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app103:
Hmmm... this article seems to have a lot more detail about this story, complete with the scammer's account of what happened.
http://www.lohud.com/article/20101110/NEWS02/11100342/Oil-heir-Roger-Davidson-says-he-was-a-victim-of-grifters-
Darwin:
2. How on earth did the scammers justify the 7 figure fee to the victim? I mean, and I think this was partly Renegade's point above, how could anyone be convinced that rooting around on someone's hard drive is worth that much money?
-Darwin (November 13, 2010, 08:34 AM)
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That's why I said it seems part of this story is missing.
-app103 (November 14, 2010, 07:29 AM)
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Oops! Sorry app - I missed that. You did indeed make the same point.
Thank you for posting the link to the more detailed story above. Reading it now...
Darwin:
Bizarre... After reading the article I'm more mystified than ever! What a mess...
Stoic Joker:
"(They) were bringing over $400 million," Bedi said, "and for this, they were very concerned because taxes had not been paid on this money for 60 years."
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Okay so he didn't go to the cops because of the tax evasion issue - Not quite the most innocent of "victims" is he?
Darwin:
"(They) were bringing over $400 million," Bedi said, "and for this, they were very concerned because taxes had not been paid on this money for 60 years."
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Okay so he didn't go to the cops because of the tax evasion issue - Not quite the most innocent of "victims" is he?
-Stoic Joker (November 14, 2010, 09:28 AM)
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Still doesn't (quite) explain why he agreed to pay these jokers $160,000 a month...
Actually, now that I've had a cup of coffee and am thinking more clearly, this smacks of blackmail.
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