poor guy never stood a chance. The elderly are being targeted for a reason, aren't they? Seems most who fall for this type of scam are elderly folk.

He should have used common sense.

That's the problem, Guru- they never do. They get blinded with dollar signs and never put 2 and 2 together. This happens much more than we even know- a lot of it goes unreported...

This is the type of scam I worry an elderly relative of mine would fall for. The poor guy has spent so much money trying to get rich that had he saved it he would be.

He once spent close to ten grand trying to get an invention made in China. 2 years later we saw it in an auto store and everyone he tried to contact over there had never heard of him. A lawyer then took him for another 2 grand before he finally gave up.

Never send anything innovative to China. They are thieves and will beat you to the distribution. I am beginning to think that people who fall for this scam need to wake up.

Ouch! $25,000  That got to hurt!  When something sounds too good to be true.  It usually is a scam.   

L@@K's like customers & Wal-Mart.....is AH

TARGET>>

THESE>>>>>DAY's & this is just another sorry EXAMPLE of Oh, Oh,

I am so sorry it happened to this pour, pour, 80..year old PERSON!

Maby, just>>MABY?????>>HE was not GREEDY, but try'g to>>

HELP these citizen's collect their money?????????????????????

Maby, they told him they had a sick (CHILD) in the hospital &

needed to have a hip replacement or the child would "never"

walk??????again??????unless, they got $25,000>>PRONTO!!

WHO?????KNOW's???? (they long gone w/man's LIFE sav'in)

In my HOOD>>>>>>>>>last week........woman got pocketbook........SNACHED!!!!!

at the local Wal-Mart.....................................................................22222222!!!!!

It happen's rather OFTEN & they say it was a dark complected MAN or

I saw on TV (DON'T watch TV)!!!!!!!!!!!......it was a 6^ man dressed woman!

ALL this STUFF "HAPPEN's @@@@  "Wal-MART "

Nutt'in excit'in..ever<never

 happen's...@@@TARGET

SORRY>>>>>>>ABOUT>>>>>>>>>>>>>THAT

PSYKOMO waiting fer JACKPOT (made in china)$$$

I worked with a guy that wasn't that old who had a similar experience.  He designed a microwave bacon cooking device but he didn't know where to go until he saw a TV commercial for a company that helped (took advantage of) inventors.  He sent for their information and then sent them $2K to do a patent search and after they assured him his idea was totally new he sent another $2K for engineering and making drawings to apply for a patent.  Later they informed him that it was more important to get his product to market even before the patent process was completed so he sent them another $2K to start negotiations with companies in the far east to make it.  When he saw a story on CBS 60 minutes about a guy and his son going to Hormel meats with a similar idea and it was going to be in stores in a few weeks, he wised up and stopped sending money.

Today he could do a patent search at Google for free in about 10 seconds, down load a PDF file of the drawings and would know if he had an idea worth pursuing before spending a penny.

Being here illegally? That excuse won't fly soon, if the politicians get their way and we have Amnesty. In the meantime, all you do is whip out your cell phone if you have one on you and pretend to be calling the INS and see how they react! Every Lottery agent needs to have plenty of pamphlets on hand to educate people. People who already know about the scam usually won't fall for it.