Comments on: Beware the Facebook 419 scam – is that really your friend? http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/10/02/beware-the-facebook-419-scam-is-that-really-your-friend/ Top Technology news Mon, 13 Feb 2012 20:30:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: FreedomLover http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/10/02/beware-the-facebook-419-scam-is-that-really-your-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-215560 FreedomLover Sat, 03 Oct 2009 10:20:21 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=20474#comment-215560 Stupid people, P.S. Jones, stupid people. The world does not lack in stupid people. Personally, if someone is dumb enough to fall for any of these scams, they deserve nothing less than to be taken for everything they have and be driven to destitute poverty. Stupid people, P.S. Jones, stupid people. The world does not lack in stupid people. Personally, if someone is dumb enough to fall for any of these scams, they deserve nothing less than to be taken for everything they have and be driven to destitute poverty.

]]> By: P.S. Jones http://tech.blorge.com/Structure:/2009/10/02/beware-the-facebook-419-scam-is-that-really-your-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-215470 P.S. Jones Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:47:47 +0000 http://tech.blorge.com/?p=20474#comment-215470 I still don't know who falls for this. Let's just say my very good friend from high school is facebooking me to tell me that they are in trouble and need some money. What's the first thing I'm going to do? Call them, of course, so we can hash out the situation. And if I don't have their phone number, then I'm obviously not close enough to be lending them money. And let's say that I am the type of person who lends money to friends without ever speaking with them personally. Fine. How do they get the money? Don't you usually go give it to them? I use Paypal, but that's because I conduct business online. I can count on one hand how many of my friend have a Paypal account. Maybe Western Union would be the only way to do it. But overall, this scam just doesn't seem that effective or efficient. I still don’t know who falls for this. Let’s just say my very good friend from high school is facebooking me to tell me that they are in trouble and need some money. What’s the first thing I’m going to do? Call them, of course, so we can hash out the situation. And if I don’t have their phone number, then I’m obviously not close enough to be lending them money.

And let’s say that I am the type of person who lends money to friends without ever speaking with them personally. Fine. How do they get the money? Don’t you usually go give it to them? I use Paypal, but that’s because I conduct business online. I can count on one hand how many of my friend have a Paypal account. Maybe Western Union would be the only way to do it. But overall, this scam just doesn’t seem that effective or efficient.

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