JamieT1314 Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Anyone who falls for that deserves to have their pockets emptied. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 It's from long before Derren it's an old 1950's Barras scam. No doubt long before that too! Back to the Greeks imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Years ago a couple of my mates obtained Fine Fare overalls. They then drove their van up every day for months to collect the used pallets which they then sold on. More theft than scam to be fair. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Start up a football forum site and when it gets very popular flood the site with annoying pop adverts and video's that play automatically. Then inform anyone who complains that they can pay a tenner to get rid of these adverts, hey presto...luxury holidays, jacuzzi's, Bollinger and supermodels. ..!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banana Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Before that even. Cavemen betting on amoeba. Never trust an amoeba! Shifty b*****ds. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Start up a football forum site and when it gets very popular flood the site with annoying pop adverts and video's that play automatically. Then inform anyone who complains that they can pay a tenner to get rid of these adverts, hey presto...luxury holidays, jacuzzi's, Bollinger and supermodels. ..!! Ad block 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Start up a football forum site and when it gets very popular flood the site with annoying pop adverts and video's that play automatically. Then inform anyone who complains that they can pay a tenner to get rid of these adverts, hey presto...luxury holidays, jacuzzi's, Bollinger and supermodels. ..!! Don't forget the competitions that Platinum subscribers can enter. You can make your money back on them easily. Sign up yourself and take a look 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Romeo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Don't forget the competitions that Platinum subscribers can enter. You can make your money back on them easily. Sign up yourself and take a look That's right and you get to read everyone's PM's 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 There was one years ago i saw that i actually had thought of myself. A bloke advertised a fancy apartment in a nice area and loads viewed it. He rang them all back to offer it and took deposits and first rents of loads of them and legged it -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 That's right and you get to read everyone's PM's Now you're just being silly. At least what I said is supposed to be true. Only the mods can read your PMs with Granny Danger about the best hemorrhoid creams. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermik Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 There was one years ago i saw that i actually had thought of myself. A bloke advertised a fancy apartment in a nice area and loads viewed it. He rang them all back to offer it and took deposits and first rents of loads of them and legged it The son of champion bowler Richard Corsie done that with a flat beside the Scottish Parliament. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unleash The Nade Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 One I saw once a while ago was when the old electric slot meters still existed. This guy bought plasticine out of Woolworths, rolled it out with a rolling pin, then pressed a 50p coin into it to make indentations. He then put the plasticine on a tray, filled the indentations with water and made "ice" 50p coins which were solid enough to work the meter!. Only drawback was, his meter rusted to f**k 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFTD Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 You can only stand in awe at the ingenuity on display with some of these ideas, frankly. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nkomo-A-Gogo Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 The son of champion bowler Richard Corsie done that with a flat beside the Scottish Parliament.It is a good one because what other situation would you just hand over 1000 quid to a complete stranger in return for a little bit of metal! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkoRaj Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 There was one years ago i saw that i actually had thought of myself. A bloke advertised a fancy apartment in a nice area and loads viewed it. He rang them all back to offer it and took deposits and first rents of loads of them and legged it How did they get in to view it if he didn't actually own it? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Both this and the fruit machine idea are brilliant and would absolutely work the fruit machine one was kinda done on "the real hustle" but they didnt use a previously bought machine, they simply waited till the bar was empty on a quiet afternoon i.e only the barstaff no gaffer, walk in wearing overalls etc, claim they are here to swap the puggy's over, if the barstaff doesnt believe them they simply phone their "office" from their phone, and hand it to the barstaff quite brazen and worked a charm, out they go with a full puggy and simply f**k off elsewhere, they done it with a van full of band equipment as well, got jess to pretend she was the pubs liaison person or something like that and they would keep the equipment safe in the van until it was time to set it up, band would show up to set up to find no van, no jess, no equipment 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
54_and_counting Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 How did they get in to view it if he didn't actually own it? online id guess 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tamthebam Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Never trust an amoeba! Shifty b*****ds. aye- whenever there's a sign of trouble they just split. I wonder if the alchemists used to see immortality potions in the Middle Ages with money back guarentee if they didn't work... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hk blues Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 The 'Dead Donkey' raffle scam. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dindeleux Posted January 14, 2016 Share Posted January 14, 2016 It was Bristol Zoo but no, it was completely made up. I'm still shocked at the number of Bristolians that believe it. You wonder where these made up stories come from and how they gain such momentum. I'm pretty sure this particular story was pre-Facebook days. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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