Woman pays $180 for wooden iPad - Page 3

replica145 · 09-06-2011, 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by PG4003

Why would you buy anything from a stranger in a McDonald's parking lot??

iPad on the dollar menu please.

afa · 09-06-2011, 06:10 AM

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Originally Posted by booklover6

Why wouldn't the person at least open the box? Is this story even true?

Looks like it is. The Smoking Gun (where the story was first made public) have a copy of the police report on their site.

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Originally Posted by carld

A guy I worked with got a call from his "bank" with a problem. They needed to verify all his account info, which he happily did over the phone. When his wife told be about it I was shocked

. She called the bank and managed to keep their accounts from being drained.

Which is why most banks (at least over here) periodically send account holders an email reminding them that no authentic bank employee will ever call to 'confirm' information over the phone, and certainly never by email.

crich70 · 09-06-2011, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by afa

Looks like it is. The Smoking Gun (where the story was first made public) have a copy of the police report on their site.

Which is why most banks (at least over here) periodically send account holders an email reminding them that no authentic bank employee will ever call to 'confirm' information over the phone, and certainly never by email.

And why legitimate sellers like Amazon and even Ebay post warnings about emails that are supposed to be from them as well. Someone gets an email warning that their account is to be suspended for some reason (an update or something) and you the user need to click to log on to the site to complete the upgrade. Of course it is a scam to get your personal info. and not really from the site it is supposed to be from. My bank also posts warnings about fraud emails and such.

wannabee · 09-06-2011, 10:43 PM

The latest one over here is the random call from "Microsoft" who has detected a virus in your computer. Please log on to this sight so we can get control of you computer and remove it. It only costs you $250 by credit card.
I told them I had a Mac and they hung up. The next time I called the woman a thief. She took offense but finally had to hang up.

Still, for an Indian conman, even if he got one sucker a day he'd be earning more than down at the call centre.

CazMar · 09-06-2011, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by wannabee

The latest one over here is the random call from "Microsoft" who has detected a virus in your computer. Please log on to this sight so we can get control of you computer and remove it. It only costs you $250 by credit card.
I told them I had a Mac and they hung up. The next time I called the woman a thief. She took offense but finally had to hang up.

Still, for an Indian conman, even if he got one sucker a day he'd be earning more than down at the call centre.

I told them I was from the "Federal Cyber Crime Unit" and we were monitoring all their calls and pretended to read out a spiel "I am obliged to advise you this call is monitored and that we have the right to notify Interpol" etc They hung up very quickly and oddly enough have never rung again!

amward · 09-07-2011, 12:37 AM

@CazMar

Ben Thornton · 09-07-2011, 06:24 AM

reminds me of this

Angst · 09-07-2011, 10:39 AM

Maybe she should look at this as a purchase of artistic content. Art appreciates in value over time, while electronic equipment depreciates. Some guy, a few years ago, made his name painting a banana. And then there is this article on carving your own Kindle.

anamardoll · 09-08-2011, 09:46 AM

Man, I was hoping this was one of those publicity auction things, like the shiny gold PS3 or whatever that was recently sold. I was only surprised that the limited edition wooden iPad sold so cheaply.

HomeInMyShoes · 09-08-2011, 10:03 AM

I got the Microsoft call the other day.

The other thing to do with calls like that is just waste their time. Time spent with you is time they aren't phishing for others.

Caller: "Is [name] here?"
You: "Hang on, I'll get them..."

Then just place the phone on the counter without hanging up and go do some other stuff, hopefully involving power tools close to the phone.

kennyc · 09-09-2011, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by DiapDealer

Ba-dump bump.

Wheres the "rimshot" emoticon when you need it?

crich70 · 09-09-2011, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by CazMar

I told them I was from the "Federal Cyber Crime Unit" and we were monitoring all their calls and pretended to read out a spiel "I am obliged to advise you this call is monitored and that we have the right to notify Interpol" etc They hung up very quickly and oddly enough have never rung again!

I can't imagine why not.

crich70 · 09-09-2011, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by anamardoll

Man, I was hoping this was one of those publicity auction things, like the shiny gold PS3 or whatever that was recently sold. I was only surprised that the limited edition wooden iPad sold so cheaply.

Makes me wonder. Was it really solid wood or just pressed wood fibre?

wannabee · 09-10-2011, 01:07 AM

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Originally Posted by wannabee

The latest one over here is the random call from "Microsoft" who has detected a virus in your computer. Please log on to this sight so we can get control of you computer and remove it. It only costs you $250 by credit card.
I told them I had a Mac and they hung up. The next time I called the woman a thief. She took offense but finally had to hang up.

Still, for an Indian conman, even if he got one sucker a day he'd be earning more than down at the call centre.

Would you believe it? They just called again.

J. Strnad · 09-10-2011, 10:29 AM

The "wooden iPad" woman got what she deserved. She thought she was buying stolen merchandise, which is morally wrong. Yeah, it's illegal, too...but more than that, it's wrong.

I just have to laugh when greedy, immoral people get ripped off while trying to buy stolen merchandise. They know they're dealing with someone with no qualms about ripping people off, yet they expect to be treated fairly and honorably...by thieves!

Then she wants to waste taxpayer dollars having the police track these guys down? Take a little responsibility for your own actions, lady!

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09-06-2011, 10:43 PM	#34
wannabee Media Bloke Posts: 2,382 Karma: 113956855 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: NSW - Australia Device: iOS	The latest one over here is the random call from "Microsoft" who has detected a virus in your computer. Please log on to this sight so we can get control of you computer and remove it. It only costs you $250 by credit card. I told them I had a Mac and they hung up. The next time I called the woman a thief. She took offense but finally had to hang up. Still, for an Indian conman, even if he got one sucker a day he'd be earning more than down at the call centre.

09-07-2011, 12:37 AM	#36
amward Wizard Posts: 1,299 Karma: 2081110 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: SW Australia Device: Eco Eclipse, Sony PRS 350 (pink), Ipod Touch, Kindle Touch	@CazMar

09-07-2011, 06:24 AM	#37
Ben Thornton Guru Posts: 900 Karma: 779635 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UK Device: Kindle 3, iPad 2 (but not for e-books)	reminds me of this

09-07-2011, 10:39 AM	#38
Angst Cannon Fodder Posts: 2,883 Karma: 52253556 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Probably a library Device: PRS-350, Kindle DX, Kindle Paperwhite	Maybe she should look at this as a purchase of artistic content. Art appreciates in value over time, while electronic equipment depreciates. Some guy, a few years ago, made his name painting a banana. And then there is this article on carving your own Kindle.

09-08-2011, 09:46 AM	#39
anamardoll Chasing Butterflies Posts: 3,132 Karma: 5074169 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: American Southwest Device: Uses batteries.	Man, I was hoping this was one of those publicity auction things, like the shiny gold PS3 or whatever that was recently sold. I was only surprised that the limited edition wooden iPad sold so cheaply.

09-08-2011, 10:03 AM	#40
HomeInMyShoes Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,226 Karma: 67780237 Join Date: Jul 2011 Device: none	I got the Microsoft call the other day. The other thing to do with calls like that is just waste their time. Time spent with you is time they aren't phishing for others. Caller: "Is [name] here?" You: "Hang on, I'll get them..." Then just place the phone on the counter without hanging up and go do some other stuff, hopefully involving power tools close to the phone.

09-10-2011, 10:29 AM	#45
J. Strnad Guru Posts: 915 Karma: 3537194 Join Date: Feb 2009 Device: Kobo, Kindle 3, Paperwhite	The "wooden iPad" woman got what she deserved. She thought she was buying stolen merchandise, which is morally wrong. Yeah, it's illegal, too...but more than that, it's wrong. I just have to laugh when greedy, immoral people get ripped off while trying to buy stolen merchandise. They know they're dealing with someone with no qualms about ripping people off, yet they expect to be treated fairly and honorably...by thieves! Then she wants to waste taxpayer dollars having the police track these guys down? Take a little responsibility for your own actions, lady!