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Topic : 06/14 Dr. Phil Scam, Part 2: The Sting

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(Original Air Date: 11/10/06) The drama continues as Dr. Phil goes on the hunt for con artists who cheat viewers out of thousands of dollars by posing as him and Robin. Along with private investigator Harold Copus, Dr. Phil sets up a sting in Houston, Texas. Don’t miss the confrontation when the unsuspecting scammers arrive at what they believe is a bachelorette party. Then, Renee, who was allegedly cheated out of thousands by the con artists, finally gets to sit down with the real Dr. Phil. Talk about the show here.

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June 14, 2007, 2:15 pm PDT

It is sad

I wanted to tell you that I had gotten several Emails doing the same thing. they were asking for money to allow me to have a seat on the show. Or to Speak with the 2 of you on the phone.

and they Said that Dr. Phil was interested in my story.

 

I thought OK what story I have not really talked to anyone about what is going on.

so I just deleted it. Now I wish i had saved them so i could send them in.

I just really hope that they get caught!

 

 
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June 14, 2007, 2:34 pm PDT

Not Aired in Kentucky

Unfortunately the US Open was telecast in our area and we were not able to see part two - if at all possible - do you think that this will be retelecast?  I certainly hope that Dr. Phil and Robin made them pay for defrauding them and the viewers.

 

 
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June 14, 2007, 3:13 pm PDT

SCAMS

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I wanted to tell you that I had gotten several Emails doing the same thing. they were asking for money to allow me to have a seat on the show. Or to Speak with the 2 of you on the phone.

and they Said that Dr. Phil was interested in my story.

 

I thought OK what story I have not really talked to anyone about what is going on.

so I just deleted it. Now I wish i had saved them so i could send them in.

I just really hope that they get caught!

 

I GOT SEVERAL EMAIL MYSELF AND I DID EMAIL THE SHOW. AS BUSY AS THIS SHOW IS I DOUBT THEY EVER GOT MINE. I WAS HOPING THEY WOULD I WOULD HAVE LOVE TO HELP CATCH THEM. I AM GLAD DR. PHIL AND ROBIN DIDN'T GET BURNED, LIKE SOME PORE ELDERLY .  I PERSONALLY WOULD LIKE TO CATCH THE PEOPLE WHO PRAY ON THE ELDERLY, AT LEAST HAVE THE PLEASURE OF TURNING THEM IN.  GLAD YOU WERE NOT SCAMMED.
 
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June 14, 2007, 4:07 pm PDT

06/14 Dr. Phil Scam, Part 2: The Sting

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I cant understand how these woman really thought they would be talking to Dr Phil and Robin. Once they were asked for money, the big red flag should have gone up..

Anyway, I am finding this kind of comical... When Robin was setting herself up to talk to herself, and the woman didnt even recognize Robins voice, was totally funny to me.  Cant wait to see their faces when they first SEE Dr Phil. HAHA.. SHould be good!

 

I do feel bad for the women who thought they were getting help, and I feel bad that Dr Phil and Robin are being used for some peoples greed. At least they found out about it , and are doing somthing about it!

Go Dr Phil and Robin!!

Iam with you.. I can't beleive this woman didn't recogonize Robins Voice! She has such a different sounding voice that if you watch the show you would recognoize it instanly. I was so shock  to hear this and to know people fall for this. If you think about it When would Dr Phil and Robin have time to "TALK" to people that "PAY" for their advice.. COMEON PEOPLE!  Its scary to know people believe it.   Sad Sad Sad.
 
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June 14, 2007, 4:50 pm PDT

ENTERPRISE HIGH SCHOOL SCAM

HELLO DR.PHIL

           MY NAME IS WALTER HOUSLEY JR, I LVE IN LAKE CHARLES,LOUISIANA.

           I WANTED TO MAKE A CHANGE IN MY LIFE BY GETTING MY GED,ON THE

          INTERNET CLASS FOR A GED,I TOOK THE COURSE AND PASS WITH A 96

          SCORE.I WAS PROUD THAT I WALTER HAD PASS,I'VE BEING WAITING ON

          THIS FOR YEAR'S I TOLD MY CHILDREN, MY FIANCE,MY FRIENDS THAT I

          WAS GETTING MY GED WITHIN A WEEK. THE WAY IT WAS SET-UP YOU PASS

          THE TEST WITH A 70 OR MORE YOU GET A GED AT A PRICE $199 PLUS $24

          SHIPPING AND HANDLING.O.K I DID WHAT THAT ASK AS OF TODAY JUNE 14

          07 I HAVEN'T RECEIVED NOTHING FROM THIS ONLINE SCHOOL. THE SCHOOL

          NAME IS ENTERPRISE HIGH SCHOOL.ORG. THE PRESIDENT OF THA SCHOOL

          NAME IS PHILLIP MORGAN, I THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WHEN I DIDN'T

          SEE NO PHONE NUMBER.IM HURT, PISS-OFF, BUT' I LEARNED SOMETHING FROM

         THIS EVERTHING YOU THINK IS TRUE, SOMETIMES IT NOT, THEY WERE SENDING

          THE SAME EMAIL TIME AND TIME AGAIN, WASN'T GIVING ME NO ANSWER ABOUT MY

           G.E.D. YOU I WATCH YOUR SHOW YESTERDAY,I SEEN THE HURT THAT LADY HAD

         IN HER HEART.THAT'S THE WAY I FEEL,BUT LIFE MUST GO ON, THANKS FOR SHOWING

         THAT SHOW, THAT WHAT OPEN MY EYE'S WHAT I WOULD GOING THROUGH...

 
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June 14, 2007, 5:11 pm PDT

Where is the 14 day Challenge...

I am looking for the 14 day challenge dr. phil mentioned on his show today (6/14/07) - I would really like to try it with my husband.
 
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June 14, 2007, 5:30 pm PDT

06/14 Dr. Phil Scam, Part 2: The Sting

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I am looking for the 14 day challenge dr. phil mentioned on his show today (6/14/07) - I would really like to try it with my husband.
Look at the description of this board.  In the lower area, click "Find out what happened on the show."  That will take you to the show page.  Look at the side for "Advice".  Click "Fourteen Days of Living with Honesty."  

http://www.drphil.com/shows/show/792/
 
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June 14, 2007, 5:32 pm PDT

14 days

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I am looking for the 14 day challenge dr. phil mentioned on his show today (6/14/07) - I would really like to try it with my husband.

Hello, I came on-line to find the 14 day plan as well :D ! All you have to do to find the link is under "Today on Dr. Phil" click on the link of the show & on the right hand side of the page there is a link called "advice", click on it & it will give you access to the 14 links. Hope you find it!!

                                                                                                                                     *Regina*

 
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June 14, 2007, 8:01 pm PDT

Something should be done !!

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I didnt see any Nigerian lady amongst those scam artistes. They are all Americans!!!  Wouldnt  it be very wrong to assume every American is a fraud?
The scam industry is a universal thing lately, how wrong will we be to ascribe all the blames to Nigeria, Nigerians or Africans as a whole. Many of these scams are going on in the American society and Americans are loosing Millions to fellow Americans.

I am dealing with a family member that is being scammed right now by a Nigerian scam artist that goes about it by charming single women with words of poems, and words of hope and love.

 

All it takes is for someone that is a lonely person and looking for love, and believing that the fake handsome pictures, and the idea that this person lives in the USA, but was raised in the Carribean, but now is working over in Lagos, Nigeria as a sociologist. And then they charm you enough to send them money and gifts to help them out, and then they spend the money and sell the american goods for even more money, and string you along before you get so frustrated, that you ask for this guy to arrive and be with you, only to get many excuses, like the Presidential Elections are going on and the guy can't leave the country due to that, and come to find out that some of these desperate women end up leaving the USA in search of their handsome model looking man, and only to either find out that this person doesn't exist, and you get kidnapped, robbed, raped, and if you're lucky to survive and not end up dead, to having to find a way back to the USA after being attack. That's if they don't kidnap you and put you into slavery.

 

This Nigerian Scandal has its many ways to con people out of money. Just in 7 months alone in the USA, the Nigerian scammed people out of $100,000,000.00!!

 

This is no joke people. Just go to any search engine and type in Nigerian scams and find out which one is scamming you. Their are ways of deterring the scammers, by giving them a taste of their own medicine, but if you have been a victim of one of these scandals, don't expect your local police department to just employ one of their own men over to Nigeria to arrest the con artist, and don't expect the Nigerian police department to send one of their own cops over here to arrest you for fraud. This because majority of the police over there are corrupted and doing the scams also. If anything comes out of it, if you are cashing in false checks for a person in Nigeria, and sending them the cash, be prepared to have the bank sending you a statement that you owe such amount of money for the bounce checks. This is right folks... it's on the web everywhere. Just don't sign in to a link that ask for money for you to join, some of those websites are run by Nigerians as well, and they are just getting more money out of you.

 

Yahoo.com has a great support group to help victims of such scandals. So if you're one of those victims, go to the web and find the yahoo support group for Nigerian Scams. Many people are on there!! Also, the only other way is to alert your U.S. Security office online and fill out the form and send it in with the information you have on the scam artist. But until they get enough people complaining about this serious issue, they are just going to hope that us americans will just be wise and not fall for it.

 

As for my situation...  my sister is blinded by love right now, and is going to crash hard when she realizes that my research and finding out that the same man tried scamming me out of money as well. She is in denial right now and won't listen to me. She is angry and upset, and I am just plain scared, because she is now talking about wanting to fly over to Africa to meet this GQ model guy, who's voice over the phone does NOT have a carribean accent, or an australian accent as the man claim to said having. I have found the facts and have tried to show her the proof. Even going as far as phone recording his voice, but my sister has hung up on me, and refuses to believe in it all. Sad, but true.

 

I just wish I could find a way to get her to open her eyes and get her head out of the clouds, before something bad happens. Any advice or help Dr. Phil or Robin ???

 
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June 14, 2007, 8:52 pm PDT

Golf!!!!!!!!!

I wanted to watch the second half of this show so bad.  My son had a in home visit for his 3-5 program and she was coming at 3.  Well Dr Phil is on at that time and then is Oprah so I put a tape in the vcr and hit record then shut off the tv so we could focus on my sons visit.  Later I went and did some housework, played on the computer a little and then cooked dinner.  I sat down for the evening and slipped the tape in to watch the second half of these scammers.  Now a smart person would have realized that maybe they should have checked the station first but noooooo.  I discovered I recorded a golf tournament.  GOLF!!!!! Needless to say I am sooo unhappy I missed the show.  My hubby thinks it is funny since he does not like talk shows anyhow.  Darn it anyhow.  Oh well I guess I will just have to wait for a repeat. 
 
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