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submitted 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

May as well of said I won the lottery lmao.

From our collective girlfriend Nicole, it has to be true.

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[-] [email protected] 22 points 6 days ago

The fact that they can only be contacted via text or WhatsApp really fills me with confidence lol

[-] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

So much confidence. That it came from the email at the top also fills me with joy. /s

[-] [email protected] 14 points 6 days ago

I got a weird one the other day as well. To me, the oddest part was it gave me zero information about anything except their name and department they worked in lol.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Different tactic, just as easily will get you in a mess. I find that one to be a bit more of a threat than mine.

[-] [email protected] 12 points 6 days ago

Wait, isn't Nicole the Fediverse-Chick?

[-] [email protected] 11 points 6 days ago

I wonder how various admins finally put a stop to that. Haven't got a message from her in a while now that I think of it.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago

Haven't heard from her in a while, either. Hope she's doing okay

[-] [email protected] 10 points 6 days ago

Someone finally responded to her. She found true love and is living a life of contentment on a tropical island.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yeah, lets go with this version instead of that other, much darker one...

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

i remember reading about efforts to block images being sent via DMs, as i imagine they were always sent in image format to avoid text filters.

not sure if those were instance specific or global changes.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Could have just naturally fizzled, if they werent getting returns (victims), and the accounts were getting banned quickly, it might have just become not worth it?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

I was under the impression that it was semi-automated, with humans only coming into the picture once someone was snared by the lure.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Could be? Dunno. Creating accounts might require a human?

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

dissapointed to know she works in HR 🤢

[-] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago

That’s how you know its authenticity.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

"The workday will be approximately 60 minutes a day"?

Nice...

[-] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

If you want to fill them with an equal measure of joy, DM them back a pic of the last gigantic dump that you took.

No preamble, no context of any kind. They know why it's happening - big smelly log of shit fed down the drain, but long enough to plap on the porcelain near the seat. Really blow their socks off, and maybe nauseate them too.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 6 days ago

Wrong.

ANY kind of response lets them know that the number they have is a legit, working number. Even if they decide to no longer message you, they will happily sell your info to another scammer.

I always shake my head at people who think they're one-upping the scammers by sending graphic responses back. Half the time, simply verifying that the number they have is a working number is all the scammer is wanting to do. You aren't getting the better of them, you're playing right into their hands.

The only correct response is none at all. Let them talk to a brick wall.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

You're right. Also, sometimes the low-level workers at scam centers are human-trafficked people who are forced to choose between scamming and prostitution.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

TIL :( I thought it was just a shitty job

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

On the other hand, the more time you waste of theirs, the less they have to scam actual victims. If you have the time it's best to use AI to keep them going as long as possible in circles. This is a good use of AI.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Keep shaking your head then, because I've managed to harass the shit out of enough of them that they've stopped calling. I'm talking multiple groups over the last decade alone.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

(Hiring Requirements: 22+)

if you ever see "22+" or similar (sometimes 25+), whether it's business or romantic in nature, it's almost certainly a scam. you see this a lot with bots posting personals on reddit, they want to capture more lucrative demographics.

[-] [email protected] 8 points 6 days ago

Seems that Nicole has gotten herself a new career. I'm proud of her.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 6 days ago

Is this the scam where you get duped into hosting dozens of laptops in your home so North Korean operatives can look like they are working from a US location? Yeah, that didn't work out so well for that one lady after she was caught doing this by the FBI and thrown in prison for a couple of decades for aiding a foreign enemy in espionage and money trafficking (or something like that).

[-] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

That’s interesting. I wouldn’t had thought it’d go that far, but I guess it’s always a rabbit hole with scams.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 6 days ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

How much were they paying tho? I can easily see someone doing this for 2 laptops.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Okay but if NK paid up it's not a scam it's just crime

[-] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

They were scamming companies by making them believe they were hiring American-based workers.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Forget tell them to make it $100k a month or no deal.

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