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Wednesday, September 10, 2025

Ground Control to Major Tom

A Japanese octogenarian was swindled out of thousands of dollars after falling in love online with a self-described astronaut who sought her help to avert a spaceship crisis, police said Tuesday.

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  1. Nigerian Prince...
    In Space! (in space...'n space...space...)
    -lg

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  2. So she was told she talking to someone in space and didn't think he was probably lying ....
    Well a fool and their money definitely applies here.
    Oh and I loved the Ziggy Stardust days of David Bowie, trippy shit
    JD

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    1. Bowie came from London but The Spiders From Mars came from Hull which is close to where I live.
      Stonyground.

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    2. Cool... I've been a Bowie fan since way back when.. We had The Midnight Special and Wolfman Jack here in the states back then, not sure if it was available across the pond, and Bowie was a regular on the shows.. I was too young to go see him back in his Ziggy Stardust days but I did catch a show ones and he was great live to.
      JD

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  3. In astronautical terms he was in her orbit and needed some in-space refueling

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  4. This has to be a wager among scammers to see who could come up with the most outrageous story and get money from a victim.

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  5. I was more amazed the story was carried by AOL, I thought they were long gone

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    1. I know, me too. I did a double take when I saw it.

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    2. Still use my original (1992) AOL email addy as primary. Most people think it's a fake when I give it out (like '555' exchanges in phone numbers).

      MG

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  6. My wife answered her phone the other day. I heard her laugh and hang up. I said whats up? She said an Indian with a dot told her they found a problem with her McAfee security. Too many drivers were opened. He said first we need you to get on your computer so we can remedy the problem. That's when she laughed and hung up. She then got on the computer and typed in McAfee scam and there it was, exactly what the idiot on phone was trying to get her to do.

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    1. Any time I answer the phone and hear a Hindu talking to me, I interrupt him and ask him to take the dick out of his mouth so I can understand what he's saying.

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    2. I think scammers are the largest industry in India
      JD

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  7. In space, no one can hear you scheme.
    CC

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