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A Half-rate con artist engages me in Instant Messenger.
As soon as I logged onto AIM today, this guy IM'ed me. I figured he was FTR, but I soon realized that he was a scam artist who had obtained my screen name. Instead of my usual quick blocking, I decided to play around with him for a while to see what he would say...
eddyreed05: hi
Polso Potenza: hi there
eddyreed05: i am looking aroudn for a backer over at pokerstars.....Would you have any interest in backing me some cash bro?
Polso Potenza: ???
Polso Potenza: what limit are you at
eddyreed05: limit?
Polso Potenza: limit, level
Polso Potenza: are you FTR?
eddyreed05: no
Polso Potenza: so you got my screen name from Titanville?
NOTE: I'm totally bullshitting at this point... Titanville?
Polso Potenza: who are you with? i'll send some cash if i can get a good rate
Polso Potenza: kickback say, 40% tonight for 4 hours, then you can send whatever back
Polso Potenza: you have anyone else backing?
eddyreed05: no
Polso Potenza: what's your offer then?
eddyreed05: well how much u wanna send me?
Polso Potenza: depends on what you're playing
Polso Potenza: what did you plan on playing?
eddyreed05: depends on what ur sending
Polso Potenza: do you play NL?
Polso Potenza: the most i could do tonight would be 4 buyins at 25NL
eddyreed05: ya tahts fine
eddyreed05: ill do that
Polso Potenza: but i don't usually back at no limit
Polso Potenza: it's too unreliable, too swingy
Polso Potenza: how's your limit game?
Polso Potenza: you play hold 'em right?
eddyreed05: yes
Polso Potenza: what BB/100 can you crank out at 2/4
Polso Potenza: 6-max, 2 tabling say
eddyreed05: how much money i could make?
Polso Potenza: sorry, didn't know if you knew the terminology
Polso Potenza: what did your last backer do?
eddyreed05: i havent had a backer
Polso Potenza: i would normally just send someone on a mission like that for say 4 hours
Polso Potenza: why do you need me to back, are you broke now?
eddyreed05: no
eddyreed05: im only 17
Polso Potenza: so i could be liable for giving you money!
Polso Potenza: do you play for real money?
long pause, he's giving up... I decide to keep pressing.
Polso Potenza: here give me your acct
eddyreed05: im wsox04
Polso Potenza: wsox04?
eddyreed05: yes
Polso Potenza: what's your name
eddyreed05: tommy
Polso Potenza: tommy... last name?
eddyreed05: weston
Polso Potenza: tommy weston, glad to meet you
Polso Potenza: and you said you wanted $600
NOTE: I just threw that number out there.
eddyreed05: its up to u man
eddyreed05: not me
Polso Potenza: that's not how backing works, tommy
Polso Potenza: you need to tell me what you can do
eddyreed05: 600$ my daweg
Polso Potenza: what can you offer me
Polso Potenza: tommy?
Polso Potenza: you there?
eddyreed05: well
eddyreed05: i will pay back 50% more
Polso Potenza: holy shit, when?
eddyreed05: 1 month
Polso Potenza: playing what stakes?
eddyreed05: 2-4$ & 50$ headsup matches
Polso Potenza: 2-4 limit?
Polso Potenza: no offense tommy, but you'll probably need more than 11 buyins to stay solid at the $50 heads up SNGs
Polso Potenza: what are your stats at that level?
Polso Potenza: do you track ROI, etc.
eddyreed05: no
Polso Potenza: what kind of profit can you expect usually
Polso Potenza: 3 buyins a day maybe?
eddyreed05: ya
Polso Potenza: that's pretty terrible, tommy
Polso Potenza: why would i want to back you?
Polso Potenza: give me a sales pitch
Polso Potenza: and i'll send the 600
eddyreed05: Im a good player, BACK ME!
eddyreed05: lol
Polso Potenza: ???
Polso Potenza: one more try, tommy
eddyreed05: "hi, back at home they call me the best who ever played dis game.......Well, youlll be calling me that too, if you just back ole' tommy weston some money on pokerstars!"
Polso Potenza: you sound just like a scam artist
Polso Potenza: lol, sorry, probably just imagining things
Polso Potenza: so you want that $600 now?
eddyreed05: sure thatd be great
Polso Potenza: hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Polso Potenza: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Polso Potenza: FUCK YOU
eddyreed05: werd dawg
Polso Potenza: DON'T EVER TRY TO DO THIS AGAIN
Polso Potenza: YOU ARE A PIECE OF FILTH
Polso Potenza: BYE!!!
Polso Potenza: HAHAHAHAHAHA
What an asshat.
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