On March 20 2011 02:34 andrewwiggin wrote:
Cliffs?

Cbb reading 30 pages through of what I first assumed was an extremely elaborate Nigerian scam...

... Someone please enlighten me. =/

enlighten?

you read it, didn't you.. seemed pretty real to me

TeamLiquid saves lives °_°

ZeromuS

Canada13422 Posts

March 19 2011 17:52 GMT

#722

Epic story to whomever bumped this thread - gj it was a great read

ampson

United States2355 Posts

March 20 2011 04:01 GMT

#723

Thanks whoever bumped this thread, I enjoyed each of the pages very much, and user11 has a great story! This thread kinda makes me wanna travel. Also, its probably good that this thread was started in the BW days before SC2 kids like me flooded into the site. There woulda been so much flaming nothing would get done (not from me though!).

darklordjac

Canada2231 Posts

March 20 2011 04:55 GMT

#724

EDIT: OOPS

angeleyes

Netherlands3 Posts

March 20 2011 05:17 GMT

#725

Good read.

I am glad user11 made it home.

It would be nice to hear from him and what he's been up to lately. Job ? School ? wife ? kids ?

Don't leave us hanging.

icydergosu

528 Posts

March 20 2011 05:49 GMT

#726

Funny, pretty sure he is(was) a scam artist - although a really good one (how did he constantly withdraw paypal funds without insane fees in 2005 in a foreign country?).

Any money he got was well deserved.

Didnt read every page but beside an ip from the netherlands (which i can get from anywhere in the world) there never was any verified proof?

Also, if his story was true i would be hellbound to pay everybody back asap.

Trizzen

Norway74 Posts

March 20 2011 06:07 GMT

#727

This was a good sunday morning thread. Thanks for bumping it

Ryusei-R1

United States2106 Posts

March 20 2011 06:14 GMT

#728

On March 20 2011 14:49 icydergosu wrote:
Funny, pretty sure he is(was) a scam artist - although a really good one (how did he constantly withdraw paypal funds without insane fees in 2005 in a foreign country?).

that's why you read the whole thread before posting

icydergosu

528 Posts

March 20 2011 06:21 GMT

#729

On March 20 2011 15:14 Ryusei-R1 wrote:

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that's why you read the whole thread before posting

Read a little more - still cant find anything, please enlighten me.

Enervate

United States1769 Posts

March 20 2011 06:25 GMT

#730

On March 20 2011 15:21 icydergosu wrote:

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Read a little more - still cant find anything, please enlighten me.

He worked for Liquid Meat, a cofounder of this website (I think). Scam artists don't scam minimum wage job opportunities.

Torenhire

United States11681 Posts

March 20 2011 06:26 GMT

#731

On March 20 2011 15:21 icydergosu wrote:

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Read a little more - still cant find anything, please enlighten me.

The thread is worth reading through...stop being lazy.

icydergosu

528 Posts

March 20 2011 06:27 GMT

#732

On March 20 2011 15:25 Enervate wrote:

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He worked for Liquid Meat, a cofounder of this website (I think). Scam artists don't scam minimum wage job opportunities.

I know but that doesnt proof anything or did they actually meet up?

He didnt do it for the money, more for the luls i suppose? Which he clearly got.

DoX.)

Singapore6164 Posts

March 20 2011 06:28 GMT

#733

He spoke to Liquid`Meat on the phone as well, who gave him like 10+ hours of work to help him earn some money.
edit: Ninja'd :3

Navi

5286 Posts

March 20 2011 06:33 GMT

#734

yes, or does everybody need to post proof of everything that they've done to satisfy your skeptic heart? :o

god i would hate to call in sick to guise like u D:

icydergosu

528 Posts

March 20 2011 06:41 GMT

#735

@DOX
Dont know if Skype In was available in 2005, cant verify that now but Meat could have just spoken with somebody User11 asked (i suppose it was a landline with a country code from the netherlands) - so thats no real proof.

@Navi
The fun in threads like this is (at least for me) to solve the mystery, like in Columbo.

Also, where i live, when you call in sick you have to have a sheet from your doctor to back your story up.

Moody

United States750 Posts

March 20 2011 06:59 GMT

#736

On March 20 2011 02:34 andrewwiggin wrote:
Nigerian scam...

That's what I thought when I started reading. This was a really really great read.

I wonder if the community is still as tight knit as it was before sc2 came out....

Pika Chu

Romania2510 Posts

March 20 2011 06:59 GMT

#737

Oh shut up icydergosu, take it as a story with a happy ending, feel good about it and have a good day.

I remember this thread well, glad it was bumped, i never knew the ending and i'm literally happy (smiling) that this was real (not a scam) and it all ended nicely, quite epic.

Ganondorf

Italy600 Posts

March 20 2011 07:05 GMT

#738

Amazing story, i missed it, so glad i could read it now. Seems pretty legit to me, he also met some people and provided some proof of what he said. The one thing i learn from this story is (apart from planning ahead and having insurance), if you ever ask help to your embassy, tell them you have no shelter, no food and no money. Then you will get a stupid ticket home for free (or maybe you have to pay for it later).

CookieMaker

Canada880 Posts

March 20 2011 07:07 GMT

#739

thnx to bumper for this :D great read