Category: Flames

Edit at bottom.

Clarence the Linux nerd from the Mac posting responded, but sadly, it’s not as funny as I’d hoped. Just more indignant accusations of a “scam”. Well, at least he’s smart enough to find my blog! :-)

He said:

““I’ve got this awesome job opportunity. I won’t tell you anything about it, but if you contact me then I will give you a link.”

Oh, can I work from home and make a million dollars a day too?”

I think this is supposed to be in a mocking tone. But it just doesn’t come across, does it? I said a lot in reply, but the gist is:

“[…] You’re a presumptive asshole and overall not someone I’d want to help out. […] I’d be willing to bet that you’re not even a Mac specialist. You probably are a Linux propellerhead who thinks that he’s the God’s gift to computers and therefore are pissed off that I DARE thwart you. (Yah, I can use referrer logs, too.) [He is a Linux user.] As I’ve pointed out, TWICE: if you think Craigslist is such a scam then why were you trolling there in the first place? […] I absolutely will NOT give you the name of the company.”

So, that’s the state of the Linux Lurker for now. We’ll see if he comes up with a more entertaining email or comment. ;-)

Edit: I did get another email, but now we’re just chatting, so I guess that’s the end of the line for poking fun. This guy is a big ole propellerhead and not trying to be funny, I don’t think. He just wants me to acknowledge that there are many many scams on Craigslist, well, YES, there are scams, but my post wasn’t one of them. He now insists that we have met, but I don’t think so. I’d remember his name, it’s unusual. Anyhoo, I guess he’s ok in his snotty geek way… If we end up being friends, then not only will I LMAO but I’ll post a retraction! :-)

If you ever receive a letter from Cambridge Who’s Who or any other Who’s Who, just know that it’s nothing more than a marketing scam. I was instantly suspicious when I get this letter raving about what a huge success I am in business and “Inclusion is considered by many as the single highest mark of achievement.” OH, RILLY? Ha!

These assholes have gone by Madison Who’s Who, Manchester Who’s Who and gods know how many other incarnations. As a matter of fact, if you type in any of these names you’ll end up at the Cambridge Who’s Who website. Coincidence. Hardly.

So, I decide to find out what a scam it is by filling out their stupid form and mailing it in. Sure enough, a couple of weeks later I get a call from someone who is clearly a marketer wanting to “interview” me for my biographical info but I was feeling crappy and told them to call back in a few weeks. They did – pernicious, they are! – but it was the week of my Yule dinner and I didn’t have time for jackassery so I told them to call back after the holidays. By gods, THEY DID! Today!

Har!! So the chick goes into the “interview” but only after advising me that the “interview” was being recorded – this is because they want to record you saying YES to their scam. That way they have something with which to fight you in court if you figure out you’ve been scammed and try to get a refund. During the “interview” I was a smart ass. I was rude. I told her that I’d gotten another letter from her company so I knew this was a scam. Despite all this, the marketer soldiered on and got to the Happy Ending: “So, would you like the Platinum Package or the Gold Package?”

HAHAHAHAHA! I laughed and told her that I’m not buying anything. Like a good little marketer, she proceeded to tell me why I REALLY needed to spend $799 (with the first easy installment of $199!!). I laughed some more. Poor girl. I hope she makes decent money scamming people. The “complementary” membership offers a listing in the online version of Cambridge Who’s Who, but if you read the fine print, ONLY MEMBERS WHO LOG IN can see these free listings!! Which means they are completely worthless.

So, after all this, the girl wished me all the best and I hung up. Then I went to gather more info about the scam. Here ya go:

From the Annoyed Librarian, who tears it UP! Great one! OMG, here’s a post to her blog by someone who used to work for the assholes in question:
“Here is more of the truth! One of the owners of EMPIRE WHOS WHO, parted ways and created MANCHESTER WHOS WHO. Then one of these companies changed their name to METROPOLITAN WHOS WHO. Then an employee of EMPIRE WHOS WHO, left and created MADISON WHOS WHO. Then EMPIRE WHOS WHO and MANCHESTER WHOS WHO made up and created CAMBRIDGE WHOS WHO. Then an employee of MADISON WHOS WHO parted and created EMERALD WHOS WHO. How do I know this? I worked there and the owners brag about how much money they steal and try and sue each other for copying each others scam!!!” posted by Anonymous

There are plenty of other posts all over about these scams, you can try scam.com, but their site is so slow it’s hardly worth it. Just do a Google search – you’ll get tons of hits.

Their scam must be working, they are still in business. Glad I’m smart enough to avoid such crap.

This, kiddies, is what happens when you don’t pack crystal when you ship it:

The total lack of CLUE I see on eBay on a regular basis just boggles the mind. Yes, this person sent out a box of crystal glasses (meant for Caroline, sorry, dude, no crystal for you) without bothering to pack them in bubble wrap. Nope, just tossed them in a box and off they go.

Some people are just eat up with teh DUMB.

EDIT: YES, I did get a prompt refund from the very nice yet clueless eBayer. :-)