Have you ever been scammed, fleeced or robbed?

OutlawPete · 22-04-2011 04:39PM #1

Few years ago I was selling a Phone/Mini Laptop/Device thing (won it on O2.ie) and a guy phoned me and said could he come and view it and that if it was in good nic, he'd buy it. Only thing was I was in Swords and he was in Blessington. So long story short, I arranged to meet him in pub I know, it was during the day and so I wanted to make sure I wouldn't get robbed.

So anyway, I'm sitting in the pub and the guy phones me and says he's outside but his motorbike won't switch off and could I come outside instead. Immediately I'm thinking scam, this fcuker is going be ripping off pulling wheelies if he gets his hands on the phone/device/thing. So I walk outside and I see him on his knees at the motorbike and I have a tight grip on the box as I stand well back from him a good four feet or so.

He then says: "Listen, just show me the condition of it and I'll take it if it's new like you say".

I'm thinking this bastard's gonna grab this so stepping back even further from where I was, I removed the box slowly from my bag and ...

Guy comes from behind me, grabs the box and tears up the road on his toes. Out of instinct I took off after him before it dawns on me .. 'he's with the cunt on the motorbike' and as I turn around to go back and grab him - he rips past me on the motorbike following the guy running, stops at the top of the road and the two of them are away to inject my phone device into their fucking arms no doubt, the bastids.

So that's about as close I've ever come to being fucked up the arse, how about you? Ever been scammed/fleeced or robbed? Ever feel like a twat for letting someone hustle you or pull the wool over your eyes? Ever trusted someone, only for it to epicly backfire on you?

Oranage2 · 22-04-2011 04:45PM

ha - unlucky pete

was robbed by 3 memeber of the traveling community with a screw driver when i was about 10 - they got a pound and all.

when i bought something off boards the guy wanted to meet me down an allayway in rathmines - i thought it was a bit sketchy but turned out grand.

gugleguy · 22-04-2011 04:49PM

i won't get into details though:o

Naikon · 22-04-2011 04:51PM

I'm not gullable, so no. Lost my phone a couple of times though.

mikemac · 22-04-2011 04:51PM

here in the midlands a trip to Dublin on Bus Eireann was a big thing, every December 8th and maybe once or twice a year.
Around here the shops closed at 6pm and many didn't open on Sundays. There were shops in Dublin even Limerick didn't have. Like some Formula 1 shop on Liffey Street, closed a few years back btw

Arrive in Dublin and some lad in a tracksuit would ask me for a pound for a bus which I gave. It was after the third or fourth time I was asked for bus fare by the same lad that I figured out what was going on :rolleyes:

ct89 · 22-04-2011 04:54PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

ha - unlucky pete

was robbed by 3 memeber of the traveling community with a screw driver when i was about 10 - they got a pound and all.

when i bought something off boards the guy wanted to meet me down an allayway in rathmines - i thought it was a bit sketchy but turned out grand.

Damn gypsies

landsleaving · 22-04-2011 04:55PM

I'm always paranoid that something like that will happen when I sell stuff on adverts. Sorry to hear it happened to you Pete.

Had one person try cheat me, but it ended ok.

Was trading a guitar with someone, and met his brother in town (Dublin

) It looked ok, bit of damage but I knew it would have a chip or two. Got it home and realised it was basically unplayable and would cost a bomb to fix, so I tried ringing the guy - no luck, tried his brother - phone off.

Finally get an abusive text waffling on about having no rights and all the usual crap. Went on to adverts help here and got the usual unhelpful posts - at least the mods were nice :pac:

Finally, I rang the local garda station in his area and they said they couldn't do much, but would give him a ring. Result. Cue a 2 hour drive in which I lost and re-found my wallet, almost got killed trying to get a bag of chips and then swapped guitars back with the guys brother, lovely guy - said his brother was a 'little b*stard' who was always doing stuff like that.

Oh and before I get the same responses I got on adverts help at the time - I couldn't have known the damage was so bad till I got the thing home and played it, it looked fine, which the guy clearly knew.

UglyBolloxFace · 22-04-2011 04:56PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

ha - unlucky pete

was robbed by 3 memeber of the traveling community with a screw driver when i was about 10 - they got a pound and all.

when i bought something off boards the guy wanted to meet me down an allayway in rathmines - i thought it was a bit sketchy but turned out grand.

You mean your anus did, after he bummed you into oblivion?

CrazyRabbit · 22-04-2011 04:57PM

...only by the government.

KeithM89_old · 22-04-2011 04:58PM

Went to a car-boot sale about a year ago. At one table they were selling packs of 10 blank dvds. Started to haggle with the guy and we eventually on '2 for the price of 3'. Didnt realise what happened til the next day....:(

ct89 · 22-04-2011 05:00PM

Fianna Fáil scammed, fleeced and robbed the whole country.

/thread

22-04-2011 05:03PM

feelingstressed wrote: »

here in the midlands a trip to Dublin on Bus Eireann was a big thing, every December 8th and maybe once or twice a year.
Around here the shops closed at 6pm and many didn't open on Sundays. There were shops in Dublin even Limerick didn't have. Like some Formula 1 shop on Liffey Street, closed a few years back btw

Arrive in Dublin and some lad in a tracksuit would ask me for a pound for a bus which I gave. It was after the third or fourth time I was asked for bus fare by the same lad that I figured out what was going on :rolleyes:

This makes me more angry than the rest of them - I would hate to think that maybe one day I'd be robbed and need bus fare home but everyone would be too used to these scammers :mad:

Seloth · 22-04-2011 05:04PM

My student accommodation was robbed a few months ago.

Usually I have my bedroom door locked but I left it open as I'd gone home early due to illness and one of the lads needed to sue my computer.

Anyway my eekit of a housemate(Love him really hah)always used to leave his window open,which i'd close before leaving.

Long story short got back that sunday to find my room in a mess,some of my close thrown aobut,my curtains half pulled down,asl covered in muck with my computer half pulled out and the lad who leaves his window open suit on my bed(Suit up day was the week before).I went mad thinking the lads in my house just thrashed it.

Was raging and then went up stairs,found the tv missing and a rock on the ground with the window smashed upstairs.Went back down and into the open window guys room,his room covered in mud,the window even more so.Since it was only myself and another fella arrived so far I called everyone and then security.Guards came,then this CSI dude(Who was the biggest ledgend ever,making jokes n stuff).

They ended up taking the TV,two things o deodorant,condoms,A jumper,shirt and flat cap of mine and a pair of shutter glasses I had for Halloween.Those gobeens must have looked some state leaving :pac:.If they got my pc I'd be raging!

It was a really nice jumper,shirt and hat though

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OutlawPete · 22-04-2011 05:06PM

Naikon wrote: »

I'm not gullable, so no.

Cheers :mad:

Meant to say also, the damn thing was worth about €700, one of those Nokia Communicator things, expensive fcukers at the time.

Pauleta · 22-04-2011 05:07PM

2 members of my travelling community stole me and my mates cans

ct89 · 22-04-2011 05:09PM

Pauleta wrote: »

2 members of my travelling community stole me and my mates cans

Damn gypsies

franklyon · 22-04-2011 05:14PM

Naikon wrote: »

I'm not gullable, so no. .

Thats the least of your problems

One time a mate and I were travelling around Europe and we were walking around Naples so he sees these two guys selling mobile phones on the corner, one a top of the range phone for a third the normal price, anyway the guys give the phone to my mate and tell him call who you want (basically so he can see it works perfectly, he hands it back and agrees a price of 70 euro, so they wrap it up nice for him in a box, and halfway down the street, he opens the box and inside is a plastic water bottle, very clever scam as we even saw him putting the phone into the same box, obviously a bait and switch scam.

I didn't pull the piss too much and we went back to see if we could find them, no luck though...

ct89 · 22-04-2011 05:16PM

franklyon wrote: »

Thats the least of your problems

One time a mate and I were travelling around Europe and we were walking around Naples so he sees these two guys selling mobile phones on the corner, one a top of the range phone for a third the normal price, anyway the guys give the phone to my mate and tell him call who you want (basically so he can see it works perfectly, he hands it back and agrees a price of 70 euro, so they wrap it up nice for him in a box, and halfway down the street, he opens the box and inside is a plastic water bottle, very clever scam as we even saw him putting the phone into the same box, obviously a bait and switch scam.

I didn't pull the piss too much and we went back to see if we could find them, no luck though...

Damn Roma Gypsies

biko · 22-04-2011 05:28PM

Pick-pocketed in Egypt of travellers cheques years ago. They were insured so I got my dosh back but it does leave you a less trusting person.

Fukuyama · 22-04-2011 05:39PM

ct89 wrote: »

Fianna Fáil scammed, fleeced and robbed the whole country.

/thread

Can we not have a single thread without some genius spotting a chance to relate the subject in some way, shape or form back to the current economic crisis.

Cheers.

Doom · 22-04-2011 05:39PM

I scammed a Nigerian prince out of € 15million, he asked me to help him get it out of the country..;)

ct89 · 22-04-2011 05:40PM

Dean0088 wrote: »

Can we not have a single thread without some genius spotting a chance to relate the subject in some way, shape or form back to the current economic crisis.

Cheers.

{Obvious FF supporter}

Console · 22-04-2011 05:40PM

Was just talking to my dad about this thread and mentioned what happened a few years ago.

He was in the blanchardstown shopping centre and got some paint from Atlantic Homecare (which is located in one the centres retail parks and not the main building, so he parked in the retail park) ... he goes to put the paint in the van (side door) with the idea to then walk over into the actual shopping centre to goto the newsagents... but as he was putting the paint in the van he noticed a bunch of Romanian gypsies (a family) staring at him from a bit away ... thought to himself that he should just drive over into the main carpark rather than leaving the van there.... but thought to himself ah F*ck I'll only be a minute.

so what happens?
he comes out of the centre, walks back over to the van only to see the side door jimmed open and the paint gone. Only a small tin of paint. Not worth much.

Scum.

Doublin · 22-04-2011 05:45PM

My mother was selling her car, wasn't worth much so was just going to be used for scrap metal & parts. I was in my teens. She got a phone call off a lad from Dunsink Lane saying he'd come down & have a look.

She asked me could I be there to show them the car etc. Can't remember how much my Mother wanted for the car, but we'll say £100 was a fair price. 2 lads came down, looked around, tut-tuted saying it wasn't worth £100 and started to haggle. I kept saying no, they'd easily make that back & more on the parts alone.

Anyway, he finally agreed to the £100, counted it out in front of me. Then him and his mate start talking to each other about who's going to drive it back up or something, lasted no time but I had taken my eye's off the money. When I went to take the money he had it rolled up. I just took it & put it into my pocket. Low and behold, when they were gone & I gave my mother the money, there was only £60.

I spent the rest of the day cursing myself & them. I did want to go up after them, but calmed down/copped on. Nothing good could have come from me going up there..

22-04-2011 05:51PM

Console wrote: »

Was just talking to my dad about this thread and mentioned what happened a few years ago.

He was in the blanchardstown shopping centre and got some paint from Atlantic Homecare (which is located in one the centres retail parks and not the main building, so he parked in the retail park) ... he goes to put the paint in the van (side door) with the idea to then walk over into the actual shopping centre to goto the newsagents... but as he was putting the paint in the van he noticed a bunch of Romanian gypsies (a family) staring at him from a bit away ... thought to himself that he should just drive over into the main carpark rather than leaving the van there.... but thought to himself ah F*ck I'll only be a minute.

so what happens?
he comes out of the centre, walks back over to the van only to see the side door jimmed open and the paint gone. Only a small tin of paint. Not worth much.

Scum.

For goodness' sakes they are roma not romanian

I thought everyone would know this by now - the romanians hate them as well

Oranage2 · 22-04-2011 05:55PM

bluewolf wrote: »

For goodness' sakes they are roma not romanian

I thought everyone would know this by now - the romanians hate them as well

there are gypsies from romania you know!

22-04-2011 06:02PM

Oranage2 wrote: »

there are gypsies from romania you know!

Romanian Roma yes :pac::pac:

Jericho. · 22-04-2011 06:09PM

A mate of mine was buying a laptop off a guy and arranged to meet him him. He got together with the fellow and a mate of his anyways and took a look at the laptop and everything was fine with it so he decided he'd take it. Took his eye off the laptop and the guys mate when he was paying the first guy. Got handed the laptop bag and off he went home.

When he opened the bag there was 2 one litre cartons of milk inside. What could he do other than sit down and drink them. They were after all the most expensive 2 litres of milk he was ever likely to buy.

Some shady characters out there.

EmacB · 22-04-2011 06:11PM

ct89 wrote: »

Damn gypsies

ct89 wrote: »

Fianna Fáil scammed, fleeced and robbed the whole country.

/thread

ct89 wrote: »

Damn gypsies

ct89 wrote: »

Damn Roma Gypsies

ct89 wrote: »

{Obvious FF supporter}

5 troll posts in two pages give us a rest jesus your coming across as a tool.

Nothing that big, but when i was about nine in an arcade in a holiday camp in italy, i needed change for 2 euro, my only 2 euro. Anyway the change machine was out of order but along comes some german kid offering to go get change for me. I was thinking, nice chap cheers here ya go......as soon as he went out the door it dawned on me wait....... hes not coming back is he

Ruined my trust in people

:P

CrazyRabbit · 22-04-2011 06:21PM

Dean0088 wrote: »

Can we not have a single thread without some genius spotting a chance to relate the subject in some way, shape or form back to the current economic crisis.

Cheers.

Damn...I've been robbed of my chance to blame the government for everything.

OK, we'll blame you then. Always need a fallguy to take the blame.:p

mono_mac · 22-04-2011 06:31PM

mate drove from monaghan to donegal , for a iphone 4 at 400 euro- looked grand- but it was a fupping clone- only spotted on last minute !!

Have you ever been scammed, fleeced or robbed?

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