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This turned out ok, but this kind of text looks a lot like the "pig butchering scam" that's getting coverage recently
There's gotta be some crazy scam that will work on me that I've never heard of. Every time a new one comes around its always something that throws a ton of red flags out the whole way. They have to be just catching people with particular blind spots
That's on purpose. If people like you easily avoid scams, it helps self-select your idiots. Easier to scam.
Think about it, would you rather spend a ton of effort scamming a small amount of money from a smart person, or very little effort scamming a ton of money from a dumb person?
It's surprisingly easy to obtain lists of MAGA Republicans. Their address and phone numbers.
These people get "letters from Trump" saying he needs donations with instructions on how to donate. And they do donate! Millions and millions. Except how many of these letters are legitimate? Do they even know how to verify?
All the pieces for pulling off the easiest scam ever are in place. I mean, the man himself is a con artist and classic swindler but I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if a huge number of "donations" end up in the pockets of completely different scammers.
If I had the technical know how, I would 100% do this. Set myself up for early retirement.
I don’t want to say I’m immune to scams buuuut, I’m immune man.
They’re pros too for sure. Like, even when I try to play along they hang up on me or stop talking to me.
It's impossible to be scammed out of money if you don't have any.
Bingo!
It's a numbers game (pun not intended but, hey, if it works I'm alright with it) - use an automated method to send a no-cost/ultra-cheap message to millions of people, swindle the small fraction of those who fall for it.
Now that sending this kind of text message is as cheap as sending e-mails, we see this same principle applied in these as we saw with scam emails.
They do, yeah. It's part of their strategy, actually. Henry Gullible doesn't ask too many questions.