Schemers and scammers

Logie-1

We see it every day, people scheming the system, doing the double and the like.

What is the worst or best, depending on the way you view it, scam that you have came across?

I hear of scams sometimes and I just can't believe that someone could think of it.

The one that sticks out for me is, a friend of mine was working in the dole office in west Belfast when they were made aware of a scam where a pregnant girl was selling samples of her urine to other girls, they were taking the sample to their doctors and asking the doctor to check it for them, when the doctor told them that it was positive, they would ask for a note so they could go to the dole and get special circumstances assistance.

Jesus Wept

Logie-1 wrote: »

We see it every day, people scheming the system, doing the double and the like.

I've never seen that.

Chucken

Our Year wrote: »

I've never seen that.

Never know..you might this year?

preston johnny

Logie-1 wrote: »

We see it every day, people scheming the system, doing the double and the like.

What is the worst or best, depending on the way you view it, scam that you have came across?

I hear of scams sometimes and I just can't believe that someone could think of it.

The one that sticks out for me is, a friend of mine was working in the dole office in west Belfast when they were made aware of a scam where a pregnant girl was selling samples of her urine to other girls, they were taking the sample to their doctors and asking the doctor to check it for them, when the doctor told them that it was positive, they would ask for a note so they could go to the dole and get special circumstances assistance.

They were taking the piss?

dmc17

preston johnny wrote: »

They were taking the piss?

Yep. And they were passing the urine...off as their own

Sunnyisland

:P;) From The London Times:

Outside the Bristol Zoo, in England, there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 coaches, or buses.

It was manned by a very pleasant attendant with a ticket machine charging cars 1 pound (about $1.40) and coaches 5 (about $7).

This parking attendant worked there solid for all of 25 years. Then, one day, he just didn't turn up for work.

"Oh well", said Bristol Zoo Management - "we'd better phone up the City Council and get them to send a new parking attendant..."

"Err ... no", said the Council, "that parking lot is your responsibility."

"Err ... no", said Bristol Zoo Management, "the attendant was employed by the City Council, wasn't he?"

"Err ... NO!" insisted the Council.

Sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain, is a bloke who had been taking the parking lot fees, estimated at 400 pounds (about $560) per day at Bristol Zoo for the last 25 years. Assuming 7 days a week, this amounts to just over 3.6 million pounds ($7 million).

And no one even knows his name.
:):cool:

lkionm

realies wrote: »

:P;) From The London Times:

Outside the Bristol Zoo, in England, there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 coaches, or buses.

It was manned by a very pleasant attendant with a ticket machine charging cars 1 pound (about $1.40) and coaches 5 (about $7).

This parking attendant worked there solid for all of 25 years. Then, one day, he just didn't turn up for work.

"Oh well", said Bristol Zoo Management - "we'd better phone up the City Council and get them to send a new parking attendant..."

"Err ... no", said the Council, "that parking lot is your responsibility."

"Err ... no", said Bristol Zoo Management, "the attendant was employed by the City Council, wasn't he?"

"Err ... NO!" insisted the Council.

Sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain, is a bloke who had been taking the parking lot fees, estimated at 400 pounds (about $560) per day at Bristol Zoo for the last 25 years. Assuming 7 days a week, this amounts to just over 3.6 million pounds ($7 million).

And no one even knows his name.
:):cool:

Ah the fabled urban legend

Sunnyisland

lkionm wrote: »

Ah the fabled urban legend

I know but it's after hours and it would great story if true:)

Red Kev

^ That Bristol Zoo thing is an urban myth.


Biggest scam ? I guess
-the amount of people signing on and working,
-working abroad, signing on once a month here
-working in NI, signing on here
-claiming single parents benefits and living with someone.

All great, very profitable scams. Little chance of being caught, bugger all punishment if you do.

Nuke1973

realies wrote: »

:P;) From The London Times:

Outside the Bristol Zoo, in England, there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 coaches, or buses.

It was manned by a very pleasant attendant with a ticket machine charging cars 1 pound (about $1.40) and coaches 5 (about $7).

This parking attendant worked there solid for all of 25 years. Then, one day, he just didn't turn up for work.

"Oh well", said Bristol Zoo Management - "we'd better phone up the City Council and get them to send a new parking attendant..."

"Err ... no", said the Council, "that parking lot is your responsibility."

"Err ... no", said Bristol Zoo Management, "the attendant was employed by the City Council, wasn't he?"

"Err ... NO!" insisted the Council.

Sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain, is a bloke who had been taking the parking lot fees, estimated at 400 pounds (about $560) per day at Bristol Zoo for the last 25 years. Assuming 7 days a week, this amounts to just over 3.6 million pounds ($7 million).

And no one even knows his name.
:):cool:

It would be funny if true

A_Sober_Paddy

realies wrote: »

:P;) From The London Times:

Outside the Bristol Zoo, in England, there is a parking lot for 150 cars and 8 coaches, or buses.

It was manned by a very pleasant attendant with a ticket machine charging cars 1 pound (about $1.40) and coaches 5 (about $7).

This parking attendant worked there solid for all of 25 years. Then, one day, he just didn't turn up for work.

"Oh well", said Bristol Zoo Management - "we'd better phone up the City Council and get them to send a new parking attendant..."

"Err ... no", said the Council, "that parking lot is your responsibility."

"Err ... no", said Bristol Zoo Management, "the attendant was employed by the City Council, wasn't he?"

"Err ... NO!" insisted the Council.

Sitting in his villa somewhere on the coast of Spain, is a bloke who had been taking the parking lot fees, estimated at 400 pounds (about $560) per day at Bristol Zoo for the last 25 years. Assuming 7 days a week, this amounts to just over 3.6 million pounds ($7 million).

And no one even knows his name.
:):cool:

Fake
http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/Urban-myth-Bristol-Zoo-parking-attendant/story-11266383-detail/story.html

Rabelais

Bertie Ahern is the greatest schemer we have seen in our time. A shyster from North Dublin playing up his 'wurkin class' roots. A dirty toady.

As nasty and unemotional a human being as you could ever encounter.

sparksfly

Its a fake but the guys that re-opened and operated the temporary overflow car park for the Ilac centre in Parnell Street for a weekend was real as far as I recall. Anyone remember the details?

osarusan

A couple from here in Japan:

the 'one ring' scam: set up a premium charge phone line (1550 would be the equivalent in Ireland?), then call mobile phone numbers at random, let it ring only once, then hang up. Many people's natural reaction is to call back, but they're calling a premium line that costs a pretty penny even for a few seconds.

The 'ore ore' scam: 'ore ore' translates roughly into 'it's me, it's me' (but a very casual, personal way of saying it). Scammers call random numbers, pretending to be a family member in real trouble (they crashed into somebody else, something like that) and the other person has agreed not to press charges if they transfer some cash very quickly.

It's not always at random. Callers may do a bit of research about the family to make it more likely to succeed. My wife was called on time from somebody pretending to be her sister, and the caller knew then name of everybody in the family, but when they asked her about her mother's maidne name, the caller instantly hung up.

blaze1

I knew a fella once, took out an ad in a gay mag advertising the latest in arse-intruding dildos. apparently it did what no other dildo can do. "guaranteed results or your money back",

These dils cost twenty-five quid a pop. That's a snip for the amount of pleasure they're gonna give the recipients. But they send their cheques to the other company name – nothing offensive, er, "Bobbie's Bits" or something – for twenty-five quid.

You take that twenty-five quid, you stick it in the bank until it clears. Now, this is the smart bit. You send back the cheque for twenty-five pound from the other company name, "Arse Tickler's ******s Fan Club", saying we're sorry, we couldn't get the supplies from America because they ran out of stock. Now, you see how many people cash that cheque: not a single soul, because who wants their bank manager to know they tickle arse when they're not paying cheques?

falan

Only yesterday a friend of mine who lives in the uk, was flagged down by some smartly dressed Arab who had apparently run out of petrol or something but no money. She gave him all she had on her which was only £8 and in return he gave her an expensive looking "Gold" ring and his business card....

Needless to say the ring was worthless and this scam is a known one..

BillyBoy13

Be suprised how much money to be made in pubs. Theres a good mate of mine cleans up at it. He has all sorts of magic tricks and games. All the games are rigged or have a technique that you would need to get right. Every week he'll have something new and charges maybe 1 euro per go, all the money goes into a hat on the table. If someone wins they get the hat. If nobody wins before the nights out he keeps it all. Be very rare that he loses and then even when he does lose, its not like hes down money or anything.