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Gorgo
SFN Die Hard
USA
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 Posted - 01/15/2006 : 09:41:40
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Or are there any really new ones anymore?
http://www.gtc-group-international.com/intro.html
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I know the rent is in arrears
The dog has not been fed in years
It's even worse than it appears
But it's alright-
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Robert Hunter
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
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R.Wreck
SFN Regular
USA
1191 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2006 : 11:14:37 [Permalink]
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quote:
No Spam Policy
We have an extremely strict NO SPAM policy. You may not use the following methods to advertise your Referral URL:
Sending of unsolicited commercial emails. In other words, sending emails to people you don't personally know or people that haven't explicitly given you permission to email them.
Posting in newsgroups, message boards or forums that are not explicitly designated for advertising.
Any other method that may cause us to receive spam complaints.
You're in trouble now, Gorgo!
Anyway, I'm suspicious that somehow it'll be bye-bye bank account for the first however many that sign up before these guys pull up stakes and head for the next boiler room. |
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Gorgo
SFN Die Hard
USA
5310 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2006 : 11:28:44 [Permalink]
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Caught again!
I suspect that at some point there will be some problem discovered, and each participant will be asked to come up with some money to show "good faith." |
I know the rent is in arrears
The dog has not been fed in years
It's even worse than it appears
But it's alright-
Jerry Garcia
Robert Hunter
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Posted - 01/15/2006 : 11:45:52 [Permalink]
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You MUST join our mailing-list so that we can notify you when we're ready to move ahead. As soon as we have the required number of participants we shall email everyone on our list with further instructions. You will not receive any other emails from us. To join the list all you need to do is send an email to this address:-
I wonder what those "further instructions" might be....
Methinks he doth protest his innocence and integrety too much -- I'm sure it's a scam. As soon as someone starts telling you all about how honest and upright a citizen he is, put your folding money in your front pocket and keep your hand on it.
I think this letter is just the bait; the hook will come sometime after they have your name on the list.
Think about it; anyone with 2 billion dollars is unlikely to mess around with recruiting silent partners off the internet, or even bother with such a paltry investment scheme.
Ricky, did you send them a string-along? If so, leep us up to date....
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
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Gorgo
SFN Die Hard
USA
5310 Posts |
Posted - 01/15/2006 : 23:58:13 [Permalink]
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| It just occurred to me that this may be nothing more than a way for someone to get email and physical addresses to sell. |
I know the rent is in arrears
The dog has not been fed in years
It's even worse than it appears
But it's alright-
Jerry Garcia
Robert Hunter
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beskeptigal
SFN Die Hard
USA
3834 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2006 : 01:08:11 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Gorgo
It just occurred to me that this may be nothing more than a way for someone to get email and physical addresses to sell.
Yah. I decided to see what was at the end of one of those get a $50 credit at Best Buy hoping it was a real marketing gimmick and all I got was a 100 fold increase in spam. |
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Hawks
SFN Regular
Canada
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Posted - 01/16/2006 : 01:18:01 [Permalink]
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The only thing we require from you is permission to establish a trading account in your name with a well known trading firm.
I bet that it will not be the CTG Group that want money, but instead that this "well known trading firm" will require a small setup fee for anyone wanting an account. Any takers? |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2006 : 04:29:39 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by Hawks
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The only thing we require from you is permission to establish a trading account in your name with a well known trading firm.
I bet that it will not be the CTG Group that want money, but instead that this "well known trading firm" will require a small setup fee for anyone wanting an account. Any takers?
Heh, I ain't bettin' into your book. 
And then, a little way down the road, the 'investment' will take a turn for the worse and an infusion of cash will be required or else you are out in the cold and your setup fee will be lost.... Gotta perteck that 'vestment, so many will fork over yet more money. Peddling an e-address list would be chump change beside what can be realized from this sort of thing if it is carefully run.
A way to be sure is to demand the name of the "well-known trading firm." If that name is not immediately forthcoming, tell the bastards to fuck off and then drop a dime on them with the local fuzz. The law might not be able do anything about it, but you will have made sure that these people are known of in circles that they would rather avoid.
All scams work on a single premise: Something for Nothing. As long as you are suspicious of free money, and do the homework before signing up, you will be very difficult to rip off.
I seem to recall that we discussed something of this nature a year or so back. We even had a couple of proponents of the scheme in here telling of how they would become wealthy. I wonder; is that one still going?
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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tw101356
Skeptic Friend
USA
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Posted - 01/16/2006 : 04:34:37 [Permalink]
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I signed up with an address I use for spam trapping. I'll letcha know what happens, if anything.
I'm betting on a "small" ($2000) "setup" "fee" feeding a ponzi scheme that continues until they run out of cash and double quotes.
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Gorgo
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Dr. Mabuse
Septic Fiend
Sweden
9688 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2006 : 06:56:03 [Permalink]
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The web address translates to:inetnum: 202.71.96.0 - 202.71.111.255
netname: EASTGATE
country: MY
descr: Telekom Multimedia of Telekom Malaysia Berhad
descr: Telekom Exchange II Jalan Lingkaran Fauna
descr: 63000 Cyberjaya Selangor MALAYSIA
admin-c: TT197-AP
tech-c: TT178-AP
status: ALLOCATED PORTABLE
changed: gmen@tm.net.my |
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filthy
SFN Die Hard
USA
14408 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2006 : 08:04:08 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Gorgo
Here's something on the PIPS thing:
http://www.ssb.state.tx.us/press/pr6-6-05.html
So.... We predicted this, didn't we? I hope our visitors didn't get burned too badly. quote:
The web address translates to:
inetnum: 202.71.96.0 - 202.71.111.255
netname: EASTGATE
country: MY
descr: Telekom Multimedia of Telekom Malaysia Berhad
descr: Telekom Exchange II Jalan Lingkaran Fauna
descr: 63000 Cyberjaya Selangor MALAYSIA
admin-c: TT197-AP
tech-c: TT178-AP
status: ALLOCATED PORTABLE
changed: gmen@tm.net.my
Doc, wasn't the PIPS flim-flam out of Malaysia as well?
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"What luck for rulers that men do not think." -- Adolf Hitler (1889 - 1945)
"If only we could impeach on the basis of criminal stupidity, 90% of the Rethuglicans and half of the Democrats would be thrown out of office." ~~ P.Z. Myres
"The default position of human nature is to punch the other guy in the face and take his stuff." ~~ Dude
Brother Boot Knife of Warm Humanitarianism,
and Crypto-Communist!
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Ricky
SFN Die Hard
USA
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Valiant Dancer
Forum Goalie
USA
4826 Posts |
Posted - 01/16/2006 : 10:21:18 [Permalink]
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quote:
Originally posted by filthy
quote:
Originally posted by Dr. Mabuse
The web address translates to:
inetnum: 202.71.96.0 - 202.71.111.255
netname: EASTGATE
country: MY
descr: Telekom Multimedia of Telekom Malaysia Berhad
descr: Telekom Exchange II Jalan Lingkaran Fauna
descr: 63000 Cyberjaya Selangor MALAYSIA
admin-c: TT197-AP
tech-c: TT178-AP
status: ALLOCATED PORTABLE
changed: gmen@tm.net.my
Doc, wasn't the PIPS flim-flam out of Malaysia as well?
I remember this. Yes, it was.
But just remember, it's regulated(tm) by the Malaysian government. You know, the one rife with graft and corruption. Now that's a secure investment. (snicker)
Good catch, Gorgo. |
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