• Fer24
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        1 month ago

        Inetersting, so this is the base for other types of scams.

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      1 month ago

      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.

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      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