Phone scammers...
Mar 1, 2024 13:31:00 #
Last week I received a text sent to me by 'mistake'.
I decided to see what that was about.
I was not disappointed, it was a textbook scam.
Because I was aware that these folks will use the history to create a 'vulnerability profile', I deleted it and set it to auto delete. Apparently, this setting can be undone from the other side...
Anyway, after my setting being undone, I had enough and sent this message:
I was aware of scams running from 'texts sent to the wrong person.'
I decided to see what that was about.
Issues I found while chatting with 'you'... (Who ever you are, male, female or even an 'it'.)
First I checked the scam history and found out that many of the scammers use the same scenario.
Well-to-do asian women working as executive in some startup.
Country of origin is often in Asia, first generation immigrant, single.
Funny enough, 'Annie' as a name is a favorite of scammers.
Trying to find 'common points of interest'. How can there be any when I am 67, married, and you claim to be 36...?
Sending pictures that are not requested showing a woman or an AI creation doing various things like tennis, golf... These pictures have been scrubbed so that the camera used and all information is hidden.
Said images are always taken by someone else, which by today's standard is an aberration: folks love to take selfies and share them.
The terms of endearment 'sweet dreams, friend, relaxing with you' are way too far off the scale to be taken seriously by anyone with half a brain.
Blocked that 'person'
I decided to see what that was about.
I was not disappointed, it was a textbook scam.
Because I was aware that these folks will use the history to create a 'vulnerability profile', I deleted it and set it to auto delete. Apparently, this setting can be undone from the other side...
Anyway, after my setting being undone, I had enough and sent this message:
I was aware of scams running from 'texts sent to the wrong person.'
I decided to see what that was about.
Issues I found while chatting with 'you'... (Who ever you are, male, female or even an 'it'.)
First I checked the scam history and found out that many of the scammers use the same scenario.
Well-to-do asian women working as executive in some startup.
Country of origin is often in Asia, first generation immigrant, single.
Funny enough, 'Annie' as a name is a favorite of scammers.
Trying to find 'common points of interest'. How can there be any when I am 67, married, and you claim to be 36...?
Sending pictures that are not requested showing a woman or an AI creation doing various things like tennis, golf... These pictures have been scrubbed so that the camera used and all information is hidden.
Said images are always taken by someone else, which by today's standard is an aberration: folks love to take selfies and share them.
The terms of endearment 'sweet dreams, friend, relaxing with you' are way too far off the scale to be taken seriously by anyone with half a brain.
Blocked that 'person'
Mar 1, 2024 15:59:39 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Last week I received a text sent to me by 'mistake... (show quote)
It bewilders me that you actually open these type emails!
Mark
Mar 1, 2024 18:23:04 #
markngolf wrote:
It bewilders me that you actually open these type emails!
Mark
Mark
Not e-mail, text image.
I wanted to see how far he/she/it will go.
Mar 1, 2024 20:41:36 #
bikinkawboy
Loc: north central Missouri
You should forward that to me. I could really use a 36 year old hot Asian chick, especially one that uses such sweet terms of endearment. I will tell her to bring her mop and scrub bucket when she comes to see me.
Mar 1, 2024 21:40:31 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Not e-mail, text image.
I wanted to see how far he/she/it will go.
I wanted to see how far he/she/it will go.
My apology. I did not read carefully.
Mark
Mar 2, 2024 15:01:05 #
TheShoe
Loc: Lacey, WA
markngolf wrote:
It bewilders me that you actually open these type emails!
Mark
Mark
I'm with you, Mark.Mar 2, 2024 15:31:56 #
Equus
Loc: Puget Sound
check out John Oliver--he recently did a piece on this very scam. Much more to it than I thought
Mar 3, 2024 13:14:36 #
Mar 3, 2024 13:51:10 #
fantom wrote:
Last week I received a text sent to me by 'mistake'.
I decided to see what that was about.
I was not disappointed, it was a textbook scam.
Why are you not reading?
I was observing what they would do.
Mar 3, 2024 14:15:27 #
Rongnongno wrote:
Last week I received a text sent to me by 'mistake'.
I decided to see what that was about.
I was not disappointed, it was a textbook scam.
Why are you not reading?
I was observing what they would do.
I decided to see what that was about.
I was not disappointed, it was a textbook scam.
Why are you not reading?
I was observing what they would do.
duh
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