[e-gold-list] Chess Gold Reward

2001-03-24 Thread Ben Legume
I was looking at the public balances of E-Gold just before, and there is a 16 gram account listed as 247287 "Chess for Gold Reward Chest" 'Paid to he who allows chess4AU'. Does anyone know anything about this? I did a meta-search but couldn't find anything. Check out my homepage

[e-gold-list] Re: Scam

2001-03-24 Thread Ben Legume
Simple. Someone is trying to set you up by buying small amounts for a while then placing a fraudulent order. Do you operate OzziGold? I think I tried to buy some E-Gold from you last year, but you didn't have a bank account or something. Or it may be a different Kelly (Ned?) Subject:

[e-gold-list] Stupid people

2001-03-27 Thread Ben Legume
Anyone stupid enough to fall for one of those Nigerian scams doesn't deserve to have that money in the first place (IMO). On the subject of the 'who's regulating these off-shore unlicensed casino/MLM schemes?' I can only say that there are a lot of idiots on the Internet. There's the numerous

[e-gold-list] Defense Fund

2001-03-29 Thread Ben Legume
Perhaps E-Gold might want to reconsider hosting it's servers in the US in the light of this raid. All it will take is a US Attorney or two hopped up on cocaine who decides he wants a big publicity case with little possible backlash. They can them say (and probably quite truthfully) that

[e-gold-list] PayByGold

2001-04-02 Thread Ben Legume
Ladies and Gentlemen, For those that have not tried it yet, Pay By Gold allows you to pay your bills anywhere in world. Its the easiest, and cheaper way to send a check to your creditors or yourself. In the coming weeks, you will have the ability to send a wire or check anywhere in the

[e-gold-list] Boggs

2001-04-03 Thread Ben Legume
Sounds like a shill if you ask me? Weren't there some people complaining he had swindled them? (May have been on another list, but the name mentioned was definately Boggs). Anything like the guy who prints his own postage stamps and uses them to mail letters? Ones with Saddam Hussein or

[e-gold-list] Escrow Scam

2001-04-05 Thread Ben Legume
Here is a reason I won't use escrow services, from the Ebay announcements page http://www2.ebay.com/aw/marketing.shtml#040301145756 *** Concerns Regarding Worldescrow Service*** We have been informed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is investigating complaints concerning

[e-gold-list] Flatrategold.com

2001-04-05 Thread Ben Legume
I just looked at their page now, and it's there with a claim that they're re-working their website and anticipate re-opening on 27th of March. Maybe try them one more time? New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private

[e-gold-list] Australians

2001-04-13 Thread Ben Legume
And how come there are so many people from Australia into egold??! :) You've obviously never tried to open/operate an Australian bank account. As well as needing roughly the same ID requirements to get a passport, the incompetent, rude staff have to be seen to be believed, and most banks

[e-gold-list] Scam Alert

2001-04-14 Thread Ben Legume
Is this dubious offer from the Mr. S Kurram Khan (or something similar, apologies if I misspelt it) on this list, or is it someone impersonating him? Love the bit about them not wanting to sign for registered mail as it is taking too long. To: Subject: Unite 1 Update ~ pass it on!!!

[e-gold-list] Australian Banks

2001-04-15 Thread Ben Legume
If bank fees are high, as you seem to be saying, bank branches should be profitable if they have custom. Bank branches have been closed down, are being closed down and will continue to be closed down because the fees from branch use is less than the costs of providing the branch services. If

[e-gold-list] Re: Australian Banks

2001-04-15 Thread Ben Legume
I had a little trouble finding the legal tender laws when I wrote the last email on this topic (I was sure I had seen them in the Reserve Bank of Australia Act but could not find them there, i found some in another statute). I should do some research on this topic. The relevant act is I think

[e-gold-list] Re: e-gold-list digest: April 16, 2001

2001-04-16 Thread Ben Legume
That great Australian Eddie Solomon (is he still around? He used to be a regular fixture on 'The Investigators') used to swear by this method. His technique, which he claimed made it legal (or at least very difficult to prosecute you) was to buy a property at auction, then run around in one

[e-gold-list] Re: complaint about GitGold

2001-04-20 Thread Ben Legume
I am writing to e-gold Ltd and to the e-gold list and Western Union with a complaint and warning about the market maker GITGOLD.COM If the customer is willing to wire the money, why not get them to wire it straight to you? Why bother with a MM at all? Does sound a bit fishy IMO. New Books

[e-gold-list] Scam postings

2001-04-28 Thread Ben Legume
Crook posted please change your egold password immediately!!! I have just checked and realised that my account and that of my family members were cleaned out! My account was okay just a few minutes back and when I login again the money is GONE!!! PLEASE CHANGE YOUR ACCOUNT PASSWORD NOW!! OR GET

[e-gold-list] Re: Scam postings/they just tried with us

2001-04-28 Thread Ben Legume
Or maybe someone entered their password to your account number (I've made this mistake occasionally). That doesn't therefore follow that it was an attempt to hack the password. #1 Did you lose any funds? #2 How many times did they try your password? Once = someone made a mistake. Twice =

[e-gold-list] Re: Scam postings

2001-04-28 Thread Ben Legume
I seem to have trouble getting messages through to the e-gold list, and thus, am sending this directly to you. Well I'll just send it to the list and see if it posts, shall I? I debated whether to even respond, but since this statement is so blatant, felt a short response was in order. This

[e-gold-list] E-qold.com

2001-04-29 Thread Ben Legume
I just checked out the e-qold website. After the first login (obviously I used a false acct and pw, it directs you to the front page of the real e-gold page. Pretty bloody cunning. I'm sure if some public minded individual was willing to donate a few grams of e-gold to a worth-while charity

[e-gold-list] E-qold.com

2001-04-30 Thread Ben Legume
' or somesuch would help the division of spoils. Ben Legume E-Gold Acct #168466 New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email address at http://www.today.com.au --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list

[e-gold-list] e-qold/e-glox success!!

2001-05-01 Thread Ben Legume
I note that E-Qold and E-Glox 9the site it directs you to) are currently dead. I'll speak to my friend tonight about how permanent it is, hopefully if there are still spams out there using the address they will fail now. Donations as always to E-Gold acct #168466 Ben Actually, Ben only

[e-gold-list] HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-03 Thread Ben Legume
Also irrespective of the merits or non merits of 'HYIP' and 'investments' one presumes the people participating are over 21 (or 18 in some states) and in their right minds and not wearing bright green trousers and a propeller on their heads. pictures Harry Secombe and the other Goons as

[e-gold-list] Re: HYIPs and propellor-heads.

2001-05-04 Thread Ben Legume
Lil Abner wasn't something I had available in my childhood regretably. Moriarty Look Seagoon, here is a photograph of a pound note! Ned Seagoon What Wealth! Moriarty Yes, and theres more photographs where that came from! I mean, short of locking them in a rubber room, what can be done

[e-gold-list] HYIP mentality

2001-05-04 Thread Ben Legume
Steven wrote: Care to elaborate on that HYIP reference ? How many have you tried and what were their names. This is amazing. I cannot decide between (1) this is just bull or (2) a genuine inability to think. If it is taken seriously then it explains a lot! Seriously making such an

[e-gold-list] Re: HYIP mentality

2001-05-05 Thread Ben Legume
Theres also a strong factor of trying to cover up embarrasment. If you're silly enough to lose some money in a scam, you rarely would want people to know about it because they'll think (know?) that you're a fool. Similarly some of the big leaps of faith after the person believes they have

[e-gold-list] E-bay E-gold scammer?

2001-05-06 Thread Ben Legume
A discussion thread on the Ebay chatrooms mentioning a scammer using e-gold to sell laptops which have failed to materialise: http://remarq.ebay.com/ebay/transcript.asp?g=discuss%2Eebay%2Etrust% 2Eand%2Esafetytn=98081sh=0288a28ccedad6aaidx=-1 New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the

[e-gold-list] Goldchanger

2001-05-09 Thread Ben Legume
I sure hope nothing has happened to goldchanger!! I got some e-gold credited from them about a week ago, with some more due any day now (I have to wait for the cheques to clear). Then again, if your customer sent payment in cash, there's always the danger it could be stolen by post office

[e-gold-list] Insurance

2001-05-11 Thread Ben Legume
If I ran such a company I'd try to take some basic precautions against insuring morons in the first place, maybe not an aptitude test per se, but something that would screen out the bottom-feeders. Have a sign up page for the insurance scheme where it asks the potential insuree to enter

[e-gold-list] Tril's E-Gold Directory

2001-05-12 Thread Ben Legume
Maybe you (and other e-gold lists) should have a section on suspect or known criminal MMs/scammers? I know it's a bit of a downer, esp. for people who are thinking about using E-gold, however the benefit of keeping everyone aware far outweigh the negative. I mean, if Heap of Gold hadn't put a

[e-gold-list] New Zealand

2001-05-16 Thread Ben Legume
Has anyone ever heard the statement 'As thick as two short New Zealanders'? Ohio in 1982, which is highly suspicious. The website is located in New Zealand, which is another sure sign of fraud. You are obviously a complete dick for making such idiotic statements. Lin Ronald NEW ZEALAND

[e-gold-list] Citibank and HYIPs

2001-05-17 Thread Ben Legume
Suggestion: Why don't all those who owe Citibank via personal or business loans or credit cards write or call them and explain that, as gun owners and shooting enthusiasts, they will be only too happy to blacklist Citibank and not pay back their loans. Also, ring them up from a payphone and

[e-gold-list] Scottish Free Banking

2001-05-30 Thread Ben Legume
I'd be interested in how much of the private Scottish money turned out to be bogus (either counterfeit, or being issued by the 18th century equivalent of Romanian scammers)? It would be great in an ideal world, but given the problems with the existing fiat currencies, and the suspicions many

[e-gold-list] Re: Funbonds

2001-06-04 Thread Ben Legume
Yes, I've done quite well with funbonds over the last year. They're especially good to stop you gambling all your money away at one, as they pay you a return every 24 hours for 10 days. Join the gold casino, if only to compare it to other real-life or virtual establishments. The other day I

[e-gold-list] Slavery

2001-06-08 Thread Ben Legume
Slavery was well suited to producing wealth (for the owner) in the ancient world or middle ages, where there really wasn't that big a distinction between a slave and a serf or a farmer/tradesman. In the 19th century, the capitalists realised that with the labour intensive jobs done by slaves

[e-gold-list] Australian Banks (rant)

2001-06-08 Thread Ben Legume
I believe it. As I've said before on the list (and many more times off-list!) Australian banks are the biggest bunch of crooked f*cks in the country, and that's including the politicans and the lawyers. Banks here regularly steal customer's funds (sometimes substantial amounts, sometimes

[e-gold-list] RE: now here's a moral dilemma

2001-06-13 Thread Ben Legume
SHOULD ALL EGOLD RELATED SITES DO THIS? Certainly not! If people are told quite clearly by both E-Gold and the site they are joining not to do something as it is unsafe, yet they do it anyway, on their own heads be it. We are all adults. I think the exact analogy in the real world is a

[e-gold-list] Fwd: Notification from e-gold

2001-06-19 Thread Ben Legume
Some scam artist just sent me this, asking me to go to his e-gold website and enter my password etc. You have been warned!!! New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email address at http://www.today.com.au

[e-gold-list] Re: Amazon

2001-06-21 Thread Ben Legume
I think the article is here http://www.skolnicksreport.com/hoodwink.html it's the 2nd last paragraph. Everybody be sure to read (or at least skim) the rest of his web site. The only thing missing are UFO abductions, black helicopters and credible sources. Yes, UFOs and black helicopters

[e-gold-list] Re: Charles Evans

2001-06-27 Thread Ben Legume
Can someone explain the facts on this case so we can make a good judgment call. Does someone really know the facts ? Hear hear. For all I know E-gold's charges are quite justified. Is Mr. Evans involved in other online currencies at present? Has he made any statements denying or otherwise

[e-gold-list] Gold-Bay

2001-07-02 Thread Ben Legume
Nice looking site, although most of seems to be uncannily familiar to Ebay. I like some of the extra categories however (privacy, mail forwarding services, lock-picks etc). Unfortunately when I tried to join up it gave me an error message. And $2.50 US per listing is a bit steep for a site

[e-gold-list] E-gold and money laundering

2001-07-05 Thread Ben Legume
Certain slapheads on this list seem to be missing the main reason that MMs will never be able to tell where e-gold originated from. It is 100% instantly transferrable. If I set up an e-gold account and swindle an old lady in Ohio while pretending to be a door-to-door weather-vane salesman, I

[e-gold-list] Quote

2001-07-07 Thread Ben Legume
Regarding news articles, there is a statement that I always quote there is no such thing as bad publicity. The origin is unknown, although Brendan Behan (Irish author d. 1964) has been quoted as the author. So, the trick now is to turn this article into a good piece. I think it was Phineas

[e-gold-list] Gold Casino funbonds

2001-07-18 Thread Ben Legume
OK, the price of funbonds at thegoldcasino has dropped to c. 4 grams each, which i think is excellent value. I have just bought 4, and if anyone else is interested now is the time to invest! If not already a TGCmember, go to http://www.thegoldcasino.com/win.cgi?9784630 to join. You must

[e-gold-list] Funbonds soar!

2001-07-20 Thread Ben Legume
OK, after yesterday's disappointing result (.27) todays funbond payout is .52 grams per bond. And the price is hard to beat, at a mere 3.5 grams per bond! Now is the time for anyone interested to jump aboard! If you're not already a gold casino member, you can join at this URL

[e-gold-list] Re: Funbonds soar.

2001-07-21 Thread Ben Legume
And check my weblog daily! http://www.geocities.com/gordongriggs/WhyIownaRealdoll.html Oops, this isn't my page, honest. I have a real girlfriend. Over the internet. Well, at least I don't have a mannequin for a GF like this sad, sad individual. Check my actual weblog daily

[e-gold-list] Funbonds 0.5569 today!

2001-07-21 Thread Ben Legume
OK, the funbonds are now at 0.5569. So the last 3 days history are: 0.2734 grams per bond 0.5282 grams per bond 0.5569 grams per bond And the bonds are only 3.75 grams each at present! What a bargain. New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail +

[e-gold-list] Re: the full story

2001-07-23 Thread Ben Legume
You've been listening to Lyndon LaRouche again, haven't you? New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email address at http://www.today.com.au --- You are currently subscribed to e-gold-list as:

[e-gold-list] Fundamentals

2001-07-27 Thread Ben Legume
I think some people are missing something as regards the gold bars, the weight thereof. These gold bars are similar to security on a loan. While they do sometimes bail new ones in (or out), this is not their main intention. If you put these gold bars in a vault in London and the bank states

[e-gold-list] Re: The CRISIS!!!

2001-07-30 Thread Ben Legume
It is interesting that both China and Russia are ENCOURAGING their citizens to buy gold. This is a whacky world when the red commies are encouraging private ownership of gold but the governments of the capitalist West are playing smoke and mirror games to KEEP their citizens from buying

[e-gold-list] Re: Advertisement on list

2001-08-14 Thread Ben Legume
Maybe do what I do (this may not work unless you are logged into Yahoo): http://profiles.yahoo.com/macs_books New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email address at http://www.today.com.au --- You

[e-gold-list] Re: someone bailed out a few bars?

2001-08-20 Thread Ben Legume
Omnipay had to bail them out and sell them to cover the 2 cheques I've gotten from them in the last week :-) Well, maybe partly, or maybe they're doing a bit of speculating and selling when the price is high? New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the right message --- + Today

[e-gold-list] Re:

2001-08-24 Thread Ben Legume
Thanks David for your comments. A trust is not a legal entity and the trust assets are owned by the trustee(s) which obviously is not the role of the account holder. That is also how I understand it. The trust, along with the other governance structures of the e-gold system, protects the

[e-gold-list] -70 Funbonds?

2001-08-24 Thread Ben Legume
I just noticed that Thegoldcasino has a staggering -70 funbonds available. Knowing that computer programs sometimes do screwy things when they get into negatives, I tried to purchase some. Drat, no such luck. You've attempted to purchase more bonds then are currently available! There are

[e-gold-list] Re: trust

2001-08-25 Thread Ben Legume
So I think it is very clear that the trust is not an entity that holds property but a contract (deed) between a settlor and trustee (s). The assets are owned by the trustee(s). Anyone employed by a trust is employed by the trustee(s). Any trading done by a trust is done by the trustee(s).

[e-gold-list] E-gold mentioned on Off The Hook

2001-09-05 Thread Ben Legume
I was just listening to the latest Off The Hook show and E-gold gets a quite favourable, but brief, mention. The show (4th of September) can be streamed or downloaded from http://www.2600.com/offthehook/2001/0901.html It's at about the 40 minute mark (it's a 1 hour show). New Books at

[e-gold-list] Re: Insanity

2001-09-12 Thread Ben Legume
Dreadful. Of course, I'd have a lot more sympathy if the US hadn't spent the last decade destabilising and bombing other countries and killing civilians and damaging economies. As ye have reaped, so ye shall sow. Hopefully some sanity will return by the time this email goes out. New Books

[e-gold-list] Re: Insanity

2001-09-12 Thread Ben Legume
Yes, and I didn't say that I thought it was justified or warranted. However that doesn't change the fact that the Americans who have been merrily bombing other countries as a matter of policy are now very upset that they have been similarly targeted. And I'm not going to pretend I'm even the

[e-gold-list] WTC wreckage guards buried treasure of COMEX gold

2001-09-14 Thread Ben Legume
This is from Yahoo, and i thought it was on-topic sufficiently to post here. Get daily updates (barring international crises etc.) at http://leviathan.weblogs.com http://biz.yahoo.com/rf/010913/n1380_1.html WTC wreckage guards buried treasure of COMEX gold By Alden Bentley NEW YORK,

[e-gold-list] More auctions!

2001-10-26 Thread Ben Legume
There are more e-gold auction on ebay, specifically a fine selection of cds, dvds and videos (with more to come) at http://cgi6.ebay.com.au/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewListedItemsuserid=northcote-auctionscompleted=0sort=0since=30 New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the right message ---

[e-gold-list] Re: Ebay Auctions Are Nice But,,,

2001-10-28 Thread Ben Legume
Some might call us unscrupulous, but it isn't true! We have scruples. Chattel human slavery is absolutely forbidden on our site. If you are selling people, keep that off our site. But, otherwise, if you have something to sell, sell it. Why ever not? As a founding member of The Slavery

[e-gold-list] Re: Ebay Auctions Are Nice But,,,

2001-10-29 Thread Ben Legume
The sarcasism of your first paragraph notwithstanding, I am unsure as to what the last sentence means in relation to the whole. The only thing forbidden on goldbarter.com is the sale of human begins as chattel. What transactions, then, are you avoiding on our site? My sarcasism is renowned.

[e-gold-list] Re: Gold Heaven

2001-11-02 Thread Ben Legume
Yes, wonderful if you have a soft head, and are into MLM scams. No doubt you will enjoy reading about matrix overflows and downlines and so forth almost as much as I did. Next! New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free,

[e-gold-list] Attempted theft of WTC Gold

2001-11-02 Thread Ben Legume
From http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml? xml=/news/2001/11/02/wnyc02.xml Thieves try to steal gold under rubble By Philip Delves Broughton in New York (Filed: 02/11/2001) EVIDENCE of a daring but failed heist from vaults beneath the collapsed World Trade Centre was revealed by

[e-gold-list] Goldchanger hit by fraud?

2001-11-14 Thread Ben Legume
According to the Gold Changer site they are no longer accepting any types of cheques, (personal, business, bank or 3rd party) as they have been hit by fraud. It must have been pretty serious because they aren't able to fulfill orders for several days according to their site. Does anyone know

[e-gold-list] Re: Fun bond rort time again?

2001-11-14 Thread Ben Legume
Another Australian phrase I laugh at is sacked (means fired from place of employment), that always gives me a laugh! eg JP was sacked from the ad agency for swearing at the client. It sounds like a football term, to American ears. Is that the equivalent of a 'low blow' or a blow to the 'lower

[e-gold-list] Australianisms

2001-11-16 Thread Ben Legume
It would be like if Americans said he got handballed from IBM (meaning fired)! In Oz 'handballed' is usually used in a work-related setting when someone or (more likely) something is transferred to another department/person. Such as 'the report was a real bugger so I handballed it to that

[e-gold-list] Idiot or con-man?

2001-11-16 Thread Ben Legume
Haha. I was just reading some of the posts at freedomhound.com. This one takes the cake. Is this MLM idiot actually scamming people, or is he so stupid that he fell victim to one of the 'your e-gold account has been frozen please give us your password' spam scams? Or maybe both...

[e-gold-list] Re: virtu-pay

2001-11-20 Thread Ben Legume
There were 0 matches for virtu and lots of matches for pay. Says a lot about the internet as a whole. New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email address at http://www.today.com.au --- You are

[e-gold-list] Goldchanger done a bunk?

2001-11-29 Thread Ben Legume
Goldchanger's web page seems to have disappeared. Has this been the case for a while? I only just noticed it. New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email address at http://www.today.com.au --- You are

[e-gold-list] E-Gold

2001-10-08 Thread Ben Legume
don't forget also that if large numbers of people are selling (redeeming) their e-gold for whatever reasons (higher value, concerns about safety of deposits, people are broke and need their money in a way they can spend it etc.), some of the bars will need to be sold by E-Gold to cover their

[e-gold-list] Re: Buy stuff TOTALLY FREE on bananagold

2001-10-14 Thread Ben Legume
Just to stop the site getting flooded by eager bargain-hunters, what he actually means is that the small surcharge has been waived. Unfortunately you still have to pay Amazon's prices. Oh well, maybe someone will hack Amazon and set all the prices to zero or something. Until then, or unless

[e-gold-list] Ebay E-Gold Auctions

2001-12-22 Thread Ben Legume
I've just finished listing my new round of auctions at Ebay. There are still a few of the older ones running at http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewListedItemsuserid=scholarlymonkinclude=0since=-1sort=2rows=25 The new ones can be seen at http://cgi6.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?

[e-gold-list] Re: Where does one keep ones wealth in an end-game scenario?

2002-01-10 Thread Ben Legume
If you have enough wealth to worry about such things, diversify your holdings! Put some in DGCs (more than 1), some in gold bars or coins, some in real estate, some in commodities, some in appropriate shares etc. If all else fails, buy canned goods, ammunition and LOTS of toilet paper and

[e-gold-list] Re: money laundering

2002-01-18 Thread Ben Legume
Mark Tantam, financial crime specialist at accountants Deloitte Touche, was quoted in the London Sun, said The advent of the euro is the biggest shot in the arm for terrorists and organized crime since the sale of alcohol was outlawed in the US. blah blah blah Does anyone else spot the

[e-gold-list] Re: Who is the enemy?

2002-01-31 Thread Ben Legume
Somehow I don't think paying tax is high on the to-do list of illegal immigrants. Damn it, just when someone pays me for one of my auctions http://cgi6.ebay.com.au/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewListedItemsuserid=cloud-dragoninclude=0since=30 http://cgi6.ebay.com.au/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?

[e-gold-list] Re: Gyros in Scotland

2002-02-01 Thread Ben Legume
Perhaps it's not a good idea for a market-maker to admit that 'their Gyros won't fly in Scotland', given that a Gyro is roughly equivalent to a money-order in Britain. New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email

[e-gold-list] Ebay E-Gold listings

2002-02-08 Thread Ben Legume
I just finished the latest round of e-bay auctions accepting e-gold, mainly CDs and a few DVDs and videos, which can be viewed here http://cgi6.ebay.com.au/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewListedItemsuserid=www.emailcash.com.aucompleted=0sort=0since=1 And some of the older auctions can be seen here:

[e-gold-list] Re: charge back problem

2002-02-17 Thread Ben Legume
Apologies if this has already been answered, as I get a daily digest I may be a few messages behind. There is no way for a merchant to avoid chargebacks if a sale is done over the internet. The credit card companies simply don't work that way. The only way for a merchant to have protection

[e-gold-list] Redirection wanted

2002-02-18 Thread Ben Legume
An associate of my father has been trying to order an educational series of video tapes from Amazon.com recently. Due to some sort of restrictive and probably illegal practice they won't ship them to Australia but only within the US. I am hoping someone reloiable on the list would be willing,

[e-gold-list] Re: Redirection wanted

2002-02-19 Thread Ben Legume
Thanks JPM! I considered Banana, but I thought that Amazon shipped the items as per normal. I'll check it out! New Books at Discount Prices --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email address at http://www.today.com.au --- You

[e-gold-list] Re: egold.com

2002-03-01 Thread Ben Legume
Now it just takes me straight to e-gold.com, as a referral! Nice, was he doing anything in particualr with it before? --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email address at http://www.today.com.au --- You are currently subscribed to

[e-gold-list] Spanish Prisoners.

2002-03-07 Thread Ben Legume
A few people on the list have been asking recently about the 'Nigerian scam' and as I have received some offers also, it seems likely that the list members' emails have been harvested, so I think it would be a good idea if I wrote about the '419 scam' briefly. In one form or another this scam

[e-gold-list] Re: THE-DOMAIN-REGISTRAR.COM FRAUD ARTIST BEWARE!!!

2002-03-20 Thread Ben Legume
I don't quite understand this fraud you are alleging. You seem to be saying that he was unable to register a domain for you so you went to the domain registrar he was using and did it yourself, and got a refund. Now you seem to be saying that because you have found out that someone else is

[e-gold-list] New E-Gold Auctions

2002-03-25 Thread Ben Legume
This morning I finished listing a few bits and pieces on Ebay. All auctions, naturally, take e-gold. DVDs and CDs can be viewed here http://cgi6.ebay.com.au/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewListedItemsuserid=cash_money_brotherinclude=0since=-2 Doctor Who items (cards, some books) can be seen here

[e-gold-list] Re: nettime Virtual world grows real economy

2002-03-25 Thread Ben Legume
I read a fascinating article in Time last year about another online RPG, the world's Biggest. It is a South Korean game, I think it is called Homelands, and it is fascinating how real-life gangsters have muscled into the online world, running protection rackets for characters and threatening

[e-gold-list] ICafe

2002-07-14 Thread Ben Legume
Someone mentioned that ICafe was involved in scams. Could someone advise me (off list if irrelevant to e-gold) whaqt this is about, and does it refer to the icafe.com? --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email address at

[e-gold-list] Sucker traps

2002-07-19 Thread Ben Legume
I thought this might be beneficial to some on this list, esp. given the way the stockmarket is heading. It is from the redoubtable www.skolnicksreport.com http://www.skolnicksreport.com/straps1.html THE SUCKER TRAPS, Part One by Sherman H. Skolnick 12/29/01 Some people are just busy with

[e-gold-list] Question for gold casino

2002-07-26 Thread Ben Legume
Here is a question for The Gold Casino interview: Why, when I have a balance of 1.5 grams and have placed a .75 gram bet on a blackjack hand, won't it let me double (claiming I have insufficient gold)? A minor glitch but rather annoying. I may not be a professor of probabilities and advanced

[e-gold-list] Auctions

2002-08-15 Thread Ben Legume
Which reminds me, the following auctions of mine also accept e-gold. Collectables, trading cards etc: http://cgi6.ebay.com.au/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewSellersOtherItemsuserid=mythoscardssort=0page=1rows=500since= 30include=0showpics=1stab=30 DVDs (a few left)

[e-gold-list] Yellow press beat-up on WTC coins.

2002-09-11 Thread Ben Legume
From one of the local rags: http://news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,5078933%255E2862,00.html Disgust over coin offer By KAREN COLLIER, consumer reporter September 12, 2002 COIN dealers are cashing in on the World Trade Centre tragedy. Australia's biggest coin dealer is selling silver and

[e-gold-list] Re: Maybe they're winning

2002-09-16 Thread Ben Legume
Yes, but how many of those 17 million accounts have been suspended due to chargebacks (buyer or seller) or are now dormant due to being sick of getting ripped off? --- Send the right message --- + Today freemail + Get your free, private email address at

[e-gold-list] Re: Bpay fraud

2002-09-21 Thread Ben Legume
remember that being a country peopled entirely by criminals (see my upcoming work 'Australia: What Went Wrong' in 18 volumes), they are largely used for crime and unsavoury enterprises. Get your facts right Ben. Australia is not populated entirely by criminals. There is one person down in

[e-gold-list] Re: B-Pay Fraud

2002-09-22 Thread Ben Legume
Australian ... being a country peopled entirely by criminals Speak for yourself! My ancestors were free settlers. I thought we were all Princess Bride fans here? Anyway, if you had a choice of where to settle, why would you choose the worst continent on Earth, with the most inhospitable

[e-gold-list] RE: Opening Bank accounts

2002-09-23 Thread Ben Legume
I can't tell you how you get an account as an American company - I'd actually like to know the answer to that before I head back there - but perhaps knowing who the big banks are there can give you somewhere to start. Which isn't much help for the person who asked the question. Have you ever

[e-gold-list] HSBC

2002-09-24 Thread Ben Legume
If you believe the writings of Lyndon LaRouche, among others (and although he is fairly mad his research is very reliable) HSBC is one of the biggest gangster/organised crime banks in the world. That said, as far as their customers are concerned this is not necessarily a bad thing for many

[e-gold-list] Re: Shhh... Here is a big secret!

2002-09-29 Thread Ben Legume
The best way to protect your privacy against computerised financial records is to change your date of birth. While most names aren't unique, the way They distinguish among the different Ian Greens is the date of birth. ID numbers of one sort or another are secondary to that. Many years ago

[e-gold-list] More on Goldchanger

2002-10-20 Thread Ben Legume
Sorry if this has been address already, but I get a daily digest which doesn't get released for a couple of hours. This announcement was on the Goldchanger.com webpage: LATEST NEWS! As some of you have discovered, we have been behind our two day turnaround time for a while now. We have

[e-gold-list] Re: Changes to member agreement - ACTION REQUIRED

2002-10-30 Thread Ben Legume
I object to this request and will not comply. Individuals are not required to have socialist security numbers, and many do not for religious and other reasons. (For example, King David was rebuked by God for enumerating his people. He only had to suffer three days of plague or pestilence; I

[e-gold-list] Re: Tax protest labelled extremist

2002-11-17 Thread Ben Legume
It's also a movement that has been linked strongly to violence; to attacks on IRS agents; to blowing up IRS offices, as well as many other crimes, he said. There's a great deal of criminal activity associated with the movement. Do they take e-gold donations? --- Send the right message ---

[e-gold-list] Book auctions on Ebay

2002-11-19 Thread Ben Legume
Now available for instant purchase at Ebay, using E-gold (plus traditional payment methods): Books, books and more books. Lots of science fiction including some Frank Herbert and H P Lovecraft, plus some RPG books still left (at time of writing)! http://cgi6.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?

[e-gold-list] Re: Visit Gold

2002-11-19 Thread Ben Legume
To sidestep the flame war brewing here, the best chance for a private individual to be able to examine the gold holdings would be to becoem a journalist for, say, wyred magazine, and start making enquiries. You should at least be able to get an interview with the management of the facilities,

  1   2   >