The most stupidiest couple on the Planet

kiwi_2005 · 10-10-09, 12:26 PM

Complete stupidity! How can you be stupid enough to send a stranger your life savings and in this case a million! They never even met the bast**d yet still they send him 1 million!

The word Nigeria should of sent alarm bells ringing.

They believed the Nigerian man was for real and sent him $1 Million over a few months, even when police warned them they refused to believe it cause he claim he was from their church. Now they are relying on their church for finacial support!

"Police had a heck of a time convincing them they were the victims of a scam. It's unbelievable. In the end police had to send them a formal letter with very strong wording telling them what was going on."

http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2952...o-gave-away-1m

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A new cyber-crime police unit has started work to protect New Zealanders from increasingly sophisticated online scammers. The latest case has left a South Island couple destitute after they gave more than $1 million to Nigerian fraudsters.

Every day thousands of Kiwis use the internet to bank and shop, exposing them to potential rip-offs. Police say one of the latest trends sees online shoppers targeted by scammers frustrated that internet banking customers have wised up to their techniques.

The new unit is called NC3, or National Cyber Crime Centre, and it is three weeks old. It is headed by Detective Sergeant John van den Heuvel and by Christmas will have four staff. It is part of the police national e-crime group and should be fully operational by the end of the year.

The couple, who did not question his credentials, believed the man's story because he claimed to belong to their church.

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"There was every possible indicator there that this was a scam but they simply didn't want to believe it," a police spokesman said. He described the couple as "very, very gullible".

"Police had a heck of a time convincing them they were the victims of a scam. It's unbelievable. In the end police had to send them a formal letter with very strong wording telling them what was going on."

After the couple made several deposits into an overseas bank account, they were sent a credit card by the man as a sweetener. It was declined and when the couple questioned the man about it he told them he needed more money to activate it. It was at that point the couple became suspicious and spoke to police.

The police inquiry has been under way for about two weeks, and while they are following leads in several Third-World countries, they expect to turn up only dead ends.

The couple are now relying on members of their church for financial support.

XabbaRus · 10-10-09, 12:31 PM

Damn, never thought anyone would fall for it.

Task Force · 10-10-09, 12:42 PM

Ive seen some dumb people... but they surpass any of the others ive seen.

Jimbuna · 10-10-09, 03:04 PM

I'm off to the bank first thing in the morning to cancel my checque

TarJak · 10-10-09, 05:03 PM

Does anyone know their e-mail address. There's a bridge here in Sydney I have for sale and they may be interested.

Only one previous owner and still in very good condition considering it's age:

Platapus · 10-10-09, 05:07 PM

"A foole and his money is soone parted."
[1587 J. Bridges Defence of Government in Church of England xv. 1294]

bookworm_020 · 10-10-09, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Does anyone know their e-mail address. There's a bridge here in Sydney I have for sale and they may be interested.

Only one previous owner and still in very good condition considering it's age:

I'll sell an Opera house for half the price your offering!

Letum · 10-10-09, 09:36 PM

I hope the topic title is intentionally ironic.

Jimbuna · 10-11-09, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Does anyone know their e-mail address. There's a bridge here in Sydney I have for sale and they may be interested.

Only one previous owner and still in very good condition considering it's age:

We'll give you the original and throw in the Millennium Bridge for free

http://danny.oz.au/travel/scotland/newcastle.html

In fact you may as well have the smaller Swing Bridge thrown in as a bonus

Sailor Steve · 10-11-09, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Letum

I hope the topic title is intentionally ironic.

Do you mean the "Most Stupidist" part or the misspelling "Stupidiest"?

Task Force · 10-11-09, 04:47 PM

HAHA forget your bridges, Ill give em this one out of my collection... (even has a toll to get money, and a fishing peir...)

and thats not even a third of it...

Reece · 10-11-09, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by TarJak

Does anyone know their e-mail address. There's a bridge here in Sydney I have for sale and they may be interested.

Only one previous owner and still in very good condition considering it's age:

Hey I'm interested in buying that,

though it sort of looks familiar! Do I get a receipt? and if I pay cash do I get a discount?

Thanks,
Genuine purchaser.

TarJak · 10-12-09, 03:43 PM

I'm sure I could do you a deal. Just send me your bank account details and a copy of your signature for my files and we'll sort it out.

Platapus · 10-12-09, 06:16 PM

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The couple are now relying on members of their church for financial support.

Great now everyone else has to support their dumb asses for the rest of their lives?

I would probably want to kick their dumb asses in to a homeless shelter just for being too dumb to have money.

Reece · 10-12-09, 06:56 PM

Reminds me of the old saying "A fool and his money are soon parted" I also like the response "How did a fool get money in the first place?"

10-10-09, 12:31 PM	#2
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	Damn, never thought anyone would fall for it. __________________

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Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Ive seen some dumb people... but they surpass any of the others ive seen. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	I'm off to the bank first thing in the morning to cancel my checque __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,360 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	"A foole and his money is soone parted." [1587 J. Bridges Defence of Government in Church of England xv. 1294] __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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Letum Navy Seal Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: York - UK Posts: 6,079 Downloads: 43 Uploads: 0	I hope the topic title is intentionally ironic. __________________

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TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	Does anyone know their e-mail address. There's a bridge here in Sydney I have for sale and they may be interested. Only one previous owner and still in very good condition considering it's age:

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Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	HAHA forget your bridges, Ill give em this one out of my collection... (even has a toll to get money, and a fishing peir...) and thats not even a third of it... __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

10-12-09, 03:43 PM	#13
TarJak Fleet Admiral Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,052 Downloads: 150 Uploads: 8	I'm sure I could do you a deal. Just send me your bank account details and a copy of your signature for my files and we'll sort it out.

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Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,688 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	Reminds me of the old saying "*A fool and his money are soon parted" I also like the response "How did a fool get money in the first place?" __________________ Sub captains go down with their ship!*