Like, it can’t be a real person, right? Has anyone tried following the links? I’m curious how they’re scamming people. It just seems like anyone getting the same message 5 times won’t fall for being catfished, so I don’t understand what their strategy is.

  • @lordnikon
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    89 hours ago

    Honestly people that do recognize it for what it is should respond. Keep them talking to waste their time so they can’t hurt someone else.

      • @surewhynotlem
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        228 hours ago

        If we all wasted 5 minutes we could shut down the system.

        People really underestimate the power of collective action. It’s just meat based ddos.

      • @SkyezOpen
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        68 hours ago

        Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted. I always love talking to Indian scammers when they call about my student loans that don’t exist.

        • @hoshikarakitaridia
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          68 hours ago

          I already asked 2 scammers on discord for bathwater and they never took me up on it :( it’s a cruel world

    • @[email protected]
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      8 hours ago

      That easier done with more involved scams like phone calls you see YouTubers do. Especially since they likely paid for that info. Places like here there’s no buy in so it’s a volume game i imagine. If I can’t get you to another platform to buy me stuff I’d move on to the next one quickly as possible.

      • @SkyezOpen
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        38 hours ago

        I had one Indian scammer use my name so I was interested. Then he asked if my email was still current and gave an email that I used like 20 years ago in middle school. I laughed and told him he paid for shitty info. It was a goddamn Hotmail account to give you an idea.