Help needed $10,000 question

[Live4bet]

So a friend of mine signed up with a handicaper. This handicaper hooked him up with a local. He proceds to win $10,000 from the bookie. Now the handicaper is telling him that he can't collect from the bookie unless my friend signs up for the year package $795. Does this sound fishy? It should also be noted that the bookie doesn't have a website only takes action over the phone.... Please give your advise of course I'm a little skeptical however he has cell phone numbers for the bookie and handiper so it would be very easy to do a reverse search and get address info... What should I tell him?

[Justin7]

Ask the bookie to pay him. The service has nothing to do with the bookie (or it shouldn't).

[topgame85]

Sounds like one hell of a scam to me

[Live4bet]

Exactly... doesn't this sound a little fishy to you?

[SBR Lou]

Exactly... doesn't this sound a little fishy to you?

What's the touts name, does he have a site online?

[Live4bet]

What's the touts name, does he have a site online?

Yes, but I will PM it to you because I don't want everyone knowing the info and I don't want to screw up my buddies big win.

[Live4bet]

Any body ever experience something like this?

[sickler]

Has scam written all over it.

"Pay the small sum of $795 and you'll get the 10K".

Reality will be you pay the $795 and get nothing.

[pavyracer]

Scam. Don't pay him.

[sickler]

At the very least, tell the bookie to pay the handicapper $795 and send you $9205.

Let my guess, handicapper has to be paid before the 10K is delivered. Naturally.

[Live4bet]

At the very least, tell the bookie to pay the handicapper $795 and send you $9205.

Let my guess, handicapper has to be paid before the 10K is delivered. Naturally.

Exactly! Does this sound legit??? Then if I call him out and tell him to have the bookie pay him he will come off the way with some shit like " We need a commitment from you to know you are for real"

[Live4bet]

Has scam written all over it.

"Pay the small sum of $795 and you'll get the 10K".

Reality will be you pay the $795 and get nothing.

Here is the other thing. I'm not against paying because I've done a reverse search on all phone numbers. So I have an address... And you can use your imagination if I get stiffed.

[InTheHole]

Here is the other thing. I'm not against paying because I've done a reverse search on all phone numbers. So I have an address... And you can use your imagination if I get stiffed.

u mean if your friend gets stiffed

[Live4bet]

of course