Comments on: Canadian Scams - Reader’s Digest

By: Free Prince! — eightandfive Archive

Free Prince! — eightandfive Archive — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 22:02:19 +0000

[...] For years, the Recording Industry has trumpeted that they are protecting the rights of the artists and helping them get the money they rightfully earned through hard work, professionalism and dedication to their craft. The Recording Industry has been so successful in promoting this message that they even have the FBI placing warnings on CD to threaten consumers with fines and jail - even though they are supposed to be focusing efforts on combating terrorism (as told to me when I went to the FBI seeking help with a problem). [...]

By: CAROL

CAROL — Tue, 25 Apr 2006 19:51:44 +0000

re : Canadian Scams Readers digest, to the nephew, please report this loss to PhoneBusters the Canadian Anti Fraud Call Centre refer to file 390872 http://www.phonebusters.com
Thank-you.

By: Brenna

Brenna — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 03:35:05 +0000

Hey, I found a couple of links about this scam:

http://www.co.napa.ca.us/LIVING/LivingDetail.asp?LID=162
http://www.cfson-crcsf.ca/en/helpful/fraud/default.asp

By: Oscar

Oscar — Sun, 23 Apr 2006 00:59:22 +0000

Dudley Doright!

By: Nikki

Nikki — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 23:44:02 +0000

Those monkey fuckers! I can’t believe the authorities are being so laissez-faire about this… What about the Canadian equivalent of the FBI? (The Mounties?) Do they only care if you’re a Canadian citizen, or if it’s Canadians getting scammed?

By: Sarah Jo

Sarah Jo — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 23:40:57 +0000

Breaking his legs sounds fun, but I vote for cement shoes and deep, dirty river.

By: Bongo

Bongo — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 22:40:28 +0000

I am going to work the authorities angle. I have volunteered any time and effort I can do in the event they wanted to hook this guy in. The frustration has been getting the run-around from everyone: the police say go to the FBI, the FBI says go to the AG, the AG says go to the MN Dept. of Commerce, the MN Dept of Commerce ignores you…

It’s a vicious circle.

I guess we need to educate our aging people more. The weird thing is, deep down inside I think she knew it was a scam because we have seen her several times a month since Oct. 2005 and not once did she say, “I won $450K!!!” That would be one of the FIRST things I tell people at family gatherings and such.

By: oscar

oscar — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 21:17:41 +0000

Well played. These dudes are obviously assholes… is there any other course of action you plan on taking? Is there anything you can do? Do we need to drive to this guys house this summer and break his legs? I’m up for a road trip.

By: bongo

bongo — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 20:17:30 +0000

Let’s go to work.

By: Czech Air

Czech Air — Sat, 22 Apr 2006 19:26:08 +0000

I hear Montreal is beautiful this time of year…