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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/07/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    Tom would never let something like this happen. #scams
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    Image of ttech10 ttech10
    11/07/09

    @Nick: Tom was too busy creeping on everyone. #scams
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    Image of drjayphd drjayphd
    11/07/09

    @Nick: Tom would find some even scammier, half-assed way to make this happen. #scams
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/07/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    I get facebook scam spam every day in my work email now, and I don't even have a facebook account. #scams
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    Image of Don Nguyen Don Nguyen
    11/07/09

    @lostarchitect: That's a phishing attempt, not a scam actually originating on Facebook itself. I don't think there is much Facebook can do to combat that. #scams
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    Image of lostarchitect lostarchitect
    11/07/09

    @Don Nguyen: well, i don't think "scam" is that specific a term, but true. still annoying, though. #scams
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/07/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    why does everyone here fail to mention that you can close the ads on facebook and also report them as "whatever" it is. now, if facebook does anything with that is anyone's guess. #scams
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    Image of rgspb rgspb
    11/07/09

    @Nick: Yeah, they really get that notice you're sending them! It goes straight into their spam folder and is deleted immediately. FB has no idea what's goin on in their world. #scams
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    Nick promoted this comment rgspb was starred rgspb was unstarred
    Image of Nick Nick
    11/07/09

    @rgspb: yeah, i never actually give a reason. i just close the ads. #scams
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/07/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    Farmville should allow you to buy slaves. That would add like a gojillion experience points. Y'dig? #scams
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    Image of Nick Nick
    11/07/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: i wish i could steal other people's crops and cattle. farmvillain style. #scams
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    Image of dragon:ONE dragon:ONE
    11/07/09

    In reply to Hello Facebook User, I'm a Nigerian Prince in Need of Assistance...
    Too bad Arrington's got such a hard-on for Facebook scams versus actually releasing his own products on time. #scams
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    Image of logruszed logruszed
    10/23/09

    In reply to Nigeria Clamping Down On Scammers with Project Eagle Claw
    I'm awaiting Project Falcon Punch. #email
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/23/09

    @logruszed: +1 LOL #email
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    Image of stevegiblin stevegiblin
    10/23/09

    In reply to Nigeria Clamping Down On Scammers with Project Eagle Claw
    I'll just leave this here. #email
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    Image of G.O.B.: Come on! G.O.B.: Come on!
    10/23/09

    @stevegiblin: "If you're going to give me lip like that son, telling my script is not right then the customer is not right, he's talking bloody bollocks!" #email
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    Image of KhaiJB KhaiJB
    10/23/09

    In reply to Nigeria Clamping Down On Scammers with Project Eagle Claw
    18 down, 5000 to go... #email
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    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/23/09

    In reply to Nigeria Clamping Down On Scammers with Project Eagle Claw

    It's about time... #email
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/23/09

    @Jrsy Devil's Bright Idea®: I like it it makes the picture funny! #email
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    10/23/09

    In reply to Nigeria Clamping Down On Scammers with Project Eagle Claw
    I'm also fighting against the scammers in Nigeria, but unfortunately I do not have the adequate resources and would require substantial fundings. With your help we can stop these people and bring them to justice. Please send any donations you can to:

    Aaron Ewedafe
    45a island road, Lekki
    Kano, Nigeria, 23405

    Many thanks
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    Edited by Kaiser-Machead at 10/23/09 7:12 PM Kaiser-Machead was starred Kaiser-Machead was unstarred
    Image of Jrsy Devil's Advocate® Jrsy Devil's Advocate®
    10/23/09

    @Kaiser-Machead: Is it ok if I just mail cash? #email
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    Image of foebea000 foebea000
    10/23/09

    @Kaiser-Machead:
    Hello and God blessings to you Kaiser Ewedafe. I hope I am finding you in good health, though as you know I have not met you with in person. I will happily to support You're cause to help the fight nigeria. Please let me know of you banking information such as routing and account.

    Thank you and please do the needful.
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    Prince Kaiser-Macheadawa promoted this comment spannu approved this comment foebea000 was starred foebea000 was unstarred
    Image of Mike Mike
    08/18/09

    In reply to Cops Bust Guy Selling Oven Door Disguised as HDTV
    Forget picture quality that fries your brain, this bakes it in at 450 degrees!
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    VenomIreland promoted this comment Mike was starred Mike was unstarred
    Image of ploopsy ploopsy
    08/14/09

    In reply to Cops Bust Guy Selling Oven Door Disguised as HDTV
    He not totally full of it. The picture quality on that is superb! Its just limited to showing turkeys and lasagnas.
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    rabbibert promoted this comment Bos'un's Mate approved this comment ploopsy was starred ploopsy was unstarred
    Image of dimsum4u dimsum4u
    08/14/09

    In reply to Cops Bust Guy Selling Oven Door Disguised as HDTV
    Well I'm sure people would fall for it, especially since people fell for the other walmart scam when the guy pretended to be an employee in the parking lot and offered to buy tvs for them with his discount if they gave him cash. He would then go in and sneak out and they would be out of the money. So so sad
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    Image of S-Express S-Express
    08/14/09

    In reply to Cops Bust Guy Selling Oven Door Disguised as HDTV
    I guess he'd seen Microsoft label the new Zune as HD, so he figured he could use the same logic on the oven door....
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    OrbitalGun promoted this comment S-Express was starred S-Express was unstarred
    Image of OrbitalGun OrbitalGun
    08/14/09

    @S-Express: Well played, sir.
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    Image of switchblade saints switchblade saints
    08/14/09

    @S-Express: so the oven door plays HD video then?
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    Image of Project_J187 Project_J187
    08/14/09

    @switchblade saints: No, it only upconverts to HD when connected to an HDCP compatible Microwave door. The native resolution of the oven door is only 1280x800.
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