bonsais-trees.com scam?

[andrewiles]

They would look a lot more legit if they had bonsai NFTs too. Amateurs.

 

[jszg]

They would look a lot more legit if they had bonsai NFTs too. Amateurs.

You say that, but one of the links on the page redirects to a crypto scam site lmao

 

[19Mateo83]

I ran into a similar website but for bamboo that was a scam. The info and wording gave them away. No contact, no emails, no nothing. I googled the address and it was a unit in a strip mall, not a nursery.

THIS COMPANY IS A SCAM

Best selling Bamboos, 66% off online store in Futureforestss.com

Discover the latest Bamboos. Find comfortable and awesome Bamboos in different colors and designs ♥ fast delivery✓ Wide selection✓ Sustainable ..

www.futureforestss.com

 

[hemmy]

Actually there are over 100k homes in America still using AOL for various reasons.

Homes or “bunkers”?

 

[Potawatomi13]

Been looking for a lower-end Japanese white pine (something under $400-500 but not a seedling) and this site came up:

www.bonsais-trees.com

It seems suspicious: no info on the proprietor, use cm despite a Illinois-area phone code, etc. However, reverse image search of their photos returns no other results, and they do have JWP....

Huh!? Tree on their home page is same on local club home page. We must have borrowed from somewhere.

 

[ShadyStump]

Homes or “bunkers”?

Example: we have a large Mennonite community around here. It's rather popular amongst them because it allows highly controlled, safe access to the internet. Essentially, unparalleled parental control, with virtually 0 possiblity of your kids misusing it.

It's also about the only reliable internet access left in the world that's still compatible with dialup.
AOL has kept up with with the times in terms of virus/malware protection, so that combined with it's relative isolation make it just about the most secure means available of accessing the internet. Big deal for some research and business needs.

 

[jszg]

update: There was no follow-up to the order. All I got was an email saying an order was placed (never made a payment!) by a Mr. Joseph Mama (nom de plume).

 

[Srt8madness]

Money laundering front

 

[ShadyStump]

Money laundering front

Not bad.
Could also be tax evasion, immigration reasons, all sorts of stuff.
There are a number of reasons why having a legal business front might be a good idea for someone, even if they never actually do any business.