Is there such a thing as free money?! |
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Posted Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:35 pm GMT by tempusername1
So I was on ebay and I saw a partypoker gift certificate for $500. It was going for 350 with an hour to go so I put $400 and won it. It said the guy won it at a tournament but didn't want to use it since he didn't play online poker. I found that reasonable and gladly took the $100 profit. When he sent the certificate, it wasn't a certificate but a phone connect card. I suppose that made sense...
In any case, a few days later he contacts me and tells me that he has another one. Sold me that one for $300. I was a little weary but it went through without a hitch.
He contacts me again and offers me four more for $1000. He tells me that I can send him four $250's so I'm never down.
Now, this was too good to be true so I inquired further how and why he's doing that. He changed his story and told me that he's absolutely not using a stolen credit card (I looked on his ebay history and he sold 5 certificates over a month and a half so if he was, I'm guessing he would've been caught by now.) He explained that he's working for a european phone company which has connections with partypoker and they're giving employees these cards for them to sell.
It makes no sense though...nothing makes sense. But it's a free grand...
Too good to be true? Laundering drug money? Any reprecussions for me? What do you guys think?
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Posted Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:39 pm GMT by tempusername1
I'm guessing this is the wrong forum but oh well...
Posted Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:47 pm GMT by zinn0
Is there such a thing as free money? No. Is what this guy is doing legal? Hmmm, I dunno. It, like many other things in this world, is debateable.
Posted Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:51 pm GMT by tempusername1
If what the guy is doing is legal, then it is free money.
First you say no but then you say maybe/dunno. Do you think there is a chance that what he is doing is legal, whatever that may be? (any guesses at that would be nice too)
I'm probably going to resist the temptation to deal with that guy any more but I thought this would could spawn a nice discussion so I posted it.
Posted Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:41 pm GMT by ORGrinder
this sounds like a no-brainer to me. obviously there's something shady going on or the guy wouldn't have changed his story on you.
Posted Mon Mar 27, 2006 3:55 pm GMT by BeerWench13
Two things I try to always remember:
Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see.
.....................and...................
If it seems too good to be true, it either isn't true or it's illegal.
Posted Mon Mar 27, 2006 4:48 pm GMT by UrAteUp
| BeerWench13 wrote: | Two things I try to always remember:
Don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see.
.....................and...................
If it seems too good to be true, it either isn't true or it's illegal. |
Dang wich are you Wench...no true or illegal?... 
Tempuser:
Seriously what the heck are these cards? I agree though, if it sounds like too good of a deal it probably isn't. Have you logged onto partypoker and used them? How would you redeem them?
Posted Tue Mar 28, 2006 1:00 pm GMT by BeerWench13
| Quote: | | Dang wich are you Wench...no true or illegal? |
Gotta be illegal. I'm way too honest.
Posted Wed Apr 12, 2006 1:18 pm GMT by TxShadow
As long as you're getting the things and they work I don't see how you could get in any trouble.
I'd be careful though, he's definately doing something fishy. Otherwise why wouldn't he just be cashing these himself? He wouldn't have to be a poker player to do that.
Posted Mon May 08, 2006 10:31 am GMT by JewishPete
Basically they're phone cards that can be used as such. Most people deposit from their CC and Party Poker redeems them for the full value into your account..
It sounds like this guy has definitely stolen a few (atleast) credit cards, purchased Phone connect cards and is now selling them.
I don't see any possible way that their isnt something shady going on here
Posted Wed Jun 21, 2006 8:58 am GMT by crispy cookie
It does look super fishy to me. Apparently, you've become a target for the guy. He knows you'll buy what he has. He looks nearly like a drug dealer who is selling you dopes. It is either gonna end badly or it is illegal.
Posted Thu Jun 22, 2006 3:11 am GMT by raisebot
| UrAteUp wrote: | | Have you logged onto partypoker and used them? |
???
Posted Thu Jun 22, 2006 11:49 am GMT by groton
just spend them on PP
then dont answer him again.
Posted Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:34 am GMT by turkeyspanka
Woah woah woah. I would have gotten out after he sent me a phone connect card, but that's just me. If he's already pulled this much bullshit, he's not going to give you the freaking gift certificate. Donnnn't pay.
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