Scam Devised By A Genie
A couple went golfing one day and being a beginner the wife shanked her shot right through the window of the biggest house adjacent to the course. So the couple walked up to the house and knocked on the door to apologize. A warm voice said, "Come on in." When they opened the door they saw the damage that was done: glass was all over the place and a broken antique bottle was lying on its side near the broken window.
A man (genie) reclining on the couch asked, "Are you the people that broke my bottle?"
Husband : "Uh...yeah, sir. We're very sorry about that,"
Genie : "Oh, no apology is necessary. Actually I want to thank you. You see, I'm a genie and I've been trapped in that bottle for a thousand years. Now that you've released me, I'm allowed to grant three wishes. I'll give you each one wish, but if you don't mind, I'll keep the last one for myself."
Husband : "Wow, that's great! hmmm I'd like a million dollars a year for the rest of my life."
Genie : "No problem, You've got it, it's the least I can do. And I'll guarantee you a long, healthy life! And now you, young lady, what do you want?"
Wife : "I'd like to own a gorgeous home complete with servants in every country in the world."
Genie : "Consider it done, and your homes will always be safe from fire, burglary and natural disasters!"
Husband & Wife : "And now, what's your wish, genie?"
Genie : "Well, since I've been trapped in that bottle and haven't been with a woman in more than a thousand years, my wish is to have sex with your wife."
The husband looked at his wife and said, "Gee, honey, you know we both now have a fortune and all those houses. What do you think?"
She mulled it over for a few moments and said, "You know, you're right. Considering our good fortune, I guess I wouldn't mind. But what about you, honey?"
"You know I love you sweetheart," said the husband. "I'd do the same for you!"
So the genie and the woman went upstairs where they spent the rest of the afternoon enjoying each other. The genie was insatiable. After about three hours of nonstop sex, the genie rolled over and looked directly into the wife's eyes. "How old are you and your husband?"
"Why, we're both 35," she responded breathlessly.
"No kidding! Thirty-five years old and both of you still believe in genies?"
Lesson learnt :
- When something seems too good to be true, it usually is
- This is actually the strategy used by most scams nowadays, they excite you with offer and rewards. They will make you feel like an idiot if letting this go. You then trust them a bit and maybe spend a few ringgit. What's the harm right? they then offer you with super attractive rewards, if only you spend a bit more. By the time you realise that this is all a scam, the money spent is not claimable.
- Sometime being paranoid is ok. Hm maybe paranoid is too strong a word, be cautious :)
My first scam experience is probably those chain letter persuading you to donate RM2 to the first person in the list. Then you make another list, erasing his name and change the sequence with your name at the bottom of the list. Then the letter must be distributed to 20 other people. I was Form 2 when I got the letter, and I actually donated the RM2.. Thats RM2 I'm never going to see again. :p