More non-work safe stuff: Flying Spaghetti Monster Erotica
Tentacle porn?
I don't fancy spending the next month trying to get librarian out of the carpet.
Spike ,'Chosen'
Natter 42, the Universe, and Everything
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, flaming otters, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
§ ita § - Feb 03, 2006 4:35:26 am PST #4721 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
brenda m - Feb 03, 2006 4:39:30 am PST #4722 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
Hey Tom, the local news just did a piece on the scam with sending a seller a cashier's check for higher than the sale amount and asking for a refund of the difference.
tommyrot - Feb 03, 2006 4:47:14 am PST #4723 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Hey Tom, the local news just did a piece on the scam with sending a seller a cashier's check for higher than the sale amount and asking for a refund of the difference.
Heh.
Did they say what the best approach was? I was torn between sending the guy a profanity-laden email, or just ignoring him. I chose the latter, and it seemed to work.
I thought about notifying law enforcement, but at that point the guy had yet to do anything illegal.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 03, 2006 4:51:43 am PST #4724 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
I'm not sure I get the scam - is it money laundering, or something?
tommyrot - Feb 03, 2006 4:59:03 am PST #4725 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
It's where they send you a fake money order, cashier's check, etc for more than the amount of the item and shipping, so you refund them the difference.
Here's a site with warnings about various scams: [link]
Fred Pete - Feb 03, 2006 5:34:42 am PST #4726 of 10002
Ann, that's a ferret.
It's where they send you a fake money order, cashier's check, etc for more than the amount of the item and shipping, so you refund them the difference.
...and, of course, you end up out the money when the instrument proves to be fake.
Frankenbuddha - Feb 03, 2006 5:36:36 am PST #4727 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It's where they send you a fake money order, cashier's check, etc for more than the amount of the item and shipping, so you refund them the difference.
So people actually send a refund check without cashing the one they received first? I guess there is one born every minute.
sumi - Feb 03, 2006 5:40:40 am PST #4728 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
brenda m - Feb 03, 2006 5:51:56 am PST #4729 of 10002
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
I thought about notifying law enforcement, but at that point the guy had yet to do anything illegal.
Probably not true: the woman they were featuring resisted the constant emails to wire the money to the guy, but deposited the check - took three weeks for it to come back as counterfeit. I can't imagine that's not illegal. Or had your guy not sent it yet?
tommyrot - Feb 03, 2006 5:52:13 am PST #4730 of 10002
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
So people actually send a refund check without cashing the one they received first? I guess there is one born every minute.
Well, some people think that a cashier's check or money order is "as good as cash."