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Ionia
Advanced Manufacturing
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Posted - 2007.09.30 20:16:00 -
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Four months ago I experienced what was, and still is, my most devastating experience in EVE; a corp theft. An infiltrator robbed me and it shattered me financially almost to the point of breaking. I was caught off guard emotionally by the serious abuse of trust that had occurred. It was the only time I had really thought about quitting.
One of the many masks the villain of our story wears is ætranscom caldariÆ. He has gone by many other names in the past and still does, but this was the personÆs æmainÆ as far as I knew at the time.
I was taken for about 38b isk.
Here is the thread about it at the time, please donÆt necro it: http://eve-search.com/thread/527716
It took me a number of weeks, but I finally got over it and was able to put it totally behind me. Then one day something strange happenedà
For those of you that are not from the market forums, I run a public investment scheme where I sell bonds (shares) to investors and give them a monthly interest payment. Earlier this month, I was browsing the list of my shareholders, getting names in preparation of sending an evemail out, when something almost surreal jumped out at me.
It was this: http://capships.com/transcom.jpg
I guess he didnÆt know that CCP had made changes to the corp interface in the mean time that allowed CEOs to view a list of shareholders û thanks CCP ;)
The very person who had ripped me off was now my biggest investor. This took a few minutes of æwtfÆ before it finally sank in. There was only one person who had invested that much in me; a character by the name of R1lewedge. Do not confuse with Rilewedge who is a different person (R1lewedge was created just 3 days after one of transcomÆs alts, veblungnes, was kicked out of RilewedgeÆs corporation).
Now, I had some thinking do to. I thought about simply creating a new corporation and reissuing the shares to everyone who was currently an investor except for him. The problems this would create with æoutdatedÆ shares floating around, and people exploiting this by selling them off as genuine, would be too great, and not fair on any other investors. I had to think up something elseà
I decided to convo him with a bull**** story about a new premium rate investment I was going to run for high volume investors, where they would get an extra percentage point of interest per month. I explained that If he was interested in this special offer that he would need to trade me the existing shares and I would send him shares in the new corporation when they were created. He agreed and transferred me 24,000 shares, which have a total value of 24b isk.
I was quite happy J but my happiness was yet to peak. He informed me that he had a further 12b invested in another bond, and asked if I was willing to trade those for more of my new, premium investment, and then sell the other bonds off. I could not believe my fortune. I agreed.
Of 38b stolen, I got 36b back. Not too bad. Also, he does not yet realise this, he is finding it out as he reads it now (hi ********!).
Anyway, that is my short tale today, I hope some of you got some amusement from it, I sure feel good about it J The moral of the story is if you steal isk from someone, donÆt be an arrogant bastard and try to use it to actually make a profit from that same person, with that same isk; youÆll inevitably get whatÆs coming to you.
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Ray McCormack
hirr
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Posted - 2007.09.30 20:17:00 -
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Full of win.
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Athias
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Posted - 2007.09.30 20:22:00 -
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What can one say.. Brilliant Ionia, hope this will give you extra wind
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iiOs
Blood Corsair's
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Posted - 2007.09.30 20:43:00 -
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amazing man, good job
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LeviUK
hirr
Morsus Mihi
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Posted - 2007.09.30 20:50:00 -
[5]
Made me smile - nice one.
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Chainsaw Plankton
IDLE GUNS
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Posted - 2007.09.30 20:59:00 -
[6]
very awesome 
now if only i could get that many billions 
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Dinger
Caldari
Body Count Inc.
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2007.09.30 21:03:00 -
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Revenge is a dish best served cold 
Good job well done Ionia.
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Ramblin Man
Empyreum
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Posted - 2007.09.30 21:03:00 -
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Two things scammers exploit: greed and stupidity.
Number one way of scamming scammers: taking advantage of greed and stupidity.
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Ghost Emperor
Amarr
EvE Mutual Fund Inc.
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Posted - 2007.09.30 21:08:00 -
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\o/ Nice to hear a good Karma story :)
P.S. Can I send you lots of isk as well plz, you have that multiplier effect atm ;)
Visit EvE Galactic Stock Exchange and Real-time Eve Stock Exchange (in game or out, but trades in game) |
Vrizuh
Eve Defence Force
Praesidium Libertatis
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Posted - 2007.09.30 23:18:00 -
[10]
Nicely done. \o/
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Dodiez
Gallente
The Ninja Coalition
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Posted - 2007.09.30 23:52:00 -
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Very nice, Ionia. Well done.
<--- I'm a ninja, I flip out and kiss people! |
Curzon Dax
The Ninja Coalition
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Posted - 2007.09.30 23:53:00 -
[12]
This thread is made of win. And pie.
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Hanoi Hana
Mitsubishi Group
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Posted - 2007.10.01 00:02:00 -
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Send it to me and I'll send you 10x back. :)
A very serious congratulations, Ionia. You must be an extremely happy person right about now.
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Selene D'Celeste
Caldari
The D'Celeste Estate
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Posted - 2007.10.01 00:03:00 -
[14]
Congrats on restoring things to their proper order. =)
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Spitzerr
Racketeers
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Posted - 2007.10.01 00:04:00 -
[15]
******* awesome..
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Snowball Starsmasher
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Posted - 2007.10.01 00:33:00 -
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That was asome...still you cant put a price on his humiliation of losing it back to you...2 bill prolly cover it ...insurance would cost more on that ammount of isks worth of ships, so you win ether way lol..
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Arii Smith
Caldari
StarHunt
Fallout Project
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Posted - 2007.10.01 04:14:00 -
[17]
This is probably the best story I have heard on the boards, man oh man.
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Rudy Metallo
Brutor tribe
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Posted - 2007.10.01 04:19:00 -
[18]
Hahahahaha.
Dumb**** got what he deserved. Well done. 
Say what? |
Galan Amarias
Amarr
Vendetta Underground
Rule of Three
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Posted - 2007.10.01 05:43:00 -
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Excellent Ionia, you win EVE.
-Galan
The answer to empire ganking |
Shae Laurel
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Posted - 2007.10.01 07:05:00 -
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Well done Ionia!
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Izo Azlion
Veto.
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2007.10.01 07:38:00 -
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That is the way to win EVE.
Izo Azlion.
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Araviel
Gallente
Epic.
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Posted - 2007.10.01 07:41:00 -
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o7
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Silent Killa
God's of Eve
X-PACT
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Posted - 2007.10.01 10:09:00 -
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uberness  
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R31D
Veto.
Veto Corp
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Posted - 2007.10.01 16:19:00 -
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♥
Pure win Ionia - I remember how ****ed you were when it happened - good to see you set it straight at last
Free bumpage for all |
Omae Gaw'd
Gallente
VMF-214 Blacksheep
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Posted - 2007.10.01 17:08:00 -
[25]
Hahaha...I bet someone feels lonely right now. Awesome story!
Also, can I have his shares?
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Jeryd
Red Stallion
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Posted - 2007.10.01 17:16:00 -
[26]
Haha! Well done indeed :) Great story.
Cheers,
Jeryd. |
Gwoden
Gallente
Exa Utopia
Exa Nation
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Posted - 2007.10.01 17:22:00 -
[27]
Very nice... simply.. very nice.
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There is no "I can't" only "I will". |
Y3R M4W
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Posted - 2007.10.01 17:25:00 -
[28]
Funny read [;)]
GG for both parties imo, although Ionia came out top 
Note: YER MAW! is Scottish for Your Mother. |
Stakhanov
Katana's Edge
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Posted - 2007.10.01 18:30:00 -
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This scammer lost Eve. A disgrace to the profession 
 Originally by: F'nog
One does not simply log into Jita.
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Elles D
Caldari
Ardent Adversary
Anvil.
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Posted - 2007.10.01 18:40:00 -
[30]
*slowly starts to clap.
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Soren
PAK
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Posted - 2007.10.01 18:55:00 -
[31]
lol, what an idiot.. glad u got your revenge.
☠-->-->--
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Val Vympel
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Posted - 2007.10.02 11:24:00 -
[32]
A fool and YOUR money were soon parted.
I wonder how many pieces his keyboard now lies in?
This thread needs to be stickied as an inspiration to all "victims".
Best wishes
Val
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Clara Mismer
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Posted - 2007.10.02 11:38:00 -
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Simply brilliant, It is nice to see that universe is a small place and what you put out into it eventually comes back to you - even in a game.
May I suggest that the new corp be called "I scammed you back ticker:scumbag" and you issue the shares to him
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Motivated Prophet
Zerodot Schools
Power Corrupts Industry's
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Posted - 2007.10.02 14:12:00 -
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Hi! I'm here about your new premium rate investment for high volume investors. Where can I sign up?
MP
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Proud steward of 47 billion isk in public money, and counting. Ask me about mineral compression! |
Erikel
Cosmic Odyssey
YouWhat
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Posted - 2007.10.02 15:44:00 -
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Superb!!! I love it.
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Ionia
Advanced Manufacturing
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Posted - 2007.10.02 15:57:00 -
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After linking this thread in the EGSEx channel where R1lewedge asked me how I was going (he hadn't seen this yet), booting him and blocking him, I got a convo from his main.
I'm surprised how much of a good sport he was about it, he didn't come across as ****ed at all :-)
Screenshot
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Lief Siddhe
University of Caille
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Posted - 2007.10.02 16:02:00 -
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When scammers collide.
Hats off.
I was somewhere around Old Man Star, on the edge of Essence, when the drugs began to take hold |
Curzon Dax
The Ninja Coalition
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Posted - 2007.10.03 03:26:00 -
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I had to come back and read this again. =p
<3 Ionia
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Arekhon
Mutually Assured Distraction
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Posted - 2007.10.03 06:42:00 -
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AWSOME!!!!11!1!
"Where are you guys going in your battleships?"
"We are going to camp in Amamake; kill 500 carebears and 1 NPC"
"Why are you gonna kill an NPC?"
"See, nobody cares about the carebears!"
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LaVista Vista
Aliastra
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Posted - 2007.10.03 06:59:00 -
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Awesome job there Ionia. Good to see you back and kicking 
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Anastasia Heron
Dark and Light inc.
D-L
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Posted - 2007.10.05 00:35:00 -
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WTFPwnage. Congrats!
All that remains is to distribute those shares to your remaining shareholders. :)
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hellsknights
Hells Angels Inc.
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Posted - 2007.10.05 00:43:00 -
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I quite enjoyed this story, what goes around comes around.
recruitment thread Join channel Hells Angels Inc
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Koruptdeath
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Posted - 2007.10.05 01:16:00 -
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Rollingstone says-
"Simply epic, a timeless classic."
New Yorker says-
"A triumph of awe inspiring proportions."
EVErs say-
"5/5"
Fate is the destruction of Freedom. |
Katarina Arisdeed
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Posted - 2007.10.05 11:23:00 -
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This reminds me of a story I read about the worlds dumbest criminals, where a guy robbed a bank, got away with it, then came back the same day to deposit
the money because he was afraid it would get stolen.
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Kazuma Saruwatari
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Posted - 2007.10.05 11:32:00 -
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This has to be stickied somewhere. Too good to let it slip to necro-status
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Odd Pod Out, a blog of EVE Online |
Illistar DeathWing
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Posted - 2007.10.05 19:00:00 -
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My hat goes off to you Ionia, however I also have some respect for the guy as well. I don't think he really wanted to give back that money, but at least he was civil about the whole deal. You can't help but respect that a little.
PS: I hate corp thives.
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Ryan Darkwolf
Amarr
Viziam
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Posted - 2007.10.05 20:23:00 -
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Originally by: Curzon Dax
I had to come back and read this again. =p
<3 Ionia
you win Eve for the next month..or until someone does something 20x cooler...
Dax...does Dodiez know about your infatuation with Ionia?
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Praxis1452
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Posted - 2007.10.05 20:56:00 -
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Originally by: Illistar DeathWing
My hat goes off to you Ionia, however I also have some respect for the guy as well. I don't think he really wanted to give back that money, but at least he was civil about the whole deal. You can't help but respect that a little.
PS: I hate corp thives.
I'd have to agree.
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Setana Manoro
Gallente
Firefly Inc.
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Posted - 2007.10.05 20:57:00 -
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Bloody fantastic, very nicely done.
PS: Check transcom caldari's newest corp title here. :)
I'm not neutral in RAGOON vs BOB, I just dislike both sides. :) |
General StarScream
Cybertronic Decepticons
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Posted - 2007.10.05 20:59:00 -
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You can thank me for this Ionia, i guilt tripped him a few days after he stole from you.
Telling him how it was for you, and how you feelt, and just how hurt you where.
and made him relize that he had done more than just playing a game.
he had made a real Freind, and stolen there trust in game as well in real life.
and i gave him this ide.
im happy for you Ionia that everything worked out as well as it did, and may your % in the future rise to new highs
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Galldar
The Dragon Consortium
Imperial Republic Of the North
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Posted - 2007.10.06 00:23:00 -
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veblungsnes
Imodesky Kafelnikov(Freind of Wonko)
Wonko(Main)
transcom caldari
Along with anyone else that have been in Wonkos many corps. I've been in a corp with Wonko. He sucks at pvp and will scam anyone out of anything. Just a kid in rl who won't grow up. I do remember a Nightmare loss that had me He's the lowest of the low.
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Fabricati Diem
Burleigh and Strong
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Posted - 2007.10.06 02:26:00 -
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Not an investor, not affected by this in any way, but glad to hear how this turned out. Good on ya.
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transcom caldari
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Posted - 2007.10.06 19:55:00 -
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Edited by: transcom caldari on 06/10/2007 20:02:12
Originally by: Galldar
veblungsnes
Imodesky Kafelnikov(Freind of Wonko)
Wonko(Main)
transcom caldari
Along with anyone else that have been in Wonkos many corps. I've been in a corp with Wonko. He sucks at pvp and will scam anyone out of anything. Just a kid in rl who won't grow up. I do remember a Nightmare loss that had me He's the lowest of the low.
Thats why I was #1 killer, final blows, points, ect on D-L killboards for months after I left? And I'm pretty sure me and the BE guys had you all camped in your station for a week till we got bored? Talking false trash surely doesn't make you look mature.
I didn't get guilt tripped by anyone but myself General Starscream, so your brown nosing isn't gonna work here. Your evemail's were only an inmature attempt to put me down, not to make me feal bad for what I did.
EVE Mails from General Starscream
"2007.05.29 17:01
you are a friggin loser who cant handle anyone with half a brain because a monkey is better than you"
"2007.05.29 16:58
you are a loser and have no brains"
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murder one
Gallente
Blood Corsair's
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Posted - 2007.10.06 20:27:00 -
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Outstanding.
[07:13:55] doctorstupid2 > what do i train now?
[07:14:05] Trista Rotnor > little boys to 2
Fleet Combat Ships |
Radcjk
Caldari
Dark Star LTD
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Posted - 2007.10.07 06:07:00 -
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/me joins the slow clap.
Very nice.
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Adaris
D-L
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Posted - 2007.10.07 10:49:00 -
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Fantastic, full of win.
*******
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Buju Banton
Caldari
Cool Runnings Transport Company
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Posted - 2007.10.14 18:51:00 -
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So.. correct me if i'm wrong, but the timeline looks like this:
Jackass steals 38B worth of ISK.
Jackass gets greedy and reinvests in same corp he stole from.
Jackass is found out, has 41B taken back from him.
Jackass comes on forums and says he was putting the ISK back into the corp out of the kindness of his own heart.
Jackass gets laughed at.
Am I right?
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[CRTC]
-Now Recruiting- |
waferzankko
Bears Inc
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Posted - 2007.10.15 05:57:00 -
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Originally by: Soren
lol, what an idiot.. glad u got your revenge.
Hi soren!
ya i liked this, the good guy won in the end.!!!!!
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hellsknights
Hells Angels Inc.
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Posted - 2007.10.15 08:08:00 -
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Edited by: hellsknights on 15/10/2007 08:08:58
Originally by: Galldar
veblungsnes
Imodesky Kafelnikov(Freind of Wonko)
Wonko(Main)
transcom caldari
Along with anyone else that have been in Wonkos many corps. I've been in a corp with Wonko. He sucks at pvp and will scam anyone out of anything. Just a kid in rl who won't grow up. I do remember a Nightmare loss that had me He's the lowest of the low.
Dark and Light Inc, atleast we can all say that was a joke
From what i understand and i spoke to Wonko recently, well the new owner
of Wonko. When i convo'ed him he said he bought this character on the forums, could
be true.
BTW Gal long time no speak or see what's up and hope to see you around,
BTW you remember Wildozer "it might be spelt differently" I killed him in his CS
a month back, i really wanted to ransom his pop i remember him having expensive implants.
recruitment thread Join channel Hells Angels Inc
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Lauren Sheaperd
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Posted - 2007.10.15 11:12:00 -
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Originally by: Buju Banton
So.. correct me if i'm wrong, but the timeline looks like this:
Jackass steals 38B worth of ISK.
Jackass gets greedy and reinvests in same corp he stole from.
Jackass is found out, has 41B taken back from him.
Jackass comes on forums and says he was putting the ISK back into the corp out of the kindness of his own heart.
Jackass gets laughed at.
Am I right?
LOL, probably similar to his RL story
Jackass Steals
Jackass Borrows from same person
Jackass gets busted and sued
Jackass denies it to all who question it
Jackass gets shamed
So is this how his life story is?
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ry ry
StateCorp
The State
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Posted - 2007.10.15 15:40:00 -
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Edited by: ry ry on 15/10/2007 15:46:28
Originally by: transcom caldari
EVE Mails from General Starscream
"2007.05.29 17:01
you are a friggin loser who cant handle anyone with half a brain because a monkey is better than you"
"2007.05.29 16:58
you are a loser and have no brains"
i lol'd. worst hatemail ever.
ps. a monkey is better than you.
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transcom caldari
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Posted - 2007.10.15 20:53:00 -
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Originally by: Buju Banton
So.. correct me if i'm wrong, but the timeline looks like this:
Jackass steals 38B worth of ISK.
Jackass gets greedy and reinvests in same corp he stole from.
Jackass is found out, has 41B taken back from him.
Jackass comes on forums and says he was putting the ISK back into the corp out of the kindness of his own heart.
Jackass gets laughed at.
Am I right?
More like:
Jackass steals 38b isk
Jackass has nothing else better to do with 38b isk and kinda feals bad so just puts it in stock
Jackass gets caught.
life goes on...
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Tisanta
Amarr
Militaris Industries
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Posted - 2007.10.16 03:05:00 -
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Originally by: transcom caldari
Originally by: Buju Banton
So.. correct me if i'm wrong, but the timeline looks like this:
Jackass steals 38B worth of ISK.
Jackass gets greedy and reinvests in same corp he stole from.
Jackass is found out, has 41B taken back from him.
Jackass comes on forums and says he was putting the ISK back into the corp out of the kindness of his own heart.
Jackass gets laughed at.
Am I right?
More like:
Jackass steals 38b isk
Jackass has nothing else better to do with 38b isk and kinda feals bad so just puts it in stock
Jackass gets caught.
life goes on...
He didnt want that isk anyways
that falls under the section of epic fail in my books =]
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