iPad scam

tech4all · Nov 8, 2012, 05:09 PM

Not sure if this was posted already, but damn this is just wrong on so many levels. She was just plain naive here.

http://news.yahoo.com/video/ipad-sol...193000866.html

Tomorrow · Nov 8, 2012, 05:31 PM

It's kinda hard for me to feel sorry for her. Seems like her decision was based on pure greed. But yes, she was scammed.

ucfgrad93 · Nov 8, 2012, 05:34 PM

If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. I feel bad for her, but she really doesn't have anyone to blame but herself.

Mousse · Nov 9, 2012, 12:11 PM

Well, you can't place the entire blame on her. Some of these con artist are persistent and are strangely charismatic. Years ago, my boss go scammed into paying $200 for a supposedly $600 camcorder. It turned out to be one of those $10 toy in a fancy camcorder case. Fortunately for me, I'm poor and have high resistance to charismatic types.

They usually work in pairs, a talker and a lookout. The lookout never says a word, but was surreptitiously attentive of the surrounding. The talker had a silver tongue and a voice to rival Morgan Freeman and James Earl Jones. The man could sell brass knuckles to Ghandi. He could talk a turtle out of its shell. If he spoke in a coal mine, diamonds would tinkle from the ceiling. He buttered her up like a Sunday roll. She never had a chance.

Shrink · 01:08 PM

Sorry to sound hard hearted, but Barnum was right...there's one born every minute.

likemyorbs · Nov 9, 2012, 01:28 PM

Scam victim? BS. All i see is a stupid person who attempted to buy a stolen product. No sympathy from me. Why would anyone give you that great of a deal on an $800 product?

jessica. · Nov 9, 2012, 01:35 PM

I'm ashamed to say that I found the woman ignorant even after opening the box. She said it looked like an iPad when you turned it over ... ummm no, it did not.

AlyseM · Nov 9, 2012, 02:19 PM

he said he learned a valuable lesson and it only cost 200$. :/ Still...

jwingfie · Nov 9, 2012, 02:24 PM

Buying an iPad from some random guy at a gas station... How stupid do you really have to be?

Mr. McMac · Nov 9, 2012, 02:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shrink

Sorry to sound hard hearted, but Barnum was right...there's one born every minute.

You got that right. Do I feel sorry for her? Nope.

tech4all · Nov 9, 2012, 03:00 PM

Another thing is that there is no original iPad package, just a FedEx box she received it in. At least that's what I saw in the video.

- $800 iPad for $200.
- Random dude on the street.
- No Apple packaging; FedEx box.

How does that not sound off the scam alarm?

Nov 8, 2012, 05:09 PM	#1
tech4all macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NorCal	iPad scam Not sure if this was posted already, but damn this is just wrong on so many levels. She was just plain naive here. http://news.yahoo.com/video/ipad-sol...193000866.html __________________ techis4all
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Nov 8, 2012, 05:31 PM	#2
Tomorrow macrumors 603 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Always a day away	It's kinda hard for me to feel sorry for her. Seems like her decision was based on pure greed. But yes, she was scammed. __________________ I would scream just to be heard, as if yelling at the stars - I was bleeding just to feel. You would never say a word, kept me reaching in the dark - always something to conceal.
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Nov 9, 2012, 12:11 PM	#4
Mousse macrumors 65816 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The Mended Drum, Ankh-Morpork	Well, you can't place the entire blame on her. Some of these con artist are persistent and are strangely charismatic. Years ago, my boss go scammed into paying $200 for a supposedly $600 camcorder. It turned out to be one of those $10 toy in a fancy camcorder case. Fortunately for me, I'm poor and have high resistance to charismatic types. They usually work in pairs, a talker and a lookout. The lookout never says a word, but was surreptitiously attentive of the surrounding. The talker had a silver tongue and a voice to rival Morgan Freeman and James Earl Jones. The man could sell brass knuckles to Ghandi. He could talk a turtle out of its shell. If he spoke in a coal mine, diamonds would tinkle from the ceiling. He buttered her up like a Sunday roll. She never had a chance. __________________ D'oh! (_8(\|)
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Nov 9, 2012, 12:56 PM	#5
Shrink macrumors Demi-God Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: New England, USA	Sorry to sound hard hearted, but Barnum was right...there's one born every minute. __________________ Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe. -- Albert Einstein Last edited by Shrink; Nov 9, 2012 at 01:08 PM.
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Nov 9, 2012, 01:28 PM	#6
likemyorbs macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: NJ	Scam victim? BS. All i see is a stupid person who attempted to buy a stolen product. No sympathy from me. Why would anyone give you that great of a deal on an $800 product? __________________ "Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose." ~Steve Jobs
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Nov 8, 2012, 05:34 PM	#3
ucfgrad93 macrumors G4 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado	If it sounds too good to be true, it usually is. I feel bad for her, but she really doesn't have anyone to blame but herself.
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Nov 9, 2012, 01:35 PM	#7
jessica. macrumors Nehalem Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wrong girl from the right side of the tracks	I'm ashamed to say that I found the woman ignorant even after opening the box. She said it looked like an iPad when you turned it over ... ummm no, it did not. __________________ Because I'm an ahole.
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Nov 9, 2012, 02:19 PM	#8
AlyseM macrumors member Join Date: Oct 2012	he said he learned a valuable lesson and it only cost 200$. :/ Still... __________________ Odoyousa.com
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Nov 9, 2012, 02:24 PM	#9
jwingfie macrumors 6502a Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Athens, GA	Buying an iPad from some random guy at a gas station... How stupid do you really have to be? __________________ 2.4 GHz Alu Macbook, 16 GB Verizon Iphone, 16GB iPad Mini, 16 GB iPod Touch, 2nd Gen Shuffle
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Nov 9, 2012, 03:00 PM	#11
tech4all Thread Starter macrumors 68030 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: NorCal	Another thing is that there is no original iPad package, just a FedEx box she received it in. At least that's what I saw in the video. - $800 iPad for $200. - Random dude on the street. - No Apple packaging; FedEx box. How does that not sound off the scam alarm? __________________ techis4all
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