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04-21-11, 09:42 PM #1
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Nigerian Scammers Getting Bold
Police: Man took TV off Walmart shelf, collected money at returns counter
April 20, 2011 9:51 AM
Chris White
COLONIE -- He collected nearly $2,000 for a TV he never purchased, according to Colonie Police.
Philemon Ofosu, 23, of Watervliet, was arrested for taking a flat-screen TV off a Latham Farms Walmart shelf and bringing it to the returns counter.
Store security detained the man until police arrived.
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Man took TV off Walmart shelf, collected money at returns counter | police, walmart, shelf - Police - WRGB Channel 6 News
Meanwhile, fishing in Russia:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkzV5AIK8iM
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04-22-11, 04:25 AM #2
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A Nigerian fraudster thats a suprise.
I am having $1,000,000,000 which I am needing acess to an USA bank account to remove from the country of Africaland, I am despriatley needing of you a fees of $10,000 to require the rlease of these funds which belong to the king in hiding of africaland and all your bank details."all that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" Edmund Burke.
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04-22-11, 09:47 AM #3
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We have these thefts at our Wal-Mart fairly often. Funny what people think they can get away with.
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04-22-11, 10:07 AM #4
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I'm glad we don't have a Wal-Mart here.
I'm with you Dave; who'd a thunk it...Job security...
Ecclesiastes 8:11 Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.
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04-22-11, 10:13 AM #5
Damnit, I'm hungry again.
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is an africaland? 
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possible to pick up a turd by the clean end!'
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04-23-11, 01:18 AM #6
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Sad thing is that in my area those "return" scams are going on every day.
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