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Frank
01-15-2006, 01:37 PM
Kind of long, but I thought he would stop! This started with an ad I posted offering the Tommasini SLX Super Prestige for sale. Ended up with me offering my air hardened Silly Putty, then my Pasta and Cheese bike ;)
Frank
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HIM
Hello,
I saw ur ad placed on the net and a contemporary of mine recommended it to me.I will like to know if the above item is available,the last price and if possible with pics to know the present condition.I would like to solicit your total sincerity and honesty in this transaction.Payment will be made by a US Certified cheque and shippment would be at my cost because i have a private shipper so shipping should not be a problem,I stay in Southport in the Uk.Happy New Year
Sincerely urs,
Benita Brian
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ME
$5000
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HIM
Goodday,
Thanks for your response.I wld be waiting for the pics if any.I am happy to hear back from you.I more than willing to buy the Tommasini SLX Super Prestige frame,so tht my shipper can ship everyother thing with it i bought initially from a garage sale .Its good to know that the Tommasini SLX Super Prestige frame is available.Payment would be made which will include shipping,insurance cover papers and everyother necessary things for shippment at my own cost. My Partner (a multi business man and philantropist) who is an American residing in the Italy and would be leaving for South America very soon,he has agreed to send you a US certified cheque of $9,500 .You are to contact my private shipper for payment same day you receive the cheque.The contact of the shipper i will mail to you when you receive payment.You deduct your payment,and send the excess funds to my shipper via western union. My shipper'll handle the shipping of the Tommasini SLX Super Prestige frame and some other items which i bought from a garage sale auction and are ready for shippment,he deals with Quicktime, fast delivery. I'll be compensating you with $250,for your efforts and the western union charges.The shipper will be coming to your location for the pickup immediately the payment is been confirmed. Pls send your full data,so that you'll recieve the cheque very soon.The following data would be needed for the cheque to be sent to u asap.NAME...,PHYSICAL ADDRESS...,PHONE NUMBERS...Pls reply today and have a wonderful day.Happy New Year
Best Regards
Benita Brian
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ME
Sorry, it sold to a fellow from England who has a friend from Uganda who is working the hurricane disaster relief in Louisiana who is sending a cashier's check for $12,500 and will pick up the bike in a month or so.
I am wiring back via Western Union only $3,500 to England and I get to keep $9,000 for the Tommasini because it is so rare and they want it so bad!
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HIM
Hello Friend,
Wht if i bid higher to pay u $10,000 for the Tommasini and hv the cheque sent to u on or before next weekend cos i need it too badly...Pls respond.
Benita
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ME
Benita,
As the honorable person and man of your word I am sure you must be, I am certain you understand I would not want to go back on my word with the previous buyer. However, I do have a rare one-of-a-kind racing bike made of air hardened Silly Putty that I would sell for the $10,000 price.
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HIM
I like and fully understand ur stands and wld hold on.I wld really like to go into business with u cos of this gesture u hv displayed,its shows how nice u are as a man.I wld buy ur racing bike and wld like to make a payment of $15,000 which wld include payment of shipping of the racing bike and all other item i hv with the shipper.I wld also go further to offer u an extra $250 for westernunion charges to wire the balance of $5000 back to my shipper who's contact details i wld send to u when payment is sent to u.The shipper will come to ur location for the pick when payment is made.I wld like to hear back from u with the payment details which will include name,address and contact phone number to which payment can be issued and sent to u.Will be waiting to hear back from u soon.
Benita
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ME
Benita,
I am so sorry! I left out a zero in the price for the collector's edition Silly Putty bike. It is $100,000, which would make your cost $95,000 if I wired back $5,000 to you. Please let me know ASAP as there are many, many bike item collectors clamoring for this oh-so-rare item!
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HIM
Is $95,000 ur last price?if so let me so we can proceed with the payment asap. Benita
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ME
Benita,
You sound like a man who knows his bikes! What would your maximum offer be?
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HIM
Wht is ur own last price for the bike,and i wld start from there
Benita
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ME
Benita,
You are not going to believe this! The fellow said he sent me a $250,000 cashiers check and all I have to do is send him $10,000 by Western Union. I don't even have to ship the bike! He is going to have a friend pick it up for him on February 30, so I get to keep it another six weeks to look at it and remember it before it will be gone. I can't believe my luck on this sale!
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HIM
Does this mean i lost out on the bid/sale for the bike?pls reply
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ME
Benita,
The only bike I have left, and it is even more rare then the air hardened Silly Putty one I just sold, is an Italian model made entirely of different colored and shaped pastas and cheeses. I rode it in the Tour de France last year when Lance Armstrong won his record 7th Tour de France. Perhaps you remember the story about me riding it or saw the pictures of me riding the red, green, and white pasta bike on the news? I hope so. I would sell it for $300,000, but would not be willing to send via Western Union a payment to you of more than $15,000 because I really hate to sell it.
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HIM
Hello,
Does tht mean ur selling?and if so,pls let me know the last price so i can issue u payment and we can proceed.
Benita
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ME
I would take $350,000 for the Pasta and Cheese bike, which would allow me to make $300,000 on it.
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HIM
Hello Frank,
I wld really like to go into business with u cos of this gesture u hv displayed,its shows how nice u are as a man.I wld buy ur Pasta and Cheese bike and wld like to make a payment of $400,000 which wld include payment of shipping of the racing bike and all other item i hv with the shipper.I wld also go further to offer u an extra $2000 for westernunion charges to wire the balance of $48,000 back to my shipper who's contact details i wld send to u when payment is sent to u.The shipper will come to ur location for the pick when payment is made.I wld like to hear back from u with the payment details which will include name,address and contact phone number to which payment can be issued and sent to u.Will be waiting to hear back from u soon.
Benita
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ME
Benita,
I have tired of this game.
Goodbye.
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Tony Edwards
01-15-2006, 01:53 PM
Bwahahahaha!!! I love hearing about a scam artist having his chain jerked like this. Nice work!

Johny
01-15-2006, 01:55 PM
Benita,
I have tired of this game.
Goodbye.
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Frank,
So you decide to keep your Pasta and Cheese bike? :D

Jeff Weir
01-15-2006, 02:06 PM
Is it still for sale?

What size

Center to center please

Rover-Rich
01-15-2006, 02:15 PM
ROTFL!! Wife thinks I'm nuts!

csm
01-15-2006, 02:24 PM
does it get mushy when riding in hot, humid weather?

dave thompson
01-15-2006, 03:01 PM
Frank,
So you decide to keep your Pasta and Cheese bike? :D
He'll never build it up!

Fixed
01-15-2006, 03:06 PM
bro welcame to the jungle i.m.h.o. cheers :beer:

Sandy
01-15-2006, 03:50 PM
So Frank, I have a close friend and outstanding cyclist, Kevan, who might bite on your Pasta and Cheese bike. The price is just fine, but he would like to know what type of cheese, since he doesn't want to get a bad taste from this transaction. :)


Spaghetti Sandy

Serpico
01-15-2006, 04:12 PM
www.p-p-p-powerbook.com

Frankwurst
01-15-2006, 05:31 PM
No faster than I am I think my bike is made of pasta and cheese. I had no idea it's worth that kinda dough though. Good job Frank! :beer:

sc53
01-16-2006, 11:28 AM
Frank--judging from your hilarious correspondence w/"Benita," I strongly suspect you may have been one of the mad geniuses behind the "Tales of Dadoo" thread. Am I right?? I have been rereading your corres w/Benita and laughing out loud!! $350,000--no problem!

67-59
01-16-2006, 01:36 PM
...to the question of whether the pasta and cheese bike is still available. :)

MartyE
01-16-2006, 02:32 PM
since everyone is going off half baked on the pasta n' cheese bike,
how bout the air hardened silly putty? does it still pick up sunday comics?
is it resiliant? Does it come in a large egg shaped shipping case?
I nd to no soon as I nd ths bk fr rce ts wknd.
I will send 10,000 simoleans in discreet pakage and you can send
me remainder in us funds (IN GOD WE TRUSTS all others pays cash).

Marty
Lagos, Nigeria

keno
01-16-2006, 02:48 PM
excellent work! The reigning king in writscam fine art, in my opinion, continues to be http://www.ebolamonkeyman.com/.

keno

Johny
01-16-2006, 04:17 PM
He'll never build it up!

Yes. He will this time...with new Shimano stuff made of sausage.

97CSI
01-16-2006, 05:50 PM
I wanted to pass this on. I have been advised of the following from a good friend of mine:

He was a victim of the latest scam which is happening near malls. Two good looking 21 year old women come to you as you are parking your car. One starts wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, the other comes to your window saying "Hi" while bending over with her breasts almost coming out of her blouse, impossible not to look.

When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say "No" and beg you for a ride to another Mall a few miles away. You agree and tell them to sit in the back. On the way they start having sex in the back seat. Then one of them performs oral sex on you, while the other one steals your wallet.

My friend was assaulted last Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, but he couldn't find them Saturday or Sunday. Lost $40.

Be careful!! It's a jungle out there.

BumbleBeeDave
01-16-2006, 07:01 PM
That's HILARIOUS! Great job of baiting him with the pasta and cheese bike! That's really using your, uh, noodle, so to speak! ;)

BBDave

PanTerra
01-18-2006, 05:35 PM
Frank,

You have provided me with a couple of days of real enjoyment. I showed this to my SO and she has never laughed so hard.

weisan
01-18-2006, 05:47 PM
http://retiary.net/idea/idea7/idea_7/cannes/print/silver/kidnap.jpg

geezohwiz
01-18-2006, 06:09 PM
...but being of (1/2) Italian heritage, I must first know if the pasta tubing is penne or ziti (the ridged ziti provide for a stiffer build). Also, the pasta must be "al dente" or the ride will be too mushy!

Seriously though, that is one hysterical exchange...I wonder if the scam is automated since he sent back essentially the same "honorable man" e-mail with only the details of transaction changed?!?!?

Kevan
01-18-2006, 10:45 PM
Before I drop a penne I'd want to know if the frame has any al dente?

ClutchCargo
01-19-2006, 08:32 AM
Before I drop a penne I'd want to know if the frame has any al dente?

fusilli thread !

But I want to know, is this pasta-cheese bike a mountain bike, or can you only ride it in the ziti ? :banana:

dave thompson
01-19-2006, 08:42 AM
In for a penne, in for a pound.