Surfing con man Targets a Close-Knit Community

[Lightsage]

Huh? What? I'm sorry... I was looking at the picture...

Ahem... Well... No I haven't actually.

Con men have never gotten anything more than a bitching out from me.

 

[Corny]

I never heard of that term prior to "Lost" - they showed a few "cons" there for those who are interested

 

[NameTaken]

The fact that the cops did nothing pisses me off. >.<

 

[gsdx]

The fact that the cops did nothing pisses me off. >.<

It pissed me off, too, until I read this:

Lynda Michielutti, a spokeswoman for Moneygram International, said that scams like this are an unfortunate byproduct of the money wiring industry. A thief can pick up money anywhere in the country as long as he or she knows the transaction number and can produce a picture ID for the person named in the wire transfer.

"There is no way to really catch these people in the act because they can pick it up anywhere," Michielutti said. "The best protection is educating consumers."

 

[star-warrior]

an infamous con man who has, for years, been bilking surfers and surf industry professionals out of thousands of dollars

Typo or new word? Bilking should catch one, IMO.

 

[Corny]

^ If you buy beer in a bar and leave without paying.

Or if you deliberately cheat on someone to get away without paying for something

 

[Telstra]

about a year ago, there was a con woman asking me for investing in some sort of stocks. Her talk was so sweet and ... etc trying to make me into investing ... we talked and talked until she gave up.

What a waste of her time and my time.

 

[gsdx]

Typo or new word? Bilking should catch one, IMO.

'Bilking' is not a new word. It's a synonym for 'conning' or 'stealing'.

 

[josher]

^^Correct. That's why the creators of The Phil Sivers Show named his character "Sargeant Bilko." He was always running a con.