tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post451649355555951375..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks!Olive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-80810659142336880692012-12-23T14:59:55.690-05:002012-12-23T14:59:55.690-05:00We used to make our house payment directly to the ...We used to make our house payment directly to the seller's savings account. But honestly I would have reacted just like you, including being initially reeled in. When you provided so many options for payment and he didn't avail himself of any, it pretty much cinches it that he wasn't being honest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-57875704240906891522012-12-21T16:44:53.468-05:002012-12-21T16:44:53.468-05:00Oh, this is fascinating. I know what you mean ... ...Oh, this is fascinating. I know what you mean ... some people know just which instincts of a "mark" to play with. I also would tend to feel guilty for mistrusting someone . . . but giving up any names or numbers, that's a red flag! It is amazing how many con men are out there, and how many thrive. When I think of all the people in the U.S. who trusted Bernie Madoff .....Mariann Reganhttp://mariannregan.authorsxpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-57819078472847397432012-12-20T10:15:12.269-05:002012-12-20T10:15:12.269-05:00Oh I know, I live in Canada too. I'm just sayi...Oh I know, I live in Canada too. I'm just saying that you might encounter people who have immigrated from places like Latvia who don't know that it is taboo to ask those sorts of things here.Antrahttp://www.celmina.com/genealogynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-73186747468545563272012-12-19T17:37:47.593-05:002012-12-19T17:37:47.593-05:00Oh, Lorine, I was so worried about what might have...Oh, Lorine, I was so worried about what might have happened to you as I read your story. Glad to know there was a 'happy' ending for you :) I'm never comfortable when someone is trying to get me to do something I'd rather not do. I'm relieved to hear you didn't let him convince you to give your bank account number!Yvonne Demoskoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13337822921875324881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-74262926615722709432012-12-19T14:13:38.095-05:002012-12-19T14:13:38.095-05:00Celia you would be shocked at what hubs and I col...Celia you would be shocked at what hubs and I collect then! We are avid antique hunters and collectors. <br /><br />And no, we aren't hoarders. :-) Our collections are nicely displayed and we research all items to find out its history if possible. <br /><br />Together we collect antique scales, Victorian shaving mugs and Victorian picture frames. I collect antique coffee grinders, snuff Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-52817409133011489582012-12-19T14:06:06.116-05:002012-12-19T14:06:06.116-05:00Thanks everyone for your comments! Antra,this guy ...Thanks everyone for your comments! Antra,this guy (Joe) lives about an hour and a half from me... he gave me his address so I could calculate shipping costs. <br /><br />We use Paypal and interac e-transfer here in Canada so he had no reason to insist on having my bank account numberOlive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-20016201335643559282012-12-19T13:57:12.972-05:002012-12-19T13:57:12.972-05:00You have time to collect oil cans -??!! I'm s...You have time to collect oil cans -??!! I'm shocked! :) I'm sure there's a story about how that got started, eh? In the meantime, one of my internal clues is how long someone I don't know from a hole in a wall is keeping me on the phone trying to talk me into doing something his/her way rather than mine (the normal or safe way)!! Good post, Lorine!Celia Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04096301290962083820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-13883005184748859112012-12-19T13:30:59.705-05:002012-12-19T13:30:59.705-05:00This particular case does sound suspicious, howeve...This particular case does sound suspicious, however, I do want to mention that there are a number of countries where paying by bank transfer is the accepted and common way to do things. Some businesses there refuse to do it any other way - it is either bank transfer or nothing.<br /><br />This was quite a shock to me when I spent several months in Latvia (but didn't have a local bank account,Antrahttp://www.celmina.com/genealogynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-30345756570212033832012-12-19T13:23:26.683-05:002012-12-19T13:23:26.683-05:00What a great reminder. We have a rental house and...What a great reminder. We have a rental house and we've had a few scammers interested in renting our house. I'm not sure what they hope to gain but they always say they are out of the country, moving to the states, and therefore cannot meet us or see the house in person. I'm like Joe in that once I hear something like that, I don't communicate with them again. I'm so glad Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-60087210448397960642012-12-19T11:46:46.771-05:002012-12-19T11:46:46.771-05:00Thanks for sharing your experience. Good reminder ...Thanks for sharing your experience. Good reminder to all of us. Anyone who acts even remotely like Eddie Haskell always sets my own spidey senses off.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792728273494521475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-13738230924642431092012-12-19T10:50:18.090-05:002012-12-19T10:50:18.090-05:00Oy, do I know where you're coming from! I'...Oy, do I know where you're coming from! I've been trying to sell a wedding dress online for a year now, and haven't gotten interest from ANYONE except scammers and con artists. And I do the same thing - I try to look past the poor English in the e-mails, because why shouldn't someone whose second language is English buy a wedding dress online? I try to look past foreign addresses,Kathleen O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06998207528481554149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-19489165579029943752012-12-19T09:52:10.886-05:002012-12-19T09:52:10.886-05:00Wow! That's crazy!!
Back in the 90s my landl...Wow! That's crazy!!<br /><br />Back in the 90s my landlady had me pay my rent by putting it directly in her bank account by using her acct number because she lived in a different city - but I am very honest. Hurray for your spidey senses!Flabbergasted Momhttp://wth-is-bpd2.blogspot.com/ncrnoreply@blogger.com