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  • WARNING: "Photo Contest Scam"

    I know this is kinda long.. but help me get to the bottom of this!!!


    Anyone else have someone I.M. them and tell them that they were found on Drifting.com and is a winner of a contest?? This just happened to me.. thn they asked me for pics from mags. of D1 and stuff.. which im sure is violating copyright laws. It didnt take long for me to realize something was really fishy.. so i started ytesting this persons patience... which happened to be very short... Here is a small sample of out conversation... we were also exchanging pics on another name.. but chatting on this one.

    Notice how he starts asking for scanned pics more and more egarly.... and avoids my questions...

    *His name is edited for protection until i find out what this is.
    I am AnonymsNamls


    DRFT 5: u won a contest

    DRFT 5: from drifting.com

    AnonymousNamelss: i did?

    AnonymousNamelss: what contest?

    DRFT 5: we are picking one person to use thier amature shots for a 7 page article and a bio in the upcoming modified magizine driftin edition

    DRFT 5: did u go 2 d1?

    AnonymousNamelss: i won that!?!??!?!! what!?!?! your'e kidding ??right?

    AnonymousNamelss: nA.... im on the east coast.. but i will be at Drift Atlanta

    DRFT 5: we will use one of ur shots for the cover and a 7 page photo layout of ur d1 pix and a bio of urself and u also won a japanese ps2 along with drift racer, kaido battle 2 , initial d, the tokyo xtreme racer set, gt3, a pre ordered gt4 copy and a subcription to modified drifting magizine!

    DRFT 5: if u didnt go to d1 do u have any photos that u have taken at a drift contest? if not do u have a scanner and or digital camera?

    AnonymousNamelss: i ...i ..... i.... mmm k

    DRFT 5: loloool hahahaha excellent! whats ur name bro? im skylar

    AnonymousNamelss: ya... at the NOPI Nats...

    AnonymousNamelss: Mike btw

    AnonymousNamelss: when they had Drifter-X at the NOPI nats.. i got lots of pics

    AnonymousNamelss: i have no pics of ME at any events though

    DRFT 5: ok michael, let me go on aim ( my other s/n and we can connect and get this thing started... cooool?

    AnonymousNamelss: yup yup

    DRFT 5: excellent

    DRFT 5: excellent...do u have any drifting memoribilla? like option magizines or any drift magizines?

    AnonymousNamelss: i have a signed Drifting Mag by drifter X

    DRFT 5: do u have a scanner?

    AnonymousNamelss: ya.. and i digi cam

    DRFT 5: ok what ever u think looks best, scann that and send me that too also do u have any japanese magizines of drifitng..i am going to do a magizine page layout collage of ur drifting goodies as well.its going to look hardcore..ur nominated as the no#1 drifter SLASH enthusiest

    AnonymousNamelss: sweet... i'll have to gather all that stuff together..... what about pics of roasted tires?? lol

    DRFT 5: yes!!!!!!!!!!wwe gotta to get this all done today tho bro...i am going to the office noon to start the layout ..my boss loves ur car..u got to send me thoe drifter x shots now..then scann that magizine cover and also do u have any drifting magizines

    AnonymousNamelss: *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored*.. can you give me like 20-30 min to get my stuff together?

    DRFT 5: no problem

    AnonymousNamelss: ok.. i'll get all this together..

    DRFT 5: im just saying lets do this all afternoon, so i can get this started , we got alot to do

    AnonymousNamelss: i bet

    DRFT 5: d1 driver pics, ur miata dorifto pix, pictures of ur drift stuff

    DRFT 5: and a pic of u

    DRFT 5: a license style pic

    AnonymousNamelss: well... its funny.. my car is in the shop right now getting reapinted.. because of the bumper

    DRFT 5: go get that shitznet tgether., hahah...did u rubb it against the wall? heeh

    AnonymousNamelss: na... but my old one was all fubar gtom curbage

    AnonymousNamelss: from*

    DRFT 5: haha nice

    AnonymousNamelss: i have pics of that too... lol

    DRFT 5: do u want to see my new baby?

    AnonymousNamelss: sure!

    DRFT 5: lol

    DRFT 5: here she comes

    DRFT 5: vr000m..pSSH

    DRFT 5: hahah BOV

    DRFT 5: nice shot

    AnonymousNamelss: i need boost... maybe oneday

    DRFT rb26 s14 5: super nice shot

    DRFT 5: well ill c what i can do, but i cant get ahead of myself yet..what im saying is my brother can sponsor ur car

    DRFT 5: but wait till we are done with work and then ill call him, i really think that car haas ALOT of potiential

    AnonymousNamelss: *drools*

    DRFT 5: lololol NO JOKE

    DRFT 5: ur car is one of a kind

    DRFT 5: great taste

    AnonymousNamelss: its not the car.. its the driver;-)

    DRFT 5: and to be honest

    DRFT 5: i wouldnt mind driving it with 15psi!

    DRFT 5: n ojoke ololol

    AnonymousNamelss: neither would i

    DRFT 5: great exterior tho

    DRFT 5: we will c

    DRFT 5: :-):-)

    DRFT 5: that magizine needs to be scanned ...take all the TWIN
    DRIFTING SHOTS FROM IT AND SCAN THEM INTO UR COMP...OK
    /????

    DRFT 5: i got some ideas man

    DRFT 5: this is going to be great

    DRFT 5: let alone make ur car a drifter/slash 10 seconds on the 1/4

    DRFT 5: thats only if u want...lol

    DRFT 5: u kno what twin drifting and tandem drifting is right?

    DRFT 5: everyone gives the styles diff names..in japan they call twin drifting "side-long"

    AnonymousNamelss: i know it very well

    AnonymousNamelss: send left overs from a couple weeks ago....

    DRFT 5: excellent...scan the twin shots from that drifting maggizine for me ok ? its going to go with the shot of u ..u kno modified is going nuts over this...

    DRFT 5: what do u mean bro

    DRFT 5: DRFT rb26 s14 5 AOL webpage

    DRFT 5: my brothers r34

    DRFT 5 signed off at 12:28:10 PM.

    DRFT 5 signed on at 12:41:10 PM.

    DRFT 5: k

    AnonymousNamelss: i have put most my stuff in one file.. making sure i got it all..

    DRFT 5: nooo prblm

    AnonymousNamelss: all my stuff is on the streets... of me that is

    DRFT 5: well dude....excellent, all u need to do is scan some shots now

    DRFT 5: this is going faster then i thought

    DRFT 5: :-D:-D

    AnonymousNamelss: i have dont lots of mountain running.. but i have no action shots.. i know someone who has some vid of me in the mtns though...

    AnonymousNamelss: all my shots are digi pics and are already on my comp[

    DRFT 5: i know i mean

    DRFT 5: twin drifting shots of the d1 pros from ur magizine too

    AnonymousNamelss: you'll like this one im sending...

    DRFT 5: ok

    DRFT 5 signed off at 12:56:23 PM.

    DRFT 5 signed on at 12:56:37 PM.

    DRFT 5: sorry

    DRFT 5: stupid dial up connected

    DRFT 5: aol sux

    DRFT 5: what r u doing now

    DRFT 5: ?

    DRFT 5: ?

    DRFT 5: whats going on with aim

    DRFT 5: ?

    DRFT 5: hey

    DRFT 5: whats going on

    DRFT 5: ????

    DRFT 5: ?

    DRFT 5: ??????????????????????

    DRFT 5: ???

    DRFT 5: hello

    DRFT 5: hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello

    DRFT 5: ello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello

    DRFT 5: ello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello

    DRFT 5: ello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello

    DRFT 5: ello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello

    DRFT 5: ello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello hello

    DRFT 5 signed off at 12:59:49 PM.

    AnonymousNamelss: im here
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Previous message was not received by DRFT 5 because of error: User DRFT 5 is not available.
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    DRFT 5 signed on at 1:25:46 PM.

    DRFT 5: ?

    AnonymousNamelss: im here

    DRFT 5: wat happnd

    DRFT 5: do u have speed tv?

    AnonymousNamelss: i was looking through my mags.. i have a lot of them... mostly SCC

    Anonymousnamelss wants to directly connect.

    DRFT 5 is not accepting Direct IM requests or does not support the Direct IM feature..

    DRFT 5: scc?

    AnonymousNamelss: Sport Compact Car

    DRFT 5: ooook

    DRFT 5: well i meant thru that drifting mag

    DRFT 5: y where yu ignoring me

    AnonymousNamelss: sign on your other name.. i'll show you what i was looking through

    DRFT 5: im in the living room showing my dad something real quick we just ordered speeed channel and dish tv, gimme `1 min and ill back into my room 1 sec bro

    DRFT 5: scan some twin drifting pix from ur driftin magizine

    DRFT 5: ok?

    DRFT 5: y dont u answer me

    DRFT 5: im going on my other comp

    DRFT 5 signed off at 1:32:21 PM.

    DRFT 5 signed on at 1:38:50 PM.

    DRFT 5: ok

    DRFT 5: im in my room

    DRFT 5: why are u being mute

    AnonymousNamelss: IMPATENT ? LOL

    AnonymousNamelss: oops

    DRFT 5: me?

    DRFT 5: lol

    AnonymousNamelss: all my stuff is upstairs.. im down stairs

    DRFT 5: do u not wanna do this now? lol

    DRFT 5: go upstairs

    DRFT 5: dude

    DRFT 5: we dont have all day

    DRFT 5: we do but thats today

    AnonymousNamelss: did you see the vids i posted on drifting.com?

    DRFT 5: yes but listen

    DRFT 5: are u listening

    AnonymousNamelss: im here

    DRFT 5: scann drifting pix

    DRFT 5: ok? right now

    DRFT 5: pleasew

    DRFT 5: what ever happened to the file u were makign

    AnonymousNamelss: i have it.. but they are all pics i have taken in real life

    AnonymousNamelss: here are all the mags i is/was trying to scan
    through for pics...

    AnonymousNamelss: ... if it loads

    AnonymousNamelss: whats your user name on drifting.com?

    AnonymousNamelss: hell... screw typing.. shoot me a line 770- **

    DRFT 5 signed off at 1:45:42 PM.

    DRFT 5 signed on at 1:45:50 PM.

    DRFT 5: yoyoyooyoy

    AnonymousNamelss: ya

    DRFT 5: dude u need to get up stairs then

    DRFT 5: lol

    DRFT 5: why arent u doing the *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* i asked u to do biiiotch

    AnonymousNamelss: hell... screw typing.. shoot me a line 770-**
    DRFT 5: this is stressful

    DRFT 5: listen bro we need the computer

    AnonymousNamelss: why am i scanning pics that aren't mine?

    DRFT 5: what are u doing man just tell me if u dont want to do this

    AnonymousNamelss: i do... but how do pics in mags pertain to me?

    DRFT 5: its going to be used for the d1 collage I DON THAVE ANY MAGIZINES HERE THEY ARE AT THE OFFICE

    DRFT 5: i just told u

    DRFT 5: do u get it?

    AnonymousNamelss: well.. i only found one tandom..

    DRFT 5: that u took?

    DRFT 5: or from the zine?

    AnonymousNamelss: i have like 10 that i took.. sent you a few.. but i cant really find much in the mags

    DRFT 5: we need to get the show on the road bro u keep stalling and asking questions then tell me u dont wanna do it , should i go on aim or not?

    DRFT 5: send me the ones u didnt send me and scan a few tandem shots

    AnonymousNamelss: hell... i'll send you the whole file i made..

    DRFT 5: why are u making this so confusing

    DRFT 5: go scann that *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* too man

    DRFT 5: not hard lol

    AnonymousNamelss: well.. that would be easier then sending pic by pic

    DRFT 5: did u scann anything yet???????????

    DRFT 5: is everything in the file yet?

    AnonymousNamelss: ya

    AnonymousNamelss: get on your other name

    DRFT 5: i am now

    AnonymousNamelss: these all all the mags i get to look through...
    it takes time

    AnonymousNamelss: whta is your name on drifting.com?

    DRFT 5: noo take this advice

    DRFT 5: DRIFTINGcom i use whn im at the office

    DRFT 5: listen

    DRFT 5: THAT LOOX GREAT

    DRFT rb26 s14 5: WOW U C

    DRFT rb26 s14 5: ur cutoff


    This person didnt have ANY patence.. i wsa gone for like 5 min and they went nuts and signed off.

  • #2
    thats crazy! what a weirdo.

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    • #3
      Yeh that was probably BS

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      • #4
        this is a SCAM!

        this is a SCAM! They did this to others recently.

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        • #5
          jerk harrassed me and MrodDrft recently. Claiming if we find pictures for them, and just "be a pal" and *Censored**Censored**Censored**Censored* we would win free d1 press passes! but at lass, we both missed out AKA told him to screw off.

          edit:

          Actualy when he messaged me he acted like he just wanted stuff, after i told him i posted abunch of d1 pictures he can go to the forum and find them he asked where, i told him to search, he asked for me to do it, i told him know, i would have to do the same thing, then he went about how i wasnt being a pal and crap, finally at the end i told him to screw off then he claimed i could win free press passes if i did it for him. lazy SOB
          Last edited by nissanguy_24; 03-23-2004, 02:48 PM.

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          • #6
            a scam for what i wonder... i mean... its not like he can get pics off the internet.

            Im almost wondering if he is trying to get people to send pics and then do something about copyright laws to try to make money...

            and the facker is still im'ing me... lol

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            • #7
              LoL, this guy's been IMing ACD every day asking for D1 pics. It's pretty funny how this guy is so stupidly predictable.

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              • #8
                Dude I know the guys at modified magazine very well this is BS. As well Drifter X was not at the Nopi Nats. Dude you need to ignore these people and remove them from your aim. You did alright it sounded to good to be true. PM me the name of this fool and Ill look into it.

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                • #9
                  O man yea that idiot.. lmao. He bothered me for like 3 weeks calling me the "Drift pic king" or sum crap like that. Just block him lol He never did that free pass thign thoug.. he would just bother me 24/7 for pix. I was like ur an idiot why would u wanna look at pix wen u could watch VIDS. Then im like ur such an idiot just get it urself its not hard. Then he was telling me i know nothing about drifting and i will never do it in my life.. so then i was gettign so mad cuz hes so dumb. So i was like if ur such a drifting expert i asked him do u even know wat "touge" means. Just because i knew he wouldnt cuz hes such a ricer lol. He said. Cmon dude, dont get smart, everyoen knows wat that means. Then he never answered. And he stopped talkign to me. lmao
                  Last edited by MrodDrft; 03-23-2004, 05:05 PM.

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by DropTopDrifter
                    a scam for what i wonder... i mean... its not like he can get pics off the internet.

                    Im almost wondering if he is trying to get people to send pics and then do something about copyright laws to try to make money...

                    and the facker is still im'ing me... lol
                    Steal the pictures and stick them in a knock-off magazine.I mean if you look at it,your getting pics for free,you don't have to pay for the media passes,spend money getting to D1,spend time at D1 etc.Or it could be for a website,but I doubt it if there isn't some sort of profit involved.I always miss out on these lame scammers,I wanna break their balls for fun .

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                    • #11
                      Originally posted by driftxtreem
                      Dude I know the guys at modified magazine very well this is BS. As well Drifter X was not at the Nopi Nats. Dude you need to ignore these people and remove them from your aim. You did alright it sounded to good to be true. PM me the name of this fool and Ill look into it.
                      sorry... i know everyone remebers me though.. the idiot on the crutches.... who was drifting then?.. so i can correct myself..

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by Feint
                        Steal the pictures and stick them in a knock-off magazine.I mean if you look at it,your getting pics for free,you don't have to pay for the media passes,spend money getting to D1,spend time at D1 etc.Or it could be for a website,but I doubt it if there isn't some sort of profit involved.I always miss out on these lame scammers,I wanna break their balls for fun .

                        lol go bust his balls SN=DRFT rb26 s14 5

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                        • #13
                          Lol, that IM is hilarious. Yes...won for drifting.com, 7 page article, front page...I live at home with my dad and have dial-up AOL, lol.

                          Start sending him some really bad porn. How ya like the fat chicks? lol. What's that dog doing to her?! lol Yeah, I'll send you some phat drifting pics. ok off topic...

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                          • #14
                            yea the same guy is bothering me. To think i actually believed it at first haha he even said i won a car. Whp is this guy? and i sent him like a few pics

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                            • #15
                              Yea, please aviod him hes shady

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