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iM@k
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Dec 6, 2007, 01:34 AM
 
...Apparently, they're all born in Monroe La!

Man sentenced in bizarre diagnosing scam - Boston.com

"... U.S. Attorney Donald W. Washington said in a news release following Monday's sentencing of Brent Finley that the couple convinced numerous people that Stacey Finley was a CIA agent and with her contacts she could schedule a medical scan of the victims' bodies by satellite imaging that would detect any hidden medical problems.

The Finley's convinced their victims that, if any medical problems were found, secret agents would administer medicine to them as they slept in exchange for payment, according to a bill of information filed when the Finleys were charged in May. ..."

Oy!
What, me worry?
     
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Dec 6, 2007, 01:43 AM
 
That's nothing! 24% of Americans still believe George Bush is doing an ok job!
     
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Dec 6, 2007, 03:38 AM
 
Originally Posted by peeb View Post
That's nothing! 24% of Americans still believe George Bush is doing an ok job!
     
JoshuaZ
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Dec 6, 2007, 04:03 AM
 
Well... seeing how the AP somehow picked up an Onion.com article about terrorists using phone scams on the elderly to make money, and it got reprinted a lot and believed by a lot of people, I can attest that you can find people to believe anything.
     
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Dec 6, 2007, 06:32 AM
 
Originally Posted by peeb View Post
That's nothing! 24% of Americans still believe George Bush is doing an ok job!
And political zealots that derail threads still post at MacNN!
     
JoshuaZ
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Dec 6, 2007, 09:12 AM
 
Originally Posted by Kevin View Post
And political zealots that derail threads still post at MacNN!
Did you know that 74% of all Americans believe 62% of all made up statistics 46% of the time?

Well now you do!
     
Jawbone54
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Dec 6, 2007, 11:48 AM
 
Aaaaaand Monroe is about an hour and 15 minutes from here...
     
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Dec 6, 2007, 07:35 PM
 
Originally Posted by iM@k View Post
...Apparently, they're all born in Monroe La!!
Are you singaporean?
     
   
 
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