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[BRG]

Originally posted by bira
Personally, I would never do business with it.

But that's just me.

Then I hope you are VERY self-sufficient in your life-style, 'cos you just excluded 90+% of all commercial undertakings.

I cannot believe that this naive world-wide-web purity thing still persists in the 21st century. I suppose that I should be reassured that so many people still have such faith, but I worry for you all, I really do. By the way, if you get any of those letters from nice Christian people in Africa asking for your help to transfer their money, please don't fall for them - they're SCAMS!!!!!!

[bira]

Originally posted by BRG
By the way, if you get any of those letters from nice Christian people in Africa asking for your help to transfer their money, please don't fall for them - they're SCAMS!!!!!!

Actually, going by you, they're a perfectly legitimate and ethical way of making money...

[BRG]

Originally posted by bira
Actually, going by you, they're a perfectly legitimate and ethical way of making money...

No, I am very clear about the ethical and legal differences between conning people out of money fraudulently and setting up a web-page so as to get a beneficial outcome on a search engine. But I seem to be the only one here who is. Maybe I am just getting too cynical in my old age.

[xype]

Originally posted by BRG
By the way, if you get any of those letters from nice Christian people in Africa asking for your help to transfer their money, please don't fall for them - they're SCAMS!!!!!!

Oooh, ****!

[baddog]

Originally posted by BRG
No, I am very clear about the ethical and legal differences between conning people out of money fraudulently and setting up a web-page so as to get a beneficial outcome on a search engine. But I seem to be the only one here who is. Maybe I am just getting too cynical in my old age.

Yes its a matter of degree only.

Shaun