pocket