Comments on: Scamming Physicists http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2007/07/20/scamming-physicists/ A community of Physics Phans! Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:39:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1.3 by: Christopher Moore http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2007/07/20/scamming-physicists/#comment-68199 Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:36:19 +0000 http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2007/07/20/scamming-physicists/#comment-68199 He got nothing, Pat! I am too smart. ;) I was in Boston a few months ago. I emailed well beforehand. I heard nothing in reply. :( He got nothing, Pat! I am too smart. ;)

I was in Boston a few months ago. I emailed well beforehand. I heard nothing in reply. :(

]]> by: Your Master http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2007/07/20/scamming-physicists/#comment-67758 Wed, 13 Feb 2008 03:23:36 +0000 http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2007/07/20/scamming-physicists/#comment-67758 I can't believe I'm just reading this now. Do you not remember me telling you about the oversees interest when I was selling my motorcycle? Anyway, so how much did he actually get from you? And I thought you were smarter than this. Have fun. Let me know when you are coming up north. Later I can’t believe I’m just reading this now. Do you not remember me telling you about the oversees interest when I was selling my motorcycle? Anyway, so how much did he actually get from you? And I thought you were smarter than this. Have fun. Let me know when you are coming up north. Later

]]> by: Chris Moore http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2007/07/20/scamming-physicists/#comment-58296 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:11:49 +0000 http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2007/07/20/scamming-physicists/#comment-58296 Stroke a man's ego enough and he will go from a competent, intelligent person to a stumbling fool. I've gotten the random "help me recover $20 million dollar" emails before. This was the first that was obviously created just for me. I would have loved to have played along for a while wasting this idiots time. However, considering my employer, office phone number, office address and even my salary are public information and are easily obtainable, I decided against it. Stroke a man’s ego enough and he will go from a competent, intelligent person to a stumbling fool.

I’ve gotten the random “help me recover $20 million dollar” emails before. This was the first that was obviously created just for me. I would have loved to have played along for a while wasting this idiots time. However, considering my employer, office phone number, office address and even my salary are public information and are easily obtainable, I decided against it.

]]> by: Martin http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2007/07/20/scamming-physicists/#comment-58277 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 08:10:32 +0000 http://www.ilovephysics.com/archives/2007/07/20/scamming-physicists/#comment-58277 "...a few key markers in the email should have tipped me off..." Ya think? :-) This creep successfully appealed to your "physics-teacher ego," taking advantage of your desire to "assist and inform" to get you to respond to his initial silly-ass eMail. Were the topic anything other than physics, I doubt that you would have even bothered to finish reading that eMail. “…a few key markers in the email should have tipped me off…”

Ya think? :-)

This creep successfully appealed to your “physics-teacher ego,” taking advantage of your desire to “assist and inform” to get you to respond to his initial silly-ass eMail. Were the topic anything other than physics, I doubt that you would have even bothered to finish reading that eMail.

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