[JohnWill]

Must be something in that pile that I can hit the target with.

[Skivvywaver]

Upper right or upper left would be my choice. Me? I am stuck with a Walther P-38 anhd a Smith and Wesson .357. Well, other than my shotgun.

[JohnWill]

Well, I have other choices as well, that's just the "small" pistol choices.

[Stoner]

In a serious mood, there's my mini 14 .....with a folding stock, of course

Nobody's hiding behind walls for long

Otherwise, a Colt 45 service revolver............the noise even scares me

[JohnWill]

Well, for urban assault, I'm also equipped.

[ChuckE]

Those phishers are getting more and more crafty. Recently I got one, sounding official, of course, that warned me that some "scammers" out there were trying to get "my money" that the real Nigerian regulators were trying to get to me. That I should ignore those other attempts and please respond to their email, with some required identifying information, so the THEY could rightfully send me my 9.5 million dollars.

Oh yeah, one other time, I did actually respond to one scam (knowing it was a scam) about someone wanting to send me a check WAY in excess for something I was selling. All I had to do was cash the very excessive check, and take out whatever I felt fair for the transaction plus shipping and handling and send the object and the remainder back to them. (The scam is that by the time that you find out the check is bad, you've already sent them their change and the item. All of which you are now out.)

I only responded (using bogus info, except for an address that they could send the check to) so that I could see one of these bogus checks. Of the dozen or so validation type of markings that can be used on a check, this bogus check - while looking real - failed about half of those validation points. It was an interesting and informative exercise.

[poochee]

Originally Posted by ChuckE

Those phishers are getting more and more crafty. Recently I got one, sounding official, of course, that warned me that some "scammers" out there were trying to get "my money" that the real Nigerian regulators were trying to get to me. That I should ignore those other attempts and please respond to their email, with some required identifying information, so the THEY could rightfully send me my 9.5 million dollars.

Oh yeah, one other time, I did actually respond to one scam (knowing it was a scam) about someone wanting to send me a check WAY in excess for something I was selling. All I had to do was cash the very excessive check, and take out whatever I felt fair for the transaction plus shipping and handling and send the object and the remainder back to them. (The scam is that by the time that you find out the check is bad, you've already sent them their change and the item. All of which you are now out.)

I only responded (using bogus info, except for an address that they could send the check to) so that I could see one of these bogus checks. Of the dozen or so validation type of markings that can be used on a check, this bogus check - while looking real - failed about half of those validation points. It was an interesting and informative exercise.

I wonder if people who get taken by phishers have a streak of greed in them?

[JohnWill]

It's been said that almost everyone that gets taken by a scam artist has a streak of greed in them. I believe that...

[cwwozniak]

Originally Posted by JohnWill

It's been said that almost everyone that gets taken by a scam artist has a streak of greed in them. I believe that...

Reminds me of the W. C. Fields line , "you can't cheat an honest man".

[JohnWill]

That's what I was trying to think of, I think he said it best.

[poochee]

Originally Posted by cwwozniak

Reminds me of the W. C. Fields line , "you can't cheat an honest man".