Originally Posted by Rete (Post 7061277)

See what happens when two or more of you get the troll virus and start belittling and demonizing another poster because of your assumptions. Life is full of strange situations and because you never it had it happen to you or someone you know doesn't mean it hasn't or won't occur to someone else.

In the spirit of the holiday season, play scrooge with those responses.

Originally Posted by Rete (Post 7117224)

Sure, buy the lad a ticket back to the UK. Who is going to escort him to the plane, get a pass to go through security to sit with him until the plane boards and then watch it take off.

Its a scam. Plain and simple. Just like the bloke on the corner in Manhattan wearing a suit and tie with a sandwich board that proclaims he needs donations because he is "under employed" and needs help feeding and sheltering his family. My thought, get a second job.

Originally Posted by DeanUK2US (Post 7117367)

There is something very strange about his situation that leaves me unconvinced. Something isn't right. :unsure:

Originally Posted by chartreuse (Post 7117371)

I have a friend in Lagos, who works at the bank, who says he might be able to help him though ;)

Originally Posted by ITsWhatIDo (Post 7116659)

I'm getting accused of my post being bogus and a scam. I am willing to contact every newspaper in the UK and TV company to confirm the offer.
Hold on, wait, my friend will join the forum any minute now and confirm that I can pay and that I'm not in a library at 5am and neither is my friend at work.

Well the OP contacted me and asked "Am I sure (i want to pay for his ticket)?". This after his repeated claims that he never asked for money (fair enough) nor would he accept any offers (now known not to be true).

I've read this thread with great interest and yes, amusement, i even made it to page 15, before jumping to the end, hoping for a happy ending. I have to admit I was sceptical and assumed a scam, but I was also annoyed at myself for being so cynical, so I thought I'd test my theory with the offer.

It does sound too strange to be true. I can't believe it's not butter..

I wish I had the cash, but I don't. However, I'm definitely in for a loan of ~£20. Anyone else? We could send the money to the travel agent lady (sorry, forgotten the name) who gets his details and e-tickets it. Unless the travel agent lady is in on this, as well as me and this is all part of the elaborate scam to get $600 :D I digress... oh yeah, travel agent lady (a new super heroine surely?) does the ticketing..

Hey, "I'm an idiot, get me out of here" do you agree to the following:
1. Offer to repay us once he gets back to the UK
2. Do his utmost to contact BA once in the UK to get a refund of the ticket and pay us all back??

If he is a scammer, all we lose is £20/$30 each. We all get shafted in life anyway, plumbers, insurance, police. This one however has a face and a nice hat!
Also, we can buy a ticket ourselves and therefore ensure it's not used for anything else.

One last thing, as he's over stayed, he probably won't ever be let back in, so you won't hear from him again!

I want to think good of people.. Mr Idiot, our faith in humanity lies in your hands.

All those in favour/favor say I...

Originally Posted by DeanUK2US (Post 7117375)

Not the very same one who sends out regular spam who happens to be a king in need of some cash? :eek:

Originally Posted by ITsWhatIDo (Post 7116659)

I'm getting accused of my post being bogus and a scam.

Originally Posted by Manc (Post 7117398)

there is nothing wrong with a little humanity.

no offense mate but with 45 posts........ we don't know you,

how about we send some money to Ray instead.

a) he's old and got nothing better to do
b) he's a pitbull and will make sure it's not a scam
c) if it is a scam he'll refund everyone.


I think that's a much fairer proposition than to send you money no?

Originally Posted by chartreuse (Post 7117388)

That's the feller. Nigel, to his friends :D

Originally Posted by Leslie66 (Post 7117400)

Or Cindyabs who is a travel agent and can actually issue him the ticket. :sneaky:

Originally Posted by Leslie66 (Post 7117400)

Or Cindyabs who is a travel agent and can actually issue him the ticket. :sneaky: