Brendan Burgess
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Fair play to Fionn Davenport for going public on falling for a scam.
www.irishtimes.com
But he did fall for one of the oldest tricks in the book.
He put a bike up for sale on Facebook.
Got offered close to the offering price almost immediately.
She said DPD would deliver the cash.
Then she said that DPD wanted €50 insurance and would he pay this to them.
And he agreed.
Then she said that they wanted another €50 and he realised it was a scam.
I don't agree with Conor Pope's excuse
As with so many people who have fallen victim to a scam, he is blaming himself. While understandable, the blame is entirely misplaced and the responsibility rests exclusively with the criminals behind the enterprise.
Brendan
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‘I suddenly felt this cold fear wash over me’ - how a tech-savvy writer and broadcaster was scammed
Pricewatch: Fionn Davenport’s experience of being scammed has left him feeling exposed and vulnerable
But he did fall for one of the oldest tricks in the book.
He put a bike up for sale on Facebook.
Got offered close to the offering price almost immediately.
She said DPD would deliver the cash.
Then she said that DPD wanted €50 insurance and would he pay this to them.
And he agreed.
Then she said that they wanted another €50 and he realised it was a scam.
I don't agree with Conor Pope's excuse
As with so many people who have fallen victim to a scam, he is blaming himself. While understandable, the blame is entirely misplaced and the responsibility rests exclusively with the criminals behind the enterprise.
Brendan