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Star Fish

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Scam Warning
« on: April 30, 2007, 07:42:06 PM »
I hate it when people forward bogus warnings, and I have even done it myself a couple times unintentionally...but this one is real, and it's important. I've even checked it up on Snopes. So please send this warning to everyone on your e-mail list.


If someone comes to your front door saying they are checking for ticks and asks you to take your clothes off and dance around with your arms up, DO NOT DO IT!! THIS IS A SCAM!! They only want to see you naked.


I wish I'd gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid.
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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #1 on: April 30, 2007, 07:49:10 PM »
That's ridiculous. No one would listen to a person who asked them to do that!
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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2007, 07:52:24 PM »
It's true.

I got "stung" on Friday, Saturday and Sunday :-D
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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #3 on: April 30, 2007, 08:27:22 PM »
Dude, that's not how you check for ticks. They forgot to mention you have to carry a leg bone in each hand and chant in Sanskrit. XD
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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #4 on: April 30, 2007, 08:37:56 PM »
ahhhh, it's good to see the no, really, i'm not serious navy at work  :wink:
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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #5 on: April 30, 2007, 08:39:59 PM »
Quote from: Philosopher on April 30, 2007, 07:49:10 PM
That's ridiculous. No one would listen to a person who asked them to do that!

honestly  :roll:
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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #6 on: April 30, 2007, 09:03:35 PM »
Quote from: Star_Fish on April 30, 2007, 07:42:06 PM
I hate it when people forward bogus warnings, and I have even done it myself a couple times unintentionally...but this one is real, and it's important. I've even checked it up on Snopes. So please send this warning to everyone on your e-mail list.


If someone comes to your front door saying they are checking for ticks and asks you to take your clothes off and dance around with your arms up, DO NOT DO IT!! THIS IS A SCAM!! They only want to see you naked.


I wish I'd gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid.

No, you can check for ticks like that...but they have to show you some form of ID.  Something to show they are a doctor or tick inspector.  Or bovine wrangler, if they think their animals may have spread ticks
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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #7 on: April 30, 2007, 09:05:17 PM »
Quote from: Star_Fish on April 30, 2007, 07:42:06 PM
I hate it when people forward bogus warnings, and I have even done it myself a couple times unintentionally...but this one is real, and it's important. I've even checked it up on Snopes. So please send this warning to everyone on your e-mail list.


If someone comes to your front door saying they are checking for ticks and asks you to take your clothes off and dance around with your arms up, DO NOT DO IT!! THIS IS A SCAM!! They only want to see you naked.


I wish I'd gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid.

 :lol: :lol:
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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #8 on: April 30, 2007, 09:19:09 PM »
Quote from: yakaroni on April 30, 2007, 08:37:56 PM
ahhhh, it's good to see the no, really, i'm not serious navy at work  :wink:

I knew *someone* was bound to take me seriously  :lol:
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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #9 on: April 30, 2007, 09:25:31 PM »
Well, ticks are a totally serial issue, Star_Fish.

It's good that someone takes them serial, otherwise we'd be stuffed when it came to super serial issues like ManBearPig.
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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #10 on: April 30, 2007, 10:28:08 PM »
Quote from: Star_Fish on April 30, 2007, 07:42:06 PM
I hate it when people forward bogus warnings, and I have even done it myself a couple times unintentionally...but this one is real, and it's important. I've even checked it up on Snopes. So please send this warning to everyone on your e-mail list.


If someone comes to your front door saying they are checking for ticks and asks you to take your clothes off and dance around with your arms up, DO NOT DO IT!! THIS IS A SCAM!! They only want to see you naked.


I wish I'd gotten this yesterday. I feel so stupid.

How long have you been sitting on this information????
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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #11 on: April 30, 2007, 10:38:50 PM »
Quote from: Philosopher on April 30, 2007, 07:49:10 PM
That's ridiculous. No one would listen to a person who asked them to do that!

No offence, but you are a complete...er, what's a good way of putting this without causing offence?
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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #12 on: April 30, 2007, 10:46:04 PM »
Quote from: Keridwen on April 30, 2007, 10:28:08 PM
How long have you been sitting on this information????

I passed it on as soon as I got it.... too late...

they got you too, huh?
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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #13 on: April 30, 2007, 10:56:30 PM »
And I spent the entire weekend dancing like a bell-end, randomly spraying aero-guard on my person, in the hope the chaser dudes were filming! :roll:

Does that mean the aeroguard doesn't actually work?
Cause if it don't, the amount of ticks I got must mean I just passed a subject! Cooool!

Or I should spend more on motel rooms. :roll: :roll: :roll: :evil:

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Re: Scam Warning
« Reply #14 on: May 01, 2007, 01:40:43 AM »
Quote from: The White Witch on April 30, 2007, 10:38:50 PM
No offence, but you are a complete...er, what's a good way of putting this without causing offence?

 :lol: :lol: :lol:
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