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Off Topic Does anybody understand bitcoin?

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by Plum, Jan 10, 2018.

  1. Stockholm Tiger

    Stockholm Tiger Well-Known Member

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    Just be careful going forwards mate. I've just fallen down a Reddit rabbit hole reading a Scammer thread. One of the things they say is once someone has been responsive (especially if they pay) they'll keep trying again and again with different scams. Apparently most are based in Vietnam or Myanmar.

    I was selling a car a few years ago and someone tried the "oil rig" scam on me. Luckily I found a thread on exactly that and realised what was going on.
     
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  2. Paul Jewitt

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    Once they move the chat to WhatsApp try video calling them. They generally hang up and after the forth or fifth call in a row they block you :1980_boogie_down:
     
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  3. Amin Arrears

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    You can probably get a white British Snapchat filter these days to be fair, still wouldn’t trust that <laugh>
     
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  4. Heimdallr

    Heimdallr Well-Known Member

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    Ha ha, which of the British stereotypical looks would it use ?
     
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  5. Amin Arrears

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    Probably Jessica-Jane Clement.
     
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  6. Heimdallr

    Heimdallr Well-Known Member

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    I had to Google who she is, and i'd most likely invest.
     
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    I used to get cold calls about my "interest in the financial markets". They were probably happening weekly for a couple of months, but died off after I stopped answering calls from unknown numbers. I assume they were a similar thing
     
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  8. dennisboothstash

    dennisboothstash Well-Known Member

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    I never answer the phone to a number I don’t know.
    If it’s important and genuine they’ll leave a message
     
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    AlRawdah Well-Known Member

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    100% my approach too. For my own phone and my work phone.
     
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  10. highpeak tiger

    highpeak tiger Well-Known Member

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    I have voice mail turned off as well. Send me a message and if I know who you are, I'll get back to you.
     
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  11. HHH

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    I don't think blokes need much excuse to not answer the phone outside the work environment, do we.

    Being able to screen them is right up our street.
     
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