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esoteric1 · 25th July 2008, 01:44

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Originally Posted by Oh My Cod

25 Jun 2008 05:50

that was a month ago though...if that's the date of the posting.

that must be where he's headed I guess...a friend named Lon.

Oh My Cod · 25th July 2008, 01:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by esoteric1

that was a month ago though...if that's the date of the posting.

that must be where he's headed I guess...a friend named Lon.

Ok - my detective work needs a little practice

Hope he gets sorted ok...I remember being stuck in a Miami greyhound station for 7 hours...a terrible place!!

esoteric1 · 25th July 2008, 01:55

^that post to his MySpace friend was about 5 days before he arrived at my house......so it must have been right around the time he started his journey from Washington state east.

Killing Me Softly 101 · 25th July 2008, 02:03

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Originally Posted by jimbo

Jbo: How would the shyster know the last three people at the OMC party that he was with??...torture?

Easy. It was the only bit of personal data. So he email or PMs someone. Tells him about his last party with a bunch of guys from Ajarn and says he closed the place with the X Y an Z. Then the shyster gets online gives that info to us. It would have been much better if someone said. Hey we hear you but tell me (a fact Know to just the two parties or few parties. Like what is my dogs name. Remember when we took the bike trip at Christmas. What was the name of the town we stayed at first. ETC. So instead of the shyster providing information that he gleened from the email or PM, he has to come up with new data. (No of course that data should not be anywhere on Ajarn.com as the site is searchable.

So it is not really that difficult. It appears difficult but that is because we do not know the contents of the laptop or the keystrokes that were used proir to the laptop theft. ( IF indeed this is what occured.) Or registered by the keylogger software.

Sorry, no torture needed. Just a keylogger or open Firefox windows and a click the restore previous sesson bot or the automatic reopening of the computer with all the pages using the back and forward keys.

So in this scenerio he goes to the internet shop. Writes a couple of emails. Then logs on to ajarn. After 30 minutes or an hour. The 8 quarters he dropped in the machine run out. The screen goes black. He gets up and leaves the cafe. Someone goes over to the computer, drop in 50 cents (or is the shop flunky manager) and he gleens all this info. Hey $250 doable from friends. At least it was done on the open forum so that only one person pays.

It could have been more lucrative if he had gone to the friends feature, and sent personal PMs the the people listed as "friends". Why make the initial public appeal. If really necessary. Contact the people in the friends list. You can PM 10 separate users by separating with commas. So don't use the excuse that he would have to retype. He could have also made a notepad file and copy and paste it. So not much extra work. And the targeted audience would have probably been just as responsive if not more so.

That said. Let this be a lesson to all of us. There are ways to "help" in a situation that does not create more victims. Like "email me a scan of the police report or hospital bill."

Name of police station where you are at. Then call back. (This is another technique that is very helpful.) It puts the burden on them of giving you ways to verify information. Instead of relying on your friend to give you the number of the desk sargent. Look it up. You have the computer in front of you already. Yellow pages are online.

Farangrakthai · 25th July 2008, 02:10

kms, whatever's going on, I really doubt it's a scam. We'll find out soon enough, when he reaches his destination, I guess.

esoteric1 · 25th July 2008, 02:20

There is a thread on here from awhile back with a clue as to why DunceCap maybe would not seek help from a government agency.

The ones who have been on this board awhile can probably work it out.

Killing Me Softly 101 · 25th July 2008, 02:29

Emergencies--Call tel. 911 to report a fire, call the police, or get an ambulance anywhere in the United States. This is a toll-free call (no coins are required at public telephones).

"If you encounter serious problems, contact the Traveler's Aid Society International (tel. 202/546-1127; Travelers Aid International) to help direct you to a local branch. This nationwide, nonprofit, social-service organization, geared to helping travelers in difficult straits, offers services that might include reuniting families separated while traveling, providing food and/or shelter to people stranded without cash, or even emotional counseling. If you're in trouble, seek them out." Miami VT and Travel Guide

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Originally Posted by Farangrakthai

We'll find out soon enough, when he reaches his destination, I guess.

Indeed.

Umbuku · 25th July 2008, 05:40

Been off and online for over the last few days and just caught the end of this thread.

Hope you are OK duncey.

Good job eso and i1der.

i1der · 25th July 2008, 06:01

I'm sure he's on the Greyhound bus as we speak. I just can't wait for him to get to Santa Fe and tell us exactly what went on.

We'll have to just sit tight and wait.

stfranalum · 25th July 2008, 08:07

Thread closed to release all hot air and to rebuff said speculation

aging one · 25th July 2008, 09:14

no it aint franny.

Tommyk · 25th July 2008, 09:20

Well, I hope he gets sorted. The bloke was mugged here in BKK as well, when he just got here, some years ago.

jonny danger · 25th July 2008, 09:22

As I mentioned I had to show my passport to get my cash. It doesn't say jonny, it says Jonathan. Do you think Dunce's says Vic? As I mentioned, any discrepancy and you don't get the money.

stfranalum · 25th July 2008, 09:38

yes it is!

it is closed!

im taking my ball and going home!

the more i think about this (why?) the more i think hes having drug problems. if im wrong, so what? dunce, if you cant deal with the speculation of this, then get over it. if you were really in a bad spot, out of sheer coincidence, then it wont matter anyways. and i aint purposefully lambasting you. your words didnt sound like a clear headed, sober, rational person. you sounded like you just finished a meth bender and needed a way back home (?) or somewhere. the way you left thailand too (if i rmember you just ran) speaks to this too.

no one asked for my opinion. but i gave it.

getting mugged repeatedly? sorry man, either hes unlucky as hell, or is hanging around some pretty unsavory folk. so not callig the cops, not using the hospital, getting mugged in many countries, running. sorry bro, but theres more to the story than, 'im out of cash and need a lift back home'

whenever you hear of people always getting in trouble, when you hear the whole story (why they are in bad situations time and time again) its clear that they put themselves in those situations by choice.

"i ended up in the barrio and got mugged by sheer coincidence." <-- more like, i tried buying a bag in the barrio and got toasted for all my shit.

in my experiences, something like goes, "i went on a week long bender, sold my shit and now that m sober and broke, i need a way back home. if i call mom, there will be hell to pay."

sorry guys, but that happens (sadly) all the time. situations like he claimed to be in, are rare if not unheard of (cant call cops, dont want help from any service, use friends to wire tickets)..if i hadnt seen shit like this before, i wouldnt know better. no offense DC, if you were on the outside looking in, youd be right suspicious too.

and it aint my money. im just verbally

here

have at it, cake eaters

russellsimpson · 25th July 2008, 10:53

Yup, this getting more and more bizarre.

If everything were on the up and up, don't you think he would have made contact from one of the bus stops?

I only hope DC is alright.