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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #20 on: June 08, 2017, 11:31:00 AM »
That's not a word. No vowels. Poor dictation right there.
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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #21 on: June 08, 2017, 11:45:21 AM »
This is more than @Something Fishy. It's a scam.
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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #22 on: June 08, 2017, 11:55:17 AM »
If you have to ask, is a scam

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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #23 on: June 08, 2017, 11:59:48 AM »
Old news. Add to the bill for someone else, he pays the first lower amount on stolen CC, have you wire larger amount to consultant,  card gets disputed, you lose.

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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #24 on: June 08, 2017, 02:14:09 PM »
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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #25 on: June 08, 2017, 02:17:54 PM »
Scam

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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #26 on: June 08, 2017, 02:34:32 PM »
as soon as you reject the part of paying the consultant he'll disappear

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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #27 on: June 08, 2017, 03:44:44 PM »
as soon as you reject the part of paying the consultant he'll disappear

I don't doubt it.
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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #28 on: June 08, 2017, 04:16:14 PM »
Hospital for treatment usually equals scam

Funny that they use this

Don't know to many people that work during treatments especially designing logos

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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #29 on: June 08, 2017, 05:00:51 PM »
Hospital for treatment usually equals scam

Funny that they use this

Don't know to many people that work during treatments especially designing logos
We were trying to sell some furniture on Craigslist and had a scammer with this same structure. Can be applied in a wide variety of scenarios.

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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #30 on: June 08, 2017, 05:23:19 PM »
I remember a very similar scam was posted here about a year ago.
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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #31 on: June 08, 2017, 07:19:04 PM »
We responded that "We are not comfortable with this arrangement" last night after the first batch of responses.
Haven't heard back since.

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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #32 on: June 08, 2017, 08:09:24 PM »
We responded that "We are not comfortable with this arrangement" last night after the first batch of responses.
Haven't heard back since.
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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #33 on: June 08, 2017, 11:29:09 PM »


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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #34 on: June 14, 2017, 07:51:12 AM »
It is a scam. Stay far away. This is the classic Nigerian hacker scam.
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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #35 on: July 18, 2017, 10:56:28 PM »
Just got this email. is it a scam??


From: Gregory Ruff <gregpaulruff@aol.com>
Date: July 14, 2017 at 4:36:16 PM EDT
To: gregpaulruff@aol.com
Subject: An opportunity

Hello shareholders,


I want to share this opportunity with you. I went to a meeting last night about this company called Pro Networks. And here is what I found out and why you should read the rest of this message.

I am not promoting it other than through this email and I am not spending any other time on it other than doing this.

Getting to the points.

1) This is a ground floor digital crypto currency founded by an original shark tank judge and "As seen on TV."

2) This currency trades between 16 and 27 cents.

3) You can invest in it for only 7 cents. You have a built in 100% to 200% percent profit.

4) You can use it at Amazon, Walmart, Target, Home Depot, Sears, Petco, Macy's, Kohl's, JC Penny, Hotels.com etc. and 4,500 other stores in liue of a credit card or cash.

5) When you purchase an item using this currency and with their app, you can have the item scanned and checked for price against the other 4,500 vendors to get the lowest price. It does it automatically for you. You also get a 10% rebate of the total price which is paid to you 70% USD cash and 30% in Crypto ProCoin currency. Thats 10% in savings automatically.

6) When you tell your friend to download this app through the Apple store for free, and they use it to purchase items using this currency  at these stores, Pro Network will add will give you anywhere between 2 - 8% rebate on 10% of their rebates too. This could amount to between 12 - 18% rebate in total in your pocket.

7) Their I Pro Network store will be up and operating within the next 60 days. When that happens and when people find out about it, the currency should really take off in value. Bitcoin went from pennies to now it trades at $2,500 a coin. Getting in the ground floor of this currency should show some remarkable appreciation like other crypto currencies. This opportunity is well worth getting involved in. Who isn't going to want to use their app and store to find the lowest priced item available to save money? You have to own this currency to buy things on their web site.This is instant demand for the currency that will drive its value higher. This company has combined the best features of shopping and digital currency available. Download the app and check it out yourself. Remember, its going international around the globe within 60 days.The merchants and manufacturers receive their payment within one minute of the transaction with no interest charge by the credit card company. Items listed on their web site should show good discounts since now the manufacturers can sell direct on it instead of selling through the stores mentioned herein that mark up the items prices up to 40%. Plus the manufacturers and merchants get paid within one minute of the transaction with no interest charges like credit cards charge. Do you see where crypto currencies and online shopping is evolving into? There is still pain for the brick and mortar companies to come since they will have to compete with this new marketing plan. Less than 6% of the worlds population knows about this and when they do over the next 5 years, the gains to be really made will have been captured by then.

8) If you have a big ticket item you want to purchase. get in now and do this. Example, if you are planning to buy a super UHD TV that costs $1,500, buy it now over the next two weeks using this Pro Coin currency. Why? Not only do you get the rebates mentioned above, but since you bought the item let's say with currency at todays price of 20 cents, you bought that currency at only 7 cents! That means you are getting a discount of over 65%!!!! You can then turn around and reinvest that money back into Pro Coin that you can buy for the next two weeks at 7 cents.

9) Or you can sell 5% each week maximum for cash or 20% each month and profit from the profits realized in this currency.

This is a no brainer! If you want to get involved, get in now and tell your friends as I am telling you. It cost nothing to get the app and your friends don't need to buy anything or do anything to make money other than to tell people to look at this opportunity as I am with you. Again, download the app from the apple store under ProNetwork and check it out.

You can get involved for as little as $100. You can buy packages in the following amounts. $100, $500, $1,000, $2,500, $5,500. You also get an additional 2% more in currency value if you join it by the end of July. One other point, The total amount of rebates you can earn each month depends upon which level you buy into. I recall that the $500 limits you to $2,000 a week. The $2,500 limits you to $30,000 a month. The $5,500 limits you $60,000. To do any further research on this company just google it.

If you are interested, call Sean Farrell at (509) 995-8838 and tell him that I referred you to him. He will set you up. Its a simple process to join. You can watch your currency trade 24 hours a day on the crypto currency exchange.

This is all I am going to mention to you about it.


 
Gregory Ruff   
President & CEO
 
Eco Water Solutions Inc.
6607 S. Baymont Street
Spokane, WA 99224
 
Direct 509-991-5761
 
greg.ruff@ecowatersolutions.net
 
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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #36 on: July 18, 2017, 10:58:39 PM »
I did get a few follow up emails from this guy showing how this now trades on the crypto coin market for .38 cents etc ..

I also just spoke to the person he claims to call- and it's sort of a pyramid scene now where you get $ for each person you sign up.  question is then what when that hype stops...

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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #37 on: July 19, 2017, 12:02:00 AM »
I did get a few follow up emails from this guy showing how this now trades on the crypto coin market for .38 cents etc ..

I also just spoke to the person he claims to call- and it's sort of a pyramid scene now where you get $ for each person you sign up.  question is then what when that hype stops...
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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #38 on: July 19, 2017, 09:08:34 AM »
Have you ever heard of a treadmill? Do you know what you do on it?
Sure, you hang your laundry.
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Re: Is this a scam or not?
« Reply #39 on: July 28, 2019, 04:46:20 PM »
Someone that I've met was offering to sell me an Amazon gift card that he says he got as a gift but has no use for,  he offered to sell for almost half price. Can this be a scam? assuming I only pay once code works and gc is deposited in my account. Can I still get scammed even though balance is in account? Thanks!