I think it was to get around embargoes? This was probably early 2000s so she was buying stuff at like Circuit City/Walmart/etc and shipping it off.
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bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months agoWhat was the scam if he was reimbursing her? Was it to generate Amazon reviews?
ptz@dubvee.org 7 months ago
andyburke@fedia.io 7 months ago
just a little light treason... 🤣
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 months ago
I have the worst f***ing attorneys
andyburke@fedia.io 7 months ago
he's got bees! no bees! <takedown>
... they don't allow you to have bees in here.
h3mlocke@lemm.ee 7 months ago
Yes, perfect example of treason…
finthechat@kbin.social 7 months ago
activates lightsaber
DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 7 months ago
A common tactic is to pay your victims back to build trust and later ask for larger sums because “well they paid me back last time”