Anissem@lemmy.ml to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agoHaving fun with text scamslemmy.mlimagemessage-square73fedilinkarrow-up1660arrow-down13
arrow-up1657arrow-down1imageHaving fun with text scamslemmy.mlAnissem@lemmy.ml to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square73fedilink
minus-squareuienia@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months agoWrong number scam. Which will turn into a romance or pig butchering scam.
minus-squareFer24linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoInetersting, so this is the base for other types of scams.
minus-squarerenzev@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoJohn Oliver did a nice explanation Basically they pretend to have the wrong number, but then start chatting with you, gain your trust over a period of months, and then ask you for money or similar.
minus-squareHupf@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up10·2 months agoMan, finding friends as an adult really sucks nowadays.
minus-squareAnissem@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoNo one really likes Joanne so they just pretend to be nice to her to get access to her horses. Oh how the tables have turned
How does this scam work?
Wrong number scam. Which will turn into a romance or pig butchering scam.
Inetersting, so this is the base for other types of scams.
John Oliver did a nice explanation
Basically they pretend to have the wrong number, but then start chatting with you, gain your trust over a period of months, and then ask you for money or similar.
Man, finding friends as an adult really sucks nowadays.
No one really likes Joanne so they just pretend to be nice to her to get access to her horses. Oh how the tables have turned