Idk this doesn’t feel like a scam. You paid for something, they sent it, they said “you want more? More money please.” Did you want more for free? I don’t get it.

It seems like this is endemic on freecycle type groups, such a bummer.

So you paid for nudes, they sent you one, then tried to get you to buy more?

Damn. And for $50K, brutal.

This is what I hate, so many scams prey on people who are desperate or otherwise already in hard times. Scamming someone who doesn’t have a roof over their head, or is elderly and lives off a small social security income, or needs a job to afford food… that shit is the lowest of lows.

I guess if you scam rich people you’re more likely to be caught.

That’s rough, just trying to help (because you were asked!) and you get accused of being a hater and killing her dreams.

If he was a minor, the uno reverse there is “congrats you have CSAM on your phone, enjoy explaining that to the police”

Honestly the US credit system is one big scam

I feel like part of falling for this is being in a job where you don’t question management doing stupid shit that shouldn’t be your job. I works hope that $5000 would ping your bullshit meter, but I could easily see falling for a more believable story. Maybe not at a fast food place but like, a big office or some place where there are bullshit parties. Especially with a spoofed email or text rather than a voice call. “It’s [some fake appreciation day] and I need to bring in cake/gifts, I don’t have the business card on me, buy this $200 gift card and give me the info.”

If you’re stressed and have a shitty boss with no boundaries, I could see it working.

One I fell for: last minute, I needed to take a cat on a flight. I was googling what I needed to do for the airline and ended up with a scam number. The issue was I didn’t even have to click through to the site, I’d like to think I’d have caught on. But the number was bolded in the suggested results without having to click through toanywhere. I was in a panic getting ready for the flight, so I wasn’t on my game.

Immediately after I gave the person my credit card info over the phone, like literally the minute I hung up, I realized that it was so obviously a scam. Called my credit card company and had them block the charge and change the card number. Definitely not the pain in the ass I needed right before a trip, but it made me more cautious for the future and luckily I didn’t lose any money.

My sister fell for one I couldn’t believe. A kid was washing windows on the side of the road, she said she didn’t have any cash and he said, “That’s okay I have cash app, I’ll type in my name.” She handed her phone over and he cash apped himself $2000. No recourse since cash app isn’t a real bank transfer. Expensive lesson to learn.

Wow, what an absolute scumbag.

…is a pig butchering scam something that didn’t involve actual pig butchering? Or…

At this point, pretty much anything purchased on Amazon. Nowadays even stuff that looks like it’s from a legit seller can end up being a knockoff from a scam seller because of their warehouse storage logistics. Or they sell a high quality item long enough to get good reviews on the listing, then switch it out with some cheap piece of shit to take in the dough until the rating is tanked, lather rinse repeat. It’s just becoming more and more like Wish/Temu where the listings are straight up lies and they just rely on people not wanting to do through the trouble of a return.

Please tell me you stopped ordering from Wish. This is literally the business model, hoping that people won’t try to initiate a return.

So protests need to find some other goal and some other message.

Let’s-a go!

And Jordan Catalano

I use Autokey to automate many, many small things. I have abbreviations I type for words, and phrases and it replaces them for me.

Yes, stuff like this saves me so much time in the long run. I have shortcut abbreviations I type for my zoom link, bookings link, phone number, email. Generic ticket closing response. Hex codes for colors in my work palette. Even kind of long bits of code when I find myself reusing them frequently.

This is a way to spend money for a looooong time before it is to make money

Holy shit I’ve been using markdown message boards for years and
you just blew my mind

Also even for accounts that are more than six days old, that’s the beauty of the fediverse. Your instance does something you don’t like, hit the bricks.