The fact that they can only be contacted via text or WhatsApp really fills me with confidence lol
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So much confidence. That it came from the email at the top also fills me with joy. /s
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.
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.
Wait, isn't Nicole the Fediverse-Chick?
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.
Haven't heard from her in a while, either. Hope she's doing okay
Someone finally responded to her. She found true love and is living a life of contentment on a tropical island.
Yeah, lets go with this version instead of that other, much darker one...
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?
I was under the impression that it was semi-automated, with humans only coming into the picture once someone was snared by the lure.
Could be? Dunno. Creating accounts might require a human?
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.
Thatβs how you know its authenticity.
"The workday will be approximately 60 minutes a day"?
Nice...
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.
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.
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.
TIL :( I thought it was just a shitty job
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.
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.
(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.
Seems that Nicole has gotten herself a new career. I'm proud of her.
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).
Thatβs interesting. I wouldnβt had thought itβd go that far, but I guess itβs always a rabbit hole with scams.
It's a pretty wild story. More info can be found here.
Okay but if NK paid up it's not a scam it's just crime
They were scamming companies by making them believe they were hiring American-based workers.
How much were they paying tho? I can easily see someone doing this for 2 laptops.
Forget tell them to make it $100k a month or no deal.