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Category: Scams Scammers & Urban Legends

  • Art At Its Finest

    Art At Its Finest

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23645 – 1223 (NB: If you’re not reading this on https://thehapswithherb.com/ or on the WordPress Reader from that site, you’re reading an unauthorized copy.) Here’s the haps: One of the things about writing to an audience that is much more educated than you are is that you always know there’s…

  • Let The One Who Answereth The Phone Beware – Don’t Get Scammed

    Let The One Who Answereth The Phone Beware – Don’t Get Scammed

    Herb’s Blog, Herbdate 23608 – 1220 (NB: If you’re not reading this on https://thehapswithherb.com/ or on the WordPress Reader from that site, you’re reading an unauthorized copy.) Dear Fans, Friends, Fiends, Foes, Foundlings, First-Time-Visitors, and Frogs, Here’s the haps: First of all, I don’t hate any people but as I get…

  • Scamming A Scammer – Scamming Barrister Johnson Chambers – Pt 4

    Scamming A Scammer – Scamming Barrister Johnson Chambers – Pt 4

    Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22102-673: Originally written and/or posted previously elsewhere on Herbdate: 17,916 aka 02/24/2009: This is part 4 of a 3 part series.  If you are reading this, then I won again. I have to say I feel I have hit the big-time with Scambaiting now.  At least I…

  • Scamming A Scammer – Scamming Barrister Johnson Chambers – Pt 3

    Scamming A Scammer – Scamming Barrister Johnson Chambers – Pt 3

    Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22101-672: Originally written and/or posted previously elsewhere on Herbdate: 17,915 aka 02/23/2009: This is part 3 of a 3 part series. (The original TTY machine listed in the original post was over $700. I don’t know if they have gone down in price over the years but…

  • Scamming A Scammer – Scamming Barrister Johnson Chambers – Pt 2

    Scamming A Scammer – Scamming Barrister Johnson Chambers – Pt 2

    Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22100-671: Originally written and/or posted previously elsewhere on Herbdate: 17,914 aka 02/22/2009: This is part 2 of 3 (It actually turned out to be 4) My character, Professor Frederick Von Googleheimer, Penguin Scatologist First Class, is receiving an explanation of where the money I am supposed to…

  • Scamming A Scammer – Scamming Barrister Johnson Chambers – Pt 1

    Scamming A Scammer – Scamming Barrister Johnson Chambers – Pt 1

    Herb’s blog, Herbdate 22099-670: Originally written and/or posted previously elsewhere on Herbdate: 17,913 aka 02/21/2009: This was one of my attempts at scambaiting. Please accept my apologies in advance if Professor Frederick Von Googleheimer offends with any potty humor. It’s pretty mild and while some readers would not even notice,…

  • Lookin’ For Work

    Lookin’ For Work

    Finding a job is really annoying. Even in this electronic age when it ought to be easier than ever, it’s just really frustrating. Oh, don’t get me wrong, the old days were no picnic, riding the bus all over town all day long, following leads from the want ads and…

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