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Full o' Doom ([info]doomsday) wrote in [info]otf_wank,
@ 2008-12-27 18:03:00


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Entry tags:internet pseuicide: don't do it

Pseuicidal tendencies
This might get confusing. Bear with me.

A guy named Boner posts a gripping story on the DDR Freak forum about a mysterious girl he met at a concert. Things were perfect, until it turned out she had terminal cancer and would soon die. Or did she? His story unfolded in the typical fake internet death manner: sudden trips to the hospital, calls from third parties, shady pasts, crazy exes. Boner used fake names and locations to hide his own identity, fearing for himself. You see, "Stacy" was a wanted felon in her home state and had been convicted for forgery, bad checks to the tune of $60,000, and theft. There's also something about an ex-boyfriend who had his lawn destroyed.

Some people are sympathetic, some are skeptical. Boner's details don't all seem to mesh, and there is discussion about whether he is lying or whether his attempt to change names and location is the cause for inconsistency. And why would the girl use her own name instead of going by an alias? Much of this discussion happens on Reddit, once they pick up the story: see here, here, and here, for example (there's sort of NSFW ACSII art of a naked girl in the full comments). To add to this, people on the DDR forum find old posts from Boner stating that he had just met a great girl at a concert. Was he planning this for months, or was he really being conned?

The internet detectives, never to be outdone, find a Utah woman who matches Boner's description. Apparently this is the girl, because Boner updates his story with different names and places. She's no longer Stacy from a Motorhead concert, but Kari from a Girl Talk concert, and she's from Utah, not Nebraska, and her crazy ex is Jacen, not Jason. Her SLCPD Most Wanted info is discovered, as well as an argument between Kari's ex who had his lawn destroyed—or whose friend's lawn was destroyed...or something—and one of her friends.

So in the end, it seems that Boner almost got boned by a pro, and not in the good way.



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[info]skeleton_key
2008-12-28 05:13 am UTC (link)
Oh, Utah. You so crazy.

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[info]agilebrit
2008-12-28 09:01 pm UTC (link)
I live here. Tell me about it.

Oh well. We also have Howard Tayler. *points at icon* He makes everything better. *nods firmly*

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[info]skeleton_key
2008-12-28 09:54 pm UTC (link)
I live here too.

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[info]demonbean
2008-12-28 07:23 am UTC (link)
I'm confused by fake deaths where people don't ask for sparkly lipgloss or butterfly gifts. Not a scam for money? What now?

...Too much internets!

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[info]iamnotyourmuse
2008-12-28 08:17 am UTC (link)
Are you confused enough to need someone to send lipgloss you you?

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[info]serai
2008-12-29 01:02 am UTC (link)
ICON LOVE. Perfect Tommy, mmm.

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[info]iamnotyourmuse
2008-12-29 01:04 am UTC (link)
He's perfect!

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[info]lirazel
2008-12-29 04:19 pm UTC (link)
I like your icon better. <3 GQ!

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[info]missdaisy
2008-12-29 02:46 am UTC (link)
I am! I am!

Actually, my lips are just a little chapped. Does that count as a serious illness on the internet?

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[info]iamnotyourmuse
2008-12-29 03:08 am UTC (link)
That is a HORRIBLE AILMENT AND REQUIRES NOT ONLY LIPGLOSS BUT A NEW LAPTOP AND SOME BEAUTIFUL PHOTOSHOPPING ARTWORK!

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[info]demonbean
2008-12-31 03:14 am UTC (link)
Oh, god, yes. Right now. Must be sparkly!

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[info]iamnotyourmuse
2008-12-31 04:14 am UTC (link)
Then you must need special Twilight brand lipgloss!

It will dazzle you!

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[info]sorchar
2008-12-29 05:06 am UTC (link)
Yeah, I mean, what's the point?

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[info]demonbean
2009-01-02 05:58 am UTC (link)
Sadly, that was much my line of thinking...

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[info]dragonfangirl
2008-12-28 09:26 am UTC (link)
And why would the girl use her own name instead of going by an alias?

It's truly amazing how far people can get along in scams using their own name, because everyone is so trusting of their self-evident honesty to do a basic background check. After all, giving their real name is proof of their good will and sincerity!

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[info]caffeine_fairy
2008-12-28 03:10 pm UTC (link)
That's pretty much how Leesa (Lisa, Lysa, whatever) got away with it for so long.

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[info]jkefka
2008-12-28 10:25 pm UTC (link)
Leeser. *shudder* I know more about her than I ever wanted too. And I still have an outstanding wager that she'll resurface in, oh, *checks calender* 4-5 months in some other fandom. We probably won't hear about it for a while, though.

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[info]ecchaniz0r
2008-12-28 04:25 pm UTC (link)
It works the same way for people who use the same alias even after scamming and bilking a TON of people online. "but but but they never changed their handle they must not be guilty!" no, they're still a frakkin' thief, dood.

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[info]wankaholic
2008-12-28 03:36 pm UTC (link)
The wank is coming from my state, and it's NOT about Twilight? BLASPHEMY.

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[info]bleachedclouds
2008-12-28 06:00 pm UTC (link)
The internet detectives and the internet lawyers should team up for Law and Order: Special Lipgloss Unit

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[info]mcity
2008-12-28 10:32 pm UTC (link)
"Wonk, wonk!"

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[info]rennyn_alerothi
2008-12-28 10:51 pm UTC (link)
BONG BONG.

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[info]dejana
2008-12-29 08:09 am UTC (link)
I would fangirl that series so hard.

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[info]jupiterpluvius
2008-12-28 09:27 pm UTC (link)
This is my favorite wank (pseudicide and scamming)! THANK YOU!

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[info]syncopation
2008-12-28 10:11 pm UTC (link)
You know, thanks to JF communities like [info]otf_wank, I learned that it's actually harder to lie and it's tiring too. Too much shit to keep straight.

For this chump, if he'd been making stuff up, he should've been taking notes. Or something.

/No earth logic?

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[info]adevyish
2008-12-29 02:15 am UTC (link)
If you're going to scam, do it right.

/Lies rooted in reality are your best friend

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[info]spawn_of_kong
2008-12-29 07:02 am UTC (link)
I generally make it a point never to lie to someone unless I'm absolutely, 100% sure I won't be found out, which is a rare case indeed.

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[info]april_hurst
2008-12-29 08:02 am UTC (link)
Apparently, Jacen is, using her words, a "criminal mastermind". He's a trust fund baby, having all of the funds necessary to bail himself out of jail, and has connections going high up enough to get him out of most trouble he could get himself into. He's able to hack into pretty much any computer system imaginable, and has done so several times. Every cell phone (six, at present) has been compromised and information has been used to get her location to find her. The man is clearly mentally disturbed, yet incredibly powerful.

Anybody else think Kari is getting some of her material from Star Wars: Legacy of the Force?

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[info]quietladybirman
2008-12-30 12:01 am UTC (link)
Wow, next thing we know we'll find out his twin sister Jaina is trying to kill him and his mom is in the Senate.

Oh, and his grandad was Darth Vader.

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[info]brennalarose
2008-12-30 07:36 am UTC (link)
Oh, god, snurfled vitaminwater is a lousy cure for allergy sniffles, but the image of Darth Vader playing DDR was worth the pain. Thank you!

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[info]cmdr_zoom
2008-12-30 11:27 pm UTC (link)
"Hey old man, gonna be done soon? Some of the rest of us would like to... urk, gk, hnn" *thud*

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[info]brennalarose
2008-12-31 08:58 pm UTC (link)
For that, you win cake!

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[info]cmdr_zoom
2009-01-01 02:11 am UTC (link)
I'd ask for some ryshcate, but I don't like nuts... how about chocolate or lemon instead?

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[info]damien
2008-12-31 03:54 pm UTC (link)
Color me impressed. Someone was actually telling the TRUTH about something that seemed unbelievable on the first read through.

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[info]cazrolime
2009-01-01 03:33 pm UTC (link)
It's like living in a world gone topsy-turvey.

I'm glad this guy got away with his bank balance intact. o_o

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