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Topic: Cool Request: Antonov In Exchange For Diamonds
Username: Fly-K
Posted 2012-05-15 06:57:34 and read 3418 times.

Just received an interesting request linked to image:

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Photo © Konstantin Von Wedelstaedt

Someone in Kazakhstan (brokered through a bank in Dubai) is offering me an AN12 for half a million dollars or "15 pieces of diamonds middle 8-12 10 carats and 7 kg of Gold - 22 carats."
He must think I'm some sort of warlord, as he points out that the AN12's capabilities are:
"100 soldiers and 20 more tones capacity"

Do you guys think I should go for the deal? LOL

Topic: RE: Cool Request: Antonov In Exchange For Diamonds
Username: moose135
Posted 2012-05-15 09:29:05 and read 3359 times.

It would be a steal at twice that price, and will be just the thing you need when you make your move towards world domination.

Topic: RE: Cool Request: Antonov In Exchange For Diamonds
Username: vikkyvik
Posted 2012-05-15 11:46:43 and read 3318 times.

I thought you were getting offered diamonds in exchange for licensing the photo!

That would have been....fun.

Topic: RE: Cool Request: Antonov In Exchange For Diamonds
Username: yerbol
Posted 2012-05-15 20:56:56 and read 3207 times.

Who was it from Kazakhstan?

Topic: RE: Cool Request: Antonov In Exchange For Diamonds
Username: Fly-K
Posted 2012-05-16 03:12:40 and read 3159 times.

Quoting yerbol (Reply 3):
Who was it from Kazakhstan?

It doesn't give a name, just an email address, on behalf of a company called IPF Contract. The email was sent by some "Zerah Steve".

Quoting vikkyvik (Reply 2):
I thought you were getting offered diamonds in exchange for licensing the photo!

Hehe that would have been cool indeed!

Topic: RE: Cool Request: Antonov In Exchange For Diamonds
Username: Jorge1812
Posted 2012-05-17 08:23:11 and read 2994 times.

I can offer you a 747-100 for that price if you need more soldiers to be transported - Just send me the money to my PayPal Account (you can trust me)

Topic: RE: Cool Request: Antonov In Exchange For Diamonds
Username: Fly-K
Posted 2012-05-18 02:15:50 and read 2898 times.

Quoting Jorge1812 (Reply 5):
I can offer you a 747-100 for that price if you need more soldiers to be transported - Just send me the money to my PayPal Account (you can trust me)

Does your PayPal account accept diamonds too?

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