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    Recycling to 3rd World Countrys

    We recycle our old computers and send them to 3rd world countries.
    They get those PC's and then start to scam us on ebay and send us thousands of emails a day trying to get money out of us via the old Nigerian Royalty line..

    Now it seems that sending them our old phones is leading us to be scammed again by these same people, I know of several people that have been told that there entitled to a free phone yadda yadda, so, why do we bother, were giving them our odl stuff that we dont want any more and there trying to rip us off...

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    we are also poluting their counrties with heavy metals and other dangerous chemicals when they take them appart for recycling as oppesed to re-using them. The lead in solder is now a big killer in certain parts of the world.

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    Quote Originally Posted by [GSV]Trig
    We recycle our old computers and send them to 3rd world countries.
    They get those PC's and then start to scam us on ebay and send us thousands of emails a day trying to get money out of us via the old Nigerian Royalty line..

    Now it seems that sending them our old phones is leading us to be scammed again by these same people, I know of several people that have been told that there entitled to a free phone yadda yadda, so, why do we bother, were giving them our odl stuff that we dont want any more and there trying to rip us off...
    There's a number of scum that do that, granted, but you will find that kind of pond life everywhere. I dont think its fair to tar an entire country with the same brush when it must only be a very small percentage involved in these scams.
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    Quote Originally Posted by badass
    There's a number of scum that do that, granted, but you will find that kind of pond life everywhere. I dont think its fair to tar an entire country with the same brush when it must only be a very small percentage involved in these scams.
    He said 3rd world countries. Not a specific country.. I understand what you are saying though.

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