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Old 04-18-2010, 11:16 AM
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Must be one of those out of work KGB guys trying to make a comeback/ pay the bills ???



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Old 04-18-2010, 11:34 AM
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If "You are bidding," you really can't "Join for free" unless you bid zero.

Seems to me that I've heard of this particular scam before.
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Old 04-18-2010, 12:02 PM
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If "You are bidding," you really can't "Join for free" unless you bid zero.

Seems to me that I've heard of this particular scam before.
Since the authorities already have everyone's license plate numbers, this is a marketing thing.
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Old 04-18-2010, 01:26 PM
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I suspect that the owners force the "independent consultants" to buy tools or pay for seminars. That's a common way to suck money out of the downline in a MLM scheme.
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Old 04-18-2010, 01:50 PM
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Ahh another MLM scheme, they constantly prove that their is no shortage of suckers!
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Old 04-18-2010, 02:24 PM
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Report the item to ebay. It's a scam and against the terms of service.
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Old 04-18-2010, 10:21 PM
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The Nigerians are playing again.
Years ago, a guy put an add in a national paper basically saying that it was your last chance to send $40 , he made a fortune. Stupid people just sent the money without realizing they wood get nothing for it.
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Old 04-19-2010, 12:00 AM
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Ahh another MLM scheme, they constantly prove that their is no shortage of suckers!
amway anyone? (or whatever they have changed their name to?)

oh, and scientology is also an MLM. and a cult. two for one.
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Old 04-19-2010, 09:07 AM
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The article on MSN says it's real - they want you to rat out your neighbors and such. People are hiding to well in the heavy car reposssesion market. They give you a few cents for every plate entered. If you get a plate that someone wants to know about (and it leads to the repossesion) you and DNA (the company) get some more $$
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Old 04-19-2010, 10:03 AM
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There is a group already logging the plates and locations of anybody with an anti-Obama, pro NRA, prolife, or GOP bumper sticker.
I joined them and entered all the pro-O, dem, or anti gun stickers I could find...

Just keeping it even :-)
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another reason I like not having a front plate and backing all my cars into the driveway. And anyone foolish enough to walk up my driveway to get a plate number, well, they are looking at a bad day.
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another reason I like not having a front plate and backing all my cars into the driveway. And anyone foolish enough to walk up my driveway to get a plate number, well, they are looking at a bad day.
Yeah I hate living in a front plate state! WV was cool cause there was only the rear plate...
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Old 04-19-2010, 01:05 PM
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There is a group already logging the plates and locations of anybody with an anti-Obama, pro NRA, prolife, or GOP bumper sticker.
I joined them and entered all the pro-O, dem, or anti gun stickers I could find...

Just keeping it even :-)
Do you actually have a link to this ? Sounds preposterous to me. Utterly preposterous.
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Old 04-19-2010, 01:05 PM
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another reason I like not having a front plate and backing all my cars into the driveway. And anyone foolish enough to walk up my driveway to get a plate number, well, they are looking at a bad day.
I myself have nothing to hide, I could care less.
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Old 04-19-2010, 01:15 PM
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Do you actually have a link to this ? Sounds preposterous to me. Utterly preposterous.
I guess it could be a way of doing targeted fundraising for the GOP.

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