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Scams and tricks that shouldnt have worked but did

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  • #32
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,447 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Fred Swanson wrote: »
    This post has been deleted.
    Me too. They should be shot in the face with pellets of their own frozen sh1te....


  • #33
    Degag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,001 ✭✭✭✭Degag


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    These guys called up a KFC and told the women working there that 'hazard chemicals' were in their restaurant and tricked them into stripping naked and peeing on each other to 'neutralise' the threat.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pranknet

    What other scams and tricks are there that shouldnt have worked but did?
    Artful_Badger wrote: »
    Just read through that wiki article and those guys should be boiled alive in vats of their own piss.

    Agreed. A prank is a prank.... the stuff on that wiki page is detestable. If this Dex guy is ever arrested he should be pranked a bit too!


  • #34
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    Artful_Badger wrote: »
    Just read through that wiki article and those guys should be boiled alive in vats of their own piss.

    Im definitely not condoning those fcukers actions, moreso using the KFC prank as a thread starter that will lead to less nasty examples and stories.


  • #35
    Artful_Badger
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,339 ✭✭✭Artful_Badger


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    Im definitely not condoning those fcukers actions, moreso using the KFC prank as a thread starter that will lead to less nasty examples and stories.

    They went well beyond simply pranks though and a lot of what they did was just out and out terrorizing and humiliating people. Plenty of people are gonna see that and think "Wow those guys are awesome they managed to pull that one off" oblivious to the fact they managed to do it because they were a bunch of sociopaths, criminals and paedophiles used to bullying, terrorizing and manipulating unsuspecting people into doing what they want.

    I personally wouldnt use what they did to do anything other than point out the fact they are scumbags of the highest order.


  • #36
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    Artful_Badger wrote: »
    Plenty of people are gonna see that and think "Wow those guys are awesome they managed to pull that one off"

    Stop being a silly billy.


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  • #37
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    The famous con man Frank Abagnale pulled this off and you have to give him full brass balls marks.

    He'd sit next to one of the deposit slits in the outside of a bank, after the nightclubs were closing on the busiest night of the week wearing a security guard's uniform and holding a bucket. He told every nightclub owner/manager that was depositing the nights takings that the slit was out of action and to just put the money into the bucket with a note with the club's bank account details so they could sort it out on Monday morning.

    He then walked off with a lot of cash.

    His life story would turned into a great film

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFj3OXVL_wQ


  • #38
    Renegade Mechanic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,934 ✭✭✭Renegade Mechanic


    Before my time but lets see who gets, 'send what ye can to Bonny Carr'


  • #39
    who_me
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,669 ✭✭✭who_me


    Wasn't there a story recently about someone who started charging people to use a nearby, free carpark? The local businesses thought the council put it in place, the council thought a local business did, and so no one said anything.

    The power of a Yellow Bib.


  • #40
    endacl
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,447 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    who_me wrote: »
    Wasn't there a story recently about someone who started charging people to use a nearby, free carpark? The local businesses thought the council put it in place, the council thought a local business did, and so no one said anything.

    The power of a Yellow Bib.
    The Bristol Zoo Story? Nah. That scam story was itself a hoax. Would've been a classic though...

    http://www.bristolzoo.org.uk/about/news/News1935


  • #41
    Markcheese
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,060 ✭✭✭Markcheese


    SamHall wrote: »
    Labour and FG scammed half the electorate of the country.

    And the other half voted for complete dopes ...

    Slava ukraini 🇺🇦



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  • #42
    worded
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,827 ✭✭✭worded


    Renegade Mechanic wrote: »
    Before my time but lets see who gets, 'send what ye can to Bonny Carr'

    Give a little it will help me mot


  • #43
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    Renegade Mechanic wrote: »
    Before my time but lets see who gets, 'send what ye can to Bonny Carr'

    :confused:

    Anyone?


  • #44
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    Movie called compliance based on a true story.


    http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compliance_(film)

    guy calls a fast food place in the states and claims to be a cop. Says a member of staff has stolen a customers purse/money and tells manageress to bring her to the office. Proceeds to tell her to make the girl strip. Won't say any more as don't wanna spoil film but a good watch to see how these people operate on the premise that people will follow orders if they think it's from an authority figure.


  • #45
    wil
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭wil


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    :confused:

    Anyone?
    There were rumours of charity money goiing astray. I dont know if there ever was any real foundation for the rumours but they pretty much destroyed his public persona and he diappeared from TV. It may have been the inspiration for the Father Ted "resting in my account"
    His catch phrases "Give a little, it'll help a lot"
    "Stop the lights"


  • #46
    aziz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 754 ✭✭✭aziz


    Yakult wrote: »
    Scientology

    Organised religion as a whole


  • #47
    Los Lobos
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 728 ✭✭✭Los Lobos


    wasn't there some dude in the 70's/80's who had ads in local papers saying "earn money quick! just send one pound to bla bla bla"
    and when ya sent it and got a reply it was "do what i just did" or something along those lines


  • #48
    bbam
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,410 ✭✭✭bbam


    You regularly see on ebay items at quite reasonable prices... With P+P of €100's, I suppose someone must fall for it or they wouldn't bother...

    Wonder would you get a paypal clawback based on that being a scam ??


  • #49
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    There used to be a programme on BBC called the real hustle. They used to show how scams worked and was amazing the stuff they did. Look em up on youtube really interesting watch.


  • #50
    donegal_road
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,281 ✭✭✭donegal_road


    The Y2K scam from 1999

    The 'Vote Yes for jobs' Lisbon Treaty referendum re-run scam

    Anglo Irish Bank needing €30 billion scam







    .


  • #51
    donegal_road
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,281 ✭✭✭donegal_road


    Renegade Mechanic wrote: »
    Before my time but lets see who gets, 'send what ye can to Bonny Carr'

    the 'alledged' Gorta thingy






    .


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  • #52
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    bumper234 wrote: »
    There used to be a programme on BBC called the real hustle. They used to show how scams worked and was amazing the stuff they did. Look em up on youtube really interesting watch.

    Plus, as an added free bonus, Jessica Jane Clement is rather easy on the eye

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOnj6fUdamw


  • #53
    bumper234
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,250 ✭✭✭✭bumper234


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    Plus, as an added free bonus, Jessica Jane Clement is rather easy on the eye

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOnj6fUdamw

    Nom nom nom ;)


  • #54
    Freddy Smelly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 980 ✭✭✭Freddy Smelly


    Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »
    The Gathering


    Did that work?

    it did work they are all over in australia now


  • #55
    noodler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 27,383 ✭✭✭✭noodler


    Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »
    The Gathering


    Did that work?
    NuckingFacker wrote: »
    Undecided.

    Its working so far alright.

    Numbers from the States are up by double digits so far this year.


  • #56
    Renegade Mechanic
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,934 ✭✭✭Renegade Mechanic


    ^^^^ more like "The fleecing" :rolleyes:


  • #57
    Celly Smunt
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭Celly Smunt


    "Invest your SSIA in bank of ireland"


  • #58
    Celly Smunt
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 9,463 ✭✭✭Celly Smunt


    "With this variable mortgage, you will most likely see your rates reduced rather than raised


  • #59
    NuckingFacker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,221 ✭✭✭NuckingFacker


    Celly Smunt wrote: »
    "Invest your SSIA in bank of ireland"
    Funny you should say that - was chatting a woman yesterday who, on her banks advice, rolled her ssia (30k) into BOI Shares and pretty much lost the lot.:eek: I wonder how many that happened to??


  • #60
    IvaBigWun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 5,368 ✭✭✭IvaBigWun


    NuckingFacker wrote: »
    Funny you should say that - was chatting a woman yesterday who, on her banks advice, rolled her ssia (30k) into BOI Shares and pretty much lost the lot.:eek: I wonder how many that happened to??


    The only time I sat down with one of these financial advisor types he suggested I put a few hundred euros into BOI shares, this was after they'd crashed.

    His logic? "well they have to go up some time" :pac:


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  • #61
    NuckingFacker
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,221 ✭✭✭NuckingFacker


    IvaBigWun wrote: »
    The only time I sat down with one of these financial advisor types he suggested I put a few hundred euros into BOI shares, this was after they'd crashed.

    His logic? "well they have to go up some time" :pac:
    Some people have done really well having bought when they were on the absolute floor..others, not so much..


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