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Matt said:
Ian Stirling said:IMO.
No, it's a scam intended to get a few hundred orders, and then the
originator to leave with the money.
Even if the chips need no energy, the transmitter/camera/screen
still do.
No. To communicate you have to transmit energy. To see a screen you
have to transmit light. Cameras need energy to amplify their signals.
Processors process what... electron currents, ie power.
Notice also that the stated processor specs are wildly in excess of
whats needed to run a mobile phone, and the picture looks like its
been patched together on a pc, rather than a real item photographed.
NT
On 7 Nov 2004 08:20:54 -0800, [email protected] (Matt) wrote:
Seeing as your name is 'Matt' and the domain is registered to: 'Matt
Cartwright' (of Siren Publishing in Wolverhampton) I'd say it's fake
and you're trying to pull a fast one, matey!
N. Thornton said:The odds of that are 1 over the total number of Matts. It would be
remarkably dumb posting that ad on an electronic engineering forum....
but that hasnt always stopped them.
NT
The odds of that are 1 over the total number of Matts. It would be
remarkably dumb posting that ad on an electronic engineering forum....
but that hasnt always stopped them.
Terry Given said:PT Barnum made a serious error when he said "there's a sucker born every
minute" in that he grossly underestimated the true scale of the issue.
There are thousands of suckers born every minute, although nowadays we
call them "consumers"
It never ceases to amaze me the people who fall for the stupid nigerian
scam (and its variants). In the last couple of years in NZ, half a dozen
or so groups have fallen "victim" to this fraud. Surprisingly (or
perhaps unsurprisingly) the poeple losing millions of dollars (ha!
dickheads) have been lawyers, bankers and economists - including the
(former) chief economist of the ASB bank, who lost several million
dollars of his and his friends money. ROTFLMAO
Cheers
Terry
PS wanna buy a bridge?
Yes, the old Nigerian 419 fee in advance scam. Started in the early
90's. Now it has "evolved" into a different format. It is no longer
some top official with the Nigerian Oil Ministry looking to hide 33
million dollars in a foreign bank. Now it comes in the form of an RFQ
asking for pricing of all your products. The new lure is placing a
huge order and then somewhere in the transaction they will need an
advanced payment usually $10,000.00.
SioL said:It originated much sooner, in the early 1980. Google on the subject.
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1020614,00.asp
This particular con actually did begin in Nigeria and predates the Web. In the
original scam, paper letters were sent out by hand, including elaborate packages
of documents. Care went into finding the right suckers. With spam broadcast
mailing, such research is no longer necessary. I predict quality con jobs are
going to be a thing of the past, and Darwinism will take over. The dumbest get
ripped off.
SioL
Kryten said:Well, I understand that avariciously stupid people deserve a good lesson,
but if they go to jail we have to pay to keep them there.
If they commit suicide they leave behind upset families.
Most of all I hate the fact that a bunch of thieving vermin are making
millions while I'm trying to earn an honest crust.
They're probably laughing loudest at you and I.
I think the west should deduct the amount scammed from the amount we give
them in aid.
Only then are their governments going to make a crackdown,
when it comes out of their pockets.
In 1993 my R&D manager got one of these letters, from nigeria. The
letter got framed, and put on the wall
Cheers
Terry
Spehro said:I got one way back. Printed with a manual typewriter on something
resembling toilet paper. Very authentic- just like they use in the
Nigerian Central bank.
Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany