May as well of said I won the lottery lmao.

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

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

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    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.

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      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.

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    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.

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      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.

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        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.

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        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.

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        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.

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

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    (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.

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    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).