Horse Racing Tips Scam

[Aristotle Flynn]

If it sounds too good to be true it probably is too good to be true!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7243213.stm

[Bar None]

They are people like Graham Allison, a retired security officer from Thundersley in Essex, who paid £3,000 for a series of tips he was told would make him a millionaire.

[bennydorano]

I get the odd tip from a fella who pays at least £3k per year (quite possibly more)for the service, and says it's the best thing he ever done, clear profit every year. 

[The Watcher Pat]

I get the odd tip from a fella who pays at least £3k per year (quite possibly more)for the service, and says it's the best thing he ever done, clear profit every year. 

Do you post them on the horse racing thread?

[Puckoon]

Picking the point spreads (or having a company do it for you for 5000$) for college and pro football and basketball in the US is a huge deal. However, with all the lines on the board, its easy to pick one bet and make even money on it every day. Well most days.

[bennydorano]

He normally gets them with about 5 or 10 mins to off, so the chances of getting them on are slim.  As I said I only get the odd one, why would/should he pay that amount of loot and then dish them out for nathin?

[full back]

why would/should he pay that amount of loot and then dish them out for nathin?

Do you pay him for the tips then?

[bennydorano]

why would/should he pay that amount of loot and then dish them out for nathin?

Do you pay him for the tips then?

None of your business.

[Gnevin]

Idiots
Someone get thay guy's email and tell him you've 3 million in the bank and just need  small clearing fee .

[Main Street]

The Lotto is the biggest ingenious scam going and half the nation falls for it.