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Bobbieo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:04 PM
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What is the purpose of the IQ Game that is advertised on DU.
I don't have a cell phone so I am not eligible to join.
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:08 PM
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1. It goes like this. Obama critics who call him Bush but can't explain why he'd be that way...
Lose the game!

:rofl:
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BlooInBloo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:09 PM
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2. I hear they can be trained to repeat just about ANYTHING!
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Bobbieo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:10 PM
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3. That makes sense!!!!!!
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CATagious Donating Member (277 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:11 PM
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4. it's a scam!
they start sending you these stupid texts questions about once a week for you to answer to be in a drawing for prizes. But, unbeknownst to you - until you get your phone bill - they are charging you $9.99. Unfortunately, I fell for it!
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Bobbieo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:15 PM
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6. Oh Christ - I put a fake Cell phone number down - I don't remember what I put down!.
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Common Sense Party Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:38 PM
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10. Is this the same IQ quiz they are pushing on Facebook?
I refuse to play along, because I don't want texts or spam or whatever.
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Bobbieo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 12:24 AM
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14. CAT Thank you for your honesty about this scam!!! I'm an 86 year old looking for some sort of
assisted living arrangements. May be with this scam and the fake cell number, I might get a litle help from the Feds!
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pkdu Donating Member (621 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:14 PM
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5. So here's a tip - donate a few bucks to DU ( doesnt have to be much)
and all the crap disappears!

Cheers
p
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Bobbieo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:18 PM
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7. I think the ad should be removed from DU. Think I just got someone in deep shit!!!!
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NYC_SKP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:24 PM
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8. You mean the bogus cell phone number you entered....
Oh, hell no, you're in deep doo doo!

That's a federal crime!

Federal Communications Act--Now they're gonna trace your ISP and dns numbers!!!

:scared:

:wow:


Oh just kidding! :P
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Bobbieo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:31 PM
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9. Hey man, in this day and age nothing would surprise me. I've tried to
play the game before and always stopped when they asked for my ID
and phone number. This time I figured what the hell and added a fake cell phone number.
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Bobbieo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-24-09 11:52 PM
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11. I honestly had no idea that his IQ thing is a scam. I thought it was sort of a
Edited on Sun May-24-09 11:57 PM by Bobbieo
on line casino type thing. It has been on DU for a long time!!!!!

BTW - How many triangles are there? That stumped me as I am dyslexic!!!
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blogslut Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 12:12 AM
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12. If any "free" doodad on the web ask for personal info,
...be it an email address, cell phone number, SS number or credit card number, they are absolutely going to use that information to either spam you, charge you or sell your information.
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Quantess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 12:20 AM
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13. To fleece your wallet, most likely.
The cleavage shot of the woman who claims "I made $ thousands $ by posting links on google" is an even bigger SCAM.
They offer information and contacts, for just $2 on your credit card. A month later, you will see another $80 on your credit card bill.

I found this out by doing a google search. I am so fuck9ng tired of seeing tantalizing offers, looking into them, and finding out they are scams.

Worse, there are so many scams directed toward job seekers nowadays. Most notably for "government jobs" that want you to pay money to get information. It's a scam.

Surveymonkey tries to get you to fill out surveys for the random chance of winning big bucks, but only after you give them all your vital information. Also a scam.

If you have doubts, do a search of the domain name + scam

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Bobbieo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 12:35 AM
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15. Ms Q. Bet I get a dozen Nigerian scams a day and all kinds of scams are increasing -
Edited on Mon May-25-09 12:42 AM by Bobbieo
must be the economic crunch we are in. Love those fake jobs where you are asked to cash checks for a company at your bank, take your share and send on the remainder to a designated person.

Those can get you in real doodoo!!!
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Quantess Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-25-09 12:51 AM
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16. ....NO WAY!
How outrageous! I have not seen that scam.

Around here, workforstudents.com and Vector Marketing are both marginal scammy businesses that target community college students and high schoolers. They advertise 13.50 an hour, but it's a lie. You have to buy a set of knives before you can go selling knives door to door. I have read that they also are in the door to door coupon selling business, and it is commission only.

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