TRUE news story. NOT a joke.

[TheFatKid]

The above story is entertaining - but not true:

The events related above did not occur in Charlotte, N.C., or anywhere else. This is the latest (and most verbose) retelling of an old urban legend that has roots in humor. In some variations, the cigar-buyer is just an average scammer, in others, he's an accountant. In every version, however, his clever scheme always backfires and he ends up losing more than he won.

This tale and others like it give us hope that, in this overly litigious society plagued by frivolous lawsuits and scams, justice does prevail and that clever crimes have equally clever consequences. In short, we want it to be true. Country music star, Brad Paisley obviously picked up on that desire and immortalized this legend in a track on his 2003 album "Mud on the Tires," entitled "The Cigar Song."

I've seen the text above posted on a variety of message boards and people are generally quite excited by the its theme. Interestingly, even when it's pointed out as a hoax, most people insist they don't care about the message's truth or falsehood. They claim they will pass it on anyway for its entertainment value. but any chain can have a dark side. For example: There is no such thing as the "Criminal Lawyers Award Contest," mentioned in the version of the text above. Plug that phrase into google and you'll get many different web sites, all leading to a form to fill out for legal advice from an organization identified as the Legal Assistance Network. Unfortunately, no information is available about that organization without filling out the form. This sends up a warning flag that this may be a front for a scam to obtain contact information, cashing in on the popularity of this legend. Break this chain
Lawyer Commits Insurance Fraud With Box of Cigars? - BreakTheChain.org

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TheFatKid Reviewed by TheFatKid on 03-25-2007. TRUE news story. NOT a joke. A lawyer in Charlotte, NC purchased a box of very rare and expensive cigars, then insured them against fire among other things. Within a month, having smoked his entire stockpile of these great cigars and without yet having made even his first premium payment on the policy, the lawyer filed a claim with the insurance company. In his claim, the lawyer stated the cigars were lost "in a series of small fires." The insurance company refused to pay, citing the obvious reason: that the man had Rating: 5

[Skink]

Whether it was true or not the fact that it is believable says a lot...

[UTD Toker]

self owned?

HAHA

[Markass]

lmao..that shit's funny...

[suhl]

yeah nothing about that story seemed true, it was even written as you would right a joke, but it wasnt funny. was amusing though

[Greenport]

lmfao fucking idiots i swear

[suhl]

god i spelled write as right

[iwantFUEGO]

Whether it was true or not the fact that it is believable says a lot...

well said

[GHoSToKeR]

Haha, that's awesome.. I believed it.