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Bridie Pearson-Jones
Apr 01, 2017

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Most of us have experienced this fail at some point in our lives - accidentally texting the wrong person is far too easily done.
But one man from Scotland recently, really messed up.
Gregory Ford, 38, a keen golfer and Dad of two, tried to sell his old Odyssey putter on Facebook.
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He agreed to sell it a man from East Kilbride, a town just south of Glasgow - when the would be "buyer" accidentally messaged him planning he was going to rob him.
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Awyrt mate am goiny meet some geezer for a new putter, wanty come with me and we'll just fo him in and take it off him lol [sic]
He quickly backtracked saying "sh*t that was meant for ma pal" and cheekily still asking for Gregor's address.
He told the Sun
At first I was like holy cr*p, I didn’t expect a message like that, when I showed it my wife she had the same reaction.
I didn’t know what to think, then three more panicking messages came through within 20 seconds.
The ‘lol’ at the end saved it slightly. I just laughed and decided not to even reply. I wasn’t sure if it was serious or not but I didn’t want to find out.
It was probably just banter between two mates that’s been sent to the wrong person — we’ve all done it before.
Gregor has hit back at trolls who have accused him of making up the exchange.
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Needless to say, the deal didn't go through and the putter is still for sale.
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