"Blackened money" con game
 

Got a call today from a guy who wanted to know if we knew anything about
"blackened money." Meant nothing to me, so I started asking questions.
Eventually it came out that the guy had fallen victim to some con men who had
convinced him that when professional currency smugglers wanted to take money
out of Switzerland and bring it into the U.S., they first coated it with an
opaque black waxy coating that prevented the Customs' scanners from detecting
it. They showed him a suitcase full of the stuff, then probably picked one or
two "at random" and removed the coating with a solvent to reveal the $100 bill
underneath. Then then offered to sell him the contents of the suitcase at
something like 75 cents on the dollar. Don't know what excuse they had for not
just rinsing the notes off themselves, since they were already in the country.
..
They got him for $100,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..
How can people be so flipping stupid???????
..

TomDeLorey
George Milhous Bush lied about Iraq. Period. Let's just vote him out this Fall.
That's democracy in action.

NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF HUMAN GREED.

TomDeLorey wrote:
Got a call today from a guy who wanted to know if we knew anything about
"blackened money." Meant nothing to me, so I started asking questions.
Eventually it came out that the guy had fallen victim to some con men who had
convinced him that when professional currency smugglers wanted to take money
out of Switzerland and bring it into the U.S., they first coated it with an
opaque black waxy coating that prevented the Customs' scanners from detecting
it. They showed him a suitcase full of the stuff, then probably picked one or
two "at random" and removed the coating with a solvent to reveal the $100 bill
underneath. Then then offered to sell him the contents of the suitcase at
something like 75 cents on the dollar. Don't know what excuse they had for not
just rinsing the notes off themselves, since they were already in the country.
.
They got him for $100,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.
How can people be so flipping stupid???????
.

TomDeLorey
George Milhous Bush lied about Iraq. Period. Let's just vote him out this Fall.
That's democracy in action.

--
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"These opinions/comments are entirely my own and no one else's."

reason it happens "Stupid is Free".

Michael

"TomDeLorey" wrote in message
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Got a call today from a guy who wanted to know if we knew anything about
"blackened money." Meant nothing to me, so I started asking questions.
Eventually it came out that the guy had fallen victim to some con men who
had
convinced him that when professional currency smugglers wanted to take
money
out of Switzerland and bring it into the U.S., they first coated it with
an
opaque black waxy coating that prevented the Customs' scanners from
detecting
it. They showed him a suitcase full of the stuff, then probably picked one
or
two "at random" and removed the coating with a solvent to reveal the $100
bill
underneath. Then then offered to sell him the contents of the suitcase at
something like 75 cents on the dollar. Don't know what excuse they had for
not
just rinsing the notes off themselves, since they were already in the
country.
.
They got him for $100,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.
How can people be so flipping stupid???????
.

TomDeLorey
George Milhous Bush lied about Iraq. Period. Let's just vote him out this
Fall.
That's democracy in action.

On 25 Feb 2004 01:05:30 GMT, nowspam (TomDeLorey) wrote:

How can people be so flipping stupid???????
.

The same way they can be so creative.

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he probably sold them some drugs and got that suitcase of money in payment.

"TomDeLorey" wrote in message
...
Got a call today from a guy who wanted to know if we knew anything about
"blackened money." Meant nothing to me, so I started asking questions.
Eventually it came out that the guy had fallen victim to some con men who
had
convinced him that when professional currency smugglers wanted to take
money
out of Switzerland and bring it into the U.S., they first coated it with
an
opaque black waxy coating that prevented the Customs' scanners from
detecting
it. They showed him a suitcase full of the stuff, then probably picked one
or
two "at random" and removed the coating with a solvent to reveal the $100
bill
underneath. Then then offered to sell him the contents of the suitcase at
something like 75 cents on the dollar. Don't know what excuse they had for
not
just rinsing the notes off themselves, since they were already in the
country.
.
They got him for $100,000!!!!!!!!!!!!!
.
How can people be so flipping stupid???????
.

TomDeLorey
George Milhous Bush lied about Iraq. Period. Let's just vote him out this
Fall.
That's democracy in action.

From: tomdelorey

the guy had fallen victim to some con men who had convinced him that when
professional currency smugglers =[snip]= they offered to sell him the
contents of the suitcase at something like 75 cents on the dollar.

"When one lies with dogs, one rises with fleas" - Confucus

IOW, the person wouldn't have been a "victim" if he had declined to be a party
to smuggling.

We see posts here about thieves who rip off Dealers and everyone voices their
anger. But smugglers are as bad, as they too are breaking the law. If a person
agrees to be their "fence", they deserve what they get.

-no sympathy-

8-]
Coin Saver

Smugglers could be raising funds for terrorists.

If you aid them you could go to jail for life. Or maybe get the death penalty.

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From: tomdelorey

the guy had fallen victim to some con men who had convinced him that when
professional currency smugglers =[snip]= they offered to sell him the
contents of the suitcase at something like 75 cents on the dollar.

"When one lies with dogs, one rises with fleas" - Confucus

IOW, the person wouldn't have been a "victim" if he had declined to be a party
to smuggling.

We see posts here about thieves who rip off Dealers and everyone voices their
anger. But smugglers are as bad, as they too are breaking the law. If a person
agrees to be their "fence", they deserve what they get.

-no sympathy-

8-]
Coin Saver

GREED BREEDS STUPIDITY!

TomDeLorey
George Milhous Bush lied about Iraq. Period. Let's just vote him out this Fall.
That's democracy in action.

No, democracy in action will be Lurch losing worse than McGovern.
Bush did not lie about Iraq, the liberal media lied about Bush lying,
but you couldn't see that through all the automoton-like bleeting you
are doing of the liberal line.

pffft...

Shred Vector wrote:

No, democracy in action will be Lurch losing worse than McGovern.
Bush did not lie about Iraq, the liberal media lied about Bush lying,
but you couldn't see that through all the automoton-like bleeting you
are doing of the liberal line.

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